Nick Kroll Doesn’t Have Any Hobbies

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Nick Kroll Doesn’t Have Any Hobbies"

What's Our Podcast? with Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney (Headgum) – July 29, 2026

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Overview

In this lively, sprawling episode, Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney welcome comedian, writer, and all-around multi-hyphenate Nick Kroll. The show’s meta premise remains intact: Beck and Kyle are still trying to figure out “what’s our podcast about?”—turning to their guests for inspiration and, in this case, indulging in a hilarious, reflective, and sometimes surprisingly sincere conversation with Kroll.

The episode weaves career reminiscence, absurd jokes, bits about hobbies, existential crises, Disneyland rehashes, and genuine camaraderie. It’s equal parts silly and earnest, with several running gags and affectionate ribbing.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Career Trajectories & Early Comedy Days

[20:50–31:04]

• Beck and Kyle share memories of first encountering Nick in the LA comedy scene and the sense of “aspirational” presence Kroll brought to stages like Basement Party and UCB.
• Nick discusses coming up in New York’s standup scene, enduring “bringer” shows, and learning to project confidence as a survival strategy.
  • Kroll: “I don't know if I'll be funny, but if I can present confidence, then I think I'll be able to survive this.” [23:31]
• The trio draw parallels between their respective sketch groups, college experiences, and the importance of finding “your people” early on.
• Nick recounts formative years at Georgetown, doing improv with Mike Birbiglia, John Mulaney, and Andrew Goldberg (future Big Mouth co-creator), and how the lack of other comedy options allowed them unusual stage freedom.
• The conversation touches playfully—but pointedly—on the sometimes awkward, sometimes affirming energy of encountering your peers’ success.
  • Kroll: “Who are your running partners? Who are you running with?” [39:00]

2. Managing Creativity & Work/Life Balance

[32:54–41:54]

• Nick reflects on his “disorganized” school days and how comedy gradually forced him to build organizational skills.
• He describes his work style as “chipping away at different projects at different stages,” preferring not to focus on a single thing for too long to maintain creative energy.
  • Kroll: “You just kind of keep moving shit down the field... I work best almost where I'm not solely focused on one thing.” [34:57]
• The podcast discusses the unpredictability of the entertainment industry: projects can vanish without warning, so keeping many irons in the fire is essential.
  • Kroll: “Nothing is done until it's out and done.” [37:16]

3. Hobbies, The Quest for Peace, and Existential Dread

[48:31–54:31]

• In a segment that inspires the episode’s title, Kyle asks Nick what he’s trying to “figure out” in his life.
• Nick jokes about his lack of hobbies and honestly notes the challenge of finding peace amidst work, parenting, and the broader “crackly” anxiety of late-2020s reality.
  • Kroll: “Finding some modicum of peace. Peace within yourself, or within myself, you know, but also the world around me. It'd be great if we could.” [48:50]
• The guys riff on “hobbies” as parents—mostly more projects for their children. There’s a collective yearning for simple, non-productive joys.
• Kyle offers up casual group golf (“Los Feliz Three”) as a candidate for Nick’s new hobby, prompting a long riff on leisure, competition, and how nice it can be to do something without caring about the outcome.

4. Absurdist Bits: Jazz Off, Pubes, and More

[55:05–58:59]

• A classic Beck & Kyle segment emerges—as the conversation spins out over “jazzing off,” discussing jerking off to the Knicks, and an escalating riff on the “beauty” of masturbation at weddings or movie theaters.
  • Kroll: “Yeah, that's my team. I'm a Knick fan. I jazz off to the Knicks.” [55:44]
  • Kyle: “Jazz off sounds like you’re talking about jerking off to the Knicks.”
  • Kroll: “Yeah, exactly.” [56:18]
• Running jokes about hair, pubes, and duck impressions also abound.

5. Food, Diners, and “Too Much Tuna”

[63:36–65:29]

• Beck inquires about “food as humor” in Kroll’s work (e.g., “Too Much Tuna,” 70s Diner aesthetic, Oh Hello, etc.).
• Nick explains that diners represent a nostalgic, New York flavor—casual, rich in association, and imbued with a sense of early-adulthood independence.

6. Disneyland: Shared Joys & Nightmares

[66:03–87:17]

• Nick pitches “Disneyland” as their podcast topic, sparking a (mock) pivot to a full Disneyland deep-dive in the second half.
• Kroll shares stories of taking his family to the park (only his second time), noting the overwhelming sensory experience, questionable rides (the trauma of Guardians of the Galaxy with a 5-year-old), and the surreal mix of nostalgia and exhaustion.
  • Kroll: “[Guardians of the Galaxy]...my body hated it. My son's body hated it. So deeply.” [77:13]
• Extended bits about the Disneyland characters (Mickey, Daisy, Donald, etc.) and the low-key sexual energy radiating from Daisy Duck, “for sure.”
• The trio also riff on the difference between Disneyland and Disney World, their own “Disney adult” status, mushrooms at Disneyland (bad idea, they agree), and the euphoria of Disneyland snacks.
  • Nick: “I did get up, like, inched up real close [to McCoy Tyner at a jazz club]. I had a great time.” [61:29]
  • Kyle: “Churros are so good… kids love the churros.” [86:29]

7. Final Reflections & Mutual Admiration

[93:06–94:02]

• Kroll showers Beck and Kyle with genuine praise for their work on SNL and Good Neighbor, adding sincere, warm closure.
  • Kroll: “Everything you guys do is always fucking funny and smart. And so it's too bad that this pod was an exception to the rule.” [94:12]
• The “what should our podcast be?” question remains happily unanswered, with Kroll half-jokingly pitching further future topics.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Nick Kroll, on confidence as a young comic:
  “If I can present confidence, then I think I'll be able to survive this.” [23:31]
• Nick Kroll, on project churn and the unpredictable biz:
  “Nothing is done until it's out and done.” [37:16]
• Nick Kroll, on seeking peace:
  “Finding some modicum of peace. Peace within yourself… but also the world around me.” [48:50]
• Nick Kroll, clarifying his hobby situation:
  “I don't have any real hobbies...” [50:12]
• The “Jazz Off” sequence:
  • “Yeah, that's my team. I'm a Knick fan. I jazz off to the Knicks.” [55:44]
  • “Jazz off sounds like you’re talking about jerking off to the Knicks.” – Kyle [56:16]
  • “Yeah, exactly.” – Nick [56:18]
• On Disneyland with a child:
  “Guardians of the Galaxy...my body hated it. My son's body hated it. So deeply.” [77:13]
• On being a mentor and peer:
  “I've always tried to gather funnier people than me.” [40:00]
• Kroll, warmly ribbing Beck & Kyle:
  “Everything you guys do is always fucking funny and smart. And so it's too bad that this pod was an exception to the rule.” [94:12]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 20:50 — Reminiscing about LA/NY comedy scenes.
• 32:54 — Nick's creative/work process.
• 48:31 — Existential dread, searching for peace, hobbies.
• 55:05 — "Jazz off" and wild masturbation riff.
• 63:36 — Food as humor; diners, “Too Much Tuna.”
• 66:03 — Nick pitches Disneyland as podcast topic.
• 71:31 — Kroll’s Disneyland experiences as a dad.
• 77:19 — Guardians of the Galaxy ride trauma.
• 86:29 — The joys of Disneyland treats (& churros.)
• 93:06 — Sincere praise and show wrap-up.

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Tone & Style Highlights

• Loose, playful, and improvisational banter—frequent bits, callbacks, and butting in.
• Mix of absurd, blue, and earnest moments—from “Jazz off” riffs to sincere talk about creativity and mental health.
• Meta-awareness—the hosts and guest constantly acknowledge the constructed, searching nature of the show’s premise and their own podcasting inexperience.
• Intimate camaraderie—long stretches of mutual appreciation, warm teasing, and honest reflection.

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Final Thoughts

For listeners who enjoy Beck and Kyle’s particular brand of absurdity, affectionate digs, as well as behind-the-scenes comedy talk, this episode is a feast. Nick Kroll is a fitting guest—effortlessly oscillating from big bit energy to heartfelt introspection. Did the show find its true purpose? Maybe, maybe not—but in the process, it delivers plenty of laughs, some real talk, and a few surprisingly touching moments.

Check out:

• Kroll’s “Mating Season” (Netflix)
• Beck & Kyle’s Patreon for bonus content (patreon.com/whatsourpodcast)

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Transcript

[Nick Kroll]

This is a Headgun podcast.

[Beck Bennett]

Wow.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yay. Another episode of what's our Podcast. But first, a little special announcement from Becky and Kyle.

[Beck Bennett]

This is very big. This is.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's very huge and big.

[Beck Bennett]

I think this is life changing for me.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. That's the way I feel. As long as it goes well.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, even if it doesn't, it is altering my life.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, it already has.

[Beck Bennett]

The big announcement is we are starting a patreon.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. You're saying to yourself, oh, yes, it was.

[Beck Bennett]

You know, it was a risk. It was a swing to even start a podcast together back.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, it was.

[Beck Bennett]

We didn't know what it is. We still are finding out what it is every single week when we come together with our guests. And when you and I sort of

[Kyle Mooney]

mess around on the microphone, let's tell them what it is. For the first tier, Rocco, Basic tier.

[Beck Bennett]

It's five bucks a month. You're gonna get a bonus episode every week. No guest. Okay. It's just Beck and I doing what we've been doing Since September of 2003 when we first met each other.

[Kyle Mooney]

For that tier, we have slopping out, which is just the two of us hanging out.

[Beck Bennett]

It's like our intro to our show.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. But it's longer. We can go into bits longer.

[Beck Bennett]

We can also be earnest. Learn about each other's lives.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. Catch up for longer. Or we also have what's yous Podcast, where we take ideas from our Patreon members.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

At a certain tier, at the $10 tier, which is the next tier. We take your ideas and we try that podcast out. Right, but you can pitch those ideas at the $10 tier.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. Once you get to the $10 tier, premium rock, which we're calling Rocco Premium.

[Kyle Mooney]

Rocco Premium.

[Beck Bennett]

That's where you actually get to pitch the ideas that we will do on our podcast. You're also gonna get access to an exclusive chat. A chat room.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

The Discord. The Rocco Discord, where you can talk with other fans, other listeners. Probably kind of do your own little bits. Make some friends. Maybe. Maybe you can grab. Grab dinner or coffee with one of them sometime.

[Kyle Mooney]

Also with the $10 tier, you get access to. You get to see our. What we're calling our sillies. Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

These are little videos. You know, we came up making videos together. Full circle. Because now you and I are just gonna make a little video we already started. Get a little iPhone, make a little video, play some characters, do some bits.

[Kyle Mooney]

Just come up with an idea and pop it right off and just shoot it.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. We don't need to labor over it.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, exactly.

[Kyle Mooney]

We just kind of have fun and pump it out to our Rocco's. You know what I mean?

[Beck Bennett]

I know exactly what you mean. I love it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

For 15 bucks, you get all that stuff. Plus you get free access to our new ticketed live stream. So, like, we will talk to you directly. You can ask us questions. We'll be doing these quarterly throughout the year.

[Kyle Mooney]

We might do poppers there. We don't know yet. It's only going to be legal stuff. But we're going to have fun to do poppers. Yes. And here's the thing for Rocket supreme, if you sign up for a full year, you'll get a side headshot of me and Kyle. We don't know, but it's going to be an amazing family heirloom that you get and you can, you know, frame it and put above the fireplace or something or something like that.

[Beck Bennett]

It is really going to be fun. I think it's going to be a place to see some really weird, wild and crazy stuff where we just get

[Kyle Mooney]

to do whatever we want without really caring. So. Yeah. So go to patreon.com what's our podcast and join today, please.

[Beck Bennett]

That's patreon.com what's our Podcast? And be in the Rocco Club with all your fellow Roccos.

[Kyle Mooney]

What's our podcast? What's it gonna be all about? Tell us what's our podcast? What should we talk about with Beck and Kyle?

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, oh, Susanna, you're. You're, you're digging up my dirt. And if you don't come over here, I, I think I'm gonna hurt.

[Kyle Mooney]

Really cool.

[Nick Kroll]

Kyle.

[Kyle Mooney]

That was like an original oh Susanna from Kyle.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, that's sort of, that's kind of what I'm getting into. I'm taking like old little tunes and rhymes and melodies and sort of like making them a little more current, a little more 20, 26.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's cool. You should take, you should like DJ like four year old birthday parties.

[Beck Bennett]

It's for grown ups. It's for grown ups.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh.

[Beck Bennett]

Because it's a new modern spin on it. So it'll.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, man, that's amazing.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, so it'll be like you put your left hand in, you take your left hand out, you put your left hand in and you listen to no Doubt.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, that's funny.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, stuff like that. But it's for grown ups.

[Kyle Mooney]

That would be fun to have at a party. Yeah, that's really cool. You're so. I mean, I really think you're so creative.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, I appreciate it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And you're always, like, coming up with something new that people would never even expect.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, thanks. I mean, it's. It is a fun little party thing. Mary had a little lamb Little lamb, little lamb Mary had a little lamb Whose fleece was full of.

[Kyle Mooney]

Say it. Just say it.

[Beck Bennett]

Nose.

[Kyle Mooney]

That is really. That's great. Yeah. No, I think you should do this. I think people. People would love to have you at their parties. Do you do it live or is it recordings and you DJ it?

[Beck Bennett]

I. I go into the studio. I. I record them. I go. I go into the studio and then I press it on vinyl and I bring my records and I mix it up. So it'll be like, Mary had a little lamb. Mary had a little lamb Whose fleece was white as nose.

[Kyle Mooney]

Well, you're listening to what's our Podcast. That's great, man. I can't wait to see how that progresses. This is what's Our Podcast with Beck and Kyle guest comes in and pitches

[Beck Bennett]

their idea for what our podcast should be about.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's exactly right. You remember? And we try it out and we see if it should be our podcast.

