Mindy Kaling

This week's big new releases at the multiplex are "A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas in 3D," starring John Cho and Kal Pen; and "Tower Heist," starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Judd Hirsch, and Matthew Broderick. Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday,;and Kristen Meinzer, The Takeaway's culture producer, are co-hosts of The Takeaway’s Movie Date Podcast, and give their reviews of this week's new movies.

The actress, writer, and co-executive producer of The Office spoke to Leonard about high school, Hollywood and impersonating Ben Affleck. She also revealed love of basketball!

Mindy Kaling, best known for her role as Kelly Kapoor on The Office, for which she’s also a writer and producer, shares her observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood, and her career—from a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright to a comedy writer and actress. In Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? she writes about what she thinks makes a great best friend, what makes a great guy, and what is the perfect amount of fame.