Mindy Kaling recalls her unexpected transition from "The Office" writer to Kelly Kapoor: 'One of the funniest episodes ever'

Kaling thought that she would be strictly a writer for the NBC comedy.

Mindy Kaling Recalls Being Plucked from “The Office ”Writers' Room to Star in Episode by B.J. Novak: 'Didn't Have to Be a Straightforwardly Hot Woman’

Mindy Kaling got hired on The Office as a writer, but soon found herself appearing on camera, too. Kaling, 47, opened up ...