[Beck Bennett]

And. And we just did a. We just recorded a Patreon.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, we did.

[Beck Bennett]

Which our patreon [e-mail]. what's our podcast? And you know, I did that thing, Beck, I went blue.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, you did. You got nasty boy. You went nasty boy. But as I said, you can get away with it. You're. There's something about you that people. You know, you're sweet.

[Beck Bennett]

You know, I saw one choice and then, like, I was like, well, that does. Is not that interesting. And so I.

[Kyle Mooney]

This makes me laugh. Yes. Yeah. But.

[Beck Bennett]

But it was. But I took. I took a choice that was Low Hanging fruit. Yeah, Low hanging calm, I would say.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. Low hanging calm. It's something. I actually went kind of blue first, but it was more. I would say it was more low hanging. More first thought yours was something that I would. Yeah, I don't think it's a trope of the world that we were in.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

So I think that's what made it work.

[Beck Bennett]

Great.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. But, yeah, you should check out our Patreon.

[Beck Bennett]

There's always going to be something interesting happen. Sometimes we're making songs, sometimes we're just

[Kyle Mooney]

riffing, sometimes we're just talking.

[Beck Bennett]

Sometimes we're taking ideas from our. Our listeners. Like. Like this one. This was a pitch about dogs.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. Yes. Yes. No, but what's. What's going on The. The actual Real World weekend's coming.

[Beck Bennett]

It's, you know, it's Wednesday for you all, if you're listening, when this first releases. But I gotta say, we're recording this on a Friday, and, man, I am pumped. I remember the old school Fridays because I remember being in school knowing that the weekend was coming. I don't know if you remember that, but it was like we'd get out of school around 2:15.

[Kyle Mooney]

Around 2:15.

[Beck Bennett]

And then we'd get on the bikes,

[Kyle Mooney]

we'd do a show. We'd actually do an improv show around 12 o'. Clock.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, you're thinking of college. I was thinking of, like, elementary school.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, elementary school.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Beck Bennett]

But yeah, we would do our improv shows. One o'. Clock.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. So I. But I didn't mean to derail you. What, at Friday after school?

[Beck Bennett]

And then I remember that. And then I feel like it was Saturday, Sunday, and then back on school on Monday.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah, that's. That was the same for me in Chicago.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Okay, so that's interesting that, like, the districts lined up.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Because it's like you don't always start school and end school at the same time.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Kyle Mooney]

In the year. But it's like. Yeah. And like, do we have the same days of the week in Chicago that you have?

[Beck Bennett]

In some people, Sunday is the beginning of the week. Have you heard this?

[Kyle Mooney]

I have not heard that.

[Beck Bennett]

Have you heard this, Rochelle, That Sunday is the beginning of the week?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Wait, just in general, because I've heard the thing where, like, somebody might be, like, working a job and it's like, it's Sunday, and they're like, it's my Monday.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. Right, right. Or, yeah. Or Wednesday. It's like, it's my Friday.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And you kind of go like, oh,

[Beck Bennett]

well, Sunday is, I believe, technically the start of the week.

[Kyle Mooney]

That is.

[Beck Bennett]

But I think it's, you know, it's maybe a religious thing that we. That's why we don't, you know, work or go to school on Sunday.

[Kyle Mooney]

Sure, I understand that, but I've never heard that Sunday is the beginning of the week.

[Beck Bennett]

Really?

[Kyle Mooney]

I've never heard this.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, it goes Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

[Kyle Mooney]

Is that correct?

[Beck Bennett]

Is that I was taught, yes. Monday is the beginning of the business week.

[Kyle Mooney]

See, you have the weekend. The end of the week.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, I feel like.

[Kyle Mooney]

I know Saturday and Sunday.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

So then the week, you start over with Monday. See, I just, I just think. I think. I think it's the start of the week is Monday.

[Beck Bennett]

I think you have a valid. You'd be making a valid point. And I think that. Yeah, a lot of places are closed on Sunday.

[Kyle Mooney]

Let's. Yeah, let's.

[Beck Bennett]

This is something I feel like we could talk to President Trump about.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Because it's like we're starting the week on Sunday when everybody's at church and everything's closed or temple or wherever or where you go, you know?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Cave. Awkward. The church of awkwardness.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

At the cave.

[Kyle Mooney]

The temple of Kyle. In the cave. Of course, in the cave.

[Beck Bennett]

Whose fleece was white as a nose.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's really. Still really good. It hits. But yeah. Okay, weekend. What else? President Trump, we're going to talk to him about the week because I'm sure he'd be down to restructure.

[Beck Bennett]

Has he done any head gum?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Has Trump come in here yet?

[Beck Bennett]

No, Trump sucks.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah, that's true. See what he did to the. The pool? Painted it blue.

[Beck Bennett]

Painted the pool blue.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, the old. What's that? Memorial. Oh, memorial. Memorial. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. Yeah, he's just like a. He's kind of like a. Like a graffiti artist.

[Beck Bennett]

Like Banksy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, he's kind of like Banksy, just like doing every. Destroying everything, but like not an artist.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Kyle Mooney]

You know what I mean? Just kind of like a.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Like a little punk.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Just like destroying stuff.

[Beck Bennett]

Destroying around us.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah. And killing people and. But anyway, yeah, summer's coming. We have a great guest today.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, my gosh.

[Kyle Mooney]

This is a big one. This is a big one.

[Beck Bennett]

This is one that I feel like it's been in the works for a little bit. I remember the first time he was supposed to be here, I had something come up and then you had run into him.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, I ran into him at Disneyland.

[Beck Bennett]

House of the Mouse, they say.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, they do say that.

[Beck Bennett]

How you guys doing?

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, hey, Mickey Gorsh.

[Beck Bennett]

We're not doing bad, Mickey Gorsh. We're on the. What's our podcast?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yuck. Whoa, Goofy, dude. Donald. The whole crew's here. You guys doing anything crazy this weekend?

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, well, yeah. Oh, we're gonna go. We're gonna go to the shooting range.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, the three of you, are you. Donald.

[Beck Bennett]

We're doing it safely, okay. In Vegas. It's part of Goofy's bachelor party.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, wow. Congrats, Goofy. You're getting married. Yeah. Wow. Okay, well, thanks for coming by, you guys. Good luck with the guns. But, yeah, we have an incredible guest. Nick Kroll. Yeah. Wonderful human being. Just like, he's done so many a

[Beck Bennett]

stand up Sketch performer, Show creator of. Writer. Yeah, creator.

[Kyle Mooney]

He's been on Broadway and off Broadway and he's created animated shows.

[Beck Bennett]

He really is like, Yes, I would say a jack of all trades.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, he's really. And he's just so productive and creates incredibly funny, original, unique material. And he's also just a wonderful person to see around, and I feel like he tries to bring people into his projects and give people opportunities, and it's just a awesome, awesome person. I'm looking forward to talking to him.

[Beck Bennett]

That makes two of us.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

We say we bring them in.

[Kyle Mooney]

I say we bring him in. Okay, here we go.

[Beck Bennett]

Nick Kroll, Have you ever had a thought that just wouldn't leave you alone? Something weird or dark or completely out of character that your brain kept throwing at you, no matter what you did to try to feel better? I've told you, Beck.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, I have thoughts.

[Beck Bennett]

I have intrusive thoughts. Yes, I. I have suffered from ocd. I've talked about it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

And I did go through no cd, which we're talking about right now, and it was awesome.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's great.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. And it. And, you know, had some exposure therapy, learned some things about myself. And these are things that stick with you and make everyday living a little easier. You're not getting necessarily hung up on, you know, these obsessions and compulsions.

[Kyle Mooney]

And when you. When you started doing it, were you like, I need to do something about this. It's so frustrating. It's getting in my way.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Or. And then you found relief, or was it like, oh, I wonder if this will, like, help me at all?

[Beck Bennett]

I think I knew that there was a better life out there.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay.

[Beck Bennett]

But. But I knew that I would have to do work.

[Kyle Mooney]

And you did.

[Beck Bennett]

And you need. And I. You need somebody on your side to help you get through that work.

[Kyle Mooney]

You know what I mean? Absolutely.

[Beck Bennett]

And because you got to get to the base. You know what I mean? The base of the problem. You can just cold turkey, try. Try that with anything, Right?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

But what is. What's really making this?

[Kyle Mooney]

You really got to understand it to help it go away. Well, I'm glad you figured it out.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, well, you know, I still suffer, but the thing is, I know that I have this resource whenever I need it.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's great.

[Beck Bennett]

And it's not as intense as it once was.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's good. Well, you know, just call me anytime. I'm here, too.

[Beck Bennett]

I do call you. And sometimes you don't answer. Real OCD is persistent, unwanted, intrusive, distressing thoughts that often get Stuck in your mind. They tend to latch onto the things you care about most, which can bring up a lot of guilt and shame. Then you feel driven to do certain behaviors to try to make those thoughts stop, even though that's not possible. But OCD is one of the most treatable mental health conditions out there. That's got to feel good to hear.

[Kyle Mooney]

If you suffer from ocd, absolutely. There's something you can do about it

[Beck Bennett]

if you get the right kind of specialized therapy. OCD needs erp, or exposure and responsive prevention, which has proven to be the most effective treatment. And that's where NOCD comes in, because this is something they can help with. NOCD is the world's leading provider of OCD treatment, and all of their licensed therapists specialize in ERP therapy. OCD is often improperly treated, but no. CD therapists go through extensive training led by leading experts in ocd, so they can know exactly what to look for and how to help. Therapy with OCD is 100% virtual and covered by insurance for over 138 million Americans. Can you imagine getting that help you need and being able to go out through your day in ways that you couldn't before?

[Kyle Mooney]

That'd be amazing.

[Beck Bennett]

It also includes support between sessions so you're never facing OCD alone. To learn more about starting OCD therapy with NOCD, visit nocd.com and book a free 15 minute call with their team. That's nocd.com.

[Kyle Mooney]

are there any 15 minutes? That's nothing. Do it today.

[Beck Bennett]

I know you can get done in 15 minutes.

[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

Okay.

[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

Oh, thanks.

[Kyle Mooney]

You look like you feel amazing. It's a whole vibe.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, I feel good. What do you want me to say

[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

you know what I mean? This is like kind of who I am, man. I just want to say I appreciate you so much back. I appreciate your show. I appreciate you wet Ryan.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's great to be here on your journey of self discovery, you know what I mean? And like thanks man.

[Beck Bennett]

I appreciate you.

[Kyle Mooney]

I appreciate you, appreciate you.

[Beck Bennett]

I appreciate you. It's been a great, it's been a great life and I'm just happy to be able to do the podcasting thing. You know, I got the Rocco's out there and you know. Yeah, I'm feeling good, feeling easy breeze. You're.

[Kyle Mooney]

You're in a Quint set. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You look amazing.

[Beck Bennett]

Thank you so much.

[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

There's no reason to look backwards. Look forwards.

[Kyle Mooney]

Enj.

[Nick Kroll]

Are you. Do you want to shoot it out there?

[Kyle Mooney]

I think I thought it would be cool.

[Nick Kroll]

Kyle is kind of.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't know. I don't know what that would.

[Kyle Mooney]

How.

[Beck Bennett]

What that would do for you. Relle. In terms of, like, I don't think maybe shoot it on a single camera, right?

[Nick Kroll]

Where we just do it all. Go out there and. And just do this, you know, do

[Kyle Mooney]

this set one up over.

[Nick Kroll]

And then we'll, you know, we got all these.

[Kyle Mooney]

And we'll come up with.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, we'll come up over that.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, it seems like we figured out the coverage, so maybe we should just sort of, I mean, take these guys off the tripods.

[Kyle Mooney]

The tripods? Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

What's the slang for the sticks? Take the cameras off the sticks.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

There you go.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

I mean, that's. That's, you know, we've had a lot of guests, and not one of them has suggested moving all the equipment into the waiting area and doing it out there instead. But that's like, you have this creative brain. You're always thinking, you're always coming up with something.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. I'm always trying to control things.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yeah. And make it. Make it your environment. That's incredible. That's incredible. Incredible. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

And this, by the way, it feels like now we're in it, right? You never know when it's starting. Of course.

[Kyle Mooney]

Started already. We did an intro. We already talked about you, but yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Can I just say it? It's Nick Kroll.

[Kyle Mooney]

This is Nick Kroll.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Just in case you didn't know, he's sitting right here.

[Nick Kroll]

Hey, guys.

[Kyle Mooney]

Very excited to have you on. Yeah. And that's it. That's all we have to say about that.

[Beck Bennett]

I want to start back in the day, if I may, Nick, Unless there's. Unless. Is there something you're dying to get off your chest right now?

[Nick Kroll]

Uh, no, not. Not right now. I'm. I. I'd love to go back.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay, great.

[Beck Bennett]

When?

[Kyle Mooney]

We'll go back.

[Beck Bennett]

When Beck and I, after college, we were in an improv or sketch group, rather, called Good Neighbor. We put out videos, and I feel like I first became aware of you, I think, via seeing you live. Nick Rutherford would host a show, the Basement of the Ramada.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

It was called Trophy Room and Basement, I think, and. Or Basement Party. At some point he transitioned names.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

So that's sort of the end of the anecdote.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Our buddy Nick.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't know. I don't know what era it was, if this is Basement party or trophy room.

[Kyle Mooney]

Sure.

[Beck Bennett]

But I saw you perform. You would come in every once in a while, and I'm thinking this is circa 2008. And it was really incredible to see somebody. I mean, I feel like things were happening for you. This is probably around the time of the caveman.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, Caveman was 2007. So it had come and gone.

[Beck Bennett]

But you were so funny. Confident on stage, owning it. It's like, it felt like. I feel like you're a slightly. A class. Slightly above us. And so, like, it's like, oh, this is what you want to aspire to be.

[Nick Kroll]

And it was really incredible because I'm 31 now.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

So.

