Matt & Ben

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Matt & Ben has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Good Hang with Amy Poehler. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.

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Mindy KalingAmerican writer, actor and producer, creator of The Mindy Project, Never Have I Ever and Not Suitable for Work

  • Kaling says Matt & Ben's off-Broadway run drew celebrities, moved to Los Angeles, and led to her being hired on The Office.

    “That's when, like, a couple celebrities came and saw it. And that's how it moved to L.A. and how I got hired on The Office”

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Mindy Kaling (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 28:31

  • Kaling says Matt & Ben was conceived as a play about creative collaboration and competition between friends.

    “let's write a little play about – the creative process between friends and competition, which has been interesting to me for a long, long time”

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Mindy Kaling (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 26:18

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  • Mindy Kaling

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 h 2 min

    Amy Poehler talks with Mindy Kaling about her path from Dartmouth improv and Matt & Ben to The Office, The Mindy Project, and Not Suitable for Work.