Rob Delaney

Catastrophe star Rob Delaney on life after his son’s death: ‘I wanted to ruin people’s day’

In 2018 the actor’s son Henry died of cancer. In A Heart That Works, his new memoir, Delaney grapples with the pain of losing a child, and how to keep living

Thu Nov 17 2022 - 05:00

Sexy Beasts, Netflix’s animal-mask dating show, is irredeemably terrible

But as long as everyone is talking about how bad it is, maybe it’s mission accomplished

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 11:52

Michael Fry: ‘I’ve never done live stuff ever. It absolutely terrifies me’

The online comedian on stage fright, indie bands and why Navan isn’t a funny town

Sat Mar 06 2021 - 05:00

Jennifer O'Connell: We applaud those who stayed away this Christmas

Worrying about getting together on Christmas Day is both beside the point and the only point

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 21:19

Rob Delaney: ‘As my career took off, my son got sick . . . then he died’

The Catastrophe star on working through the pain and becoming a better dad

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 06:00

Bombshell review: This film doesn’t have an idea in its pretty little head

Despite its three Oscar nominations, Bombshell isn’t as smart as the women it depicts

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 12:01

TV in 2019: A year of big and unhappy endings

Fleabag, Game of Thrones and Catastrophe all ended – and somehow brought us all together

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 05:00

Aisling Bea’s This Way Up has nailed mental health with humour

It’s the perfect tonic for our times, tackling mental health, love and sibling relationships

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 09:47

Bombshell: First trailer for star-studded Fox News sex scandal drama released

Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie aim for Oscars in portrayal of Roger Ailes debacle

Thu Aug 22 2019 - 08:37

Living with grief: ‘It’s like you’re in a different club’

Sasha Hamrogue and Venetia Quick, ‘Grief Encounters’ podcasters, on life after death

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00

Catastrophe just pulled off the greatest TV ending since The Sopranos

The conclusion to Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s sitcom is one of the great finales

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 10:30

Catastrophe review: Sharon London Sex and a criminal in a neck brace

Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s comedy, back for its last series, is still a manual for life

Wed Jan 09 2019 - 11:03

‘Catastrophe’: Car crash TV that is still putting the fun into dysfunctional marriage

The Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney-penned romcom remains rooted in the reality of parental responsibilities, financial insecurity and body fluids

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 06:30

Rob Delaney on a ‘sad, angry, confused’ Christmas without his son Henry

The actor spoke out to destigmatise grief and to help other parents feel ‘seen, heard, loved’

Thu Dec 27 2018 - 13:30

Women on the Verge: Maelstrom of a comedy from Sharon Horgan

Did you sleep with more than two women during our break-up, she asks. ‘In a good week, yeah,” he replies

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 23:13

Bafta TV awards: Sharon Horgan gets two nominations

Netflix’s muscles in on the traditional broadcasters as Black Mirror and The Crown take three nominations

Wed Apr 04 2018 - 11:35

Sharon Horgan: It gets boring saying: ‘I’m Irish, actually’

The writer and actor raised on a farm in Co Meath is now a vital chronicler of London life

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00

Sharon Horgan signs exclusive two-year deal with Amazon

Content production wing of streaming giant snaps up Irish comedy screenwriter

Tue Jan 16 2018 - 18:03

30 Irish women you need to know

To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, here are 30 women who are shaping Irish life

Sat Mar 04 2017 - 06:15

Sharon Horgan: My friend Carrie Fisher, ‘actress, mother, daughter, lunatic, legend’

Fisher’s final acting role was in Horgan’s TV show, ‘Catastrophe’. The night before the Hollywood legend returned to LA, they went for dinner. Here, Horgan recalls that evening, and their friendship

Tue Jan 03 2017 - 14:50

Sharon Horgan: from Catastrophe to Divorce

Interviews of the Year: This highly successful, Bafta award-winning writer and actor is currently running two television shows, but when it comes to the trappings of fame she still feels like an outsider

Fri Oct 07 2016 - 10:00