[Nick Kroll]

So you guys were probably at the time, like, 27. 28. 27.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay. Record scratch moment. What the are you talking about? Are you dead serious that you're 31 right now?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, I'm 31 right now.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. See, honestly, like, okay, because I'm four.

[Beck Bennett]

I'm almost 42. I was like, okay. Damn, you were older than me. Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

That's crazy, because I do remember meeting you in two. I mean.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, that's crazy because sometimes when I see somebody who's like, so talented and. And amazing, I'm like. And self assured. I'm like, they have to be older. Yeah, but you were younger.

[Nick Kroll]

No, it sounds like I was probably, like 16ish at that point. That's crazy. That is crazy. We've known each other that long.

[Kyle Mooney]

That is why that is actually fucking insane. I don't know, Kyle. Can't even fucking deal with this. That's.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, I remember that body language from the crowd. You weren't.

[Kyle Mooney]

You weren't sold.

[Nick Kroll]

The confidence was feigned very successfully faint.

[Beck Bennett]

I mean, yeah, you're Faking it.

[Nick Kroll]

I was faking it. I don't know. I had this experience going to like open mics and starting in New York and then bringer shows in New York. Cause I had also had like a number of years in New York before I came to la. So I got to show up a little more fully formed than if you had been like with me at that open mic.

[Beck Bennett]

Sure.

[Nick Kroll]

You know what I mean?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And I would like, my family would come to like the Gotham Comedy Club or the Boston Comedy Club, and I'd have to bring five to 10 people and they would all have to pay like 40, $50 for drinks to see

[Kyle Mooney]

and get two drinks and get two

[Nick Kroll]

drinks and to watch like truly the most terrible people in New York try to do standup. And then like Jessica Kirson hosting or Ed Helms hosting the bringer. And I would do those. And afterwards, my family or friends who'd come, they were like, they were always like, that one guy seems so uncomfortable. It was really a bummer to watch. And I was like, okay, well, I don't know if I'll be funny, but if I can present confidence, then I think, like, I'll be. I'll be able to survive this. Do you know what I mean? Interesting.

[Kyle Mooney]

So that hit early on, that hit

[Nick Kroll]

as an understanding of like, make the audience feel like it's going to be okay and then the chance that maybe you'll get a laugh goes up.

[Beck Bennett]

But you really don't think.

[Nick Kroll]

I think I was probably pretty confident at that point.

[Kyle Mooney]

I wasn't at that show. But we've talked about this and we were doing a show, maybe a. UCB. I forget what show it was. I don't know if we had a show, if it was like a spank show and you had just done an Ed Hardy, maybe. Yeah, boys.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, yeah, yeah. It was like a comedy death ray sketch show or something.

[Nick Kroll]

Sure.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And was it just the video maybe? And you were talking.

[Beck Bennett]

Anyone else. Anyone out there remember CDR sketch?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. This is Priest comedy. Bang Bang. Obviously you guys know this is Aukerman bj. We're still. It doesn't matter. It's not at MBAR anymore. It's ucb, of course. Big time, baby.

[Kyle Mooney]

But that. We talk about that, seeing that and being like, yeah, you got you.

[Nick Kroll]

And who presented your.

[Beck Bennett]

It's like you presented your new video that was about to come out on Funny or Die.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

And it was. It was just a couple guys at the height of their powers and it was very fun to watch.

[Nick Kroll]

Well, and you guys felt similarly. There's. There's those funny people you see along the way who are like, you guys were making the good neighbor stuff and it's like, oh, you guys did feel a little younger than me and felt so funny and like doing your very specific thing. And I was like, oh, that's cool. That kind of. I don't know if it bums me out or not. That seems. Does seem actually cool.

[Beck Bennett]

That's nice of you.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's very sweet. That's very sweet.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. I don't want to shit. I feel awkward. Some awkward. I never feel awkward.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, you never.

[Beck Bennett]

You're always.

[Nick Kroll]

When you don't present awkward, it's always

[Beck Bennett]

kind of like, like you should be on stage and be confident. I was like, oh, I do.

[Nick Kroll]

I felt like you were, if I'm being completely honest, so confidently awkward. And that's what is your. One of your great powers.

[Beck Bennett]

I think that, like, what I. What I love about you, and we don't need to just talk about career and professional, but like, I, I want to make sure you get your flowers because you deserve them. And like what I think is so amazing and incredible and awesome is that you do it all in terms of comedy. Like, you're a stand up, you're a sketch performer, an improv. I mean, like you started doing. Did you do improv at Georgetown?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, we were doing improv at Georgetown.

[Beck Bennett]

And that was with.

[Nick Kroll]

With originally with Birbiglia and a bunch of other guys who are all super funny. And, and, and then, and then Mulaney was a freshman when I was a senior, so we were doing, we were doing improv, but because we were like kind of the only game in town at like Georgetown, which wasn't. It wasn't like NYU or.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

Did you guys go to uc? Right? So like there were other people trying to do comedy already. Yeah, yeah, there were like, we had no other. So we had no con. So it was like any acapella fest we would host. You know what I mean? So we had like, we got stage time in a weird way because there was no one else putting their hand up for it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Got it.

[Nick Kroll]

You know, which was great.

[Kyle Mooney]

Were you doing comedy before that or.

[Nick Kroll]

No, when I got. No, no. I did like a little in, in high school and growing up, I was always like sniffing around it. But like me and my Andrew Goldberg, who I made big mouth with, he and I would like host the Purim talent show at our Jewish day school as like Wayne and Garth.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay.

[Nick Kroll]

You know what I mean?

[Beck Bennett]

And which one were you?

[Nick Kroll]

Sorry, I was Wayne.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay, so you kind of got to like you were sort of steering the ship.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And Garth. And Andrew is Garth. And it's still like. It's still kind of Wayne and Garth vibes.

[Beck Bennett]

How is.

[Nick Kroll]

I mean, like, where Garth is actually the funny one.

[Kyle Mooney]

He's a little more quiet. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And Wayne, right? Tries to write Garth out of Wayne's world too.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Wayne got to say Zhang, right? Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

That was funny.

[Beck Bennett]

That was funny shit.

[Kyle Mooney]

That was funny. That was.

[Nick Kroll]

That was fucking funny ass movies.

[Beck Bennett]

Do you now, this is like a corny thing to ask, but, I mean, that must feel. I feel incredibly lucky and special that I met Beck doing improv in college in Rutherford and. And my friend Dave McCary, who I grew up with, to meet other persons, Bigly and Mulaney, who are like, you know, foundational in the current comedic landscape. Did you feel that in the moment where you're like, we got something fucking special, you know?

[Nick Kroll]

No, no, I don't think so because I had no point of reference at that point. But I think similar to you guys where you, like, meet and you're like, hey, you're fucking. You're funny and smart like I am. And I haven't really met anyone. I've met funny people and I met smart people, but I haven't met that comm yet everywhere, you know what I mean? Except with Andrew, who I truly knew since I was six years old, like, so I've known him my whole life. And then we sort of went our separate ways for many years. But when I got to college and like, I remember we did like a sketch. A sketch show. That's where Bigly cast me in a sketch show. At the end of my freshman year, I hadn't been in the improv group and I remember going to that, like, read through of sketches and was like, oh, I'm done. Like, this is. You know what I mean? I went in and like, reading funny voice characters and was like, oh, let's fucking go. Like, you know what I mean? Literally from that day forward was like, let's go. And I feel like the advantage of finding other people like you to do that with is so foundational to it.

[Kyle Mooney]

It really is.

[Nick Kroll]

But it is crazy that specifically John and Mike particularly are such foundational people in what current comedy is. So it's because they both were really into racism early.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's great. Yeah, you need that comfort, you know, behind closed doors where people are willing to say certain things.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, right.

[Kyle Mooney]

Come on.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, you Guys, you guys made friends.

[Kyle Mooney]

Safe space. Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, we up a couple times.

[Kyle Mooney]

We take some videos down off the Internet, but it's all good. Yeah, but I feel like. Yeah, I, I don't know if this is what you're feeling as well, but having you here, it is like, you know, talking about the first time. It's like, that's Nick Row. I know. We'll take about the first time that we, you know, saw you perform or doing shows with you. Like we were talking about you before you got in here and talking about like all the stuff you've done. You've created so many high quality, amazing things in so many different genres.

[Nick Kroll]

Thank you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Over the years and also have been like, I mean, I, I. Other people say this as well. Just such a, like, what's the word? Like a leader. Like you give people opportunities, you're nice to people. You like, you're kind of like this, like you, you know, cuz you are older than us. Like this big brother sort of thing

[Nick Kroll]

where it's like, let's be clear, let's be clear.

[Kyle Mooney]

He's older, we're younger.

[Nick Kroll]

That was a bit.

[Beck Bennett]

That was a bit.

[Kyle Mooney]

But like you're, I mean, it's like so exciting to have you here and be able to talk to you because you are like that older brother who's like, he's like, he's the, he's the guy figured out.

[Beck Bennett]

Consider you are.

[Kyle Mooney]

I do say that you're my brother.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. No, and that's why like the bullying stuff I did with you is more like fun. It's all, I'm your older brother. I got to give you.

[Kyle Mooney]

You got it. I mean, yeah, you would like at ucb, you'd put our head in the toilet. Like cut her nut sacks a little bit. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

Shove shit in her face on the neck. I appreciate that. It's funny because like I am, I'm the youngest of four, so in my mind I've always felt like the little brother. Like that's how I sort of see myself. But now this many years into a career and having sort of done stuff where I have organized people to like make things. It is a. I guess it is an older brother or it is more of that. But it's weird because I am like, I still feel like my sibling's little brother.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

You know what I mean?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Beck Bennett]

How do you. Because yes. I mean, like going off the top of my head, some of the amazing things you've worked on Crawl show Big mouth. The other, the big mouth cartoon human Resource.

[Kyle Mooney]

The other dating season. Oh, the new resources.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes, yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, hello. Show.

[Nick Kroll]

Oh, man.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, hello. Wow.

[Nick Kroll]

Classics.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, fucking classics. Bobby Bottle service classics, though. You joking? Rich dicks got me so.

[Nick Kroll]

Rich dicks.

[Beck Bennett]

I'm curious, like, you have a family and as. As people.

[Nick Kroll]

I.

[Kyle Mooney]

Do

[Beck Bennett]

people not know about that?

[Nick Kroll]

Wait, do I? Yeah. Well, no, it's.

[Kyle Mooney]

It makes sense that you. Because it's like, you're so busy. Like, how do you have time for them? You probably don't even know they exist.

[Nick Kroll]

I'm happy to acknowledge my family. I'm happy to know my family.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay, we can.

[Nick Kroll]

We can say on the right.

[Beck Bennett]

Admit there are people out there who are not right.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

If you want to be like, sort

[Nick Kroll]

of like,

[Beck Bennett]

I am curious. My question is, like, do you like them day to day? Like, are you. How are you, like, every day, like, trying to come up with shit? Are you, like, pretty. Okay, I've got my new project, sort of now I'm just going to put my focus on that. How. How much is the brain working towards material?

[Nick Kroll]

It's kind of. I have. I really like just going back to college and high school. Like, I was quite a disorganized, like, student. I was not a very passionate student or very organized. Like, I wasn't incompetent, but I was like, not a very productive or, you know, but as I started doing comedy, literally. But from that table read of sketches on, it was like, all right, slowly learning how to organize myself and organize around generating stuff. And so now this many years in, I think I have things at different stages that I am concurrently working on. And I work best in, like, sort of chunks, you know what I mean? Where I'm like, okay, let's talk to. I'm gonna talk to this writer about for two hours now, like, Gabe Liedman, who. I'm writing the show right now that we're about to make.

[Beck Bennett]

And that's the one with Vanessa.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, with Vanessa Baer, Jason Mandukas and Sam Richardson and me. Yeah, 100%.

[Kyle Mooney]

100%.

[Nick Kroll]

And so we're like, well, I don't know, we've been working on that for three years or something. And then we. We got it greenlit at Netflix. And so then that becomes the, like, all right, as much of my day as possible is doing that. But then there's always things that are kind of like at different levels of like, I'm working with a comedian right now on a show idea that we've been slowly crack. You know what I mean?

[Kyle Mooney]

You're, like chipping away at it.

[Nick Kroll]

Chipping away. And so I find myself, if I chip away at different levels of involvement on that, there's always something that is. That I can like, really get do.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, that makes sense.

[Nick Kroll]

It's not a. You're like, yeah, that's called working.

[Kyle Mooney]

Well, no, but. No, I mean, like. But Kyle, you're able to handle a lot of things. Like, you've written movies, created shows. And like, we. We started working on something just like very briefly. But you. Like, I thought about it because you were like, let's set this up and talk about it and sort of chip away at it. And we're not like, actively working on it, but that it does, like, just move things forward a little bit.

[Nick Kroll]

You just kind of keep moving shit down the field. And I work best almost where I'm not solely focused on one thing. Like, if I can have something that I'm really engaged with, but that I am still chipping away at other things.

[Beck Bennett]

I think I'm the same.

[Nick Kroll]

My brain works better that way creatively. Because I get exhausted after too much time on one thing, but I'm not exhausted to then talk about something else.

[Beck Bennett]

I also feel like. And this could be wrong, but like, keep a lot of things going. You never know what is going to be the thing.

[Nick Kroll]

That's the thing.

[Beck Bennett]

If you focus too hard on that one thing.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. Like, the first thing I ever did was like, the first, like. I don't know. I graduated. We all went to Georgetown. I graduated, but bigly was like, immediately on Letterman. You know what I mean?

[Kyle Mooney]

Like, it was just like.

[Nick Kroll]

And had an office. It was like, what the.

[Kyle Mooney]

He's set. Yeah, he got the one.

