Zooey Deschanel, Mindy Kaling and more Comedy Actresses on THR's Roundtable | Emmys 2014

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Funny ladies Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Emmy Rossum (Shameless), Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project), Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (The Big Bang Theory), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) and Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black) are our roundtable guests. "I used to have a tape of embarrassing moments that would play through my head constantly but I have since shutoff that tape," Zooey Deschanel shares with the roundtable about her most embarrassing moments. 'The Office' alum, Mindy Kaling, had a different embarrassing experience when she lied about being able to dance and sing professionally in order to get a role in a Bollywood musical. "I've since then tried to find the tape of it because I am so embarrassed it of it surfacing online," Kaling said. While other stars spill their embarrassing stories and tales from broadway auditions, Emmy Rossum shares an interesting and slightly insulting fan experience she had once had. "Some people tell me that I am so much prettier on T.V.," the 'Shameless' star shares. "I guess when I don't wear any make up and I look hungover or whatever people can be like really mean." For Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, it more about the interaction she has with her live studio audience. "Johnny [Galecki] and I started about five years ago, halfway through our tapings we go up in the audience and talk to everybody," 'The Big Bang Theory' star said. "It actually has helped me tremendously and we go up there halfway through the show and when things start to get a little bit of a lull and people start to get tired and the second-half of the show soars." The first acting inspiration that Edie Falco experienced was when she was in high school and went on a trip to watch the musical 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.' "It's just phenomenal and the music is so powerful." Falco said of her experience. " I was a different person leaving that theater than going in. Roundtables are back! Tune in Monday, May 16th for the premiere of The Hollywood Reporter’s 2016 Emmy Roundtable season. Subscribe to stay up to date with new Roundtable videos publishing everyday this awards season! Who do you want to see on this season’s Roundtables? Tell us in the comments below! Stay tuned to everything you need for this season of Roundtables: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/roundtables YOUTUBE LINKS: Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/hollywoodreporter Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HollywoodReporter Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thr Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/hollywoodreporter Watch more videos on THR.com http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video