Catastrophe - Amazon Prime TV Review

Hollister and O’Toole rave about the new, bawdy, hilarious, and very original hit “Catastrophe” – starring and completely written by the extremely talented actor-comedians Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney (of Twitterverse fame) – who play an Irishwoman named, yes, Sharon, and an American man named, you got it, Rob – not werewolves in London. This R-rated comedy comes to us from the U.K. via Amazon Prime (that place where we used to go to buy books). Tune in to find out how Carrie Fisher was convinced to play Rob Delaney’s mother; how the writing compares to When Harry Met Sally; why Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink suggests these fictional characters have quite a future together; what percentage of the series is based on the stars’ real lives; and most importantly, which piece of furniture Hollister most covets from the set. This show – which is simultaneously New Age (pushing the envelope) and Old School (rocking the romance) – certainly hit the ground running. “Catastrophe”, of course, in title only. Podcast extras include clips from the official trailer. For our podcast on Catastrophe Season 2, click here: https://soundcloud.com/screen-thoughts/ep-86-catastrophe-2-nothing-left-unsaid-gloria-vanderbilt-anderson-cooper