Rita - "The Drunk" (Natasha Leggero)

[John]

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Rita is a sweetheart, except for her unquenchable desire to get trashed beyond all human comprehension. She's sweet and often repentant when sober, but has fallen off no fewer than forty-six wagons.... Forty-seven if you include the New Orleans rubbing alcohol incident. Rita is Austin's immediate favorite, but she quickly harms her chances by getting rip-roaring drunk.
Rita is portrayed by Natasha Leggero, a trained stand-up comedienne and theater actor. She has toured much of Los Angeles and New York doing stand-up comedy, and has also appeared in such Off-Broadway hits as "Tony and Tina's Wedding" and "The Winters Tale." She has had extensive training in improv at both "The Goundlings Theater" and "Second City."

[dagwood]

The New Orleans rubbing alcohol incident? This is gonna be great!

[museumguy]

I have been thinking all night how to top that.....Dagwood ...just repeating is about the only thing you can do....its a perfect one liner.....

[dagwood]

It is great, isn't it. I think she will be the funnest character on the show.

[Clipse]

She is really skinny. I saw a full photo of her on the cast pic and is probably no taller than 5'. It probably takes a thimble of beer to get her drunk.

[WomynLee]

She was getting on my nerves... I'm glad she got cut! Her drunkeness looked to force.