Kroll Show
{{Short description|American sketch comedy television series}}
{{Use American English|date = October 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = October 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Kroll Show.jpg
| caption =
| genre = Sketch comedy
| creator = {{Plainlist|
- Nick Kroll
- Jonathan Krisel
- John Levenstein
}}
| director = Jonathan Krisel
| starring = Nick Kroll
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 30
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Nick Kroll
- John Levenstein
- Jonathan Krisel
- Jim Sharp
- Monika Zielinska
}}
| camera = Single
| runtime = 21 minutes
| company = Good at Bizness, Inc.
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| channel = Comedy Central
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|1|16}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2015|3|24}}
| related =
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Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll. John Levenstein and Jonathan Krisel served as the show's executive producers. The series aired on the American cable television network Comedy Central from January 16, 2013, to March 24, 2015.{{cite press release|title=Oh Hello! Behold The Many Faces Of Nick Kroll "Kroll Show" Premieres On Wednesday, January 16 At 10:30 p.m.|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oh-hello--behold-the-many-faces-of-nick-kroll-kroll-show-premieres-on-wednesday-january-16-at-1030-pm-183363911.html|publisher=Comedy Central|access-date=December 13, 2012}}
Style
Kroll Show is a social satire that parodies many aspects of television, the internet, and popular culture. The opening title credits of each episode feature multiple iterations of the show's title as parodies of well-known TV series title cards, brand names, corporate logos, and real-world locations, among them Absolut Vodka, Breaking Bad, Google, In-N-Out Burger, NASCAR and Game of Thrones.{{cite web|title=Kroll Show premiers Wednesday, January 16th|url=http://krollshow.tumblr.com/post/40619808626/kroll-show-premieres-wednesday-january-16th-at|publisher=Kroll Show Tumblr|access-date=January 21, 2013}}{{cite news|title=Tuned In in Hollywood: 'Kroll' takes clever approach|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv-radio/tuned-in-in-hollywood-kroll-takes-clever-approach-670067/|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=January 21, 2013|first=Rob|last=Owen|date=January 12, 2013}}
The style of the series is heavily influenced by the reality television genre,{{Cite web |url=http://splitsider.com/2014/05/sketch-anatomy-john-levenstein-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-kroll-shows-niece-denise/ |title=Megh Wright, "Sketch Anatomy: John Levenstein Goes Behind the Scenes of 'Kroll Show's 'Niece Denise' ". splitsider.com, 27 May 2014 (accessed 25 May 2015) |access-date=May 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118094236/http://splitsider.com/2014/05/sketch-anatomy-john-levenstein-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-kroll-shows-niece-denise/ |archive-date=January 18, 2018 |url-status=dead }} although it differs in style and content from other "mockumentary"-style series like The Office. Most sketches are written, performed, recorded, and edited to mimic the frenetic pace and melodramatic style of reality TV shows like Duck Dynasty, The Osbournes, and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, with multiple hand-held cameras, rapid editing, flashbacks, cutaway commentaries, and superimposed graphics and text. Each episode is constructed to simulate the effect of "channel surfing" across a range of reality TV shows on cable TV. An exception to the prevailing style of the series is the recurring sketch "Wheels, Ontario", which parodies earnest issues-based teen dramas such as Degrassi Junior High.
Most sketches in the series feature Nick Kroll, who plays multiple characters including dysfunctional teenage dad C-Czar, aspiring entrepreneur and "ghost-bouncer" Bobby Bottleservice, inept publicity agent Liz G. (co-founder of Hollywood PR firm "PubLIZity Public Relations"), California’s premier animal plastic surgeon Dr. Armond, aging prankster Gil Faizon ("Too Much Tuna", "Oh, Hello"), nouveau riche party boy Aspen Bruckenheimer ("Rich Dicks"), Philadelphia-based pawn shop owner Murph ("Pawnsylvania"), and Canadian teen actor/musician Bryan La Croix ("Wheels, Ontario").
