. It was a combination of stand-up and a bunch of my characters, all integrated into one night. I had done some stand-up and a bunch of sketches on the network over the last six to seven years, and then me and [executive producers] Jon Daly and Jonathan Krisel made a pilot for them, a 15-minute show. They didn’t make 15-minute shows, but between [that] and all the characters in my special they were like, we’d really like to make a sketch show with you, so we set out from there.
KAMENS: You have managed to make quite a presence for yourself on the Internet through your frequent appearances on comedy podcasts and Funny or Die videos. What do you think the impact of social media has been on developing and honing your characters? KROLL: It’s awesome. There are so many different ways to be a comedy fan and so many different outlets for people to find out about your stuff so [they] can get familiar with [your] characters. It also gives you a chance to develop characters further, so I’ve spent hours now improvising on podcasts and twitter, developing stuff further and discovering new stuff with them each time. Between podcasts and places like Funny or Die or CollegeHumor, there are so many venues to get the word out.
KAMENS: So you have a role on a TV sitcom, you tour the country doing stand-up, you’re constantly featured on comedy podcasts, you put out various viral videos… how do you manage to juggle all of your commitments?] I don’t know. I’m lying in a bed right now as I talk to you. The only answer I can give you is that I just fucking love doing comedy and its the only thing in my life that never felt like work.
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