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Hey, I'm Nick Kroll. I got drunk this morning and I'm ready to answer your questions about The Kroll Show, AMA!
Hey guys, I'm back to answer more of your questions.
The final season of The Kroll Show airs Tuesdays at 10:30 PM on Comedy Central... http://www.cc.com/shows/kroll-show
Victoria's helping me out today via phone. AMA.
https://twitter.com/nickkroll/status/567792451076759552
Update Thank you guys for your questions and for watching the show. Keep an eye out for those episodes I mentioned.
And here are the LA Deli lyrics:
LA Deli Lyrics:
When the party's breakin' up and the clubs are closin' down and the City of Angels sleeps There's only one place in town me and the boys will be found, got a jones for some savory meats
Canter's rocks the noshes down in Hollywood, but I love my Jerry's valley dolls And my baby gets a thrill for a Langer's kosher dill, and she'll cream for Greenblatt's matzo balls
LA! Deli! Where the after party's ragin' in my L.A. town LA! Deli! The pastrami's pillin' high while you're comin' down LA! Deli! Eatin' corned beef and eggs 'til the break of dawn LA! Deli! You don't have to be a jew to get your rock 'n' roll kibitz on
nickkroll928 karma
Yes. I believe that - I need to double-check - but I believe the Douche is on Parks & Rec tonight.
wolfman3127458 karma
Mr. Kroll, No disrespect but you smell amazing, did you eat an orange before this?
nickkroll686 karma
I did eat an orange. But I smell amazing because I'm chewing cologne gum. It's called CK Gum.
awatt34427 karma
Who or what was your inspiration behind the voice of the young generation, Mr. C-Czar?
nickkroll820 karma
We're having trouble getting financing, but Liz and Liz have already put an ameeezing premiere party together.
acapella_death_metal399 karma
You come from a very affluent family – are you a reformed “rich dick” or are those characters informed by people you went to school with? Or both? Or neither?
nickkroll437 karma
All of my characters are informed by who I am and people that I've come into contact with, as well as everyone else involved in making the show - like in the case of Rich Dicks, John Daly and people that he knew.
Spiff69348 karma
Mr. Nick Kroll,
Can you tell us more about the stunning title animations that begin your show? It's like pop culture crack and I love them almost as much as Bobby Bottleservice loves his mom... sorry getting a little choked up there.
Also, did you and Steve Dildarian pinky swear to appear on each other's shows?
STU!!!!
nickkroll340 karma
Jonathan Krisel (who directed seasons 1 and 2 of our show, and also directs Portlandia and Man Seeking Woman) came up with the idea for the title sequence, and our amazing graphics guy, Cris Shapan, he is the guy who came up with everything. And he is responsible for all of those Kroll Show opening graphics as well as all the graphics on the show - all the titles and various things throughout the show.
_Bucket_Of_Truth_293 karma
Nicholas J. Kroll, I only got one questions for you's.
Do you marry me?
Vettelaw203 karma
Is filming an episode of Drunk History as fun as it looks? How exactly does it work, do they just play the drunk storytelling over a PA?
nickkroll261 karma
Yes, they have an edited-together version of the story that you then lip-synch.
rsdio195 karma
How many of the Canadianisms ("cafetorium", "ketchup fries", etc.) on Wheels, Ontario are real and how many are made up?
nickkroll324 karma
I don't know?
You know, it's about 50/50, things that we actually take from Canada. The further we go into the show, the more invented they become.
But the truth is sometimes the actual stuff in Canada is crazier than the stuff we make up.
TellThemIHateThem177 karma
Nick, huge fan! The League and Kroll Show are easily the funniest shows on TV in recent years. Also for some reason I constantly catch myself saying "Good at Business" in completely unnecessary and inappropriate times. Just ask my girlfriend.
Anyway, with both the League and Kroll show ending, how am I supposed to get my fix? Tell me you're going to give me something new.
nickkroll171 karma
Yes. I am working on various things, both involved with some of the characters I've done on the show as well as new characters.
tweezburger175 karma
There was a Phish reference on a recent Kroll Show episode (Gordon Yarmouth). Have you seen them before?
nickkroll304 karma
I have been to a few Phish shows over the years, and my friends in high school were (and continue to be) really into them. Mike Gordon actually wrote back to me about it, which made me look really cool to my high school buddies.
Yourmothersstopsign155 karma
Hi Nick, I watch the Kroll Show every week and one of my favorite bits is Too Much Tuna and I was wondering how much tuna is too much tuna?
nickkroll295 karma
If you start to smell like tuna a day after having eaten tuna - that's too much tuna.
nickkroll501 karma
It's a line that I improvised on The League, and that random people scream on the street that frightens me.
ticketbutt132 karma
Hey Nick, huge fan of your sketch show!
