Mindy Kaling is a screenwriter to watch

Variety has named The Office’s Mindy Kaling a screenwriter to watch. Here’s an excerpt from her profile:

Most recognized for her own performance on TV’s “The Office” as the chatty, needy Kelly Kapoor, Kaling says she’s increasingly identifying herself as a writer and a performer. “It comes from this impatience that I just wrote this and now I want to see it on its feet,” she says.

Link: Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling to develop her own comedy show

From Variety:

NBC has Tina Fey-style plans for “The Office’s” Mindy Kaling, signing the multihyphenate to an overall deal with the Peacock and Universal Media Studios.

Under terms of the two-year, seven-figure deal, Kaling will continue to write for and appear on “The Office” next season while simultaneously developing a comedy in which she would also star.

Congratulations, Mindy!

Link: Mindy Kaling cues NBC deal

Tipster: Susy

Mindy Kaling visits the OfficeTally Chat Room

Mindy Kaling

We were super happy to welcome Mindy Kaling to the OfficeTally Chat Room tonight!

Mindy graciously answered fan questions for a full hour — on everything from the letter Pam reads to Michael in ‘Lecture Circuit,’ to her favorite Oscar night fashion, to who’s hottest in the writers’ room. And of course it wouldn’t be an OfficeTally chat without a few spoilers thrown in!

Thanks, Mindy, for an awesome evening!

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The Weekend Tally

Tidbits about ‘The Office’ show, cast, staff, and fans for the week ending November 30.

Tipsters: vanfan14, Stephen, Tiffany, Kelley, Julie, Jaimie