[Nick Kroll]

He got. He got us, but he got the one. Some. But I was just like. He was like, touring and I was like, what is. You know what I mean? And I booked like a mtv. You know, it was in the days in New York in those early 2000s, like, MTV VH1 was all just like prank shows. Like, cheap. Like, hey, around with someone. But we. I booked it and it was to go down to MTV Spring break.

[Kyle Mooney]

Remember when it was like, my God,

[Nick Kroll]

it was cool at that point. Yeah, it was post like, Eric Nice. But like, you know, whatever. It was cool. And we went down to shoot like a prank show. And I did a few pranks and they went like, bad. They were pretty boring and bland and, like, didn't really work. Yeah, it was like, you're an asshole bouncer outside of a club in Miami, and it's like, no matter what I say, if Like, a bouncer can just be mean to people, and they're just like, fair enough. Right. They really just sort of take it, you know? And anyway, I shot it and I wrote an email to, like, everyone I knew being, like, FYI, not even a big deal, but I'm probably going to be on MTV spring break this weekend. You might want to check it out.

[Kyle Mooney]

Great.

[Nick Kroll]

And I was driving back down to Georgetown with, like, the little man. The improv group that I had been with, we had all graduated, moved to New York, and we're doing improv in New York, going back down for, like, a Georgetown, like, reunion show at their, like, improv fest.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And I got the call from the producer or whatever that all of my. My bids had been cut.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's all gone. It's all gone. None of it.

[Nick Kroll]

We even deleted the files. Like, it's gone. And I just remember one just feeling so deeply embarrassed and so pissed off about it. And then also just, like, nothing is done until it's out and done.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

And so, like, you have to keep multiple things moving because you can never bet that the thing you have is

[Kyle Mooney]

gonna, like, do anything for you. I mean, but that's, like, it's really healthy because we talked about this. Like, when you have something that you're excited about, you know, and, like, whether it's a sketch every week at SNL or something that you're in or something you made, it's like, it's rarely going to do the thing that you have. The fantasy that you have in your mind, like, this is gonna open a lot of doors and make everything easier for me. Like, no, it might just.

[Beck Bennett]

I'm about to go fucking viral.

[Nick Kroll]

I can't believe.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, I can't believe it.

[Beck Bennett]

In two days, I'm gonna be viral.

[Nick Kroll]

Totally. Yeah. And it tends when I think that you're gonna also genuinely go viral there.

[Beck Bennett]

Right. I mean, like, also, I feel like you touched upon this. But. And we've talked about versions of this, too, but, like, seeing your friends succeed, it's always that funny thing of, like, you know, you're. You're seeing Birbiglia get this job. Like, you sort of have to balance that thing of being happy, but also, like, you're probably jealous inside. You know what I mean? Yeah. And, like, kind of how that.

[Kyle Mooney]

What are the chances that we're both going to do well and succeed, have a career?

[Nick Kroll]

Sure. But also, like, I will say, you know, having people. Someone described it to me recently as like, my. I think it was my wife who I Acknowledge publicly.

[Kyle Mooney]

That was. That's brave, actually.

[Beck Bennett]

Really fucking cool.

[Nick Kroll]

So. But my wife Lily was like, being like, like, who are your running partners? Like, who are you running with? Like, and like, you know, to like, who you'd be keeping pace with. So, like, it is crazy to, in the case of like, John and Mike, you know, and John and I also really, having worked closely together, to be like, have that be your fucking running partner.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, that's crazy.

[Nick Kroll]

And I'm setting pace for you. And I feel like the same for you guys. Even though you're in a group together, you just, like, you always just want to. You want to be as funny as the person you're working with. And so it makes you. If you're the person you work with closely on anything is funny. Same with like, absolutely. When I was doing those things with Daily where I was like, jesus, when we're doing Ed Hardy Boys or Rich Sticks, we were like this, you know, this is funny. So, like, I have to figure out how to also be good. It's not like competition, but it is. It is like, I gotta get better.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, it is. That is a really smart thing to just surround yourself with funny people and keep up with them always. As opposed to being like, I'm the funniest. And what I think is funny is.

[Nick Kroll]

No, I've always tried to. You tried to gather funnier people than me.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, I think that's. That's part of the reason why people, like, I don't know, see you as a leader or like, you are so funny because you bring people around you. You, maybe you learn from them. But there's something, some random thing I saw on Wikipedia, which maybe you're asked

[Nick Kroll]

about pod tellers as a pod teller.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, I like that a lot. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Sorry, but that could be on your wiki too. Yeah, yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

Pod teller.

[Kyle Mooney]

You said that Cave. The. The caveman show. What is. What was it called?

[Nick Kroll]

It's called Cavemen.

[Kyle Mooney]

You said that was the most important professional experience of your life. Uh huh. Is that serious? I mean, because I could see that being true.

[Nick Kroll]

I mean, I think, like, similar to the story about the MTV thing, Caveman was like, you know, I had started coming to LA to like go on auditions. Like, I came for a pilot season. I lived in the Oak woods with all the kids in like the, you know, the complex and all that stuff.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. I thought it was only families and kids.

[Beck Bennett]

Like, it was.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And then they. They let me live there for a little while. I weirdly did sublet my apartment in the. From A cruise ship comedian. Oh, and you're not allowed to own. He somehow was not allowed to sublet, but he had. He lived in the Oakwoods full time.

[Kyle Mooney]

Wow.

[Nick Kroll]

Except when he wasn't doing cruise ship comedy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

He was kind of a dick. And I eventually was, like, mad at him because I couldn't. My door would lock. And he's like, you can't go to the front desk to get a key because you're illegally subletting. So I would, like, crawl up the balcony on Barham, you know, like, the Oak woods are on Barham, so it's just like soot covered balcony climbing up to get into my thing. And I was like, so pissed.

[Kyle Mooney]

Because you lost your key or something.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, because I lost my key. You can't go to the front desk. So anyway, I came to LA for that pilot season and I went on. You know, I'd finally gotten an agent to, like, put me out of shit. Went for a bunch of stuff, and then, like, the last thing I went on was Cavemen.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And. And I booked it. And that same audition, like, that's where I met, like, Ike Barinholtz. Like, he and I were both in, like, the callback for it and both, like, in this, like, crazy prosthetic. And. And I booked that show and we shot the pilot and whatever. And so that was like. That was like. To go to the. The time when, like, up fronts were, you know, like, you'd go to up fronts, you go pilots and then you would go to up fronts, then you start shooting it.

[Beck Bennett]

Are you in makeup or out of makeup at the upfront?

[Nick Kroll]

I was not in makeup at the upfronts, I don't think. Thank fucking God. But I shot that show. It was. It was. It was the hardest job. Just because it was fucking brutal. Like, four hours of makeup every morning, every, every day. And they were shooting it like purely single camera. Not like, we'll shoot it, you know, like. Like the Office hadn't come out yet, so there wasn't the idea that, like, we could cover a lot of shit at once. You know what I mean? So we were just doing like 90 hour weeks, and I had no idea that TV didn't have to be that. You know what I mean? So I just. You just. And we had a. It was like a 13 episode. We had one hiatus week and it was great. And I learned how to act. I mean, I just, like, learned how to act every day. I'd never been. Until that point. I'd been in, like, commercials for a day or Two or the shit that we were making ourselves. But, like, you know, even the first time you get on, like, a set and you're like, oh, this is how this works every day.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right?

[Nick Kroll]

There's a lot to learn.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

But also, I'm so glad it was the first job because it would have. I don't know. How do you guys. How did you guys take prosthetics on snl?

[Kyle Mooney]

Pretty. Pretty well. I feel like prosthetics were fine. The hair bothered me.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, well, you got a fucking head like that, it's hard to hide it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

You know what I mean?

[Kyle Mooney]

Really hard to hide it.

[Nick Kroll]

You got to talk to modern mammals because I feel like Pete Holmes might bring you in to do some collabs on that shampoo.

[Kyle Mooney]

I would love to collab on modern mammals. I love shampoo. I love hair, and I love just, you know, like, being a part of the community and getting people products.

[Nick Kroll]

The hair community or.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, the hair.

[Beck Bennett]

And I just want. I want to shout out, my boy is being very earnest. Right? Like, he actually is really into this shit. So please, modern mammals. We would love that for my boy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And Kyle, like, he's got luscious locks, but, you know, he. He's more. He likes it. He likes to talk about the pubes a little bit more. And so, like, you know, maybe you could get on some of that stuff.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, maybe I could do some more pube stuff.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. What is the story with your pubes? Do they.

[Kyle Mooney]

What is this? Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Will you tell us?

[Nick Kroll]

No, no, let's go with your pews.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, there's Tiny Tim. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

They all have names. Yeah. Curly Cube.

[Nick Kroll]

That's. Yeah, they're all ingrown. They're all infected.

[Beck Bennett]

No, no, they're. They're. They're a funny bunch.

[Kyle Mooney]

They're a funny bunch of pews.

[Beck Bennett]

I'm still finding them around all the time.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't know what. I don't know what to say about it. I. I immediately thought about the fact that, like, I am hair, I am hairy. And like, my daughter is. She still uses a straight razor, a pacifier, in the. In the evening. That's cool. And, like, she's constantly finding hair. She's like, I got hair.

[Nick Kroll]

And I'm like. And is it you? Right.

[Beck Bennett]

I think it's probably.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. I think it might be yours.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Do you brush your hair seldomly to get out knots?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You ever did.

[Beck Bennett]

You had long. I feel like I've seen pictures of.

[Nick Kroll]

No, no.

[Beck Bennett]

Did you ever have dreadlocks I did for a movie. Like, slight, like.

[Nick Kroll]

Okay.

[Kyle Mooney]

But not. Not on your own. In. In the old. In your.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

But no, I never, like, fully committed to.

[Nick Kroll]

I did for 10, 15 years. You had dreadlocks from 7 to 17.

[Beck Bennett]

7.

[Kyle Mooney]

He's out of here. Real dreadlocks. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

Like, I dreaded my hair when I was seven years old. I was the coolest kid in my.

[Kyle Mooney]

I mean, I believe. I believe that back in the day it would be.

[Nick Kroll]

It was like a 7 year old at Solomon Schechter. I got a full head of dress. I was the. I was the youngest. I was the fourth. So I was exposed to all different

[Kyle Mooney]

kinds of stuff, you know. Incredible.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, but I was. I mean. Yeah. My. My brother. It's so funny, I think about, like, being young in the 80s, and like, my brother was in like classic rock. Like, you know, he was. He had so, like Led Zeppelin, like, like that era of like. And I was. This is a weird tangent, but I was. That was like 1988. I was like 10 years old.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And he was listening to like, the Doors or like, you know, the Beatles. Yeah. Putting out music 20 years before.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And I was like. And that was classic rock. And I'm now, like, realizing that, like, Britney Spears and all of those bands came out longer ago than when I was listening to that classic rock.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

Does that make sense?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And it was like, that's crazy that that's what we got.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, it's like. Yeah. There are so many people who could say more articulate and interesting things based on that idea. But, like, I feel like the evolution between, like the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, it's like once we get into like the early to mid aughts, like, there hasn't been much movement.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, correct.

[Beck Bennett]

So it doesn't feel as far away

[Nick Kroll]

to like, hey, man, the hippies. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

You know, that felt like a whole nother thing. Totally.

[Nick Kroll]

Versus, like, no music. Kind of feels like it kind of stopped around 2000, like on some level.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

Like, there's been no major innovations. And you could argue Even the 90s, like, even like grunge, maybe like proper rap, hip hop evolved into like a proper

[Kyle Mooney]

new art form. Yeah. Well, I mean, is it just because there's like so many different styles and artists and they're, you know, put out in so many different ways that there's not like one style that has having such a major.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Tell us how.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Is it because of the Internet and technology? We're like.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. No, I actually think That's a great way to describe it. It's like, just based on and the Internet and, like, what that's provided. And Napster really changed the game in a big way.

[Kyle Mooney]

I mean, like, think about all the music.

[Nick Kroll]

I know. No, it is crazy when you think about all of it so much. Are you guys psyched about the Spotify thumbnail rebrand?

[Kyle Mooney]

I don't know about it.

[Beck Bennett]

It looks like. Is it a balloon?

[Nick Kroll]

It looks like a. When I realize it's a disco ball, but it's unclear what it is, I

[Beck Bennett]

kept on seeing it as, like, a foil balloon celebrating its birthday.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, it's foil balloon.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. Yeah. Foil balloon.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

I'm feeling like it's temporary.

[Nick Kroll]

It is. I saw an article that said they're already retreating.

[Kyle Mooney]

Thank God I wrote it.

[Nick Kroll]

Well, I programmed. I get a prompt to AI to write it for Collider.

[Kyle Mooney]

Did you. Wow. That you're so prolific.

[Beck Bennett]

I'm just trying to, like.

[Nick Kroll]

I'm just like. I just can't stop, you know?

[Kyle Mooney]

Is that what's next for you is writing AI articles?

[Nick Kroll]

AI articles for content farms.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. That's amazing.

[Nick Kroll]

So it's just a great way to keep them brain moving and stay active and part of the community.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. That's really cool.

[Beck Bennett]

Cool.

[Kyle Mooney]

I did think of a question for you that I haven't asked because we're trying to figure out what our podcast should be about.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

And you're somebody who have a lot of things figured out. I was wondering if there's anything in your life that you're trying to figure out. Oh. Like if you're like, I can't really figure this thing out. It could be small, too.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. I mean, I guess, like, finding some modicum of peace.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

Peace within yourself or within myself, you know, but also the world around me. It'd be great if we could.

[Kyle Mooney]

And so I don't want to get too specific. I don't want to invade your personal space too much, but is that like balancing personal with work? Is that just like sort of an existential dread based on everything that's happening?

[Nick Kroll]

I mean, it's the. The. There is the existential dread for every the way where we are in the world, which I would say everything feels more crackly right now than in any time in my life. Like, I'd say, generally speaking, though, everyone seems to be operating at a frequency well above what they've ever felt just in their vibe.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

So that. Yes. That sort of. I'm. I'm. I'm sort of thinking about that Sometimes.