Kroll Show completed its third and final season in 2015. Kroll said the decision to end the show was his, and that the show's stories and characters were naturally wrapping up in the third season.{{cite news|last1=Fox|first1=Jesse David|title=Kroll Show Is Ending; Nick Kroll Explains Why|url=http://www.vulture.com/m/2014/12/kroll-show-is-ending-nick-kroll-explains-why.html|access-date=December 2, 2014|work=New York|date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141202181207/http://www.vulture.com/m/2014/12/kroll-show-is-ending-nick-kroll-explains-why.html|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}
Cast
- Nick Kroll as various characters.
=Recurring=
- Jon Daly as various characters including Peter Paparazzo ("Ghost Bouncers"), Wendy Shawn ("Rich Dicks"), Coach Teacher/Gene Creemers ("Wheels, Ontario"), Don ("Pawnsylvania"), Kelsey Grammer ("Chairs")
- Jenny Slate as Liz B. and Denise B. ("PubLIZity"), Ruth Diamond Phillips ("Armond of the House"), Maureen ("Chairs")
- John Mulaney as George St. Geegland ("Too Much Tuna”, “Oh, Hello”)
- Jason Mantzoukas as various characters including Eagle Wing ("Gigolo House"), Spit Decreaux ("Nash Rickey's Rock N' Reunion")
- Seth Morris as various characters including Renick ("Pony Tales"), Bob Ducca
- Chelsea Peretti as Farley ("Bobby Bottleservice and Peter Paparazzo", "Gigolo House")
- Samantha Futerman as Tunes ("Wheels, Ontario")
- Andy Milonakis as Dr. Armond’s son, Roman ("Armond of the House", "Roman's Empire")
- Ron Funches as public defense attorney ("Bounce", "Mercury Poisoning"), therapist in training ("The In Addition Tos")
- Bill Burr as Detective Smart ("Armond of the House")
- Kathryn Hahn as Mikey's mom ("Wheels, Ontario")
- Steve Dildarian as Tim/Steve ("Gigolo House")
- Tonita Castro as Consuela ("Rich Dicks", "El Chupacabra")
Guest appearances have included: Nathan Fillion, Zach Galifianakis, Brody Stevens, Amy Poehler, Laura Dern, Will Forte, Jordan Peele, Bruce McCulloch, Brie Larson, Fred Armisen, Andrew Daly, J. B. Smoove, Hannibal Buress, Pete Holmes, Ike Barinholtz, Rance Howard, Tim Heidecker, Ed Helms, Maria Bamford, Brian Stack, Nathan Fielder, Richard Kind, Brian Huskey, Dave Holmes, Rob Huebel, Joe Mande, Adam Pally, June Diane Raphael, Paul Scheer, Casey Wilson, Jane Levy, Marc Evan Jackson, Katy Perry, Makayla Lysiak, Jon Heder, Henry Rollins, Seth Rogen, and James Franco.
Legacy
Some Kroll Show characters directly influenced characters on Kroll's hit Netflix animated series Big Mouth in voice, personality and sometimes appearance. Among others, washed-up 1980s hair-metal vocalist Nash Rickey inspired Maury the Hormone Monster;{{cite news |last1=Yakas |first1=Ben |title=Interview: 'Big Mouth' Creator Nick Kroll Talks About Walking The Line Between Filthy & Sincere |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/interview-big-mouth-creator-nick-kroll-talks-about-walking-the-line-between-filthy-sincere |access-date=23 January 2023 |work=Gothamist |date=10 October 2018}} PubLIZity co-owner Liz B.'s meek niece Denise became nerdy Missy Foreman-Greenwald; and Liz B.'s business partner Liz G. resembles shallow, insecure Lola Skumpy.{{cite news |last1=Palamara |first1=Kristen |title=10 Hilarious Similarities Between Big Mouth & Kroll Show |url=https://screenrant.com/big-mouth-kroll-show-hilarious-similarities/#niece-denise-and-missy |access-date=23 January 2023 |work=Screenrant |date=13 June 2020}} Many Kroll Show performers voice characters on Big Mouth, including Kroll himself, Mulaney, Slate and Mantzoukas.
