The Louis Theroux Podcast

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

18 Feb 2025

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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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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