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S4 EP6: Sharon Horgan on the sadness of comedy, living in squats and FaceTiming Bono

S4 EP6: Sharon Horgan on the sadness of comedy, living in squats and FaceTiming Bono

Update: 2025-02-185
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Louis sits down in the Spotify studio with Irish actor, writer, and director Sharon Horgan. Sharon discusses her colourful years squatting in London, the fine line between comedy and tragedy, and FaceTiming with Bono while filming Bad Sisters 2. She also spills the beans about almost starring in a Woody Allen film… 


Warnings: Strong language. 

 

 

⁠Links/Attachments:  


TV Show: ‘Bad Sisters’ (2022-2025) - AppleTV+ 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/bad-sisters/umc.cmc.14kr4vv65unannh7doqgvlh20  


Film: Home Alone (1990) 

https://youtu.be/jEDaVHmw7r4?si=rfeHfnepM2T1YCCQ   


TV Show: ‘Catastrophe’ (2015-2019) - Channel 4 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sKQ6ilBGGE  


TV Show: ‘Pulling’ (2006-2009) - BBC 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHKlCM-7Wk&t=4s  


TV Show: ‘Modern Love’ (2019) - Amazon 

https://youtu.be/2zSuD79TU3w?si=opqU542-inqGMY_d&t=244   


Short Film: The Week Before Christmas (2012) - Sky 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueKfgCrFuek  


TV Show: ‘Divorce’ (2016-2019) - HBO 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGadA8rJBek  


TV Show: ‘The Larry Sanders Show’ (1992-1998) - HBO 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG1YlnrQAnM  


TV Show: ‘The Pilot Show’ (2004) - Channel 4 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MueLNwbFWEU  


‘Woody Allen warns against ‘witch hunt’ post-Weinstein' - Variety https://variety.com/2017/film/news/woody-allen-harvey-weinstein-1202590319/ 


Film: Husbands and Wives (1992) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2daA2-OwXbE  


Film: Housewife of the Year (2024) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0OGXGAHaWs  


TV Show: ‘Motherland’ (2016-2022) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p05j1jkp/motherland  


TV Show: ‘Amandaland’ (2025) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024pyy/amandaland  

 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  

Shownotes compiled by Maisie Williams 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk  

 

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S4 EP6: Sharon Horgan on the sadness of comedy, living in squats and FaceTiming Bono

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