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

18 Feb 2025 · 1 h 13 min

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

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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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