Mindy Kaling - 'Running Point' & 'Not Suitable for Work' [LIVE]
6/6/20261 hr 6 min
In front of an audience at the Newport Beach TV Fest, the trailblazing writer/director/producer/actress reflects on her time on 'The Office' and how it shaped the series she subsequently created, including 'The Mindy Project,' 'Never Have I Ever' and 'The Sex Lives of College Girls'; the sense of responsibility and pressure that comes with being an American-Indian creator and making shows with American-Indian protagonists; and why she has enjoyed working strictly behind-the-camera on her most recent series.
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First 90 secondsScott Feinberg· Host0:00
This episode is brought to you by Universal International Studios, presenting the critically acclaimed series All Her Fault for your Emmy consideration. Sarah Snook stars in the Peacock original limited series where a seemingly perfect family's world is shattered when their young son goes missing. NPR calls the series a gripping thriller with exceptional performances, and Collider praises Dakota Fanning and Sarah Snook, calling them incredibly charismatic on screen together, and both delivering powerful performances. All Her Fault is streaming now only on Peacock. [upbeat music] Good evening, everyone. I'm Scott Feinberg, executive editor at The Hollywood Reporter and the host of its Awards Chatter podcast for which tonight's conversation is being recorded. I'm so happy to be back here at the Newport Beach TV Festival this year to speak with the recipient of its Artist of Distinction Award. She is a writer, director, producer, and actress who has proven to be one of the most gifted and influential creative voices of her generation. At just 24, she became a writer for and an actress on NBC's The Office. She was the only woman in the writers' room at that time, and ultimately penned more episodes than any other writer over the course of her eight seasons with the show, during which she also became the first woman of color to be nominated in any writing category at the Emmys.