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Mindy Kaling Says She Never Felt Like She Was 'Part of a Comedy Clique' in Hollywood — and Admits That Made Her 'Jealous'

Mindy Kaling is opening up about trying to fit in with the "Judd clique" on the set of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin".

Speaking on an episode of Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, 45-year-old Kaling opened up about the work she took on during and after her stint as Kelly Kapoor on The Office, saying, "I was never part of a comedy clique." We wanted to write the best scripts, kill the table read, have Steve Carell think we were the funniest writer." She continued: "I was jealous of Judd [Apatow] and Seth [Rogen] and Jason [Segel] and then there was Amy [Poehler] and Tina [Fey], and Will [Ferrell] doing the ice-skating movie ...

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