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The Guardian, 5th April 2021Katherine Parkinson on her TV writing debut Sitting
"It's so personal - it's like you've torn out your heart".
Flora Carr, Radio Times, 5th April 2021Katherine Parkinson interview
The BAFTA award-winning comedy actor and The IT Crowd star on the things that make her laugh the most.
The Guardian, 2nd April 2021Defending The Guilty's second series cancelled because of coronavirus
Defending The Guilty will not be returning for a second series. The BBC Two legal comedy was commissioned to shoot further episodes last year, but due to cast availability being impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic the show has now been cancelled.
British Comedy Guide, 30th March 2021Katherine Parkinson's culture picks in lockdown
During lockdown Katherine Parkinson took on Channel 4's Taskmaster, a BBC sitcom and home-schooling. The actor tells Fergus Morgan what she got up to in her down time.
Fergus Morgan, The Stage, 29th March 2021Katherine Parkinson: My move from screen to script
The comic actress tells Dominic Maxwell how she became a playwright.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 27th March 2021Katherine Parkinson creates BBC Four comedy drama Sitting
Katherine Parkinson has written and stars in Sitting, a new one-off comedy drama for BBC Four about three people who are sitting for a painter.
British Comedy Guide, 21st February 2021Pandemonium review
BBC comedy is a valiant effort at exploring our current predicament.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 31st December 2020Pandemonium review
It's a wise sitcom that gives Alison Steadman all the best lines.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 30th December 2020