She turned a bit-part on the sitcom Parks and Recreation into TV stardom – all part of a plan she cooked up while working as a chemist
It’s lunchtime at a stalwart Beverly Hills steakhouse when the door swings open and the room lights up. Retta has arrived. The comedian and actor who spun a background part on the sitcom Parks and Recreation into major roles on two TV series – the heist drama Good Girls, and the fizzy and ferocious Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce – plus her recent book of essays, So Close to Being the Sh*T, Y’all Don’t Even Know, sits down at a table. Across from us, industry titans Ron Howard, Judd Apatow and Brian Grazer split a shrimp cocktail.
Retta – full name Marietta Sangai Sirleaf – orders a caipirinha. She so adores the Brazilian cocktail that the writers for Girlfriends’ Guide put the drink in the show. The waiter doesn’t know what a caipirinha is, but he’s game to give it a try. For Retta, anything.
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