Nick Kroll got his first taste of acting when he played “The Pharaoh” in a second-grade production of “Exodus from Egypt.” Although playing a ruthless, god-like emperor suited his sense of self, the acting bug didn’t exactly take wing until he began performing improv comedy while attending Georgetown University. During college and after graduation, Kroll took classes and workshops with Upright Citizens Brigade training program, furthering his improv, writing and acting skills.
On television, Kroll has starred in “Cavemen,” “Best Week Ever,” “Worst Week,” “The Life and Times of Tim,” “Reno 911!” and the sketch-comedy series “Human Giant.” He has also been involved in a number of web series including co-creating and starring in the Webby-nominated [“(Layers)”], “I Love the 30s,” “All Access: Middle Ages” and Rob Corddry’s “Children’s Hospital.” His character “Fabrice Fabrice” has covered many red carpet events for MTV.com. In addition, Kroll wrote, directed and starred in “Cavalcade of Personalities!”
As a writer, Kroll co-authored the book “Bar Mitzvah Disco,” which premiered to rave reviews in Vanity Fair, People Magazine, The New York Times and scores of other publications. He contributed an essay to “Camp Camp,” the follow-up to “Bar Mitzvah Disco.” He was also a contributing writer on “Chappelle’s Show,” and he currently serves in the same capacity on the animated series “The Life and Times of Tim.”
On the big screen, Kroll can be seen in “Adventures of Power” opposite Adrian Grenier, Jane Lynch and Michael McKean; the upcoming “I Love You, Man” with Paul Rudd; and “A Good Old-Fashioned Orgy” with Jason Sudeikis.
Kroll has performed his unique brand of character-based standup at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, Bonnaroo Festival, HBO Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, and clubs and colleges around the country. He has performed his own shows “Welcome to Our Week” with Jessi Klein, and “The Oh, Hello Show” with John Mulaney at the UCB Theatres in New York City and Los Angeles.
He was named one of Time Out New York’s “Best Comics” and Comedy Central’s “Fresh Faces of Comedy.” In 2007, he won the ECNY Award for Best One Person Show for “Fabrice Fabrice.”
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