Mindy Kaling felt like the belle of the ball at the 2016 Met Gala , but instead, she chose to tell the world what the star-studded, dripping-with-high-fashion event is really all about. According to E! News, she said on Conan Tuesday, "They call it the Super Bowl of fashion, and it's very intimidating. But it was great!" Kaling said, "I had a great time. There's every possible celebrity? skinny celebrity ?that you could ever be seen with.