Mindy Kaling was a vital part of The Office as customer service representative Kelly Kapoor, but here's why she left the show after season 8.

While Ryan (B.J. Novak) went from being a major character to a total joke in the later seasons of The Office, that's not why Novak left the show in Season 9.

Brian Baumgartner; Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak on a 2005 episode of 'The Office' ...

Many fans met the comedian through her character on The Office, Kelly Kapoor, which debuted in 2005. In addition to recurring on screen, Kaling was in the writer’s room. During a season 5 ...