Nicholas J. "Nick" Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Rodney Ruxin on The League and his own Comedy Central program, Kroll Show. Read full biography of Nick Kroll →
My friends and family always thought I was pretty funny, but I don't know if they thought I was get-my-own-show funny.
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... →
One of the worst things about being an actor, besides people being nice to you and getting free stuff all the time - but really, one of the worst... →
Whether it's corporate investigations or comedy, there are certain inherent truths to trying to get what you want while trying to be a decent... →
My thinking is, if we're setting out to make comedy in which nothing is off limits, then everybody is fair game.
I feel incredibly lucky at this moment in my career to get paid to do basically exactly what I always wanted to do. I appreciate that in general. But... →
Contrary to widespread belief, I do know something about science.
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.
I think my goal was just to do comedy, honestly. It still is. Whatever form that took or takes, it doesn't matter.
I would be psyched to get a phone call from Al Sharpton. I need to find out who does his hair. It's beautiful. It's a gorgeous mane.
Oftentimes the shows that don't work help you get it right.
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.
There's just a feeling, when you're just an actor - I have great admiration for people who are just actors. I don't understand it, the... →
Nicholas J. "Nick" Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Rodney Ruxin on The League and his own Comedy Central program, Kroll Show.