Nick Offerman review – big-hearted humorist supersedes Ron Swanson
Nick Offerman: ‘I was told I’d never not be Ron Swanson’
January 2023
The Last of Us: episode by episode
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
March 2022
Sunday with Nick Offerman: ‘We’ll sit at the dining table and do a jigsaw’
Pancakes, fires and hot tubs for actor Nick Offerman
December 2020
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
April 2020
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
May 2019
How we made
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’
November 2018
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
August 2018
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
June 2018
Jump the shark
When good TV goes bad: how 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
May 2018
Observer New Review Q&A
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
September 2016
Megan Mullally: 'Young people think sex comes to a screeching halt at 32'
The Will and Grace star on writing songs about genitals and baring all in a new stage show about the blissful – and highly sexed – state of her union with Parks & Recreation actor Nick Offerman
January 2016
Nick Offerman says he's not a comedian but 'as long as I mention my balls every few minutes ...'
The actor best known as Ron Swanson from television show Parks and Recreation is on a standup tour of Australia with a message for millennials
September 2013
TV and radio blog
Parks and Recreation makes London its playground for season six premiere
Amanda Holpuch: The beloved comedy show takes on a questionable gimmick to kick off its latest season – and they get away with it
March 2013
TV and radio blog
Parks and Recreation: meet the characters
David Renshaw: The warmhearted US sitcom finally hits British screens tonight. For those who are new to the series, here's who's who
