Parks and Recreation

Jenny Slate on making a film with her ex-husband: ‘I wouldn’t suggest it!’
The standup stole scenes in Parks and Recreation and won plaudits for Obvious Child. Now she is stretching herself further with Oscar-nominated passion project Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Leonie Cooper
10, Feb, 2023 @12:00 PM

‘There’s a reason for everything – even the goats’: Adam Scott on the eerie genius of Severance
With Mark, the microchipped office drone, the star has put ‘befuddled beta males’ behind him. He reveals why shooting during Covid fed the show’s strangeness – but still can’t explain the goats
Xan Brooks
28, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM

We’re back! Walt, Jesse and the TV stars who couldn’t resist one last goodbye
As two of TV’s most iconic characters prepare to join Better Call Saul for its swansong, the creators of some of telly’s best sendoffs discuss giving one last hurrah to their fan favourites
Rachael Sigee
08, Jul, 2022 @11:00 AM

Post your questions for Amy Poehler
The comic actor has turned director of recent Sundance hit, Lucy and Desi, a documentary on I Love Lucy’s Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Questions, please!
Rich Pelley
21, Feb, 2022 @11:15 AM

Michael Schur: ‘It’s a daily gut punch that people are anti-mask’
The creator of philosophical sitcom The Good Place knows a thing or two about moral quandaries, and now he’s written a book all about them. But the pandemic is stretching his worldview to its limits
Stuart Heritage
26, Jan, 2022 @9:00 AM

From Shonda Rhimes to Armando Iannucci: 10 of the best TV showrunners
A celebration of the brains behind some of the small screen’s biggest and best shows, including The Wire, Grey’s Anatomy and Friends
Jack Seale
27, Aug, 2021 @8:00 AM

‘Irresistibly funny’: the 20 best shows to binge right now
To help our readers through the latest lockdowns, we recommend the chillest, easiest and most laugh-out-loud series that we couldn’t stop watching
Steph Harmon, Stephanie Convery and Luke Buckmaster
02, Jul, 2021 @9:00 PM

Want to have a not-completely-terrible semi-locked-down celebration? Here’s how | Hadley Freeman
I’ve always liked that my birthday is in May, but this year I was dreading it
Hadley Freeman
29, May, 2021 @8:00 AM

'Downton Abbey is ludicrous': the biggest TV hits we've never seen – until now
Continuing our series on a year of bumper pandemic viewing, our critics finally watch the shows that had passed them by, from Downton to Twin Peaks
Ammar Kalia, Rachel Aroesti, Rebecca Nicholson, Stuart Heritage, Sasha Mistlin, Hannah J Davies and Toby Moses
23, Mar, 2021 @2:38 PM

Sun screen: the best TV shows to watch over the summer months
From Love Island to Queer Eye, as the longest day of the year beckons our writers pick their favourite summery television so you needn’t brave the outside world
Yomi Adegoke, Graeme Virtue, Rebecca Nicholson, Ann Lee, Jack Seale and Ammar Kalia
19, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM

Parks and Recreation: was the quarantine reunion episode worth it?
The cast of the long-running sitcom reassembled for a special that avoided political statements and gave fans what they were craving
Charles Bramesco
01, May, 2020 @2:18 PM

Amy Poehler: 'One must try to be a good citizen at this time'
The Parks & Recreation star on the joy of Galentine’s Day and classic British sitcoms – and how Leslie Knope would be getting on in quarantine
Rebecca Nicholson
26, Mar, 2020 @7:00 AM
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