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Home arrow Comedians arrow Interview with comedian Nick Kroll
Interview with comedian Nick Kroll Print E-mail
Written by Simon Thorn   
Apr 14, 2007 at 02:58 PM

Nick Kroll

Nick Kroll may be known for his comedic works on VH1's Best Week Ever, but after everyone reads our interview with him he may be known for his love of the song Lady in Red (or possibly for the fact that wombats remind him of Rita Rudner). Read our interview with him below and then visit his MySpace page at MySpace.com/NickKroll; we guarantee you'll be 2% cooler if you do (guarantee has a +/- 2% error margin)!

Q: You're by far our favorite comedian from VH1's Best Week Ever. While the others are also uproarious, your cynical and witty edge truly stands out. Where did you develop your comic daringness?

NK: I developed a lot of my comic genius at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC where I studied improv and sketch comedy. It's an amazing place to learn how to learn the craft of improv, working with other performers and to develop as a writer, it's also an amazing place to find other like-minded weirdos and freaks like myself who are obsessed with doing comedy for the pure joy of it.

Q: Your smash-hit book, Bar Mitzvah Disco, is a hilarious read. What are the top songs you'd suggest be banned from all Bar Mitzvahs (...or weddings for that matter)?

NK: I would never ban any bar mitzvah or wedding songs. I celebrate all celebration songs because without these classic tunes, we wouldn't have any common ground for grandma and drunk 13 year olds to bond... A few bar mitzvah classics would be:

YMCA - The most important song to the Jewish religion since Havah Negilah

Celebration - Obviously. "There's a party going on right here, a celebration to last throughout the years." Done.

Lady in Red - Guaranteed slow dance make out magic.

Q: Let's skip the easy questions and get to something much more crucial. If you were put in charge of American Idol, what kind of changes could we expect (other than the painful, yet necessary "outing" of Ryan Seacrest)?

NK: I'm not sure what you're referring to with Mr. Seacrest. He is the paragon of heterosexual masculinity. If I were in charge of American Idol, I would basically stop watching the shows and begin washing my genitals with 1000 dollar bills ‘cause I'd be so disgustingly rich.

Q: We're sure it's just a matter of time before the deal is announced, so we'll go ahead and ask; who stars as you in the "Nick Kroll Story"?

NK: I would hope to be able to audition for the role of "Nick Kroll" in the Nick Kroll Story but I assume they'd want to go with a name so they'd probably end up choosing Rita Rudner whose comedy mine most resembles.

Q: If you could capture your favorite personal moment and put it up on You Tube, what would it be?

NK: It would be the moment I put that moment up on YouTube.

Q: What's a current pop culture phrase that needs to be expunged?

NK: LOL! lol

Q: What person in the world is least like you?

NK: Probably my baby boy, Ned, who I just dumped off in a nearby dumpster. I mean, whaddya want me to do, the kid smells like a dumpster!?

Q: Is America more prepared for a female president or a non-Caucasian?

NK: Yes.

Q: Where can we catch more of you in 2007?

NK: I'm in LA right now. I'm always performing at the UCB Theater in NYC and LA. You can check my myspace page for shows I'll be doing all over the country: www.myspace.com/nickkroll.

Q: We say wombat and you say.....

NK: Rita Rudner.