Sundance 2019: Mindy Kaling’s ‘Late Night’ is a Refreshing Comedy

Great comedy requires great writing. And great writing comes from honest, intelligent people, who take all they’ve experienced in life, and figure out how to make us laugh. Late Night is a new comedy premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, directed by Nisha Ganatra (Chutney Popcorn, Fast Food High, Cake), from a screenplay written by the talented comedian / actress / writer Mindy Kaling. Kaling borrows from her own real life experiences working as a writer for television, and gives us a story about a sodden, compassionless, aging, bitchy late night talk show host named Katherine Newbury – played perfectly by the always-incredible Emma Thompson. She’s the only female late night host in town, something she is very proud of, but her ratings have going down. And she’s nearing the end unless hiring a female writer might make a difference. ›››

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