The Great Creators with Guy Raz

Nick Kroll: The Creative Breakthrough That Led to His ‘Exponential’ Growth

Oct 11, 2022

01:08:28

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The Caveman Lawyer Sketch on SNL

02:56

Do You Think Creativity Can Be Developped?

03:58

Laughter and Improv Comedy - What Happened to You?

03:44

Introduction

3min

Nick Kroll's Comedy Can Be a Bit Edgy

2min

How Did You Become a Performer?

4min

Laughter and Improv Comedy - What Happened to You?

4min

What Is Improvisation and How Does It Affect Your Career?

3min

The Importance of Having a Community Around You

4min

How Did You Get in Front of People?

4min

The Caveman Lawyer Sketch on SNL

3min

Is It Hard to Be Creative on a TV Show? Um, I Don't Know How Hard It Was

3min

10.

Slack, Where the Future Works

2min

11.

The Great Creators - The Dush

4min

12.

I Miss the New York Pandemic, I Miss the Necroal Show

6min

13.

I Love Water, but I Want Something That's Medium Thick

3min

14.

The Croll Show - A Play About Andrew and Andrew Goldberg

5min

15.

Nick Crolls

5min

16.

The Bigger the Jokes, the More the Poems

2min

17.

Is There, Can You Not Do This Anymore?

3min

18.

Is There Pressure to Outperform the Next Thing?

4min

19.

Is It Easy for You to Stay Out of the Hollywood World?

3min

20.

Do You Think Creativity Can Be Developped?

4min

21.

The Great Creators Podcast - Guy Raz

2min

Nick Kroll is an actor and comedian (Kroll Show, Parks and Recreation) and the creator of Big Mouth and Human Resources on Netflix. He joins Guy to talk about developing outrageous characters, playing over-the-top villains, his quirky writing process, why everyone can benefit from improv classes, and his thoughts on comedy vs. “cancel culture.”

Links from the show:

Clip from Nick's appearance on The View in full Cavemen makeup
“Yogurt Water” scene from Kroll Show
Oh, Hello with John Mulaney
Nick as “The Douche” on Parks and Recreation
Big Mouth on Netflix
Little Big Boy on Netflix
Nick’s Instagram
Nick's friends and collaborators: Mike Birbiglia, John Mulaney, Andrew Goldberg, Chelsea Peretti, Jessi Klein

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