凯瑟琳（艾玛·汤普森 Emma Thompson 饰）曾经是脱口秀行业中的先锋女战士，她所创办的节目吸引了无数人的注意和评论。可如今，一再下滑的收视率和她不断下跌的个人评价让凯瑟琳开始意识到，如果再不对情势加以干涉，那么她很有可能会丢掉饭碗。 　　为了打破外界对自己“厌女”的指控，凯瑟琳决定雇佣一位名叫茉莉（敏迪·卡灵 Mindy Kaling 饰）的印度裔女作家为自己工作，本来只是打算拿她装点门面的凯瑟琳渐渐发现，这个单纯的有些可笑的女孩肚子里确实有点东西。在茉莉的帮助之下，凯瑟琳的风评开始扭转，而凯瑟琳也帮助茉莉抵达了她独自一人绝对无法到达的职业高峰。Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) is a pioneer and legendary host on the late-night talk-show circuit. When she's accused of being a "woman who hates women," she puts affirmative action on the to-do list, and --presto!--Molly (Mindy Kaling) is hired as the one woman in Katherine's all-male writers' room. But Molly might be too little too late, as the formidable Katherine also faces the reality of low ratings and a network that wants to replace her. Wanting to prove she's not merely a diversity hire who's disrupting the comfort of the brotherhood, Molly is determined to help Katherine revitalize her show and career--and possibly effect even bigger change at the same time.