[Kyle Mooney]

So, yeah, that comes every day.

[Nick Kroll]

So that kind of comes up for me.

[Kyle Mooney]

Anytime I have some sort of accomplishment, I'm like, doesn't matter, because we're all not going to.

[Nick Kroll]

It's all going to be gone or feeling good and. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

And then you look at your children, you're like, I guess jobs aren't going to exist. They're older. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

I mean, I can think about college, but, like, what will college or life

[Kyle Mooney]

be for when we don't have water?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

So sometimes I think about that or I look into other people's eyes and I see that fear and sadness in their eyes. So sometimes I think about that.

[Kyle Mooney]

Well, I hope you figure that out.

[Beck Bennett]

Do you have a hobby to combat those feelings?

[Nick Kroll]

You know, I don't have any real hobbies, and so it's something that I've probably thought about that should be helpful. Like, I was watching basketball last night, and I was like, oh, that. That felt good to like, yeah. Like, I mean, we're in the middle of the playoffs, but I was like, oh, that felt actually very useful, which I kind of fell off of. Watching Sports for Leisure, I just got

[Kyle Mooney]

back into it watching the Bears.

[Beck Bennett]

Got back into it a few after. After snl, I got. I finally, like, kind of had.

[Nick Kroll]

I felt like I. Yeah, you don't have. I mean, I don't feel like I have space for it, except that I'm like, no. It might just be a time to like. Because I feel like when you have kids and you're working, you just. You're cranking from the beginning of the day till the end of the day, doing one or the other.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

How it feels.

[Kyle Mooney]

And it feels like the. The. The time I do have available, it's like, well, how can I make his life better?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Or how can I be a better parent? Like, what? Kind of like, you know, oh, I've

[Nick Kroll]

never thought about it. Or like.

[Kyle Mooney]

Like doing something. Like, I'm doing, like, something in my garage and making it, like a. Like a play space for him. And you know what I mean? It's like, then my brain goes there, but it's like, that's not like a hobby. That's just more work.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. That's just more things to think about and do.

[Kyle Mooney]

Kyle's good about having hobbies and, like, giving his.

[Nick Kroll]

Kyle's good about just completely blocking out, like, what his family's experience is.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, I'm sure people have said that. Yeah. Yeah. I was going to suggest.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. I said, that's what you did yesterday at Coffee.

[Beck Bennett]

I was going to say we could do. You know, we don't. We. Beck and I do occasionally with Nick Rutherford and Dave sometimes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

But we go to the Los Feliz Three.

[Nick Kroll]

Oh, yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

A little part.

[Kyle Mooney]

A little part three.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't golf, but that's. Yeah, that's probably the only time I golf and. Or play golf, I should say.

[Nick Kroll]

But you just like walk around for.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. You catch up and if you want, sometimes you can sneak a talking.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

That's a good leisure activity.

[Nick Kroll]

That is a nice idea. I. I feel like you want to

[Beck Bennett]

go out with us.

[Nick Kroll]

I would love. I genuinely love to.

[Kyle Mooney]

That'd be a lot of swinger style.

[Nick Kroll]

Well, yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Maybe they go there in the movie Swingers. They do, yeah. Yeah. We say like, you're so money, baby. And like, how many days do you wait to call your baby?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, no, I love. And I. That's why. That's why I started working at the Dresden. Because they shot the Dresden there. So I've worked. That's why I started busing tables there.

[Kyle Mooney]

That is so incredible.

[Nick Kroll]

Like, congratulations. I still haven't run into Vince, not even once.

[Beck Bennett]

You're still there.

[Kyle Mooney]

I don't still there that.

[Beck Bennett]

I feel like that's one thing you could take off your plate.

[Kyle Mooney]

You think so? Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

But I love the vibe there. It's just like. It's like swingers.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

It's similar to Swingers.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's so fun for your family when you're going to cheer shift and. Yeah, I gotta go. I can't be here for dinner.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. I'm not there for bedtime or dinner or any of it because I'm just, you know, I'm over there and I'm. And I'm not again. I'm still sort of volunteering. I'm interning there. So I'm not getting even paying for it. But. But it's been a great place to network and meet people who also love the movie Swingers.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's. I. That makes perfect sense.

[Nick Kroll]

It is such. So that, I guess is my hobby. I guess that's it. I did wash dishes for a couple summers when I was younger, which was.

[Kyle Mooney]

Did you really?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. Which was not fun. Couldn't charm. Can't charm a dish. Cannot.

[Kyle Mooney]

Kitchen vibe. Kitchen cultures can be intense.

[Nick Kroll]

You guys. You know what show you gotta watch is the Bear.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, I know that guy.

[Nick Kroll]

It's a bunch of people working a

[Kyle Mooney]

restaurant and it gets pretty intense. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

No, that's the thing. What you don't know is when you go back.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Shit gets crazy back and I'm like, it's just food, right?

[Nick Kroll]

No, but it's like, it's like these people are obsessed with it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. They get all upset and anxious.

[Beck Bennett]

I'm sorry, what is this show?

[Nick Kroll]

It's called the Bear. It's not the Bear.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's called the Bear.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

So you should check it out. Because it's like. Because we go to restaurants. Right. But like, we've never, like, always eating. I know. So then you're like, but what's it like?

[Beck Bennett]

What's, what is the. Holy shit.

[Nick Kroll]

Check it out, though.

[Kyle Mooney]

Check out the Bear on fx. None of us are involved in it.

[Nick Kroll]

Truly. And so genuinely pissed about it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, absolutely pissed.

[Beck Bennett]

Shout out everybody involved in the.

[Nick Kroll]

Everyone involved.

[Kyle Mooney]

Shout out everybody.

[Nick Kroll]

Shout out, by the way. Everybody. Everywhere. For real. So I'd like to find some modicum of peace. I'd love to play A Part 3. Sounds fun. That sounds like a fun. I need a. Because I would love to have an activity that I don't care about how I do.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. That is the secret.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. And I feel like on that small of a course, like, you can't, you can't.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

You can't slice it to high hell.

[Kyle Mooney]

Every show there's trees everywhere. So it's not like, yeah, and you.

[Beck Bennett]

And you. But you also improve. Do you know what I'm saying?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

And like, that is the difficult thing with doing what we do. Like, you, you have these perfectionistic attitudes of like, it needs to be here. Like, that set wasn't as good as this set or whatever. But like, when you're fucking truly shitty at something you only can build and it's, it actually has a similar level of excitement as like, I had a good show last night.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, yeah, Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

I did good.

[Nick Kroll]

I fucking played pretty well today. Yeah, I, I, I would, I do, I guess hike. But I've really, honestly, like, I feel like I used to have a lot more freedom to have, like, that time to be, to do out. And I'm like, that is the crazy thing about being a parent is like, you just have to figure out how to schedule your time in just such

[Kyle Mooney]

a different way and finding it's like pockets of time to do nothing.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

And sort of like allow your brain to be like. Just come up with, like, what. How do I want to spend my time?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

In a way that is not necessarily productive.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. Or fucking Jazz off to the Knicks.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yeah. Jazz. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

That's your team.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, that's my team. I'm a Knick fan. I jazz off to the Knicks.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, it's confusing because there's a. There's a jazz.

[Beck Bennett]

Utah Jazz. And you like jazz.

[Nick Kroll]

I love jazz and I genuinely love jazz music. And there's the Utah Jazz. Yes, but I like to jazz.

[Kyle Mooney]

You like to jazz off to the Knicks.

[Nick Kroll]

To the Knicks.

[Kyle Mooney]

Which is my nickname written for your team.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes. And we put the K from Kroll at the front.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, so that's the Knicks.

[Nick Kroll]

That's how I came up with the name.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's incredible.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. And I jazz off to that a lot.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's incred. Jazz. You keep saying jazz off. It sounds like you're doing something. Like you're. I mean, obviously, I don't want to put words in your mouth, but it sounds like you're talking about jerking off to the Knicks.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, exactly.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay.

[Nick Kroll]

Because it is like.

[Beck Bennett]

So it is that.

[Nick Kroll]

It is jerking off. I was like, it sounds like he's talking about jerking off.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

While Coltrane is blasting. So I am listening to jazz as well.

[Kyle Mooney]

And you're basically jerking off to yourself.

[Nick Kroll]

To myself.

[Kyle Mooney]

To the Knicks.

[Nick Kroll]

To the music. The larger music that we're all coming up with together.

[Kyle Mooney]

And are you doing this by yourself or.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, yeah, I'm doing it. Mainly that. Or sometimes I'll go to The Los Feliz 5. The movie theater.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

And I'll go jazz off there to the Knicks. I'll watch it loud on my phone while they're like a neon film is playing.

[Kyle Mooney]

Incredible. So creative. Always break boundaries.

[Beck Bennett]

And I've heard. I've heard of people doing this. And you're a leader.

[Kyle Mooney]

Like I said, you know, you're kind of like.

[Nick Kroll]

Well, it's like, no. And it's like. Because I think, you know, we used to have those theaters where people would go jazz off together. And now, like, with the Internet, that's gone.

[Kyle Mooney]

I know we're all in our house.

[Nick Kroll]

People are not going to. Yeah, we're all at our houses. Nobody. They're on their devices. Nobody's going to the movie theaters to support pornography in the theater.

[Kyle Mooney]

I remember when we went to go see one of the Harry Potter movies and we were jerking off to stuff on our phones in the back.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, we didn't have. The Jaz component wasn't there. That was just like a straight up.

[Kyle Mooney]

Let's. Right.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Rub the jazz. That's why I said jerking off. Excuse me.

[Beck Bennett]

A letting a wedding, for instance.

[Nick Kroll]

A wedding. A wedding. Or like a seed letting.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

It is okay to jerk off when you're at a wedding. Like at the.

[Nick Kroll]

I think so.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

It's kind of beautiful. Look at this.

[Beck Bennett]

I disagree because.

[Kyle Mooney]

Because I. That. That's the kind of thing that gets me off, actually.

[Nick Kroll]

Sure.

[Kyle Mooney]

Is love not.

[Nick Kroll]

Of course. It's not even gross. It's something that's beautiful.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

I had this. I had this conversation with my friend. I think it's disrespectful.

[Nick Kroll]

Really?

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. I think that, like, it's. I think that really. I think that day is dedicated to whomever is getting married, and I think that jerking off at the wedding is selfish, and that's how I feel, and I will stand by that. And I'm. And I'm sorry if that fucking pisses off any of our listeners, but I will not jerk off at any wedding.

[Kyle Mooney]

All right, well, that's. You. You know, and we respect.

[Beck Bennett]

I respect your work and.

[Nick Kroll]

Well. And I respect your work, and I respect that you let me jack off at your wedding.

[Beck Bennett]

Better.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

And I would be down for all of us to jack off here.

[Kyle Mooney]

This is.

[Beck Bennett]

I feel comfortable.

[Kyle Mooney]

I mean, I don't. I would rather. I would rather not.

[Nick Kroll]

You'd rather.

[Beck Bennett]

What if we.

[Nick Kroll]

What if we committed ourselves to each other? Would that. For a lifelong commitment of love, would

[Kyle Mooney]

that probably start going. Yeah. Start rubbing around to me. That.

[Beck Bennett]

To me. And I'm gonna be very sincere. The issue is getting hard in this moment.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay.

[Kyle Mooney]

I can't get hard with a camera.

[Nick Kroll]

Not with the camera.

[Kyle Mooney]

I'm not a professional.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, and that's. That's brings me back to, you know, seeing it in the theater. It's just different. You know what I mean?

[Kyle Mooney]

So it hits different.

[Nick Kroll]

It hits.

[Kyle Mooney]

Couldn't agree more. Well, you know, I feel like we've come around.

[Beck Bennett]

Come around.

[Kyle Mooney]

We've come around. We've come on the time to ask you what you think our podcast should be about. I think.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Unless. Unless I'm rushing.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. I feel like you're actually in the right. You're in the perfect amount of time. I. I had one thought that I wanted to see what Nick had to say about it, but I also. I. We were never good. Kind of just saying, like, it's time to move to the next.

[Kyle Mooney]

I know. I know, but. And it's also. Nick's here, so you want to ask.

[Beck Bennett]

May I?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, please.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay.

[Nick Kroll]

Do you guys want to shoot this part outside?

[Kyle Mooney]

I would. Can we do it Kyle's.

[Beck Bennett]

Can we talk to the logistics of shooting outside? Rochelle, I would really prefer if we stayed in Here. Okay.

[Nick Kroll]

Okay, great.

[Kyle Mooney]

There you go.

[Nick Kroll]

That's all we need.

[Kyle Mooney]

Professional letting us know it's better to stay in the studio.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't know if this was like an Instagram post you did years ago, but it's at some. Or maybe it was one of your late night appearances, which are always so funny, but it's a photo. It's a prom photo of you and you have, I feel like hair like mine.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes, yes.

[Beck Bennett]

And I remember you saying that, like, after your prom date, you went to see live jazz in New York City.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes, yes. So I had hair up. Your length was probably a little shorter because yours, if you. I'm sure when it's wet, it's like, I bet it's long as.

[Beck Bennett]

Dude, dude, I ain't say nothing, but I keep going, so.

[Nick Kroll]

But I kind of was not entirely comfortable with the curls. Like, I wanted it straighter. It's a separate thing, but I just remember, like, putting it in a ponytail, thinking it would get straighter if I put it in a ponytail.

[Beck Bennett]

17, 18.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, like 17, 18. Yes. Like senior and senior in high school.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

But had finally grown my hair out, like, finally, by eight, was like, I'm doing it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And so I did have long hair and we went to the prom and then afterwards, like, nobody was throwing a party, so I was like, we're going to the Iridium, which is a jazz club in. In. In New York City, like, across street from Lincoln center. And we saw McCoy Tyner was playing that guy who's like one of the great piano jazz pianists of. And he played with, like, Coltrane and a bunch of other folks, and he was playing and we, I and many of my friends who had no better plans decided to go also. And I feel like everyone then got there, was like, oh, what are we doing here? And I was like, yeah. And they're like, sir, please keep it down. Yeah, McCoy Tyler's trying to just do that.

