Nick Kroll Quotes

When I started, I was very deliberate about making friends with people like John Mulaney who were really funny and wanted to go up and do as many open mics as I did.

I joined an improv group in college, which was a lot of fun. After I graduated, I moved to Chicago to try to get into the Second City.

I have been lucky enough to work in all kinds of comedy. I prefer working with other people. I could never do stand-up.

I always loved comedy, but I never knew it was something you could learn to do. I always thought that some people are born comedians ... just like some people are born dentists.

I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.

What I really want to do is comedy. I would love to do some guest star spots on some single-camera comedies.

I love comedy and did a lot of comedy in college. I was in an improv comedy group with my friends.

Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.

The Second City

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I thought of Second City as just the greatest therapeutic job anybody could ever dream of having.

Nick Kroll, A.D. Miles, Chelsea Peretti - those were the people I was always doing open mics with.

I've always been a fan of comedy. I've always enjoyed it. It's something I'm very passionate about; it's like lifeblood to me. I had to pursue it. I thought I had a little bit of talent, and if I could make a living at it, I would do it. It's worked out so far.

The world's so big, it's hard to pick one best friend. I like everyone in Venezuela, but in L.A., I hang out mostly with my comedy friends. Guys like Paul Scheer, Rob Riggle, Owen Burke, Ed Helms, Seth Morris - we all kind of came up together doing comedy in New York.

In high school, we would do improv. Me and my boy were, like, the stars of the class.

I always really loved comedy. It's the only thing I was ever good at.

'Portlandia' is 100 percent improvised, and I came into this business not knowing anything.

Comedy is a passion but I don't know if I a am funny enough to make a living out of.

I've spent the last few years just really actively pursuing comedy and that's something I always wanted to know how to do.

Comedy isn't really something where you get discovered. You can't network your way to being funny or talented. It's not hard to get seen if you're funny. If you're funny, talented, and work hard, you will go somewhere.

A lot of amazing comedians that I've worked with just really follow their instincts and you can't really teach someone comedic timing. And you just kind of have it.

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

I like comedy. I would love to do comedy for a long time.

I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And people don't expect it from me, which is a whammy.

I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.