Cast interview with Katherine Parkinson. Terry Johnsons Dead Funny at Vaudeville Theatre, book now: \rbr\rbrKatherine Parkinson talks about how she has worked with everyone in the cast before, which is a first for her.\rbr\rbrEleanor wants a child. Richard would oblige if he could, but hes too busy running the Dead Funny Society. When British comedy heroes Frankie Howerd and .\rbr\rbrKatherine Parkinson on why she loves her Dead Funny character.