B.J. Novakand Mindy Kalinghad a night outside of the office.
The Officealums—who have been BFFs since their brief 2007 romance—took some time to enjoy a comedy show in Los Angeles April 30 and documented the hang with an adorable selfie.
“Great time w @mindykaling watching the talented @caroline.timoney,” BJ, 45, captioned the snap shared to his Instagram Story, “at the legendary @genghiscohenla.”
For her part, Mindy—who is mom to kids Katherine Swati, 7, Spencer Avu, 4, and Anne, 14 months—shared a pic on her Instagram Story of comedian Caroline Timoney on stage during the show and called her “the funniest.”
While B.J.—who recently sparked romance rumors with influencer Delaney Rowe—and Mindy were quick to give a peek into their laugh-filled night out, the joy on their faces was nothing new for the longtime friends. In fact, Mindy commemorated the importance of B.J.’s friendship when she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February.
“He’s such an important and integral part of my family,” the 45-year-old said during the event, “that sometimes I forget that the reason that I know him is because we worked together professionally.”
B.J.—who is the godfather to Mindy’s kids—also had the chance to honor the Mindy Project creator at the ceremony and shared some heartfelt sentiments on their friendship.
“You’d be on the walk of talent if they had one,” he shared. “You’d be on the walk of friendship. You’d be on the walk of compassionate parenthood. But let’s face it, all of these would be terrible field trips, so here you are instead, very deservedly, a person who means so much to so many on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.”
He also got in a playful jab, adding, “In addition to being a brilliant and wildly successful showrunner, an incredible mother of three, a deep and caring daughter and friend and mentor to so many,” he said, “Mindy is also in her spare time—I assure you—very superficial.”
Read on for more stars who you may not have known share a strong friendship.
Mindy Kaling & Reese Witherspoon
They have been friends for years and have worked together. The two starred together in A Wrinkle in Time, while Mindy also had a recurring role on The Morning Show. In addition, the latter is co-writing Legally Blonde 3.
Ayesha Curry & Lindsay Lohan
The Food Network star and Mean Girls alum first became friends during a trip to Dubai years ago and have since grown closer. In fact, Ayesha and Stephen Curry were even named the godparents of Lindsay and husband Bader Shammas‘ son Laui.
Adam Sandler & Timothée Chalamet
The two actors, who costarred in the 2014 film Men, Women & Children, reunited for an outdoor game of basketball in New York City in July 2023.
Russell Crowe & RZA
The actor has worked with the Wu-Tang Clan rapper on several movies, including The Man with the Iron Fists, American Gangster and The Next Three Days. But their bond goes much deeper than that. “As friends, we talk,” Crowe tells Fuse. “It is no effort for me to give a friend advice. Film has many gods and you have to understand, as a director, you will be required to please and appease them all.”
Michelle Dockery & Pippa Middleton
Before running into each other again at Wimbledon, the unlikely duo first crossed paths at the Downton Abbey set. “She actually came on-set with her brother, James, a few years ago,” Dockery told E! News.”They are good fans of the show.”
David Beckham & Snoop Dogg
When the “footballer” moved to L.A. and became a “soccer player,” he befriended the rapper. Becks appeared on Snoop’s reality show, the two played soccer and Snoop plays his new music for David first.
Dakota Fanning & Kristen Stewart
The two former child actors have worked on two films, Twilight and The Runaways, but Dakota says their friendship isn’t based on work, “When we’re together, we’re not talking about movie stuff.”
Paris Hilton & Britney Spears
The two hung out together in the aughts and maintained their friendship over the years.
Nicki Minaj & Anna Wintour
The two have two very different approaches to fashion (has Anna ever been bedazzled?), but they bonded in the front row of an Oscar de la Renta show and Anna scored a name-drop in one of Nicki’s raps.
50 Cent & Bette Midler
Now this is one strange duet! Fiddy met Bette working for the charity New York Restoration Project, where she gushed, “He’s one of the newest members of our tribe. He’s really made my life worth living.”
Taylor Swift & Lena Dunham
Taylor is a self-proclaimed good girl. Lena isn’t afraid to stir the pot. But they have a lot of mutual respect for each other and the Girls creator described T.Swift’s show as the “most life-affirming thing I’ve experienced.”
Jennifer Lopez & Leah Remini
The former King of Queens actress has been supertight with Jenny From the Block for a while now, bonding over fashion and tweeting cutesy things at each other with the hashtag “#luckybesties.”
Gwyneth Paltrow & Jay-Z
The Goop goddess herself is actually friends with both Jay and his wife Beyoncé, though you might be more surprised to learn that Gwyn is an intense rap enthusiast and her kids even call Mr. Carter “Uncle Jay.”
Brad Pitt & Jonah Hill
You might not expect the hunky thespian to be close with the dude from Superbad, but look at it this way: Brad is a total prankster (says Jonah) and Jonah is now a serious Oscar nominee (for their film Moneyball).
Eminem & Elton John
The controversial rapper joined forces with Sir Elton at the 2001 Grammys and later Em turned to his new friend for support getting sober: “I told him, ‘Look, I’m going through a problem and I need your advice.'”
