
How Mindy Kaling Paved a Path For Herself--And Everyone Who Will Follow

Right before the credits roll on Late Night, Mindy Kaling's refreshing and hilarious movie about a woman who is a fish-out-of-water writing for a late night television show, the camera pans over a diverse writer's room bustling with women and people of color. It's a sharp contrast from the film's beginning, where white, cis male staff writers had been the only perspective of the fictional show. The final shot is a feel-good moment that comes after watching Kaling's character, Molly Patel, prove over and over to her boss (played by Emma Thompson) and bro-y co-workers that expanding their show's voice to be inclusive actually made it stronger. While the movie may be a fictional comedy,...
- 6/24/2021
- E! Online
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