[Kyle Mooney]

You can't scout me. Yeah, yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

But I did get. I got up, like, inched up real close to him and. And watched. It was. It was. I had a great time.

[Beck Bennett]

Such a fun thing to think about. Like, whenever you're like, yes, you're 17, and I feel you've done such a great work of sort of portraying these parts of these times in our lives where we're, like, awkward, but, like, to be McCoy Tyner, like, looking down on this little kid, like, it is cringy.

[Nick Kroll]

Oh, totally. But, like, McCoy Tyner has spent many years looking at, like, rich white kids wanting to seem deep by liking jazz in high school and college, who were like coming to watch him for years,

[Kyle Mooney]

being like, yeah, baby, yeah, we're the same. I.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. So I think it wasn't the first time that he had to witness that. But I, But I also did. I really, I did love it. That was a good hobby back when I had like, when I was in high school and college, like we did. I go. I went to see like jazz in New York a lot.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

Went to like Smalls and a bunch of those clubs and fucking loved it.

[Beck Bennett]

That is the. Yeah. That was one of my favorite parts about being in the city.

[Nick Kroll]

It really was. I mean, that's what is the New York feels like that. That you could just pop in and see a great show and see a fucking great show. And then I had my hair long for a while and then I finally cut it and never grew it that long again.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Well, you have such a great look and.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Incredible look. And it continues to evolve perfectly. But no, wait now this is a little question. And I think we should end it. That's all he wanted. You have a great look, dude.

[Beck Bennett]

You're happy though.

[Kyle Mooney]

I don't know if he's heard this enough.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

We got a thumbs up.

[Beck Bennett]

He's happy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Wow. Dude.

[Beck Bennett]

Nick is on the couch.

[Kyle Mooney]

He seems to be doing well.

[Beck Bennett]

That's all that he needed. You got a great look.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. I love your clothes. I love your hair. Everything is just like.

[Beck Bennett]

We got a lot of thumbs up. And the prayer ends.

[Kyle Mooney]

Wow. You're welcome.

[Nick Kroll]

Honestly though, thank you. It means. Yeah, it means a lot to me.

[Kyle Mooney]

Just a little question. This is like. This feels like a bad question, but Kyle brought up your late night appearances. Your 70s 70s eater. Eater. Yeah. So funny.

[Nick Kroll]

Thank you.

[Kyle Mooney]

And I. And too much tuna. Is there like there's food humor in your life? Is there. Is there like a specific person or you know, situation? Like some. Where is there a place that comes from in your personal life? Somebody that you saw or like. I mean, just probably just like being around food like we all are as human beings. But I'm.

[Nick Kroll]

That's interesting. I mean, I think like 70 Zener, which we. And then. And too much tuna. Like all that. Oh, hello. Like that is an aesthetic that, that like diner aesthetic. It feels something that I really. It feels very New York and very rich. Like cinematically and also in my life. Life from in those years. Like diners.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

Like it, you know, it's like. Yeah. It's just flicking. You know, it's casual.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

You know, eating that way, but also then being at them or like too much tuna. Being like a huge plate of tuna fish. You know, like, just feels like. That does feel like a very familiar aesthetic.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

That I. I feel like.

[Beck Bennett]

I bet. I wonder. I mean, maybe I'm forcing a connection here, but like, similar to like being in the body of a 17 year old and feeling more mature, like going to like jazz shows. I bet. Like, like having access to diners as a teenager is something that feels like grown up and cool.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. Do you guys. Did you guys have diner. Did you guys.

[Kyle Mooney]

Like some of my buddies in high school, we would go to this diner and they. You were allowed to smoke? Yeah. And they would like go there. They would smoke and like.

[Nick Kroll]

You didn't smoke?

[Kyle Mooney]

I didn't smoke. Get patty melts.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

And like.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, totally.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And fries.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

That was like pretty much most days after school.

[Nick Kroll]

I grew up in Westchester and it was like every town basically there was like the Mama Diner, the Portchester Diner, and like, like, you know, other ones. You know, like each town had that. Their classic.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

Diner. And I, I did love it. And you did feel kind of older there. And now like you can't hang out too.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. It's like a place to just be.

[Nick Kroll]

It's a weird thing now with like a kid, like when my, like I'll take, you know, you take your kid to the diner because they can get them like a grilled cheese and a milkshake or something.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And so you go to a diner now as a dad and then you see the like 17 year old, like stoner kids walking in to go to the diner and you're like like cats in the cradle, my friend.

[Kyle Mooney]

You know what I mean? Yeah, yeah. Right. But yeah, we don't know what our podcast is.

[Nick Kroll]

Okay, great.

[Kyle Mooney]

So we would love for you to tell us.

[Nick Kroll]

Okay, great. You know. Okay. I think the podcast should be about. Because I saw you there. I think our. Your podcast should be about Disneyland being like Disneyland going to Disneyland.

[Kyle Mooney]

Great.

[Beck Bennett]

Great.

[Kyle Mooney]

We'll be right back with Disneyland.

[Beck Bennett]

See you in a second.

[Kyle Mooney]

Hi, I'm Beck Bennett.

[Beck Bennett]

I thought I was Beck Bennett.

[Kyle Mooney]

No, no, no, no.

[Beck Bennett]

Kyle Mooney.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. Sorry about that. Exactly. No, all good. All good.

[Beck Bennett]

Thanks, buddy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And we host the show what's our podcast here on Headgum.

[Beck Bennett]

This podcast is brought to you by Squarespace. Squarespace is the all in one website platform designed to help you stand out and make you look like a kick ass person online.

[Kyle Mooney]

Like you're skateboarding through the Internet or you're like, you're surfing through the web.

[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

I like that. It's all in one place. I don't. I like that I don't have to go around, you know, like, different stores or something.

[Beck Bennett]

It's just all, well, it's like, oh, do I need to go to, like. Do I need another type of website to, like, find the right pictures or, like, another type of website to upload?

[Kyle Mooney]

You know, it's all in one place.

[Beck Bennett]

The video or the audio or, like. No, I want. It makes it easy. Make it easy on me, please.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. And you can do all those things. Photos, videos, changing fonts, you know, I mean, the designs are amazing. They're catering to all your different needs. They're SEO tools, which. I know what those are. And their custom domains.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, let's come up with a domain right now. Let's see. I wonder if it exists.

[Kyle Mooney]

Www.friendsmeetingfriends.

[Beck Bennett]

friendsmeetingfriends.com that's an original thing that we came up with.

[Kyle Mooney]

Friends meeting friends. Anyway, so check out squarespace.com headgum for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, use offer code HEADGUM. Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Hell, sounds easy. Anybody could do it.

[Beck Bennett]

Can I do I got egg on my face.

[Nick Kroll]

You actually do have, like, a little.

[Kyle Mooney]

You have a little bit of yellow.

[Nick Kroll]

I don't know if you had, like, an over easy this morning, but there does seem to be, like, a little yellow crust.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, it's been there the whole day. I haven't said anything because I just didn't feel comfortable telling you.

[Beck Bennett]

Really? You don't feel comfortable saying something like that?

[Kyle Mooney]

No. I see egg on your face. I'm not gonna tell you.

[Nick Kroll]

No?

[Beck Bennett]

No.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay.

[Beck Bennett]

Is the egg gone?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

How you doing, B?

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, I'm great. I'm great. So stoked to be back here talking to you about what we love the most.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, man. You know, I just. I really. Sometimes I. I feel like I. I enter sort of a dark place.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

And, you know, I sort of. There are a few environments that can, like, sort of bring that joy back into my life, and one of them is located in Anaheim, California.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's right. Disneyland podcast. That's what it's all about. You told us Disneyland is our podcast. That's what we'll talk about with Beck and Kyle. Yes. The Happiest place on earth. I'm. I'm glad that it can fix things inside of you, you know, I will say.

[Beck Bennett]

And before. Before we introduce our guest. Boy, did we. Did we luck out.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, my God. How do we get him?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, it's like, oh, he's.

[Kyle Mooney]

He's doing some pantomime right now. Can't tell. His lips are zipped. If you're listening, he just zipped his lips and threw away the zipper or the key, I think.

[Beck Bennett]

And then I do. I do.

[Kyle Mooney]

Now he's eating the key. It's incredible. You're going to have to go to

[Beck Bennett]

kind of Marcel Marceau situation.

[Kyle Mooney]

He's, like, looking around like, who did that?

[Beck Bennett]

He's being naughty.

[Kyle Mooney]

So was that a mustache?

[Beck Bennett]

Maybe. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Who knows? But you were gonna say before we get to our guests.

[Beck Bennett]

I was gonna start. I was gonna say something dark that, like, maybe is not a good. Maybe it's not a good way to set things off.

[Kyle Mooney]

No, I think you should.

[Beck Bennett]

But actually, I will be honest. There was a moment in my life where I was not. I was unhappy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, no.

[Beck Bennett]

And I had family going down to Disneyland, and I was like, okay, you know what? This is a place that always brings me joy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

And maybe this will uplift my spirits. And we had a great day at Disneyland. Oh, great.

[Kyle Mooney]

Great.

[Beck Bennett]

But I. I remained depressed.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, cool story. Well, that's awesome. Yeah. It didn't work. Well, this is our guest, Nick Kroll. Thank you for being here.

[Nick Kroll]

So thrilled to be here.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Have you ever been, like, really depressed and then tried to solve it by going to Disneyland? I have. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

I just went with my family.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. I actually just saw you there. Yeah. And not in the park. Outside of the park. We were kind of ships in the night. It would have been cool to do it together.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. We. That's why I thought, if I'm being completely honest.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Pull back the curtain. Let's see behind. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

That it would seem like something that we had would have in common.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

What I don't have in common is just, like, this depression issue that you were dealing with.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, I'm over it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, so you did fix it.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay.

[Nick Kroll]

You did fix it.

[Beck Bennett]

Yo. Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

So where did you go? Magic Mountain. How'd you fix it?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, I went on X2 at Magic Mountain.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, that's great. So it's just. And for any of our listeners, if you're feeling down and you don't know how to fix it. X2.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Or hire a professional. Like, talk to somebody.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, talk to somebody. And that's why Better Help has been such a great part of this show.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

How many times have you.

[Nick Kroll]

I've only been. I've been to Disneyland, I now realize twice in my life.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, that's it. Wow.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. Cause I'm not. I'm like, not a Southern California kid. So I went when I was like, I found my mom. Send us a picture. When we went, I was like, probably like, five, six, and my sister was eight. And. But then I went back with my. And in my head, even then, I was like, disney World's the better one. I don't know why was that? The common feeling was that that was.

[Kyle Mooney]

I mean, I had never been to Disneyland. I went to Disney World growing up, but to me, it was like, Disney World has everything.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

And Disneyland is just one fourth of what Disney World has.

[Nick Kroll]

That's. I think I felt like that.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

And I never went to. So I was like, I guess I'm going to Disneyland, but I have no real memory of it. But I. I. But I think I had. I remember peeing in a bottle on the drive there.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, that's cool.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, yeah. Like, you know, you're, like, on one of those long drives.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah. And you got to pee in a bottle with your family.

[Beck Bennett]

The dumb and dumber scene where they. Where he's pissing in the bottles.

[Kyle Mooney]

Amazing.

[Beck Bennett]

Just like another. Sorry. Pop culture poly.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And we are psyched, by the way. I know you guys are also looking for a form for your podcast.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

If you want to do a rewatch thing of just, like, all of Jeff Daniels comedy movies.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. That's amazing. And now. Did you say Jeff Daniels? Yeah. Okay. But that. Were you talking about Jeff Daniels or another. Okay, great. I just. I didn't mean to put you on the spot.

[Nick Kroll]

No, no, no. I meant to say those two names, those two words.

[Kyle Mooney]

I do like Jeff Daniels. I love his work.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

But, yeah, we can maybe do that.

[Nick Kroll]

Do I have egg on my face?

[Kyle Mooney]

No, you're.

[Nick Kroll]

Is it Jeff?

[Kyle Mooney]

Perfect.

[Nick Kroll]

What's his name? Jeff Probst.

[Kyle Mooney]

Jeff Probst, the Survivor guy?

[Beck Bennett]

Didn't he famously have egg on his face?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

All these survivors are like, like, oh, God. You know, and he's just coming from a little buffet.

[Kyle Mooney]

He's got a little something right here. Got some beef.

[Nick Kroll]

You would not. You would not believe. You got the beef tenderloin?

[Kyle Mooney]

I'm getting.

[Nick Kroll]

I got beef deep in the buffet. Hard.

[Kyle Mooney]

That is the thing I've never heard.

[Nick Kroll]

Did you hit the buffet hard at Disney? At the hotel at Disneyland.

[Kyle Mooney]

I hit it. O. I hit it already. But I'm Californian. I. Yes. And I went to the buffet. That's what we were about to.

[Beck Bennett]

Were you staying there as well?

[Nick Kroll]

I came in. We did it in one day. And you. I ran into you and your family, and you guys were on, like, day two or. It felt like like three.

[Kyle Mooney]

We were about to leave. We were doing the character brunch on our way out. And it was fun. We saw some characters. But I. You know, I. It's. It's. I don't know. The stuff in the buffet. It never really. There's so many options.

[Beck Bennett]

Do they have Mickey pancakes?

[Kyle Mooney]

They had Mickey pancakes. I wasn't interested.

[Nick Kroll]

He's my friend. Mickey pancakes.

[Beck Bennett]

Dick Tracy characters. Mickey pancakes

[Nick Kroll]

him. Right?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. He was stealing people's pancakes and eating them. You know.

