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The Season 5 finale of “Big Mouth” proved one of the more ambitious endeavors to date. In a meta turn of events, young Nick Birch demands to speak to whoever is in charge, leading him to real-life Nick Kroll. Throughout the sequence, the live-action Kroll and his animated counterpart debate among themselves their neuroses. And even in the scene, Kroll notes that he wasn’t sure if the idea would be a slam dunk. In an interview with Consequence TV, Kroll elaborated on what made this move particularly awkward.
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“We shot that in the thick of the pandemic, and I think right after my wife had given birth. And I, to be frank, hate how I look in it because I feel like I was out of the practice of being on camera and probably was not at my normal, on-camera fighting weight,” Kroll explained. “I was more likely in the pandemic having just had our first child. So, I like the idea of what we were doing. I just have trouble looking at myself.” Kroll is certainly old hat at performing live-action. His recurring part in “Parks and Recreation” was more than memorable, and he just appeared in Olivia Wilde’s drama-infused film “Don’t Worry Darling.” But there is something about animation that serves as a shield for the actor. When you can draw characters however you want, there is little opportunity for self-doubt.
