Interviewed by friend Amy Poehler on her podcast ok waitThe star talks about her latest comedy not suitable for work (with a guest question from Avantika, star of the Hulu series), and the pair chat about their shared rise to fame through improv, interning Late Night with Conan O’Brientheir love Saturday night LiveAnd don’t agree on a cappella.
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Kaling and Poehler really get into all things Officeof which Kaling wrote more episodes than any other writer, and was the only woman in the writer’s room. Kaling talks about how she played the iconic Kelly Kapoor, and as promised, she talks about the fact that they’re both memes.
“I love being a meme. It makes me feel young,” says Kaling.
Poehler responded, “Are you kidding me? This is my dream.” “I’ve actually been like, can I send people my own memes?”
Kaling says, “Oh, do it. It’s a mic drop.”
Poehler says, “It’s very strange … but there is no higher compliment than that.”
“I’m sending people Kelly memes all day long that say, ‘This is Banana Day,'” says Kaling.
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