[Beck Bennett]

And I'm Charlie.

[Kyle Mooney]

Charlie Cock wasn't there. I think he comes out at night. That's kind of.

[Nick Kroll]

But what. I didn't think it was weird that I. We didn't have any characters. Characters don't walk around.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And I thought Disneyland was like, USA in the mid-2000s. Characters welcome.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

But it's. It was weird. Like, I thought I would. I didn't. I felt like Pluto or.

[Beck Bennett]

I will say I go a lot.

[Nick Kroll]

You do?

[Kyle Mooney]

Where are they?

[Beck Bennett]

I have a pass. Well, you sort of. There are spots where they're going to be.

[Kyle Mooney]

You have to go on the. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

It's less roaming and it's more like.

[Nick Kroll]

Copy that.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, they're gonna be in front of Carthay Circle.

[Nick Kroll]

Okay.

[Beck Bennett]

They're gonna be at Centennial Park.

[Nick Kroll]

Okay.

[Beck Bennett]

So it's. Yeah. Yeah. A lot of it is sort of figuring out. Daisy Duck will appear at 11:45 in this place.

[Nick Kroll]

Always.

[Kyle Mooney]

Is it.

[Nick Kroll]

Are you always scouting to find where Daisy's gonna be?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. It seems like you kind of got Daisy on the mind.

[Beck Bennett]

All right. Sorry. Top.

[Kyle Mooney]

I'll tell you, she is fine.

[Beck Bennett]

She has. If you. I watch all these.

[Nick Kroll]

Make no mistake.

[Beck Bennett]

She is also, like. There's this thing. I don't.

[Nick Kroll]

I don't want.

[Beck Bennett]

There's just video.

[Nick Kroll]

You can.

[Kyle Mooney]

There's a lot of videos online. You kind of just make them yourself.

[Nick Kroll]

And you just make them yourself now.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yeah. That's great. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

All right. All right.

[Kyle Mooney]

Kyle's lots of hobbies, and that's one of them.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Donald is stupid.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

He's.

[Kyle Mooney]

And, like, Donald's a fool. Daisy is present like an angry fool.

[Beck Bennett]

She has, like, hot girl energy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

For sure. Yes. And Donald make no mistake. Is a fucking angry fool.

[Kyle Mooney]

So what you're saying. Are you saying Donald doesn't deserve her and you do?

[Beck Bennett]

I do think Daisy has a sexy quality to it.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes. I would agree. What's crazy is, you know, she almost. She was gonna marry Donald or Mickey. Pancakes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Come here, come here, come here.

[Nick Kroll]

Give me a little smooch.

[Kyle Mooney]

Give me pancakes before you go, baby. I don't think she.

[Beck Bennett]

I think she could do better. March in.

[Kyle Mooney]

Well, of course she went with Charlie Cock. Of course. How could you not.

[Beck Bennett]

Did you have a favorite ride when you were young?

[Nick Kroll]

I had a least favorite ride.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay, what was it?

[Nick Kroll]

I went to the. We went to the Guardians of the Galaxy with no context of what it

[Kyle Mooney]

was with the children.

[Nick Kroll]

With my. My five year old son.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh no.

[Nick Kroll]

And my grand. My father in law.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh.

[Nick Kroll]

And the three of us went on and my father in law loved it and my son and I.

[Beck Bennett]

Can I ask you one question before you go into.

[Nick Kroll]

Please.

[Beck Bennett]

Did you get. Did they've changed this but did you get to hear rocket raccoons say we need. You're gonna scan your hands.

[Nick Kroll]

No, I did not hear that. But it's possible that it was there somewhere.

[Kyle Mooney]

There's a lot happening. A lot of stuff.

[Nick Kroll]

There's a. A lot happening. Including Preparing my. My 5 year old for a ride that I was not sure what it was. I just saw that the height of that building. I was like look at this. That looks like the movie. Holy smokes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right?

[Nick Kroll]

So I went. We went on it. And then you walk in and if it's one of those like it's one

[Kyle Mooney]

of these, you know, like up and down. Up and down.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. And my body hated it. My body hated it. And my son's body hated it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

So deeply. And I, I felt awful then. That was sort of the, the like the end of the day.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

But he took it like. I was shocked. Cuz we've gone on. He like we've gone on a few like little roller but I. We went on the Matador.

[Beck Bennett]

I would say that is the most. Most intense the mor.

[Nick Kroll]

The mor.

[Beck Bennett]

The most intense ride.

[Kyle Mooney]

The most intense Jeff Daniels you'll ever see in your life.

[Nick Kroll]

That ride is weird. And then we did the Matter Horn and Space Mountain.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And my kid loves. Loved this like he got to shoot like Spider Man. He got to shoot Spider man. And. And also the Buzz Lightyear one. Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Shooting.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. What else did I like? I don't know.

[Kyle Mooney]

Did you do the, the cars?

[Nick Kroll]

That was the one my kid at that moment, like, kind of short circuited and was like, I don't want to go on this ride. And I was like, oh, I think we're. I think we're about to miss, like, the. The fucking funnest ride. But he just couldn't understand, you know, like, he just hit that point where he's like, short circuiting. And so then we went to the other cars ride the, like, the little Tony Shalhoub.

[Kyle Mooney]

Hey. I'm the only fallen voice in the movies that was closed down.

[Beck Bennett]

Luigi's roadster.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

But we hit a ton of. And then we drove home that same night back to la. And I truly felt like I got home, I was fine the whole day. And then I got home that night and woke up the next morning and felt like I had had a stroke.

[Kyle Mooney]

Really?

[Nick Kroll]

You know what I mean?

[Kyle Mooney]

Body was sore.

[Nick Kroll]

Body sore. Brain, like, truly fried.

[Beck Bennett]

What was. How was the weather?

[Nick Kroll]

The weather was beautiful. It was like, not. I mean, you were there at similar time, right? So it was like, perfect.

[Kyle Mooney]

It was perfect.

[Nick Kroll]

It was like, not too hot.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

That's what you want.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. But I was scared. I just was so kind of scared of it.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

Cause I had no real context for it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Of the ride or just the whole experience?

[Kyle Mooney]

Being in the sun, waiting in lines. You're like, how are they gonna handle this?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

It is like the thing about Disneyland that a lot of people don't understand that you really appreciate you. Like, I feel like you just like hanging out there, like, being in the world of.

[Beck Bennett]

To me in my, like, 30s, I feel like when we would take hiatuses from SNL, like, I treated it like a large beer garden, essentially.

[Nick Kroll]

Oh, for fun. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And you just go to the Sunglass Hut or Sephora and just check shit out.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Downtown Disney. Yeah. Yeah. But, like, it is for kids that, like, there's so much to look at.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

You know, and it's just like walking from one ride to the next can be really exciting for them. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And it's just. I mean, it's like, again, I had, like, weirdly, like, I don't like doing research about anything before I do stuff. Like, I'm just. There are people who are like, oh, I'm gonna know.

[Kyle Mooney]

I'm gonna figure this out.

[Nick Kroll]

It's all gonna figure it out. I'm gonna. And I'm gonna have this mapped out and also, like. And I also just throw money at. I'm just. Yeah. Those problems.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

So I'm just like, please someone. Deal with this. So I can show up and be. Take. I have that luxury. But I also, in my heart, don't want to do any research. So I was. Everything felt like completely new to me.

[Beck Bennett]

Wait, so did you have a guide?

[Nick Kroll]

Yes, we had a guide, and we went to, like, for example, like, Small World. I was like, oh, this is what a small world is. Like, I have no idea any of it's.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's interesting, the Small World. Right.

[Nick Kroll]

It was. It's like a. It feels like a relic of a bi. Like, it feels sort of racist, but you can't put your finger on it.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

But it just feels a little. Everything feels a little from the past.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

And. But it's not overtly so. So it doesn't.

[Beck Bennett]

The messaging is sort of the opposite.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes. The messaging is the opposite, but the presentation just somehow.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

And then, you know what kind of blew me away was Pirates of the Caribbean.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

I weirdly was like, oh, my kid. Really? Yeah. I was like, whoa. I was like, I get why they made a movie of this now.

[Kyle Mooney]

What. What was it? The. The puppetry or whatever, the animatronic stuff? I mean, because those guys are a little creepy. It's creepy. Was it, like, the darkness of it? Was it the story?

[Nick Kroll]

I think it was. I think it was the progression of storytelling from, like, space to space that I do feel like. And they got one that looks like Johnny Depp.

[Kyle Mooney]

I know. I'm like, is that an accident? How did they do that? How do they get that?

[Nick Kroll]

Because they made the ride before the movie.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

And then they made the movie.

[Kyle Mooney]

I know. And then. Right. And then you go on the ride, and it's like, what came first, the movie or the ride? The ride came first. There's a guy.

[Beck Bennett]

This was the reaction you were having.

[Nick Kroll]

I was on. Yeah. I was on methadone throughout the whole day.

[Kyle Mooney]

I was like, like, you know, kind of like, you know, at Disneyland, which is something me and Kyle did once.

[Nick Kroll]

Mushrooms.

[Kyle Mooney]

Mushrooms. Oh, bad idea.

[Nick Kroll]

Bad idea.

[Kyle Mooney]

Really bad idea. Because you're in lines, you're surrounded by metal. You're on concrete with, like, screaming kids. It was. It was.

[Nick Kroll]

And you're seeing families. Like, you can't look too closely at other groups of people.

[Kyle Mooney]

No.

[Beck Bennett]

For.

[Kyle Mooney]

For me, it hit. It clicked in when we went into the family bathroom.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Same when we went into. Into the park, and they're just like kids screaming, like, hand dryers going off. And I was like, this is it sound. This is bad.

[Beck Bennett]

Same. It felt like a. Like some sort of up Factory.

[Kyle Mooney]

Pull up your band.

[Nick Kroll]

Like.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, I. And I don't. I think that was probably the first time I'd ever done mush.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, it was. It was a little bit like, sure. This is.

[Beck Bennett]

Everybody, like, had to take care of me that day, which is also its own thing. That's sort of a bummer. You know what I mean?

[Nick Kroll]

But that's kind of always how it works. Sort of. You're always kind of the one who's.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, just generally.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. Generally speaking, I'm little.

[Beck Bennett]

I need your help.

[Kyle Mooney]

You guys are both the babies.

[Beck Bennett]

That's probably true.

[Nick Kroll]

You know what else I liked? Or I. We went to that. The Harry Potter section thing was pretty cool. No, not Harry Potter. No. Hold on. I'm sorry. Genuine fear in his eyes when I said that.

[Kyle Mooney]

Genuine.

[Nick Kroll]

That's it. I went separately to Universal Studios with my. With my brother, came to town and we went there and I was impressed. At Universal Studios with Harry. The Harry Potter situation.

[Kyle Mooney]

I haven't been. I have not been to Universal Studios ever.

[Nick Kroll]

It's fun. I don't know. It's fun. I thought that was fun, too. I mean, it's like, again, it's like you're. You just. You're taking your. I truly had, like. I didn't have a ton of judgment about Disneyland. I wasn't like, what the fuck? You know? And, like. And if you're a Disney adult, like, hit us up, check in.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Let us know how you feel.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. If we nailed it. Disneyland as a subject matter for an entire podcast.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Or if we left any stone unturned, let us know.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, I'll say we've covered it. Also, I think the one thing I'll add, what I think is special, specifically about Disneyland, when you're talking about the Disneyland versus Disney World conversation, is that Walt Disney had something to do with this specific amusement park, and he did, like, essentially build it from. From the ground up. So there's some, like, link there to,

[Nick Kroll]

like, Disney World was Disneyland first.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And then they made Disney World later and they made it bigger and better.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

And does that hurt to know that as, like, someone from Southern California who clearly has a strong affinity for Disney?

[Beck Bennett]

I don't. I actually think a lot of people prefer Disneyland to be more manageable. But I had my bachelor party at Disney World.

[Nick Kroll]

Really?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It was wild.

[Nick Kroll]

How many days? Days.

[Beck Bennett]

One day at Disney World, one day at Universal.

[Kyle Mooney]

Three nights, two days.

[Nick Kroll]

That sounds genuinely fun.

[Kyle Mooney]

I got. I famously got off the ride. We were. What ride was it?

[Beck Bennett]

It's the. It was like a. It's a Three Caballeros ride. Like, at the Mexican, like, I don't know, Pavilion within Epcot Center.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. And it was like a little boat going through these little worlds. And I got off of the boat in the ride and, like, got on the scenery and just, like, walked for a second, got back in the boat.

[Beck Bennett]

It was the very first ride we did, I think.

[Kyle Mooney]

I think so. Yeah. And apparently, like, that is the type of stuff that can get you, like, kicked out of Disneyland forever.

[Nick Kroll]

Were you drunk?

[Kyle Mooney]

No, I don't think so.

[Nick Kroll]

You're just hyped at your boy's bachelor party.

[Kyle Mooney]

Disney World. Do something crazy.

[Nick Kroll]

I want to do this. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

But I do remember, yeah. Personally having the reaction like, ah, Beck, please don't do that, man.

[Kyle Mooney]

You almost ruined this whole thing.

[Nick Kroll]

But that's. That's what happens when you roll with B.

[Beck Bennett]

No, no. But when we have the story and, like, nobody said a single, single thing. Yeah, a single thing.

[Kyle Mooney]

Said a single thing.

[Nick Kroll]

Single thing. I like that. I'm trying to remember the other. I now haven't thought that's how I feel about parenting, but this is the podcast. There's no other podcast to refer to.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

Is I have a goldfish brain. For, like, we did that. We went to Disneyland. We did it. It was amazing and intense. And then for, like, two or three days, I told people about it.

[Beck Bennett]

It.

[Nick Kroll]

And then now it's. Now it's, like, fully been removed from my.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

My. My entire court.

[Kyle Mooney]

The memories.

