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Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson are a pair of online influencers.

Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson write and star in a new sitcom, as a pair of online influencers whose image is not always as harmonious as it seems.

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Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson star in a comedy about the online world of influencing

4 Extra Debut. A pair of online influencers’ image is not as harmonious as it seems. With Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson. From 2021.

A comedy about the online world of influencing.

Starring and written by Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson.

Ruth and Carla are two stars of the online business world. They are bound together by a carefully controlled public image involving lucrative product placement and well paid endorsements. But behind the scenes things are not always so harmonious.

We find Ruth and Carla worrying about company finances and plotting their next big move into podcasting to give their shared business a boost. They are taking delivery of all their new equipment when they hear that a rival influencer, Grace Broadstairs, has been rushed to hospital. As she is incapacitated, all her followers are now up for grabs. Wishing Grace well is also a perfect theme for the first podcast episode, A Lovely Chat with Ruth and Carla – if they can just figure out how the microphones work.

Award-winning duo Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson write and star in this sharp new comedy, taking an affectionate swipe at the very modern world of influencing.

The podcast A Lovely Chat with Ruth and Carla, as featured in the show, is available to listen to on BBC Sounds.

Carla …. Katy Brand
Ruth …. Katherine Parkinson

Producer: Liz Anstee

A CPL production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2021.

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