I Am Kristen Schaal (The Last Man On Earth, Bob’s Burgers, Gravity Falls). AMA!

Is that your real voice? Or you developed it because it gets you more characters?

This voice is the real deal. Trust me.

Why are you so goddamn adorable?

It's my only survival skill.

Does your own opinion of stickers more closely align with that of Louise Belcher, or that of Mabel Pines?

Definitely with Mabel!

Why do I find you so attractive?

Why would you question it? It's so obvious.

I absolutely LOVED the "Women's Correspondent" pieces that you did on The Daily Show. With all the turnaround going on, is there any chance we will see you again there? Or if not, is there any chance you might be doing some of those same types of bits?

I'm hoping that I will be back at least a couple more times to talk about all the women issues. They'll probably be piling up!

Oh crap, I gotta go! This was SO MUCH FUN! I think some of the new questions I answered already earlier. Thanks for AMAing me! And for watching my shows, you're all the best! Oh! Last Man On Earth, new show this Sunday 9:30 FOX!

What's under Louise's bunny ears?

That's something you'll have to wait till the final episode of the series finale to discover.

If you were the last woman on earth, who would you like the last man to be? P.s. You can't say your husband.

FINE! Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

Is Jack McBrayer as optimistic and bubbly in real life as he was as Kenneth on 30 Rock?

He's got a lot of layers. And if you're lucky you'll catch him when his claws are out!

Will Forte seems like a interesting dude. What's it like working with him?

It's a lot of fun. He's very committed and hilarious, and probably my favorite actor. Besides Christian Bale.

Hey Kristen! Huge fan you are amazing. What was it like working with Weird Al on Tacky?

It was dreamy! He is over the top nice, and the filming was tightly run and very professional. I had a ball!

Have you heard anything concrete about a Concords movie?

I have a lot of concrete movie ideas in my head, but nothing that exists in reality, unfortunately.

Is the rumor you accidentally hit George Clooney in the balls so hard he puked true? It can't be

I have never come close enough to Clooney to hurt his balls.

Hi Kristen!

I'm a big fan, going way back. What's next up for you? Also, any chance you could talk about the genesis of Kristen Schaal is a Horse? 'Cause that thing is all kinds of awesome.

Next up: Season 2 of Last Man! Yay! Kristen Schaal is a horse happened after Kurt Braunohler and I sat through a REALLY boring movie. When we got out I was so excited to be out of there I started dancing down the street. It reminded Kurt of a horse and he made up that song on the spot. LOVE that bit even still.

What would The Daily Show be like if they hired you to host it?

I need to think about it. Right now I'm seeing a lot of me looking into the camera yelling: "You gotta be kidding me!"

Hey, Kristen! I'm a huge fan of your standup comedy (especially that Comedy Central special you did), and I don't think it gets enough love.

I was wondering: who do you consider your main influences as a comedian?

Absolutely Andy Kaufman. Number 1! And then Steve Martin. Then the Muppets.

Hey Kristen! I'm a big fan of your voice-acting works, especially in Gravity Falls, and I've been refreshing this site for about half an hour to catch the AMA as soon as possible. So, here are my questions!

1) What's the funniest line you've recorded for Mabel?
2) What's the most Mabel-esque thing you've done in real life?
3) How does Mabel know about Dipper's internet history?

And here's a question I'm asking for a friend, who is sadly offline as the AMA occurs. Was there anything that surprised you while voicing Mabel? Some line or plot that you weren't expecting?

1)I Love them all! Maybe Bleventeen? 2)Crushed on some trolls! 3)Twin powers

I was surprised with how far south things went with Gideon!

Hi Kristen!

I had the pleasure of meeting you at the Paley Center last year. I admitted my appreciation (and huge crush) to you, we embraced, tried to take a photo but my phone died. Fortunately, I did get a really nice photo of us!

http://imgur.com/LivtrNm

It was a great moment, but I never got to ask to a question. What do consider to be your best performance?

Either way, keep up the fantastic work! I'll also be sure to see you the next time you do a show in New York. :D

I love this pic! You have great taste! Ha ha! I think I have yet to do my BEST performance, still have a lot to learn. But I've been pretty proud of most of it so far. Thanks!

I loved you in Flight of the Conchords! Did you enjoy working with Brett and Jemaine? Any funny anecdotes you'd like to share from that show? I hope you guys team up again sometime in the future!

I LOVED working with Bret and Jemaine, and I miss them! If you ever get a chance to go out dancing with them DO IT! They tear up a dance floor!

Big fan of your comedy and acting career here!

1) Just wanted to know do you ever feel like you're type cast or do you accept roles you find entertaining?

