Indie Spirit Hosts Nick Kroll, John Mulaney Talk Trump, Tuxedos and Tonys
Indie Spirit Hosts Nick Kroll, John Mulaney Talk Trump, Tuxedos and Tonys
“We feel like hosts don’t make the shows about themselves enough,” comedians tell TheWrap
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney are a formidable comedy team across platforms — having reverse engineered the hit Broadway play “Oh, Hello” with their old-man Manhattanite characters from their web series.
On Saturday, the pair will host Film Independent’s annual Spirit Awards, honoring the best in indie filmmaking, live from the beach in Santa Monica, California.
TheWrap caught up with the pair to discuss their previous experiences in award show writers’ rooms, how they’ll one-up social media hawking late night hosts and the inevitable addressing of President Trump and the country’s political climate:
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John, you were a writer for Seth Meyers when he took on the White House Correspondents Dinner as host.
Who, if anyone, will take the job helping Trump write his response jokes?
Awards shows are as much about fashion as they are about film now.
The Independent Spirit Awards air Saturday at 2 p.m. pacific, 5 p.m. eastern on IFC.
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