Catastrophe a new C4 comedy created by Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan

30 May 2014

 

Rob Delaney (comedian and bestselling author) and Sharon Horgan (award-winning actress and star/co-writer of Pulling) have been commissioned to write and star in a new series for Channel 4 called Catastophe.

It's a 6 x 30, single camera comedy following an Irish woman (Sharon Horgan) and an American man (Rob Delaney) who make a bloody mess as they struggle to fall in love in London.

Phil Clarke, Head of comedy at Channel 4, said: “Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney are two unique, and supremely talented comic writers and performers, and they have come together to make a notably outstanding pilot. The result is an original and joyous transatlantic romantic comedy, and I’m delighted that we are now going to series.”

Jon Thoday, Joint Managing Director of Avalon Television, said: “We are delighted to be producing another exciting new narrative project with Channel 4 and working with two brilliant original comic talents.”

An Avalon Television production, Catastrophe was commissioned by Phil Clarke, Head of Comedy at Channel 4. The series will be directed by Ben Taylor (Cardinal Burns and Cuckoo) and produced by Adam Tandy (The Thick of It, and A Touch of Cloth), while the Executive Producers are Richard Allen-Turner, Kara Baker and Jon Thoday.

The series is set to record this autumn.