How Tina Fey and Robert Carlock Made #MeToo Funny
Kimmy Schmidt—arguably the most innocent character on TV—gets a lesson in harassment.
The first episode of the fourth season of finds our Kimmy—a wide-eyed, confoundingly optimistic former kidnap victim played by Ellie Kemper—firing an employee. She has a new job, as HR director at a startup company, Giztoob, and, per usual, she’s determined to make the job fun, even when firing a man named Kabir. After calling him into her office, Kimmy inappropriately hugs, compliments, massages and urges Kabir to relax. Sensing he might be feeling ashamed, she assures him that embarrassing stuff can happen to anyone. To prove it, Kimmy drops her pants: “Uh-oh!” she exclaims. Then, reaching
