Kroll Show

Kroll's an incredible small-screen Sybil, and you'd be nuts not to tune in for his last hurrah. [16 Jan 2015, p.69]

The sketches themselves are still baring teeth, starting with the fodder for the shows within the Show. The one thing that unites the collection of idiots played by Kroll and co-stars like Jon Daly and John Mulaney is a lack of self-awareness.

Kroll Show runs on the idea that imitation is the highest form of parody, skewering, through pitch-perfect re-creation.

Metatextual commentary aside, the third and final season of Kroll Show starts off strong.

Kroll Show works often enough to make a name for itself among young males in particular. Men of a certain age might be more resistant, but still susceptible.

The Kroll Show sometimes falls flat due to star/creator Nick Kroll’s lack of range and inspiration, but often recovers through guest star power, and, again, commitment to concept

In almost every case, even the good concepts (like Kroll as a mic'ed up referee during an NBA game, needily badgering the players) peter out, while the more esoteric ones, such as a spoof of Canadian dramas, are a little too precious for their own good, eh?