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The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

225 | Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters/Catastrophe) On Revealing Character

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Join TSL Workshops: www.tslworkshops.circle.so (Through January 1, use coupon code HOLIDAY24 to get a 5-day free trial + 50% off your first 3 months!) Despite the BAFTA wins, Peabody Awards, and IFTA nominations, Sharon Horgan didn't really begin her writing career until her mid-30s, but her previous professional experiences have given her valuable ammo to write interesting, nuanced characters. Today we discuss how she reveals that nuance as she writes. Season two of Bad Sisters is available on Apple TV+ now.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, welcome back to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lepho.

0:07.8

And I'm Lori and McKenna. And today we're excited to welcome multi-Bafda winning actor, writer, director,

0:13.0

and producer Sharon Horgan. She is the executive producer, co-writer and star of Bad Sisters,

0:18.8

which is on Apple TV. It has received four BAFTA awards,

0:22.8

four Primetime Emmy nominations, four IFTA awards and the Peabody Award for Entertainment,

0:27.2

among many other accolades. And season two just premiered on Apple TV. Bad Sisters is just one

0:33.3

of seven shows on which Sharon has creator credit. Outside of her impressive career in TV, Sharon has

0:38.9

starred in a long list of features from indie gems like dating Amber to big studio hits like

0:44.0

Game Night and the unbearable weight of massive talent. Her work is celebrated for its honest, authentic

0:49.3

and often hilarious depictions of women across many life experiences. Hi, Sharon.

0:54.8

Hi.

0:56.0

Good early evening.

0:58.0

All right, we can't wait to chat with Sharon about her incredible career.

1:01.0

But before we do, we're going to be talking about our weeks or what we like to call adventures

1:04.9

and screenwriting.

1:06.5

All right, Lauren, you start us off.

1:08.7

So my week this week was about managing the unexpected and trying to

1:14.3

not let everything emotional disregulate me because things were big. And so it felt like,

1:20.8

oh my God, crisis. I'm going to die. Everything's going to explode and the world's going to end.

1:25.2

And then I realized, but that doesn't mean I don't have to still be present and manage whatever that crisis is. So I've been very in that

1:32.1

and trying to still get my work done because I have a deadline in six days. Not that I'm counting.

1:39.5

I have a script due and I am not done with it yet. So I've had to figure out, again, I always find myself

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