Quinta Brunson says that Mindy Kaling 'doesn't get enough credit' and should be called a 'genius' like Ryan Murphy and other men

• Quinta Brunson said that Mindy Kaling "doesn't get enough credit" for her hit TV shows.
• Her series include "Never Have I Ever," "The Sex Lives of College Girls," and "The Mindy Project."
• Brunson said men like Ryan Murphy are more likely to be called a "genius" than women like Kaling.

Quinta Brunson said that Mindy Kaling "doesn't get enough credit" for her the "multiple hit shows" that she's created, saying that she should be called a "genius" like other male showrunners. 

In an interview for Cosmopolitan's December issue with Patrice Peck, the "Abbott Elementary" creator spoke about the dual standard between male and female creatives in the entertainment industry, saying that men are much more likely to be labeled as a "genius" as opposed to their female counterparts. 

"I'll go back to Mindy Kaling," Brusnon said. "Her Netflix show 'Never Have I Ever' is downright incredible. And if it were Ryan Murphy's show, we'd all be like, 'Ryan Murphy is such a genius!' I haven't heard the word 'genius' thrown around for Mindy."

Kaling and co-creator Lang Fisher's Netflix series "Never Have I Ever," which stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as its lead Devi, premiered in 2020. The show, whose third season premiered on Netflix in August, will conclude with its fourth and final season sometime in 2023, Entertainment Tonight reported. Kaling is also the co-creator of the HBO series "The Sex Lives of College Girls" alongside showrunner Justin Noble, and is executive producing a "Velma" adult animated series for HBO Max about the "Scooby-Doo" character, in addition to voicing Velma herself. 

Brunson also pointed to Marilyn Monroe, who she said does "not get enough credit for her comedic timing." Brunson said that she frequently studies Monroe for the "subtleties" of her "Abbott Elementary" character, Janine Teagues, when it comes to facial expressions and being a "person that's holding in so much more than they're giving off because they're actually quite in control of the situation."

Brunson said that Kaling gave her advice on how to manage writing and starring in a show at the same time, as she does with "Abbott Elementary" and as Kaling did on her show "The Mindy Project," after she reached out.

"Mindy Kaling is really the GOAT at this shit and doesn't get enough credit," Brunson said.