Episodes
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=Series overview=
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|1 |8 |{{Start date|2013|1|16}} |{{End date|2013|3|6}} |
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|2 |11 |{{Start date|2014|1|14}} |{{End date|2014|3|25}} |
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|3 |11 |{{Start date|2015|1|13}} |{{End date|2015|3|24}} |
=Season 1 (2013)=
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| EpisodeNumber=1
| EpisodeNumber2=1
| Title= San Diego Diet
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2013|1|16}}
| ShortSummary= Sketches include: “Nick’s Mix”; “PubLIZity (Canine Cancer Institute benefit)”; “Sex in the City for Dudes”; “Ref Jeff - Overheard on the Court”; “The San Diego Diet”; and “Wheels, Ontario”
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| EpisodeNumber=2
| EpisodeNumber2=2
| Title= Soaked in Success
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2013|1|23}}
| ShortSummary= Sketches include: “Chikk Klub”; “Rich Dicks (Tijuana)”; “Chikk Klub Presents Soaked in Success”; “Armond of the House”; and “Bobby Bottleservice (Farley video chat)”
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| EpisodeNumber=3
| EpisodeNumber2=3
| Title=Secret Room
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2013|1|30}}
| ShortSummary= Sketches include: “Dinner Table”; “Ghost Bouncers”; “Screws”; “The Adventures of Young Billy Joel”; “Visiting Europe”; “Nash Rickey's time-out concert”; and “Beats & Rice”
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| EpisodeNumber=4
| EpisodeNumber2=4
| Title=Too Much Tuna
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2013|2|6}}
| ShortSummary= Sketches include: “Composite Viewer Prototype”; “Rich Dicks (Gallons)”; “Super Deluxe Fun Loan”; “PubLIZity (Cultured Yogurt Water launch party)”; “El Chupacabra (cheating boyfriend)”; “Digital Money”; “Too Much Tuna (Dr. Jeffrey Gurian, D.D.S.)”; and “Make Money, Fast and Easy”
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=5
| EpisodeNumber2=5
| Title=Can I Finish?
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2013|2|13}}
| ShortSummary= Sketches include: "Drones"; "Fabrice Fabrice"; "Pony Tales”; “Can I Finish?"; "Armond About Town”; and "Electricity"
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| EpisodeNumber=6
| EpisodeNumber2=6
| Title=Dine & Dash
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2013|2|20}}
| ShortSummary= Sketches include: “Post Grad”; “Dine & Dash”; “Roman’s Empire”; “Vargas-Ballasteros Countdown”; “Oh, Hello (basketball)”; and “C-Czar’s Palace”
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| EpisodeNumber=7
| EpisodeNumber2=7
| Title=Ice Dating
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2013|2|27}}
| ShortSummary= Sketches include: “Advertising”; “Ice Dating”; “Oh, Hello (party)”; “Rich Dicks” (driving)”; “El Chupacabra (suicidal rock star)”; and “Ref Jeff - Locked In”
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| EpisodeNumber=8
| EpisodeNumber2=8
| Title=Please God
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2013|3|6}}
| ShortSummary= Sketches include: “Please God”; “Bobby Bottleservice Full Service Wedding Service”; "PubLIZity (Liz G.’s wedding)"; "Too Much Tuna (Elon Faizon)”; "Barking Up the Right Tree"; and “Ref Jeff - Happy Birthday, Bella!”
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=Season 2 (2014)=
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| EpisodeNumber= 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Cake Train
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|14}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Cake Train”; “Dad Academy (Making Good Choices Under Pressure)”; “PubLIZity (Liz B.’s pregnancy)”; and “Too Much Tuna (Violet from Great Britain)”
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = #canadiansafesex
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|21}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Show Us Your Songs Toronto”; “Wheels Ontario (‘Not a Regular Day’)”; “Hippie Fights”; “Very Much Reluctant Gigolos”; “Ask Bryan”; and “ntr 2 win”
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| EpisodeNumber= 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Oh Armond
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|28}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Rocks & Roll”; “Armond of the House Arrest”; and “Rich Dicks (eulogy)”
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| EpisodeNumber= 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Sponsored by Stamps
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|4}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Ref Jeff - Making Friends”; “Nash Rickey’s Rock N’ Reunion”; “Wheels, Ontario (‘An Interesting Visit’)”; and “Ref Jeff - Overheard College!”
