Here's The Hollywood Reporter's hour-long comedy roundtable, featuring Kristen Schaal, Anthony Jeselnik, Nick Kroll, Rob Delaney, and Cecily Strong. From Kroll's story about bombing in front of Bill Murray when he was new at stand-up to Schaal discussing a particular network's reluctance to air shows with female leads, it's an interesting and fun chat all around.
Comedy Central renewed its new sketch comedy series Kroll Show for a second season today after only two episodes have aired. The quick renewal is a testament to Kroll Show's high ratings (it pulled in just over a million viewers in its first two showings), internet popularity, and the amount of faith the network has in the series. While the first season order is only for eight episodes, the second season is for 10. Nick Kroll, who co-created and stars in the series, will have to schedule Kroll Show's new season around production of the fifth season of FX's The League, on which he also stars. Kroll now joins [...]
Comedian Nick Kroll’s new sketch series for Comedy Central Kroll Show officially premieres tonight, but it feels like the show has already been airing for weeks. Kroll’s characters – both new and old alike – have been floating around online since the show’s announcement two summers ago, giving viewers plenty of time to familiarize themselves with the man’s many talents. Favorites “Bobby Bottleservice” and “Rich Dicks” (with Kroll’s right-hand-man Jon Daly) make cameos in early episodes, along with several new faces. The show moves briskly from character to character, trading dialogue exposition for glossy, self-explanatory title cards, and rarely leaves a second of airtime without a visual gag. [...]
Here's a brand new clip from Nick Kroll's Comedy Central series Kroll Show in which he and SNL writer John Mulaney reprise their "Oh, Hello" characters, George St Geegland (Mulaney) and Gil Faizon (Kroll). Kroll and Mulaney created the characters, a pair of Alan Alda-obsessed, Upper West Side, middle-aged divorcees, whom they've played onstage and in viral videos since 2008. In this clip, George and Gil are hosting a prank show called Too Much Tuna, pulling a fun joke on Gil's stepson Elon (played by Kroll Show writer Joe Mande). Kroll Show premieres next Wednesday at 10:30, but is it too soon to start hoping for an "Oh, [...]
The FX network just announced that it's picked up its long-running sitcom The League for a fifth season. Season 5 will kick off (get it? it's a sports show) next fall and run for 13 episodes. The League creators Jackie and Jeff Schaffer told fans they have big, mysterious plans for the first episode of Season 5 in a Reddit AMA in October, saying, "We pitched the Season 5 premiere episode to FX back in May when we presented all 13 of Season 4. They're crazy if they don't let you guys see that show. It will be insane." The League's double-episode Season 4 finale airs tonight [...]
Here's Nick Kroll from Comedy Central's Kroll Show and FX's The League doing Conan last night, sans-glasses right after having his eyes LASIK-ed. Kroll shares some footage of himself in Peru trying to get a llama interested in Kroll Show but doesn't seem to make any progress.
Following the immense success of Key & Peele, Comedy Central is betting big on sketch shows this season. With The Ben Show and Inside Amy Schumer still to air this winter, the network this week launched a high-profile new show, Kroll Show, fronted by one of the most recognized and beloved names in comedy. Nick Kroll's characters are a mainstay of Comedy Bang! Bang!, while his dry wit is on display as Ruxin on FX's The League. I caught up with Kroll recently to discuss reality TV, character work, and the perks of having your own sketch show.
Why did you decide at this point in your career to [...]
Nick Kroll's Comedy Central sketch series Kroll Show debuts this Wednesday at 10:30, and here he is on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Friday night, reliving a painful childhood memory because that's what you're supposed to do on a fun talk show. Hit the jump for the second half of the interview:
What are you doing right now? Probably nothing. That's why you should head on over to iTunes and check out the first episode of Nick Kroll's new Comedy Central sketch series Kroll Show, which is available there for free if you click on this link. The first episode features a slew of crazy guest stars, including Jenny Slate, Ed Helms, Jason Mantzoukas, Adam Pally, Seth Morris, Kathryn Hahn, Mitch Hurwitz, and Jon Daly. Plus, a dubstep theme song! Kroll Show doesn't premiere until Wednesday, January 16th, so you'll get to see this way early and lord it over your friends. By the time the show airs and people start [...]
Comedy Central just slated a huge batch of new and returning shows for midseason 2013. Here's info on the new shows and when you can see them:
Kroll Show – Jan. 16 - Nick Kroll's new sketch show featuring his beloved characters like Fabrice Fabrice, Bobby Bottleservice, and the Ed Hardy Boyz, plus a slew of new ones and guest stars like Fred Armisen, Andy Daly, Kathryn Hahn, and Ed Helms.
The Jeselnik Offensive – Feb. 19 - Anthony Jeselnik's topical show which sees him tackling the latest headlines, joined by a panel of two other comedians each week.
The Ben Show – Feb. 28 - A [...]
Nick Kroll's Kroll Show co-star Jenny Slate interviewed him about Kroll Show for Vulture. The interview is a nice chance to see these two old comedy friends shoot the shit. It's like a podcast for your eyes.
"Don't watch Kroll Show if you don’t have a Nielsen box. I honestly don't care. Feel free to DVR it and not watch it because that will somehow help my ratings maybe, but honestly I'm talking to the four of you with a Nielsen box. If you have a Nielsen box, like, who are you? Where do you live? How do I find you? You’re a unicorn and I don't believe that you exist."
- Nick Kroll giving Entertainment Weekly 5 reasons not to watch his new Comedy Central series Kroll Show and putting forth a pretty valid theory that Nielsen families don't really exist.
The NY Times has an excellent interview with Nick Kroll, star of the new Comedy Central series Kroll Show and FX's The League. Amongst other things discussed during the piece is the comedian's dad Jules Kroll's private investigation agency, which The Times once described as "a sort of private CIA." The company, Kroll Inc., is credited with creating the corporate intelligence industry, often working to pursue financial crime across international borders and recover wealth plundered by dictators. Jules Kroll sold his share of Kroll Inc. in 2004 for close to $100 million. When asked by The Times how his father's business impacted his childhood, Nick Kroll said, "I had a completely normal [...]
Comedian Nick Kroll's new sketch series, Kroll Show, kicks off on Wednesday, January 16th, and Comedy Central has released two sketches from the show online. Here's the first, in which Kroll plays a basketball referee who's desperate to hang out with NBA players. Hit the jump for a sketch in which Nick Kroll and Jenny Slate both play publicists named Liz. Nick Kroll continues to be great and funny at playing terrible, pathetic people.
