>>> HOW EXCITED AM I? WE ARE BACK WITH THE
MULTITALENTED MINDY KALING. SHES THE WRITER, PRODUCER AND
NEW MOM AND FOUND TIME TO
CO-CREATE IN "CHAMPIONS."
MINDY TAKES HER SON TO LIVE WITH
VINCE, THE FATHER.
AND VINCE HAS A FEW CONCERNS.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO? >> HEY, THEITS THE MAN RESPONSI
FOR YOUR SEXUAL AWAKENING.
>> RYAN PHILIPPE.
HOW DID WEYOU GET MY NUMBER?
>> NO.
ITS VINCE.
YOUR SON IS A SLOB.
>> THATS TRUE. >> YOU TALLOLERATE THAT?
>> I TRIED DISCIPLINING HIM.
HE LEFT THE GAS ON AND THE CAT
PASSED OUT.
PASSED OUT.
>> MINDY, GOOD MORNING. >> THERES A LOT GOING ON.
>> A LOT GOING ON.
>> THIS SHOW IS FUNNY.
I WANT TO GET TO IT IN A SECOND. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IVE SEEN.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IVE SEEN YOU SINCE THE BIRTH OF YOUR
LITTLE GIRL.
LITTLE GIRL.
HOW IS ALL OF THAT? >> SHES SO GREAT.T?
>> SHES SO GREAT. SHES SO GREAT.
I JUST LOVE BEING A MOM.
YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS.
ITS INCREDIBLE.
ITS INCREDIBLE. >> HAS SHE STARTED DOING
ANYTHING?
ANYTHING?
FOR A WHILE, YOU JUST FEED,
CHANGE, SLEEP, CHANGE THE DIAPER, THATS IT.ANGE THE
DIAPER, THATS IT. >> ZERO FEEDBACK EXCEPT FOR
CRYING FOR THE LONGEST TIME.
AND THEN, YOU START WONDERING,
DOES SHE CARE ABOUT ME? KNOW ABOUT ME?ABOUT ME?
KNOW ABOUT ME? AND SHE STARTED LAUGHING
RECENTLY.
RECENTLY.
>> DO YOU REMEMBER HER FIRST LAUGH?YOU REMEMBER HER FIRST
LAUGH?
>> SHES INCREDIBLY EASY TO MAKE LAUGH.S INCREDIBLY EASY TO MAKE
LAUGH. ITS VERY NICE, ACTUALLY, VERSUS
MY REAL JOB, WHERE ITS SO MUCH
EFFORT TO MAKE THESE SHOWS AND
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING.
AND I SING FROM "SOUND OF MUSIC"
TO HER AND SHES CRACKING UP.
ITS THE BEST.
>> HAVE YOU REASSIGNED YOUR
LIFE?
WHEN A CHILD COMES IN.
I THOUGHT, IM GOING TO HAVE MY
LIFE LIKE IT WAS AND THE BABY. BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOMEBABY.
BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO MAKE IT WORK, RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SHE BLEEDS OVER INTO ALL PARTS
OF MY LIFE.
SOMETIMES I FIND MYSELF, STARING
AT MY PHONE AT A PHOTO OF HER AT
A MEETING.
IM LOOKING AT A PHOTO. AND EVERYONE IS LIKE, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?
YOU DOING? I DONT KNOW.
ITS A GREAT FEELING.
>> LETS TALK ABOUT YOUR SHOW,
"CHAMPIONS."
"CHAMPIONS."
VERY FUNNY. THE CONCEPT IS GREAT.
THIS YOUNG ACTOR WHO YOU FOUND
TO PLAY YOUR SON, THIS KID IS
UNBELIEVABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
I CANT BELIEVE WE HAVENT SEEN
HIM BEFORE.
TELL US ABOUT THE SHOW.
>> SO, J.J. PLAYS MY 15-YEAR-OLD
SON, WHO IS -- HE IS INCREDIBLY
FUNNY.