[Nick Kroll]

The memories are like. I was like. And now I'm like, oh, right. I didn't like this, and I like that.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

I ate a church. I ate some churros that I liked.

[Kyle Mooney]

Churros are so good. That was huge. Just like, grabbing a churro everywhere. The kids love the churros.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. I was. I felt like I was. We got pizzas, we got churros, we got burgers, we got, like, ice creams. The coldest ice cream from, like, one of those, like, ice cream carts. It was like.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

They warned us. They're like, your child may lick it, and it may get stuck to your child's tongue because it's like, you know, fruit pops or whatever.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And.

[Nick Kroll]

But it was like, clearly there's something about, like, they must keep everything at a certain temperature so there's not a chance that anything could melt. And it's like they've decided it's better for your child to get your, like, tongue stuck to it, like, Christmas story style than to have Something that has gone possibly bad.

[Kyle Mooney]

Interesting. Good to know. It's really cold. I guess I will say. As far as little treats. Disneyland treats. This is a new thing.

[Nick Kroll]

As far as little treats.

[Kyle Mooney]

As far as.

[Nick Kroll]

You guys look great today.

[Beck Bennett]

We got a great look.

[Kyle Mooney]

You have a great look. By the way, the.

[Beck Bennett]

The.

[Kyle Mooney]

The candy store in Downtown Disney is a magical experience.

[Nick Kroll]

Really not.

[Beck Bennett]

There's one on Main Street. Not the one on Main Street. On Downtown Disney.

[Kyle Mooney]

Did go Downtown Disney.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay, Ruby.

[Kyle Mooney]

My son got a Mickey shaped Rice Krispie treat covered in chocolate with M and M's on it. Like, and it was like, I think something he'll remember forever. Yeah, they have, like. They have, like, creations that you wouldn't find anywhere else.

[Nick Kroll]

Talk about wanting to jazz off.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, I know, Mickey.

[Nick Kroll]

Rice Krispie treats.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And you can take. You can. You can do whatever you want with them.

[Nick Kroll]

You can coat your own.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, I think that's a perfect place to end the podcast. You can go. You can coat your own. Make it your own.

[Beck Bennett]

Thanks for having me.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, Mickey. Hey, thanks for making me.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, yeah, no problem. I just heard you guys talking about coming on.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, I thought I'd come by.

[Beck Bennett]

Come by Disneyland anytime you'd like to.

[Kyle Mooney]

Thanks, man. Appreciate it.

[Beck Bennett]

I wouldn't mind if you came by too.

[Kyle Mooney]

Whoa. Goofy. Oh, Donald. Yes, Daisy Here. Wow. Damn. I can hardly keep it in my pants.

[Nick Kroll]

Excuse me.

[Kyle Mooney]

Don't hold up, though. Yes. Yeah. Where are you going?

[Nick Kroll]

What's up?

[Beck Bennett]

I'm just waddling around.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, yeah, waddling around. You got that. Donald doesn't.

[Nick Kroll]

Hey, Donald doesn't treat you right.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, you deserve better.

[Nick Kroll]

You deserve better. He's angry and he's stupid.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, you're Nick Kroll.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, I made it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Hardy Boys. Speaking of Hardy Boys.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, enjoy your podcasting. I'm gonna be hanging right there, actually.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, well, I'm right here.

[Beck Bennett]

My phone number or something.

[Kyle Mooney]

Mike, that's. Dude, that was amazing.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't want to do that,

[Nick Kroll]

but what a good hack for Donald. It like, it really gives you the essence of Donald without having to do it.

[Beck Bennett]

My daughter loves all the characters and I've been trying. I've not put the actual. Yeah, you could probably do it,

[Kyle Mooney]

but

[Nick Kroll]

I can't talk like him. You can talk like you can hit,

[Beck Bennett]

but I'm not doing it. Yeah, I feel like I'm not doing it from the side of him mouth.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, we get. We do really good duck here. Duck. Causing problems again.

[Nick Kroll]

You are dicking out my wife.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's hard to do, but you get it. It's dog.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, thank you so much, Nick. Thanks for being here on our Disneyland podcast.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. See you at Disney next time.

[Nick Kroll]

See you at Disney next time.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, Nick, truly such an honor. Thanks for the Disneyland pitch.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. There was a lot of good stuff in there.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. I feel like we could go on for another five, six hours.

[Nick Kroll]

I mean, so that is going to be the podcast now, officially?

[Kyle Mooney]

I think so. Yeah. We're going to talk about it and check in.

[Beck Bennett]

We have to check in with Relle back there.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, we're going to see.

[Beck Bennett]

Do we have a take as to whether we're going to just roll with that for the rest of time? I think you guys found it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, that's. Thank you so much.

[Nick Kroll]

That is honestly thrilling to be a third partner in this.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, that's not how it works. Exactly.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, we own the idea. We like it.

[Beck Bennett]

Along with head gum.

[Nick Kroll]

But I haven't. I don't think I've signed anything yet. Right. So I don't.

[Beck Bennett]

That's the thing. You haven't signed any.

[Nick Kroll]

Right.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

So here we are.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, touche.

[Nick Kroll]

How do I get so much done?

[Kyle Mooney]

Wow, dude.

[Nick Kroll]

I absolutely gank people.

[Beck Bennett]

Time to gank.

[Kyle Mooney]

Time to gang.

[Beck Bennett]

Another day of ganking for n. Gang pranks.

[Nick Kroll]

Welcome back to South Beach.

[Kyle Mooney]

I would love to go to south beach with you guys and prank some people.

[Nick Kroll]

Dude, I would gank some. I would gank hard in south beach with you boys. Dude.

[Kyle Mooney]

All right.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

What do you.

[Beck Bennett]

What do you got coming up?

[Nick Kroll]

Oh, what do I got? Mating Season on Netflix streaming right now.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. Which. Go ahead.

[Nick Kroll]

You were going to say something. Just. It's a team from Big Mouth. It's our new animated show called Mating Season about animals dating and falling in love and. Absolutely. In the woods.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, yes. It's very funny. I've read a little bit of it because I was in an episode. I play a goat.

[Nick Kroll]

You play a broat. A hardcore goat.

[Beck Bennett]

Do you remember the name of your goat? Do you know the name of the goat?

[Nick Kroll]

I'm trying to remember his name.

[Kyle Mooney]

Trevor.

[Nick Kroll]

Maybe it's something Trevor asked.

[Kyle Mooney]

You do like a bat.

[Nick Kroll]

You do like a funny. Like a.

[Kyle Mooney]

Like a. Like a laugh.

[Nick Kroll]

You do. Yeah. Like, you have.

[Kyle Mooney]

I'm like. It's, like, not warmed up right now, but. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you got to watch the show. No, no.

[Nick Kroll]

By the way, speaking of, has Brewer come down to do the show yet? Has Jim come through to do the pod yet?

[Kyle Mooney]

He hasn't, but I think after this, we should ask him.

[Nick Kroll]

I mean, I feel like you guys Would have snl. You'd have SNL to talk about all that stuff.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

You could do goat boy or whatever. You guys can do the goat guys together. Would you do a goat character as well?

[Beck Bennett]

I. I wouldn't want to do it in his presence. I would be nervous.

[Kyle Mooney]

Maybe you could play a goat like this.

[Beck Bennett]

Always good to see him.

[Kyle Mooney]

Check out Mating season and everything else that Nick does. Everywhere.

[Nick Kroll]

Always.

[Kyle Mooney]

Everywhere. Always. Adults.

[Nick Kroll]

Oh yeah. Adults coming out. It'll. And yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

And when can we expect the new show?

[Nick Kroll]

A hundred percent will be sometime probably, I think early next year. Well, yeah, I'm not sure exactly.

[Kyle Mooney]

We're.

[Nick Kroll]

We're about to start shooting it.

[Beck Bennett]

That's so exciting.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, I can't wait for that incredible picture.

[Beck Bennett]

The premise or.

[Nick Kroll]

No, yeah, it's.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's.

[Nick Kroll]

It's a show about like the world of like, self help gurus, thought leader, you know, TED talk, wellness influencer, podcasting space. And it's. Yeah, it's sort of. It's kind of about that kind of world.

[Beck Bennett]

That's so rad. That's such a awesome cast.

[Nick Kroll]

It's a killer. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

So much. You've not started shooting.

[Nick Kroll]

We are about to start shooting. It's me, Jason Manzuka, Sam Richardson.

[Kyle Mooney]

Richardson.

[Nick Kroll]

Sam Richardson. And Vanessa Bayer, who you guys know very well. Man. Your guys video, you and Vanessa singing that song, like, really is so funny. She dug it up, you guys. I'll just say equally, you guys. It's funny because you go on someone's podcast and they have to be nice to you and promote your stuff. But you guys are. Oh, have always been funny, both of you, individually and collectively.

[Kyle Mooney]

Thank you.

[Nick Kroll]

And you were a little younger and I watched you guys doing good neighbor and being so funny and then both getting SNL and both like doing great work on that show, you know, together and individually. And I was like, it was someone not being on SNL being like, good, the right people are getting it, you know. Cause you don't always feel that way about people who get that opportunity.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, that's very nice.

[Nick Kroll]

So it was a. And everything you guys do is always fucking funny and smart. And so it's too bad that this pod was an exception to the rule.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, you know, you always have to. You always have to work on yourself. But thank you. That means a lot coming from. Absolutely. Yeah. True.

[Beck Bennett]

Thank you so much. And yeah, like, let's just like keep

[Kyle Mooney]

on making good ass doing this podcast together. Let's do it.

[Nick Kroll]

Let's do the podcast. And if I had a Suggestion.

[Beck Bennett]

Can we do a second take generally? Of the whole thing?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

But yes, of the whole podcast generally.

[Nick Kroll]

I do have another idea for just the next. If you guys are going to do another podcast.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Great.

[Nick Kroll]

Have you thought about a podcast about, like, Topsiders?

[Kyle Mooney]

I. I haven't.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, we did slip ons.

[Kyle Mooney]

You did slip ons? Yeah. So this is. I. I was wondering if you were going to call this out when I was putting these on, because Kyle wears them 24 7. 24 7. I occasionally wear mine, and I'm glad you noticed.

[Nick Kroll]

Meanwhile, I'm just a classic man in an old red wing. It's not a big deal.

[Kyle Mooney]

Bigger balls than us, for sure. Tougher guy.

[Nick Kroll]

Absolutely zero treading on the bottom.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

So terrible in. In a. On a cold day.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Flipping around.

[Nick Kroll]

Like, flipping around. Slipping around a mountain town.

[Kyle Mooney]

And slippy boots. Absolutely.

[Nick Kroll]

Slipping around in boots.

[Beck Bennett]

It's a handsome pair of shoes.

[Nick Kroll]

Those are great.

[Kyle Mooney]

You have an incredible look. Oh, he's vomiting now. Well, we got to clean this up.

[Beck Bennett]

Thank you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, fuck. We do need some help. Thank you so much for coming, brother.

[Beck Bennett]

He's fine. He's. He's giving us thumbs. Up, up. He's good.

[Kyle Mooney]

It sounds. I've never seen somebody dry heave this much at the end of a podcast.

[Beck Bennett]

He's turning his face to the mic, so he's. He wants.

[Kyle Mooney]

Well, thanks for joining us. He's saying he's good. He's going to be okay. All right, thanks, guys.

[Beck Bennett]

What's Our Podcast is a Headgun podcast created and hosted by Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney.

[Kyle Mooney]

The show is produced and engineered by Richelle Chen and Anya Konovskaya with production support from Ali Khan and Ryan Lucy.

[Beck Bennett]

Our executive producer is Anya Kanevskaya. Katie Moose is our VP of content at Headgum. Our theme music is made by us.

[Kyle Mooney]

For more podcasts by headgum, visit headcum.com or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

[Beck Bennett]

What's up, everybody? I'm Kyle Mooney.

[Kyle Mooney]

And what's up, everybody? I'm Beck Banner and man.

[Beck Bennett]

Ooh, we got something to tell you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, yeah, we definitely do.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. It's a brand new podcast on Headgum.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's right. And it's called what's Our Podcast?

[Beck Bennett]

Yep. And that's because we don't have a single idea what our podcast should be about.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, we don't. So we actually have guests come on and they tell us what they think our podcast should be about, and then we try it.

[Beck Bennett]

Yep. Guests like Mark Maron, Jack Black, Brittany Broski, Kate Berlan, Bobby Moynihan, Meg Stalter.

[Kyle Mooney]

And Tim Baltz.

[Beck Bennett]

Landon Axler, Joanie McGree. And Dender.

[Kyle Mooney]

And Dender. New episodes release every Wednesday, so subscribe to what's our podcast on YouTube or

[Beck Bennett]

any of your favorite podcast platforms. Yeah, I'm gonna go do it right now.

[Nick Kroll]

Queen Carvania stood haloed by the morning sun.

[Kyle Mooney]

An army hung on her every word.

[Beck Bennett]

My champions, I have sold my chariot on Carvana. Twas a lovely suv. An inexplicably queenly offer.

[Kyle Mooney]

There is.

[Beck Bennett]

Or even coming to the castle to collect it. Tonight we feast. An offer you can feast on. Sell your car today on Carvana. Pickup fees may apply.

[Kyle Mooney]

Evening.

[Nick Kroll]

Buyer's remorse. Buy a new car. I'll be moving in. Let's get started.

[Beck Bennett]

Sorry, I think there's been a mistake. I bought it from Carvana.

[Nick Kroll]

You what?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, Great price. I even have seven days to love

[Nick Kroll]

it or return it. So there's no.

[Kyle Mooney]

No.

[Beck Bennett]

No buyer's remorse. More like buyers rejoice.

[Nick Kroll]

I guess I'll let myself out. Congratulations.

[Kyle Mooney]

I mean it.

[Beck Bennett]

Buyers rejoice. Buy your car today on Carvana. Limitations and exclusions may apply. See our 7 day return policy at carvana. Com.