Rob & Sharon Struggle to Stay in Love as They Enter Parenthood in the Acclaimed Comedy Series on Amazon Prime Video
Written by and starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe is a comedy following an Irish woman and an American man who, after a messy romantic encounter in London, make their best-attempts to clear it up and do the right thing. The stakes are higher as we rejoin the now married Sharon and Rob who are struggling to stay in love while taking their trademark mayhem into parenthood. A monstrous family (Carrie Fisher, Star Wars) and crazy friends (Ashley Jensen, Ugly Betty), also seem hell-bent on ensuring that whatever new life-journey Rob and Sharon embark on will be anything but simple.
Writer and stand-up comedian Rob Delaney created, wrote and stars in Catastrophe. Rob is also the author of the critically acclaimed best-selling book, Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.
Sharon Horgan is an Irish actress, writer, and director. She has created, written, and starred in multiple comedy shows, including the award-winning Pulling (BBC) Bad Management (ABC), Dead Boss (BBC) and Catastrophe which she co-created and written with Rob Delaney. In their review of Catastrophe Variety commented that “Horgan was half of one of the most captivating couples of the year”, while The New York Times has dubbed her “the Tina Fey of British TV”. In 2015, Sharon was named one of the top 100 most powerful people in the media by The Guardian. She is currently writing and executive producing Divorce, a new comedy series for HBO, starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
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