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CATASTROPHE
June 15, 2015  | By David Bianculli

Amazon Prime Video, 12:00 a.m. ET

 
SERIES PREMIERE: Technically, this new Amazon series, a Channel 4 import from England – won’t premiere on Amazon Prime until later this week – Friday, to be precise. But in yet another example of TV reaching us in new ways (and for the record, enough is enough, thanks), Amazon is previewing the streaming of its new Catastrophe comic series on its Amazon Facebook page. However and whenever you find it, it’s worth sampling. Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney star in, and co-wrote, this comedy about an American man and Irish woman who link up, repeatedly, while he’s on a business trip to London. She winds up pregnant – and their story continues. Co-stars include Ashley Jensen, who was so delightful in Ricky Gervais’ Extras. The dialogue is crisp, the characters are interesting, and Catastrophe, in comic terms, is anything but.
 
 
 
 
 
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