#THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT MOVIE#
#THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT TV#

The film is consistently funny because Kaling is writing with such a sharp grasp of her characters.

#THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT MOVIE#

The movie feels informed and real to its tiniest detail, which makes it all the more interesting. You feel Molly's sense of triumph, and disappointment, when her first joke is placed into the monologue and then removed. Kaling's world is informed by her years of television writers room experience, as well as running her own show, and that experience better informs the reality of Late Night, from the joke-writing process, to the wariness of content that may push away sponsors, to the means of staying relevant in a vastly changing landscape of how people get their media and entertainment. So if you're like me and enjoy the inner workings of creative people working in tandem, then Late Night is already starting on fertile ground for you. It's one reason I loved HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, a deeply satirical and self-deprecating look at the bowels of Hollywood.

#THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT TV#

I enjoyed the short-lived show where Jim Rash would interview different TV showrunners about their writer's room processes and how they would resolve creative decisions. I've always been fascinated by the nuts-and-bolts of creative ventures in the entertainment industry and especially a writer's room where people hash out ideas, build out a storyline, and generally bring our TV to life. She has to find herself, find her voice, stand up for herself, and try to get the show to change with the times if it's going to potentially survive the eager network axe.ДЇor fans of the inner workings of show business, and the ups and downs and push and pull of creatives, Late Night was made for you. She's hired on the spot to serve as a token and offer more diversity in Newberry's all white, all-male writers room. Along comes Molly (Mindy Kaling), an aspiring comedy writer who works in a chemical plant. She will be replaced and the show will be retooled. Late Night follows the fictional long-running TV talk show host Katherine Newberry (Emma Thompson) who has been informed by her network exec that his current season will be her last season.

Through the late night