Watching workplace comedy 'Late Night' is a bit too much like hard work

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'Late Night' is a bit too much like hard work.

Like a well-written joke in a comedy writers' room, Late Night - scripted by Mindy Kaling and starring her and Emma Thompson - looks like a great idea on paper. However, in comedy delivery is everything and this feminist-centred workplace comedy fails to deliver on its promise.

Kaling plays Molly, a wannabe standup who's quit her job at a Pennsylvania chemical plant and arrived in New York to work for the writing team on a late-night show fronted by the once-legendary Katherine Newbury ...A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content.Registered on the BusinessLIVE, Business Day, Financial Mail or Rand Daily Mail websites? Sign in with the same details.

 

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