Catastrophe
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2015 - 2019
- 24 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan as a couple who make a 'bloody mess' of falling in love. Also features Ashley Jensen, Mark Bonnar, Carrie Fisher, Jonathan Forbes, Frances Tomelty and more.
Streaming rank this week: 864
Press clippings Page 2
Opinion: 2019 - the year of the sadcom
At the head of the sadcom table comes After Life, the series Ricky Gervais made for Netflix that has been showered with acclaim. Just because it is about someone trying to get over the death of a loved one doesn't mean it doesn't have to be miserable throughout. And it is funny in parts. But is it a sitcom?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th December 2019The 50 best TV shows of 2019: No 9 - Catastrophe
A note-perfect portrait of division and dysfunction, it was the TV show for our times - and its finale was earth-shattering.
Chitra Ramaswamy, The Guardian, 9th December 2019The 30 best TV shows of the decade
Fleabag is the highest comedy in fourth place, in a list which also includes Black Mirror (7th), The Trip (16th), Detectorists (21st), Catastrophe (24th) and Mum (29th).
Ed Cumming and Fiona Sturges, The Independent, 2nd December 2019The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century
The Thick Of It is the highest rated British comedy in fourth place. Also listed: The Office (6), Fleabag (8), Peep Show (9), Nighty Night (16), Black Mirror (23), Spaced (29), Catastrophe (34), Brass Eye (37), Detectorists (38), Nathan Barley (47), Black Books (53), Inside No. 9 (66), Shameless (70), The Inbetweeners (74), Gavin and Stacey (81), Fresh Meat (86), Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (92), The Trip (95) and The Mighty Boosh (98).
The Guardian, 16th September 2019Sharon Horgan reveals alternate ending to Catastrophe
"Rob [Delaney] and I both had differing views about how it ended in our heads. Mine's the optimistic one. They have a really hard time, but they get to the shore, the kids are fine. I think Rob's was not as happy an ending."
Albertina Lloyd, Yahoo, 15th June 2019Comedies in the running for Edinburgh TV Awards 2019
Fleabag, Famalam, Derry Girls, Catastrophe, Stath Lets Flats and After Life are in the running for the Edinburgh TV Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 12th June 2019How comedy-dramas use humour to tackle mental health
From Fleabag to Flowers - the Brits have a real knack for tragicomedy.
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 17th May 2019Seriously funny: why we fell in love with dramedies
From Toby Jones's Don't Forget the Driver to Ricky Gervais in After Life, a new breed of 'dark comedy' is wowing TV critics and audiences.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian, 11th May 2019Catastrophe and Fleabag look at Quaker meetings
Catastrophe and Fleabag have caught on to the comedic potential of the Quaker meeting. It's always nice to see your background reflected on-screen, but it's even better when it's shown as 'sexy'.
Holly Williams, i Newspaper, 29th March 2019Why Catastrophe is one of the decade's best TV series
More than anything, Catastrophe recognises that the daily slog - of laundry, carpool and grocery shopping, of sleepless nights and too-early mornings, of never having a moment to yourself - is worth it anyway. That all of it is pretty great.
Amy Amatangelo, Paste Magazine, 15th March 2019