Oooh, exciting news for women in comedy! Following in Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler’s footsteps, Mindy Kaling — who both writes on The Office and stars as Kelly — has signed a two-year, seven-figure deal where she will continue to write for and appear on The Office next season while simultaneously developing a comedy in which she would also star.
“This is my first step in a Transformers-style way to take over the whole world,” Kaling joked. “I’ve only ever worked for NBC, and I’ve felt an enormous amount of support from the executives there.”
It’s SO FANTASTIC to see funny women recognized and cultivated by the brass at a major network. And I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t care what anyone says, I think Parks & Recreation is a riot. It’s brilliantly written (by Amy Poehler). I hope NBC gives it some time to flesh out before they scrap it, and I’m looking forward to watching whatever Mindy comes up with.
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I LOVE Mindy! So happy for her, I hope it does well :)
On another note, I don’t believe Poehler is a writer for Parks & Rec. She may ad lib and help “write” the scenes as they film, but as far as I know Mike Schur (Office writer/actor of Mose Schrute/contributor to fjm.com) and Greg Daniels (of King of the Hill fame) are the writers and creators.
I like Parks & Rec because it accurately portrays being harassed by the public at a meeting
hahaha her legs make me crave some KFC.
I didn’t love the pilot of parks & rec, but it has gotten a lot better! I only watch it on hulu tho… hulu is where it’s at
This is so exciting! She’s fantastic!!!
Amy is not a writer for P & R. Who knows for the future (in S2 of the Office, Steve Carrel wrote an ep.) but season 1 has been purely Greg and Mike.
But Mindy is hilarious. I think I say this every time you post about her but check out her blog:
http://thingsiboughtthatilove.com
She really needs to update more!
hey hey you you i don’t like your boyfriend
cuz cuz cuz he sucks at ping pong…
yay! i think this lady is great in the office. good for her!