Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman review – big-hearted humorist supersedes Ron Swanson

Parks and Recreation actor is his own modest self in a show that has rugged charm in spades, from his rocking-chair-on-the-stoop delivery of stories to entertaining acoustic guitar songs

Brian Logan

28, Jun, 2023 @10:10 AM

Nick Offerman: ‘I was told I’d never not be Ron Swanson’

Parks and Recreation gave the midwestern actor the role of a lifetime – one that he struggled to escape. But now, with a stunning standalone episode of The Last Of Us and a new standup tour, he’s found there’s life after Ron

Fiona Sturges

10, Jun, 2023 @10:55 AM

The Last of Us recap episode three – absolutely magical television

Is this the TV episode of the year? It’s a big call so early on in 2023, but it’ll take something incredible to top this brave, poignant, heartbreaking character study

Andy Welch

30, Jan, 2023 @10:30 PM

Sunday with Nick Offerman: ‘We’ll sit at the dining table and do a jigsaw’

Pancakes, fires and hot tubs for actor Nick Offerman

Michael Hogan

27, Mar, 2022 @5:45 AM

Curses! Nicolas Cage to examine history of swearwords for Netflix

The Oscar-winner will host six-part series, with each episode focusing on a single expletive

Catherine Shoard

09, Dec, 2020 @4:42 PM

Nick Offerman: 'Trump is about to be presented with a gory butcher's bill'

Nick Offerman played the bacon-chomping boss in Parks and Recreation. Now the sci-fi show Devs has given him the meatiest role of his life

Stuart Heritage

14, Apr, 2020 @5:00 AM

How we made Parks and Recreation, by Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman and Mike Schur

‘Ron is based on a real person: a libertarian with a kick-ass moustache who hates government but loves red meat, hunting and woodwork’

Interviews by Simon Bland

14, May, 2019 @8:57 AM

National Book Awards: Sigrid Nunez wins fiction prize as Isabel Allende is honoured

Chilean-born author receives lifetime achievement award at ceremony celebrating diversity, truth and literature as healing forces in a dark time

Steph Harmon

15, Nov, 2018 @3:40 AM

Hearts Beat Loud review – warm indie drama

Ex-musician Frank persuades his daughter to sing with him, then puts the song on Spotify, disrupting her life plans in this unassuming film

Peter Bradshaw

03, Aug, 2018 @7:00 AM

When good TV goes bad: Parks and Recreation got sickly sweet

Amy Poehler’s joyful show got a bit too joyful, and had a shark-jumping seventh series retreading old ground and leaving a bad taste in the mouth

Diane Shipley

18, Jun, 2018 @12:00 PM

Nick Offerman: ‘After Parks and Rec, the parts coming my way were overweight men in briefs, crying'

Best known for his role in the US sitcom, the actor talks about his love of tools, being a Londonphile, and his proposal to Megan Mullally