Ellie Kemper

Ellie Kemper is as charming as one of the heroines in a Woody Allen film–fast-talking, genuinely affable, quick on her feet with a deftness for physical comedy—not unlike the cutups that Mia Farrow portrayed in Radio Days and Broadway Danny Rose.

The streaming service has ordered two seasons of the show, which stars Ellie Kemper ("The Office," "Bridesmaids") as Schmidt, who moves to New York City ...