Kristen Schaal
Kristen Schaal
Kristen Schaalis an American actress, voice artist, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Mel on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, Louise Belcher on FOX animated comedy Bob's Burgers, and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls. Other notable roles include her appearances as a commentator on The Daily Show, Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername on 30 Rock, Victoria Best on WordGirl, Trixie from the Toy Story franchise, and Anne on Wilfred...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth24 January 1978
CityLongmont, CO
CountryUnited States of America
I've been lucky. The projects I've gotten to work on are projects I'd want to watch myself. That's what I try to shoot for.
It's not hard to be a woman in comedy as long as you're also a writer. You have to create your opportunity.
'Rock of Love' with Bret Michaels was fun. He's a lovable guy.
I loved 'Burning Love,' and I really do love almost everything Paul Scheer touches.
Sometimes I try to sell shows with a female lead to networks, and that isn't something that's been a proven formula for them, so they reject it. I do feel like men get the funniest roles in movies.
Being a correspondent on 'The Daily Show' is some combination of doing a character and doing stand-up. It's a juggling act to find a balance between being you and playing a role.
I probably shouldn't say this about all animals, but at least the farm animals that I've hung out with, and even when I go to the zoo usually, they're like a blank slate. I guess that's why I like them. They're puppets, and you can imagine them being anything you want.
In high school, I was doing a skit for forensics and people started laughing, more than I was prepared to deal with. It was a surprise.
I think it's great training for any comedian to start on cows. Because with cows, you expect them to be bored and just stare at you blankly. And that's exactly what you'll get at a comedy club. If you can toughen up with a cow audience, then you'll never be worried with a human audience.
Bad improv happens with people who are inexperienced with each other and don't know the craft that well. But bad stand-up is something that could happen to someone at any level in their career.
I love the idea that I have the power to look for the projects I can put myself into, but I'm still at that level of just being happy to have a job.
Animals in general have sparked a weird depression in me, because as much as I tried, I couldn't layer a personality over them. You know what I mean? I would stare at the cows, and I would sing to the cows, and they would always just look at me blankly.
I thought I would either be an epidemiologist or a 'Price Is Right' model.
I would never bring a kid to a comedy show myself, but I have noticed that I can't stop other people from bringing their kids.