"Parks and Recreation" at PALEYFEST on March 18, 2014. Led by Amy Poehler's embattled but indefatigable Leslie Knope, the assorted misfits toiling in the titular government agency have evolved into some of the most richly realized characters in the history of the sitcom. With its murderer's row of cutting-edge comedy talent on the writing staff, it's also one of TV's funniest offerings.