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‘Youth’ Review: Sharon Horgan Finds Biting Comedy In The Indignities Of Middle Age

Between " Pulling " and " Catastrophe," Horgan has made a career of mining the ugly truths of dating and partnership, with her acidic humor and surface-level abrasiveness often giving way to surprisingly sweet centers. Her latest, the HBO comedy " Youth," runs parallel to those earlier romance-driven ventures, though its treacly center is harder to come by.

‘Youth’ Review: Sharon Horgan Finds Biting Comedy In The Indignities Of Middle Age

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Between " Pulling " and " Catastrophe," Horgan has made a career of mining the ugly truths of dating and partnership, with her acidic humor and surface-level abrasiveness often giving way to surprisingly...

Her latest, the HBO comedy " Youth," runs parallel to those earlier romance-driven ventures, though its treacly center is harder to come by.

Sharon Horgan Finds Biting Comedy In The Indignities Of Middle Age at The Playlist.

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Between " Pulling " and " Catastrophe," Horgan has made a career of mining the ugly truths of dating and partnership, with her acidic humor and surface-level abrasiveness often giving way to surprisingly sweet centers. Her latest, the HBO comedy " Youth," runs parallel to those earlier romance-driven ventures, though its treacly center is harder to come by. Sharon Horgan Finds Biting Comedy In The Indignities Of Middle Age at The Playlist.

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