1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,279 Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Dan Patrick here to bring you a special 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: highlight clip from my podcast that scene. We sat down 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: with the actor comedian Nick Croll to discuss his iconic 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: run as Rutson in the league, as well as his 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: love of sports in the necessity of comedy in his life. 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: I went to a John Thompson basketball camp at Georgetown, 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: and I thought I was a little pretty good little player, 8 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: but you know, I was like playing my like Jewish 9 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: private school, like New York League. And then went down 10 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: there and you know, Thompson had Alonso there and to 11 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: Kem Bamutumbo and you know, and those guys were coming 12 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: back because they were all playing together summer. And then 13 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: he had all they had all the kids from like 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:41,319 Speaker 1: Silver Spring and all the Baltimore, Maryland area kids. And 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, oh, there's a there's another level 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: for this game that I'm not playing at. You mentioned 17 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,319 Speaker 1: going to basketball camp. Did you have designs on being 18 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: an athlete? When I was a little guy, you know, 19 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: I loved sports and and then I was a late bloomer. 20 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: So like around Babe Ruth in baseball, you know, you 21 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: moved to the big field and I was still around 22 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: four ten basketball somewhat of a challenge at that point, 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: and I started to find my self worth in other 24 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: places like comedy. So I was a really diehard baseball 25 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: and basketball and some soccer and stuff, and then played 26 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: hockey for year and loved it, but was absolutely terrible. 27 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: Small and slow, a terrible combination for getting into peewee's 28 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: when they hitting full contact is allowed. But could you 29 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: laugh at yourself even back then, you know? No, when 30 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: I was in the thick of like why is everyone 31 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: a foot taller than me? And I used to be 32 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: a top tier amongst my peers and now I've fallen behind, 33 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: I did not have a great sense of humor about 34 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: it at that moment. Only a few years later did 35 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: I start to be like, oh, that was funny, you know. 36 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: But at the time it was such a bummer because 37 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: I was coordinated as a kid, and then to just 38 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: get just to get lapped by everybody was a genuine bummer. 39 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: When did comedy become a necessity? I mean, I think 40 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: comedy was always a necessity on some level, even when 41 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: I was playing sports a lot. Still I was still 42 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: finding value in myself and in the comedy being funny. 43 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: But really it was in college, it became a necessity 44 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: in that I joined the improv group and you know sports. 45 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: By high school, I decided I wasn't good enough, and 46 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: so I stopped trying really hard. And obviously, as you 47 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: know and everyone you've talked to, to be a great athlete, 48 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 1: you just have to You can have natural talent, but 49 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: at some point you just have to work. You have 50 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: to work harder than everybody else. And with comedy, when 51 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: I got to college, I was happy to do all 52 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: the extra work. I was happy to do anything, whatever 53 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: the equivalent to, like spending more hours in the gym. 54 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: I was happy to do that because I was not 55 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: spending more hours in the gym, that's for sure. To 56 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: check out more of that scene, go to danpatrick dot 57 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: com Slash that scene or Amazon dot com Slash that Scene.