Katherine Newbury, late night comedy talk show host for 27 years, is getting complacent. The semi-accidental hiring of Molly Patel, an inexperienced female Indian writer, coincides with the network boss deciding to axe the show. Can Molly save the day?
Mindy Kaling screenwrites and stars as Molly, and Emma Thompson stars as Katherine in a quasi-satirical drama with comedy. Or comedy with drama. It's not bad. I was interested throughout, chuckled frequently, and hoped that things would end well (spoiler: they did).
Katherine is a nicely nuanced character who starts out as a remote and powerful individual who rediscovers her humanity. It reminds one that, whatever your views of her trendy leftie espousal of eco-warriors' disruption of transporation for ordinary working Londoners' she is a fine actress. Everyone else did well, too, and Mindy Kaling both wrote and acted well.
Ultimately, it is little more than a bit of froth making a gentle feminist point, but it is moderately entertaining nonetheless.
Mindy Kaling screenwrites and stars as Molly, and Emma Thompson stars as Katherine in a quasi-satirical drama with comedy. Or comedy with drama. It's not bad. I was interested throughout, chuckled frequently, and hoped that things would end well (spoiler: they did).
Katherine is a nicely nuanced character who starts out as a remote and powerful individual who rediscovers her humanity. It reminds one that, whatever your views of her trendy leftie espousal of eco-warriors' disruption of transporation for ordinary working Londoners' she is a fine actress. Everyone else did well, too, and Mindy Kaling both wrote and acted well.
Ultimately, it is little more than a bit of froth making a gentle feminist point, but it is moderately entertaining nonetheless.