Mindy Kaling

April 27, 2020

50:30

Mindy Kaling Brings A New Nerd To TV, And Finds She 'Was Not Alone' As A Teen

When nerds are depicted on screen, they are often bookworms and wallflowers who struggle to stand up for themselves. That's not the type of nerd Mindy Kaling wanted to focus on in Never Have I Ever, the Netflix series she co-created with Lang Fisher.

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September 25, 2012

39:02

Mindy Kaling Loves Rom Coms (And Being The Boss)

The actress played Kelly Kapoor on The Office, a role she also wrote and produced. Now she runs a new Fox comedy, The Mindy Project, in which she stars as an obstetrician whose personal life is a mess. Kaling tells Fresh Air that her late mother inspired her character's career.

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Mindy Kaling

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November 2, 2006

37:35

Writing 'The Office'

Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling work on the hit NBC series The Office, starring Steve Carrell. Kaling also plays Kelly on the show. Daniels has a history of TV comedy writing. He has worked on Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld and The Simpsons. Kaling had a role in Carrell's The 40-Year-Old Virgin and appeared on an episode of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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Mindy Kaling Brings A New Nerd To TV, And Finds She 'Was Not Alone' As A Teen

Mindy Kaling Loves Rom Coms (And Being The Boss)

Writing 'The Office'

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