2) Is Jon Stewart as big of a Gravity Falls nerd as I think he is?

3) If you could have any super power which would you want?

1)I definitely feel type cast most of the time! But I love Carol! 2)Jon Stewart is a GIANT Gravity Falls fan. This is true. And he is into Last Man on Earth as well. But he was tickled to meet Alex Hirsch, and he has a dog named Dipper. (I've said too much!) 3)The power to stop Violence!

Have you ever had any fans like Mel? Any strange tales to tell about them?

No, thank goodness! She's sweet, but she needed more than one hobby.

Hi Kristen! As a huge fan of Bob's Burgers and Gravity Falls, what were your favorite scenes to record from those shows?

Hard to pick. But maybe the boy band scenes for both!

Do you enjoy physically acting like on Last Man or voiceover work, like on Bob's Burgers more?

I love them both. I won't pick!!!

Thank you for doing this AMA, I’m so happy you’ll be answering our questions. I love watching your roles in shows like Gravity Falls, which I watch with six of my siblings, and your reports on The Daily Show, as your words in favor of women’s rights have been really inspirational to me. I just wanted to thank you for being both an entertainer and a role model.

My question is, of all of the roles you have played (both regular and voice acting), which has been the most difficult for you?

Oh thank you, so much! I think that the most difficult at first would have to have been the Daily Show. It was hard to learn the tone and also to read a teleprompter. But so much fun, and also, very thankful to get to be a part of such an important show.

What show would you really like to guest on? VA or otherwise.

Oh so many! VEEP? Better Call Saul? Game Of Thrones? So many!

What was the inspiration for Carol's (awesome) wardrobe in Last Man On Earth?

That was coming from the mind of Beth Morgan. I think it was color and a little bitt of kooky and crafty.

O great goddessof destruction,what is your next target to destroy?

Your funny bone, friend!

hey Kristen! big fan of Gravity Falls! I heard that Alex's sister Ariel is the inspiration for Mabel. Have you used Ariel for inspiration for the character?

I have only met her a couple times, and she was delightful. I soaked up as much of her as I could for Mabel!

Hey, Kristen. Thanks for doing this AMA. I am a massive FotC fan, so Mel has brought me much joy and laughter over the years.

My question is: as a stand-up, has there ever been a bit you couldn't get into your own voice? Or, has there ever been a joke you liked yourself a lot that never worked?

Oh so many jokes that I liked that I couldn't sell. One was doing a whole stand-up set for crickets, I tried to put it in my hour special, it's just for me I guess. The most surreal bits at the end of the day might just be for me.

Hi Kristen, my girlfriend and I love you! From The Conchords to Bob's Burgers to Last Man on Earth. I even got her the Sexy Book of Sexy Sex!

I haven't seen your recent stand up special that got all that attention. Should I check it out? I'm assuming everything happened as intended as an Andy Kaufman-esque type of experience, right?

Thank you, especially for buying the book! That makes you rare and special! Please check out my special. It is super weird and very Andy Kaufman, and not for everybody, and that makes it even better!

Is it weird or awesome to you that you are my celebrity crush?

Why would it be weird? Again, people, it's SO OBVIOUSLY awesome!

You voice pretty much my favorite characters from two of my current favorite shows, Mabel on Gravity Falls, and Louise on Bob's Burgers. What I've found so interesting about your playing those characters is just how different they are, Mabel embracing things that are considered to be more "girly" while Louise pushes them away with extreme prejudice. In many ways, Mabel seems like one of the girls that Louise would have wanted to kick out of her house in the slumber party episode of Bob's Burgers. Do you find either role more rewarding, or connect to one better?

Also, preferred fictional boy band, Boyz 4 Now or Several Timez?

Boyz 4 Now for obvious reasons. I love both roles, and I do believe that Mabel has too much charisma for Louise to walk away from. I think they'd be buds.

100 Waddles-sized horses or one horse-sized Waddles?

100 Waddle-sized horses! More to enjoy!

Do you ship Phil and Carol on The Last Man On Earth? :⁾

I think I do!

Hi Kristen! I love your work!

I have to ask, how often do you get recognized in public and what character do they know you as most commonly?

Also what advice would you give to an aspiring Voice Actor?

I do occasionally. Mostly for Flight of the Conchords. I would tell aspiring voice actors to collect a great peer group who like to make cartoons and then you'll probably be in one 15 years later!

Hey Kristen, me and my wife (even our just turned 1 year old) have enjoyed The last man on earth more than any other show I can think of. I even had to let her listen to your recent nerdist interview, which we both enjoyed.

How much of your personality do you put into Carol? Is it a lot of improv or is she written to the T on the script?

Thanks for answering questions and we are really happy you guys got picked up for a second season.

