'Catastrophe' trivia and fun facts

The title is taken from a line in 'Zorba the Greek'; "I'm a man, so I married. Wife, children, house, everything. The full catastrophe".

The dog owned by Carrie Fisher's character is played by Fisher's own dog, Gary Fisher.

Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney have several credits on the project; they both star, produce and write the series, and oversee editing and casting.

Co-creators Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan met each other through Twitter.