Mindy Kaling was accountable for the nostalgic Workplace reunion on the Display Actors Guild’s 2026 Actor Awards on Sunday, March 1.
The actress and author, who shot to fame as Kelly Kapoor, reunited together with her former Dunder Mifflin colleagues Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey and Ellie Kemper to current the award for finest ensemble forged in a comedy collection to The Studio.
It seems that the feel-good second was all Kaling’s thought.
“Mindy Kaling type of grew to become a pseudo expertise booker for our present,” govt producer Mark Bracco instructed Selection after Sunday’s awards ceremony in Los Angeles. “We had reached out to her about being a presenter, and she or he got here again with the thought of, ‘What if I did a reunion with all the ladies of The Workplace?’ and we’re like, ‘Yeah!’”
It’s been almost 20 years since viewers first adopted the workers on the Dunder Mifflin Paper Firm on The Workplace. The sitcom, which premiered in March 2005, starred Steve Carell (Michael Scott), Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute), John Krasinski (Jim Halpert), Jenna Fischer (Pam Beesley), Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin), Mindy Kaling (Kelly Kapoor), B.J. Novak (Ryan (…)
Bracco continued, “Inside, like, an hour, she had texted all of them, and she or he mainly booked all of them for us. So she had texted with Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey and Ellie Kemper, and I’m not kidding, like, inside 90 minutes, they have been all booked and presenting on the present.”
The quartet reminisced about their time on The Workplace throughout a humorous introduction, with Kaling, 46, noting, “We’re the ladies who survived 22-episode seasons.”
“You didn’t plan a season round a being pregnant,” Kemper added, to which Kaling responded, “Yeah, you simply gave start on digicam and named the newborn after a grip.”
The Workplace ran for 9 seasons from 2005 to 2013, producing over 200 episodes.
Through the years, the forged have reunited in numerous iterations. Again in December 2024, Kaling shared an image with Fischer, 51, Kinsey, 54, and Kemper, 45, through Instagram because the foursome reunited over the vacation season.
“It’s been 20 years since I first met these stunning girls!” she captioned the picture. “This 12 months was a rollercoaster to say the least, and it’s so good to have the ability to unpack life’s joys and challenges with individuals who knew me once I was a 24 12 months outdated customer support rep within the Scranton department of Dunder Mifflin. I really like you guys!”
She added, “ETA. I do know this was too honest so I’ll add my favourite Michael Scott quote about Christmas, which is: ‘Guess who I’m sitting right here dressed as. I offers you a hint- his final title is Christ. He has the facility of flight and he can heal leopards.’ 🎄❤️🐆.”
Whereas the celebrities of The Workplace have now handed the baton to Peacock spinoff present The Paperthe forged has proven help for the sequel collection.
After The Workplace debuted on NBC in 2005, viewers shortly fell in love with the totally different dynamics amongst the forged. Thank You! You have got efficiently subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a legitimate electronic mail. Subscribe By signing up, I conform to the Phrases and Privateness Coverage and to obtain emails from Us Weekly Deal of (…)
Final 12 months, The Paper actress Chelsea Frei revealed that Steve Carell (Michael Scott) and John Krasinski (Jim Halpert) dropped by the present’s set whereas they have been filming season 1.
“The trailer door opens and John Krasinski and Steve Carell stroll in,” she stated on a September 2025 episode of “The Viall Information” podcast. “It was, like, 5 a.m., and I used to be like, ‘What? No, please don’t do that.’ It was, like, actually a nightmare as a result of I simply seemed insane (whereas making ready to movie).”
“They each labored with (costar) Domhnall (Gleeson) and adore him and simply got here in and shocked us and have been so candy,” Frei added. “It was insane. Like, they actually couldn’t have been nicer. We instructed them that we have been so nervous as a result of we simply don’t need to be in comparison with what they did.”