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Two of the main characters are based on, and named after, Kroll and his best friend from childhood, Andrew Goldberg. The show features the experiences of a group of 7th graders in the throes of puberty. In 2017, Kroll co-created, wrote, and starred in Big Mouth, an animated television show on Netflix. Kroll was one of the roasters on the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco.

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voiced to sound like a 'modern day Snagglepuss', and as Reuben Grinder in the PBS Kids GO! series WordGirl. His voice work includes the character Stu on the HBO animated series The Life & Times of Tim, as well as Andrew LeGustambos, the flamboyant, bisexual drama teacher in the animated Fox comedy series Sit Down, Shut Up. Kroll had a recurring role on Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim.

Concurrently, he created and starred in his own Comedy Central sketch series, Kroll Show, which aired Januto March 24, 2015. Kroll had a starring role as Rodney Ruxin in the FXX comedy series The League, which aired Octoto December 9, 2015. He made appearances on numerous Comedy Central series such as Reno 911!, John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show, and The Benson Interruption, both performing as himself and in character. He went on to VH1's Best Week Ever, and to guest-starring roles on Parks and Recreation, Community, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and New Girl.

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Although the show was cancelled after seven episodes, he called his role “the most important experience of my professional career”. Kroll's first significant career success came when he co-starred in the ABC sitcom Cavemen, based on the Geico-insurance TV-commercial characters. Kroll was honored with the Breakout Star of the Year award from the 2013 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His character work features prominently in Kroll Show, a sketch comedy show on Comedy Central. Other characters include Ref Jeff and Fabrice Fabrice, and Gil Faizon of The Oh, Hello Show, who he created with writing partner John Mulaney. He is well known as a performer for his characters such as Bobby Bottleservice, who has been featured in a number of online videos for the Funny or Die website, including the Ed Hardy Boyz and an audition tape for the MTV show Jersey Shore. He has studied and performed regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC and LA and co-hosted the stand-up show Welcome to Our Week with Jessi Klein. In 2011, Comedy Central aired his stand-up special Thank You Very Cool.

Kroll's live work is a mix of standup, sketch and characters. In November and December 2008, he toured with Aziz Ansari on his Glow in the Dark comedy tour in the United States. ( September 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Įarly in his career, Kroll contributed writing for Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show and MTV's Human Giant. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. He described himself as a history major who minored in art and Spanish, but found himself 'gravitating toward media studies as time went on'. In 2001, Kroll graduated from Georgetown University.

During this time, he also briefly attended The Mountain School in Vershire, Vermont, where he developed a fondness for hiking. He went on to high school at Rye Country Day School. He grew up in a Conservative Jewish family, and attended the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester.

The youngest child in the family, Kroll has a brother, Jeremy, and two sisters, Vanessa and Dana. His father is a billionaire businessman who founded the corporate investigations and risk consulting firm Kroll Inc. Kroll was born in Rye, New York, on June 5, 1978, to Lynn and Jules Kroll.

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