A comedy about the adventures of a late-night talk show ‘diversity’ hire in the midst of a heavily white-male writer’s room is unsurprisingly the work of the brilliant multi-hyphenate, Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project, The Office). The unstoppable force that is Emma Thompson (and her multiple iconic power suits and boots) stars alongside Kaling in Late Night. Playing Katherine Newbury, a near science-fiction role since a woman has never actually been the host of a mainstream late-night talk show, Thompson reinstates her unquestionable comedic timing. While Kaling is renowned in the real-life comedy scene, Thompson also originally hails from comedy — the film even using real-life footage from her time as a stand-up. Kaling’s character, Molly Patel, is hired following criticism in regards Katherine’s overwhelmingly white and male writer’s room. The film doesn’t shy away from the realities of some of our ‘feminist’ heroes, Katherine is seemingly intimidated by the prospect of other female writers; presumingly a result of years fighting for her own stage in the heavily male industry. But, like in all good buddy rom-coms, Molly eventually wins Katherine over and teaches her to embrace change if she wants her show to survive the changing cultural climate. While the film’s narrative formula is nothing new, Kaling’s writing — alongside Nisha Ganatra’s direction — reinvigorates it with a refreshing and unique perspective.