
"I think the course of my career would have gone really differently had I left 'The Office' and done that instead. "It was really a life-changing thing," Kaling said. Michaels did, however, offer her a job as a writer and Kaling hoped that she could take the position and work behind-the-scenes long enough to eventually become a performer.īut Daniels said this wasn't the deal they'd made - and Kaling stayed with "The Office," which successfully ran for nearly a decade. Kaling went to New York to audition for "SNL" and was denied a role as a performer. GODZILLA213, VulcanNervPinch and Rebelfett like this.

Ferrells best role was in Stranger Than Fiction. Since being on "SNL" was her childhood dream, Kaling said she made a deal with "The Office" showrunner Greg Daniels, who said he would let her out of her contract if she was offered a role as an actress on the show. Jim Carrey has my favorite comedy of all time (Dumb & Dumber) but I like more of Wills comedys. On " The Last Laugh" podcast, actress Mindy Kaling said that during season two of "The Office" she was offered a chance to audition for "Saturday Night Live."

Mindy Kaling went on to star on a few comedy series.
