Nick Kroll
Nick Kroll
Nicholas J. "Nick" Kroll is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his role as Rodney Ruxin in the FXX comedy series The League, and for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth5 June 1978
CityTown Of Rye, NY
CountryUnited States of America
real people acting
In real life, you care about other people, but at the end of the day you're like, "I'm acting upon whatever it is that I want or need."
character thinking trying
When you're playing something, hopefully, if you're doing your best, you're advocating for your character and you're not trying to think too much.
otters sea lions
I like an otter. I like a sea lion. I like a walrus. That's my favorite version of a sea creature.
jobs cutting mtv
My first job. I got fired from this MTV prank show, or I didn't make the cut of what ended up being, as we all know, Boiling Points. It was my first professional job and I was bragging.
people doubt guests
No doubt there are people who are our guests [ in Oh, Hello] who are more famous, but to me, Mel Brooks is the most famous person. So that was really cool.
men years comedy
Really, more than anything, The 2000 Year Old Man is a huge influence on all of our comedy, but specifically the live version of Oh, Hello.
saws hello inspired
Mel Brooks came to see Oh, Hello in L.A. Mulaney and I had a meeting with him, and we invited him to come to the show, and he saw the Oh, Hello show live in L.A. To me, he's the most famous person. Having him come to our show that was so inspired by both of us loving The Producers and all his movies.
men thinking play
I've decided to just keep doing Oh, Hello, where I play an older man who thinks he's very cultured. That clearly has not gone away.
emo people phases
I'm sure there are people who say like, "I was wearing weird emo eyeliner," but there's something pretty embarrassing about the jazz phase.
editing together pieces
The one place I've seen something really come together is in editing. Sometimes you can save pieces in a way that you're really shocked.
crazy thinking expression
Anyone you give a ton of money to is going to go slightly crazy. I don't think comedians are particularly special in that regard; they just are better or more vocal in their expressions of their craziness.
found force ifs
I found, especially with stand-up, that if a premise works, you can make the joke work. If a premise doesn't work, you can't force it to.
new-york jobs mtv
I came to New York and started doing stand-up and improv, and started auditioning for commercials and voiceovers and stuff. My first job was on a pilot of that prank show called 'Boiling Points' on MTV.
helping shows
Oftentimes the shows that don't work help you get it right.