Someone mentioned to Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein of Portlandia in their AMA about a Publizity crossover with Toni and Candice at Women and Women First.
They seemed open to the idea, but while Kroll Show is ending soon, do you think there may be a possibility on their show?
As a side question: What do you think of other sketch shows like Key and Peele or Portlandia?
Here's a link to their comment, by the way:
nickkroll231 karma
I'm open to collaboration with anyone, on anything, as long as they give me booze in the morning, since that's the only way I'll get anything done. I love both of those shows, and Jordan Peele did my show, Fred Armisen did a bit on my show, I did a little bit on Portlandia - the best part of doing sketch comedy is being able to collaborate with other people you like and respect.
torah_sam129 karma
Do Jason Matzousakas smell anything like Raffi would smell like? Also, Mrs. Ruxin,Jenny or Shiva: Fuck,Marry Kill?
nickkroll205 karma
No, Jason Mantzoukas is constantly taking showers. He couldn't be more different than Raffi.
nickkroll151 karma
I am working on some new show ideas and some movie ideas, and will hopefully continue working with a lot of the people I made Kroll Show with.
halliswasted111 karma
Can you please release the lyrics to LA Deli?
The Pittsburgh Pawn Stars guy singing at the Karaoke bar was probably the funniest thing I've seen all year.
nickkroll108 karma
"LA Deli," there is a video for - I don't know if there is lyrics for? I have to work on getting the lyrics to "Poconos."
So I'll work on it.
technicalityNDBO69 karma
Do you still have the Man-of-the-People coat, and if so do you wear it?
nickkroll64 karma
Unfortunately I lost my Man-of-the-People coat. But I'm looking to find a new one.
geltoid68 karma
My last post was probably too long for you to read...
I made a The League party game. It's pretty badass.
Do you want a copy?
Do you know who I can talk to so I won't get sued if I end up making it?
nickkroll276 karma
I have no interest in it. But thank you for making it. But I personally have no interest in it.
nickkroll201 karma
I drank a half a bottle of tequila, half a bottle of vokka... and a thimble of my own urine.
samsaspeedy60 karma
Do you think going to Georgetown made a difference in your comedy/writing career?
nickkroll119 karma
It did, in that I met people I respect and continue to work with, like John Mulaney, Mike Birbiglia, Alison Becker, Brian Donovan, Ed Herro, etcetera.
VenomTalks55 karma
Would you ever consider doing a web series for Too Much Tuna?
I need more of those characters in my life and i'm sad Kroll Show is ending.
nickkroll95 karma
We have various plans for various incarnations of the characters. I would love to kill Gil & George, but I don't think God or Satan wants to deal with them. So they will live on.
SPACE__DEMENTIA46 karma
Nick, would you say the set of That's So Raven was a Twizzler set or a Red Vine one?
nickkroll168 karma
I make every set that I work on a Twizzler set.
Red Vine sets are bullshit.
bg19838 karma
Hi Nick Kroll. We have a poster of you in the CollegeHumor office in New York. Does that make you scared or happy or more drunk?
El_Chieferino38 karma
Hey Nick, first of all I just want to say I think Kroll Show is one of, if not the funniest show(s?) on TV. Satirical genius. And everyone on the show is fucking hilarious. I always have to rewind your show to see what I missed while I was laughing uncontrollably. Pawnsylvania and your Larry Bird impression bring me to tears every time.
I really just wanted to tell you that, but since this is /r/IAMA who do you think Liz’s out better, you or Jenny Slate?
nickkroll104 karma
I think my Liz, post-bangs, is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.
Smunf34 karma
this questions is for bobby bottle service, aka bobby bottle service ;). do you think you will ever go back to hunting any specific ghostsstssts?
2popes1cup34 karma
Hey Nick, huge fan of The League and Kroll Show! Just curious what the inspiration was for Too Much Tuna? There has to be a ridiculous story behind that.
bbqnachos32 karma
What's the hardest mental block to get over when you are in the writing process?
nickkroll83 karma
Sometimes I think too much about how hard something will be to produce, and not just follow what the funniest idea is.
hayldog29 karma
Do you have any particular inspirations behind the voices of your Kroll Show characters?
nickkroll114 karma
One of the great things about the internet - beyond the amazing reddit AMA experience - is that you can research any voice you want, just by going to YouTube. Which was very helpful in figuring out the Canadian accent, the Pennsylvanian accent, C-Czar (I watched a lot of Riff Raff to get that accent down).
