Comedian Nick Kroll is Going Through Changes

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Today, we’re joined by comedian Nick Kroll! To begin, we dive into the origin of Little Big Boy, his first stand-up special in ten years (4:40), his pivot toward more personal comedy (7:22), and a bit about mothers and sons (10:30). Then, we walk through Kroll’s upbringing in Rye, New York (13:08), falling in love with comedy at Georgetown University (19:35), and a formative experience chauffeuring actor Harrison Ford (25:30).

On the back-half, we discuss the role of observation in his sketch work (29:40), memorable characters from Kroll Show (31:52), why he continues to evolve his comedy (34:05), a transformative trip to the Galápagos Islands (39:42), lessons learned from fatherhood (41:34), and his hopes in the years ahead (44:15).

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0:00.0	Pushkin. The stop. This is talk easy. I'm San by actor and comedian Nick Kroll. You may have seen his work on
0:47.0	TV shows like The League, Kroll Show, or What We Do in the Shadows or
0:52.4	or films including adult beginners loving and most recently don't worry darling.
0:58.8	After an 11 year hiatus he's returned to stand-up comedy with his new special Little Big Boy,
1:05.8	which explores everything from his childhood in Westchester County to becoming a new father
1:11.3	in the pandemic.
1:12.6	In contrast to his beloved sketchwork,
1:15.0	this new special is more front-facing
1:17.1	than anything Kroll has made in his career.
1:20.2	It's vulnerable and reflective, featuring a series of inflection points that have shaped the husband and father he is today.
1:28.5	It's also, I should add, very, very funny and silly.
1:32.8	Full of as many poop and puberty jokes you'd expect
1:36.1	from the co-creator of the hit animated series Big Mouth.
1:39.7	Which, by the way, returns for season six, October 28th, only on Netflix.
1:45.6	In our talk, Nick and I dive into all of this and more, including how this new special
1:50.5	came to be, the day he decided to pursue comedy, a formative experience chauffeuring Harrison Ford,
1:57.1	and why he remains open to evolving in this ever-changing comedic landscape.
2:02.4	I hope you enjoy. Nick Kroll.
2:19.0	Kroll.
2:19.4	Hi, what a pleasure.
2:20.5	Thank you for having me.
2:21.5	How you feeling?
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