SHES GAY AND OUT AND PROUD OF HIMSELF. AND OUT AND PROUD OF
HIMSELF.
WE WROTE THIS PART FOR A
HALF-INDIAN YOUNG GAY MAN. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WERE LIKE,
WE CAN NEVER CAST THIS.
AND WE FOUND THIS KID.
HES SO HILARIOUS.
HE HAS SO MUCH HART.
HES A LITTLE DYNAMO.
>> AND BEING GAY IS JUST LIKE
10% OF THE CHARACTER YOU SEE.
HE HAS HIS MOMENT.
AND HE MOVES ON.
>> WE WERENT INTERESTED IN
DOING A SHOW ABOUT A YOUNG GAY MAN WHO WAS VICTIMIZED BY HISY
MAN WHO WAS VICTIMIZED BY HIS CIRCUMSTANCE.
CIRCUMSTANCE.
WE WANTED IT TO BE PART OF HIS LIFE.NTED IT TO BE PART OF HIS
LIFE.
THAT WAS MODERN AND FUN AND THOSE STORIES HAVE BEEN TOLD
ALREADY.
ALREADY.
>> YOU HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON.
"A WRINKLE IN TIME."
EVERY TIME I SEE YOU AND OPRAH
AND REESE WITHERSPOON.
THE THREE OF YOU, YOURE HANGING OUT AND TALKING., YOURE HANGING
OUT AND TALKING. WHAT IS GOING ON IN THAT GROUP?
>> THEYRE AMAZING.
OPRAH IS AMAZING.
REESE IS SO WONDERFUL, TOO. I FEEL THAT WAY WITH YOU AND
KATHIE LEE.
KATHIE LEE.
I WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR TRIO.
EVERYONE DOES.
I WANT TO KICK BACK AND DRINK
WINE WITH YOU GUYS ON MEMORIAL DAY OR SOMETHING.S ON MEMORIAL
DAY OR SOMETHING. >> ARE YOU LAUGHING?
IS IT DEEP TALK?
WITH OPRAH, IT ALWAYS GOES DEEP
BECAUSE YOURE WITH OPRAH.
YOU WANT HER LIFE ADVICE WITH
EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH YOU.
>> "OCEANS EIGHT" COMING UP.
ONE THING YOUR CO-STAR WROTE.
WHEN I MET MIN KALING SHE
LIVED IN A FALLSMALL APARTMENT.
THIS IS WHAT IS IN FRONT OF THE
BUILDING TODAY.
BUILDING TODAY. CONGRATS, MINDY.
CONGRATS, MINDY. AND FUTURE CONGRATS ALL YOU SEE
AND INSPIRE TO DO GREAT THINGS.
LOOK AT YOUR LIFE.
>> THAT MAKES ME WANT TO TEAR
UP.
UP.
YEAH.
>> YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU STARTED?EMEMBER WHEN YOU
STARTED?
>> YEAH.
THATS REALLY MOVING. WHEN I WAS COMING UP, NO ONE
LOOKED LIKE ME ON TV OR FILM.
THAT WAS A NICE THING THAT HE
REMEMBERED THAT.
REMEMBERED THAT. LEGIT CRYING.
LEGIT CRYING. THIS HAPPENS SO QUICKLY.
I WAS MOVED BY THAT.
IF YOU DREAM BIG, YOU CAN GET
WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> AND ILL BET YOU WILL TEACH THAT GIRL THE EXACT SAME THING.
>> YOURE TRYING TO MAKE ME CRY
MORE.
MORE. >> HOW ABOUT A PRESENT?
WERE GOING TO GIVE THIS TO YOU
AND YOUR LITTLE GIRL.
BABY THINGS AND A BOOK.
ALL THE STUFF.
>> THANK YOU.
THATS SO NICE.
>> BY THE WAY, I LOVE YOU MORE
RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT.
THANKS.
THANKS.
>> YOURE THE BEST.
THANK YOU.
>> WERE GOING TO BE BACK.