Jandesen27 karma
What is your favorite kind of cookie? I'm more of a mint milano man myself
nickkroll99 karma
I like a chocolate chip cookie with sea salt on it. But I'll basically eat all cookies. But I don't like cookies with walnuts in them.
lucksmyskill22 karma
Mr. Nick Kroll if you had live out one of your personas on the Kroll show for the rest of your life which one would it be??
Also blap, blap , blap there can only be one gangster in this neighborhood
nickkroll112 karma
My oddest fan encounter... I will grossly namedrop this and say that I met Steve Martin, who knew he was meeting me that night and had watched a couple episodes of the show and said he liked it, which was not odd, but like the coolest thing that's ever happened.
And it's not like he came up out of nowhere - he knew he was going to meet me, and prepped for it.
nickkroll114 karma
I was part of a cult for the 90's, and was not allowed to listen to music.
JuFu21 karma
Thanks for doing this. Weird question, do you like cereal or whatever? If so, what's your favorite kind? Or whatever...
nickkroll85 karma
Let's see.
My favorite cereal - I just ate Corn Pops for the first time in a long time. They do not hold up.
janabean42719 karma
Did you create Wheels Ontario to promote Canada? cuz i wanna live there
nickkroll102 karma
Yes. I was paid 100,000 Loonies by the Canadian Government to make that show for them.
nickkroll58 karma
I like whatever character I'm doing at that particular moment, until the other characters scream at me for cheating on them.
nickkroll104 karma
I think Jonah from Summer Heights High...And Jordan Peele's "Wendell" from the Pizza Ordering sketch, Fred and Carrie being the bookstore owners, and Will Forte's character where he gives toasts at weddings.
sportguy6914 karma
Hi is the spanish radio guy gonna make an appearance this season? Your show is very good and very funny. Jenny Slate, Mulaney, and Chelsea Perretti are all hilarious and im glad you all worked together.
nickkroll49 karma
Thank you. No, but a new Spanish character, named Señor Feeture, will appear (who is my tribute to Pitbull).
terattt11 karma
Do you ever get nervous before performing on a show/podcast/etc? If no, how did you get over it?
nickkroll38 karma
I do get nervous. And that's not a bad thing. What I try to do (and this sounds very cheesy, but it's helpful) is to acknowledge my fear, and then it doesn't dominate me.
steelycrayon10 karma
Where did you pick up the subtleties in the Canadian and Pennsylvanian accents? Did you spend time in either place?
nickkroll64 karma
A bunch of our writers are from the Philly area, so I just quizzed them on it and made them teach me the intricacies of the accent. And the Canadian accent, I just watched Degrassi.
rollergirl3218 karma
Does being a celebrity prevent you from doing something you really like? If so, what is it?
nickkroll38 karma
Listening to other people. It has made it more difficult to eavesdrop on people.
nickkroll15 karma
I think I'm going to be a voice on an animated film that Seth is currently making, called SAUSAGE PARTY. I am probably the most famous person in the cast.
deejydee5 karma
If Bobby Bottle service was working at ur local club.. What kind of alchohol would you want him serving you and why?
nickkroll13 karma
Bobby Bottleservice would NEVER work at a club.
He would be standing in line, outside, trying to get in.
nickkroll7 karma
Depends on the product. I'd say ketchup. But I'm not opposed to Russian dressing, which is ketchup and mayonnaise together.
Paedroyhml3 karma
Hey mate, love your work!
Is El Chupacabra based on a particular radio personality?
FatDonkeyLips3 karma
Hey Nick, do you prefer living in NYC or LA? Also any chance we'll see 70's eater again?
nickkroll2 karma
I love both cities. 70's Eater will for sure live in our hearts for all time.
nickkroll4 karma
For the right price. Everyone has a price. Bobby's is lower than most people's.
Mississippi_Queen142 karma
What has been the funniest or craziest thing that has happened to you, that no one would believe at first?
hotjazzinyourface2 karma
What are two of your favorite t.v. shows to watch that aren't yours? Did you watch Degrassi to prepare for your role in wheels Ontario?
Ottawanna go to bed!
nickkroll6 karma
What DO I watch right now?
I'm on episode 8 of THE WIRE and I really enjoyed TRANS/PARENT.
And yes. But I have also hacked into Drake's phone.
kylethewild753 karma
As much as I love the Kroll Show, I've got another question. Will the Douche be making an appearance on Parks and Rec before its over?
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