Kroll Show

Kroll Show
Kroll Show.jpg
Kroll Show title card
Genre Sitcom
Created by Nick Kroll
Jonathan Krisel
John Levenstein
Directed by Jonathan Krisel
Starring Nick Kroll
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producer(s) Nick Kroll
John Levenstein
Jonathan Krisel
Editor(s) Jon Daly
Camera setup Single camera
Running time 21 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Comedy Central
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16) – present
External links
Official website

Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll. Kroll, John Levenstein, and Jonathan Krisel serve as the show's executive producers. The series premiered on January 16, 2013, on the American cable television network Comedy Central.[1]

Cast

Recurring cast

  • Jon Daly as Peter Paparazzo ("The Ed Hardy Boys"), Wendy Shawn ("Rich Dicks"), Various Characters
  • John Mulaney as George St. Geegland ("Oh Hello", "Too Much Tuna")
  • Jenny Slate as Liz B. ("pubLIZity")
  • Andy Milonakis as Roman Armond ("Armond of the House", "Roman's Empire")
  • Tonita Castro as Consuela ("Rich Dicks", "El Chupacabra")

Other guest appearances have included: Brie Larson, Fred Armisen, Andrew Daly, JB Smoove, Hannibal Buress, Kathryn Hahn, Tim Heidecker, Ed Helms, Maria Bamford, Richard Kind, Brian Huskey, Rob Huebel, Joe Mande, Thomas Lennon, Adam Pally, Seth Morris, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas, Marc Evan Jackson, and Chelsea Peretti.[1]

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Production

The opening title credits of each episode parody a number of well-known TV series, logos, and real-world locations, among them: Abba-Zaba, Absolut Vodka, Breaking Bad, California license plates, the Capitol Records Building, Car and Driver, The Cosby Show, Crest, Disneyland, Donkey Kong, ExxonMobil, FedEx, Frasier, Friends, Full House, Gatorade, the Goodyear Blimp, Google, Harley-Davidson, Heineken, Hershey's milk chocolate, highway distance signage, In-N-Out Burger, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Kettle brand chips, Looney Tunes, Los Angeles street and construction signs, Miami Vice, movie theater signage, NASA, NASCAR, parental explicit content warnings, PlayStation, Seinfeld, Snickers, Star Trek, Subway, The Twilight Zone, and YouTube.[2][3]

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Episodes

Season Episodes Season premiere Season finale
1 8 January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16) March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)
2 10[4] 2014 2014

Season 1 (2013)

No.
in series
No.
in season
Title Original airdate U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "San Diego Diet" January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16) 1.18[5]
2 2 "Soaked in Success" January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23) 1.04[6]
3 3 "Secret Room" January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30) 0.83[7]
4 4 "Too Much Tuna" February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06) 0.82[8]
5 5 "Can I Finish?" February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13) 0.70[9]
6 6 "Dine & Dash" February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20) 0.79[10]
7 7 "Ice Dating" February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27) 0.71[11]
8 8 "Please God" March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06) 0.93[12]

Season 2 (2014)

On January 30, 2013, Comedy Central renewed Kroll Show for a ten-episode second season.[4]


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References

  1. ^ a b "Oh Hello! Behold The Many Faces Of Nick Kroll "Kroll Show" Premieres On Wednesday, January 16 At 10:30 p.m.". Comedy Central. Retrieved December 13, 2012. 
  2. ^ "Kroll Show premiers Wednesday, January 16th". Kroll Show Tumblr. Retrieved 21 January 2013. 
  3. ^ "Tuned In in Hollywood: 'Kroll' takes clever approach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2013. 
  4. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (January 30, 2013). "'Kroll Show' Renewed by Comedy Central for Second Season". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 17, 2013. 
  5. ^ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Amish Mafia," "Moonshiners" Remain on Top for Discovery". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 18, 2013. 
  6. ^ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Moonshiners" Holds Off "American Horror Story" Finale". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 28, 2013. 
  7. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2013/01/31/wednesdays-cable-ratings-season-high-for-moonshiners-puts-discovery-on-top-170111/cable_20130130/
  8. ^ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Moonshiners" Tops Demos for Fifth Straight Week". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 8, 2013. 
  9. ^ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Moonshiners" Goes Out on Top for Discovery". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 15, 2013. 
  10. ^ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: Celtics/Lakers Puts ESPN in Front". the Futon Critic. Retrieved February 22, 2013. 
  11. ^ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Trumps Cable, Broadcast in Return". the Futon Critic. Retrieved March 1, 2013. 
  12. ^ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Still Big for A&E". the Futon Critic. Retrieved March 8, 2013. 
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