And the rest is, as they say, is history.
But, the switch-up in storyline never really scared Kaling and co. if anything it elevated the possibilities.
And working with such an adorable little actor was both terrifying and delightful for the actress.

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So, for me, I was treating the baby as it is a very fragile young human.
Its very sitcomy, he said.
Originally we were like, Wow, maybe this could be Lady Mary fromDownton Abbeyor Reese Witherspoon.
I came back to the writers room forThe Officelike, You know whos hilarious inPrecious?
Although his characters bond with best friend/slave master Lahiri more so matches his actual friendship with his costar.
The bond in real life is pretty strong, Barinholtz told EW.
And while Barinholtz is rooting for them, he wouldnt mind if Morgan dated someone anyone, really.
We just had Eliza Coupe on and that was really fun.
I mean, I think the answer is anyone, anybody who will take him.
I didnt think and no one as an artist thinks necessarily Oh, I want to be a pioneer.
You cant think about that stuff when you create.