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&amp;t=4s  

TV Show: ‘Modern Love’ (2019) - Amazon 
https://youtu.be/2zSuD79TU3w?si=opqU542-inqGMY_d&amp;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