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Sharon Horgan and I are sitting at what is perhaps the most poorly designed table known to man.
Bonkers table, she observes.
Such a crazy table.
Its strange to have anything taken from your life that you love a lot, she says.
Did you always know howCatastrophewas going to end?
Its not like we could surprise the viewer in any way.
I think shed like that.
Its partly because you sort of can control them, as the adult in the relationship.
How did Sharon end up with a Michigan State T-shirt?Shit.
The outfits are so good.
So she would go to sales and stuff and buy stuff.
Thats why its all a bit sort of mismatched and eclectic.
What will you miss most about the show?Ill really miss writing with Rob.
Its just a really fun environment.
Ill miss the actors that we work with.
Ill miss my character Ill really miss hiding behind that ballsy, outspoken brat of a female.
Did you feel like she was sort of your id?Yeah, definitely.
She definitely thinks what I think and what Rob Delaney thinks because theres equal amounts of him in there.
Its just that ability to not really care what people think.
We had this moment where she just says, People dont have to like you.
Youre not a puppy.
Ive earned the right to have people not like me.
Its such an amazing state of mind to have.
Obviously, I would like to have that, but I care what people think.
I care if people like me.
I feel like I want to sort of push myself out of my comfort zone a little bit.
That sort of remains to be seen.
Its all interesting; its just that I want to double-check that Im not repeating myself.
We didnt even say it in that last scene.
Im pretty sure we just found other ways around it.
It just felt like a bit of a game.
Youre also generally averse to sentimentality.
Do you think thats a personal thing or a cultural thing?
Like, U.K. TV generally tends to be darker.I think we dont feel the need to have sentimental moments.
You dont have to say it.
We worry less about likability and that kind of thing, which really frees you up.
But that doesnt mean that there arent sweet moments.
I love a sweet moment.
Is that something that occupies your thoughts a lot?Yes, of course.
Especially if you have kids.
You just cant help it.
Now Im a bit like, Shit.
What about all the other sort of stuff?
It genuinely panics me, time passing.
I was watching her and I just found myself really welling up and getting upset.
Maybe itll settle down and even itself out.
There was no possible way I could have become successful because I just wasnt working in that way.
I think weirdly it was when I stopped thinking about it that it sort of ended up happening.
Once we got past two, I was like, Well, that beats my personal best.
Then, when we did three seasons, we were like, This is extraordinary.
Then getting a fourth season commissioned was, again, just like an icing-on-the-cake kind of thing.
It was harder than the others.
So Rob has said all he wants to say about the early stages of marriage and raising young children.
No, but equally theyre different characters; its a different setup.
Were making a film with Element, who madeThe Favourite.
Weve got an Irish film in preproduction with them.
How could I?Then,Catastrophecame along and I was like,Oh, fucking hell.
What an amazing stroke of luck.
Its exciting to think about sniffing out a new project.
So, yeah, maybe Ill be okay.
