At Home or Filming on the Set , It ’ s All Good for Actress
Kristen Bell
by Rhonda Price
With Ted Danson at the NBC Universal TCA Summer 2016 Press Tour
If you ’ ve seen the popular phrase “ What the Fork ?!” plastered on everything from key rings to pillows in trendy gift shops , you ’ ve probably guessed the meaning has nothing to do with silverware . Fans of the new television sitcom The Good Place know that all references to forking are frequently uttered in exasperation by adorable actress Kristen Bell , who co-stars in the sleeper hit with Ted Danson on Thursday nights .
With critics gushing about how the show is NBC ’ s biggest comedy since Parks and Rec , Kristen is hilarious in her role as Eleanor , a young woman who dies and is accidentally transported heavenward to the place for “ good ” people . The amusing and clever episodes focus on the fact that Eleanor is clearly no angel , which explains why all her habitual four-letter swear words must be censored . Unlike her character , Kristen is as outspoken as she wants to be , unabashedly voicing her opinions on controversial issues such as the gender wage gap , gay marriage and mental illness . Her refreshing honesty and candor shocked Hollywood and her fans last May when she announced she ’ d been battling anxiety and depression for 20 years .
The Good Place cast at the NBC Universal TCA Summer 2016 Press Tour
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