Mairead Tyers

Television: Emma Moran's London-set Disney+ comedy needs to work on its gags, but the young Irish actor's performance makes it worth your time.

The twist is that she is also useless at technology, in trowelled-on “Irish mammy” fashion. [Encanto](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/encanto-enchanting-musical-feels-manufactured-by-a-committee-1.4736465). This was, of course, also the plot of Given her background, we must assume the IRA gag is a pithy commentary on British stereotypes of Irish people. Extraordinary is written by the 28-year-old Northern Ireland writer Emma Moran (who previously wrote for Have I Got News for You, the BBC panel show). Trust me, it makes no more sense in the context of the episode.