“When I was a little kid, I wrote this play about all these characters living in a haunted house. There was a witch who lived there, and a mummy. When they were all hassling him, this guy who bought the house - I can't believe I remember this - he said to them, 'Who's paying the mortgage on this haunted house?' I thought that was really funny.”

American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer

Mindy Kaling is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Working in television, she has built a career across performance and writing and has earned major industry recognition, including a Tony Award and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She founded Kaling International in 2012. Her honors also include the National Medal of the Arts in 2021 and the Producers Guild of America’s Norman Lear Achievement in Television Award in 2023.