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Krolling Around With Nick Clown
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|11}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Del Ray Deli”; “Ref Jeff - Signing Bonus”; “Madison Chooses...”; “Get Out!”; “TSA Agent Jeff”; and “A Guide to America”
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Mother Daughter Sister Wife
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|18}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Gigolo House (Freaky Friday Date Night USA)”; “Oh, Hello (Mother Daughter Sister Wife)”; “Dad Academy (Not Abandoning Your Baby)”; and “Live Letter”
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| EpisodeNumber= 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Finger Magnets
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|25}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “The San Diego Mindset”; “Rich Dicks (finger magnets)”; “PubLIZity (new assistant)”; “The Legend of Young Larry Bird”; and “Fat Dad Dirty House: The Curse of Cassandra”
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| EpisodeNumber= 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Mercury Poisoning
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|4}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Rich Dicks (flight to Dubai)”; “Dad Academy (Driving Sober)”; “Pawnsylvania (shop swap)”; “Too Much Tuna (prank show)”; “Ronald Funches, Public Defender”; and “Oh, Hello (mercury poisoning)”
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| EpisodeNumber= 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Bounce
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|11}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Can I Finish?”; “Dad Academy (Sort Of Coming to Terms with My Dad)”; “First to Judgement with Dana Hawke”; “The Ballad of Bobby B”; and “Armand Trial: Uncensored as F***!”
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| EpisodeNumber= 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Banff Is on Fire
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|18}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Cheatin’”; “Wheels, Ontario (‘Over My Dead Body’)”; “House of Armond”; “Show Us Your Songs Toronto finals”; and “Too Much Love”
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| EpisodeNumber= 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Blisteritos Presents Dad Academy Graduation Congraduritos Red Carpet Viewing Party
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|25}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: “Blisteritos”; “PubLIZity (Congraduritos Red Carpet Viewing Party)”; “Dad Academy Graduation Special”; “Rich Dicks (party)”; and “Dad Academy After Dark”
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=Season 3 (2015)=
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| EpisodeNumber= 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Gigolo H-O-R-S-E
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|1|13}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Gigolo House," "Wheels, Ontario," "Dead Girl Town"
| Viewers= 0.431
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| EpisodeNumber= 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Pleep Ploop
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|1|20}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Oh, Hello," "Loser's Bracket," "Show Us Your Songs Commonwealth: In Praise of the Crown"
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| EpisodeNumber= 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Bangs
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|1|27}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Rich Dicks," "Publizity," "Too Much Tuna," "Gold Diggers," "Hunt or Gather"
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Karaoke Bullies
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|2|3}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Pawnsylvania," "Chairs"
| Viewers= 0.526
| LineColor = FFE135
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The In Addition Tos
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|2|10}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Toilet Dad," "Hoffman Twins," "Wheels, Ontario"
| Viewers= 0.566
| LineColor = FFE135
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Lizards vs. Penguins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|2|17}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Truthlings: What On Earth Will We Do?," "Publizity," "Crab Cab," "The Realists"
| Viewers= 0.537
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Twins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|2|24}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Señor Feeture," "Wheels, Ontario," "Look Like Dis," "Chairs"
| Viewers= 0.540
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| EpisodeNumber= 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = The Commonwealth Games
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|3}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Pawnsylvania," "Show Us Your Songs Commonwealth: In Praise of the Crown," "Manchine"
| Viewers= 0.549
| LineColor = FFE135
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Body Bouncers
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|10}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Rich Dicks," "Laws of Attraction"
| Viewers= 0.414
| LineColor = FFE135
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Time of My Life
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|17}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Armond The World", "Show Us Your Songs Commonwealth: In Praise of the Crown," "Toilet Dad," "The European Guide to Cannibalism"
| Viewers= 0.410
| LineColor = FFE135
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber= 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = This Has Been Such an Amazing Experience
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|24}}
| ShortSummary = Sketches include: "Publizity," "Dead Girl Town," "Rich Dicks," "Armond is Everywhere"
| Viewers= 0.445
| LineColor = FFE135
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/kroll-show}}
- {{IMDb title|1981538}}
{{Comedy Central programming|state=collapsed}}
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