Thanks! There's some of me in Carol for sure, mainly how much she cares about everything. The script is pretty tight, but they do let me go at it, and it is a lot of fun. Steenburgen is super quick!

Any chance at a renewed run for you as Mel in Flight of the Conchords?

I would love that, but I would say probably not.

Kristen, I became a big fan of yours via The Daily Show.

On that front, have you had a chance to work with Trevor Noah yet? Your thoughts on the future of the show?

Haven't worked with him. But had dinner last night with my Irish comedian friend David O'Doherty who plays football (soccer?) with him, and he said he's a straight up LOVELY guy. So I believe it! I think the future show is going to be great.

Hey Kristen, I've been loving your VA stuff lately, especially in Gravity Falls! I've been wondering, how did you end up doing a bit for Mc Frontalot's Solved album?

He came to the Hot Tub shows in NYC!

Hi Kristen, just wondering, of all of Mabel's sweaters, which one would you want to own for yourself?

Hard to pick, but maybe the dachshund?

How often does Pete Holmes talk to you about Mad Men?

Zero. Uh-oh. We need to have a friendship check!

How well do you think Phil Jupitus and Noel Fielding would transition into the world of Gravity Falls? Also, what's your opinion on either of them?

Love them BOTH! Think they'd be perfect!

Kristen, would you befriend Carol? More importantly, marry her if YOU were the last man on Earth??

Yes, she would be my friend. And I would SO MARRY HER! Are you kidding? She is the bomb.

Are you allowed to tell us anything about what remains of season two of Gravity Falls?

If so, what?

NEVER!

I have read conflicting things from voice actors, pretty much split down the middle: keep it natural, just like regular acting vs. it's so much harder - you have to convey a whole performance in just a voice.
What's your take? What's the best way to create a sympathetic/endearing character through voice?

If the script is well written then the lines and actions should guide the character's voice. I think the closer the voice is to your own the easier it is to harness emotions. If you're straining your voice to sound more charactery you might not be able to express everything. Some people can though! But not very many.

Hey Kristen,

You were fantastic on The Last Man On Earth. I also loved you in The Hotwives of Orlando..so funny. I could not stop laughing. Anyway, will you be coming back for the second season of Hotwives? And what was your favorite moment from the show?

Thanks! I just spent a day filming with the Hotwives of Las Vegas (Season 2!) yesterday. My favorite moment of the show is anytime that Phe Phe talks. She gets me, big time!

Hello there! I'm foreign fan. I love your play as Carol (and your voice as Mabel too, btw)! So, uh, the question.

I was wondering if that's you have drawn those lovely 'photos' like their marriage w/ Phil? :з Or is it there any SPECIAL ARTIST FOR CAROL'S 'PHOTO' DRAWINGS?

I did those drawings! And the one of Melissa by the car. I had so much fun doing them. I hope I get to make more in Season 2. Sheila Waldron, our script supervisor, did all the Carol animal paintings.

On behalf of my children and I, you're amazing! My 4 year old loooooves Gravity Falls (Thank you for entertaining him so I can get some work done). Of all the characters you voice, do you have a favorite? Do you have any suggestions for someone who would like to get into writing?

I love all the voices. I don't know what type of writing you want to get into, but the biggest tip is to sit down and do it. It's what'll separate you from non-writers! Then you'll have a piece that you can hit the pavement and start submitting to people.

Hello Kristen! What was your first acting class like?

I think it was in high school and I just remember doing a lot of stretches for some reason!

What character you portray do you most associate with?

I really am a lot like Mabel. But heck, I got Louise in me too. I'm a split of both.

Hello Kristen! I'm asking one question for my friend Ashe who couldn't be here today due to work. They would like to know, "Which of your characters do you feel you have the most fun with?"

I also have a question, although if you can only answer one, please answer Ashe's. My question is: What was the funniest blooper, or funniest story or experience working on Gravity Falls?

Thank you so much, keep up the great work! <3

I had fun with ALL my characters. But right now, playing Carol on Last Man is the most fun. It's the biggest part I've ever played and I get to do SO MANY awesome things!

Alex Hirsch probably has more fun bloopers to share than me! I think just voicing all of Mabel's goofy adventures is my funnest story!

Hi Kristen! Would you ever want to play the leading lady in a serious drama? You would be fantastic!

Thanks! Sure I would do that! Bring on the drama!

Oh boy! Been waiting ages to ask you this:

What do you think of my works featuring Mabel? 1 2

I think they are stuck in my head for awhile now. Very creative, nice job!

Hey K-Schaalz, big fan. I remember your web stuff, where you this girl who got her period. Shit was mad funny, yo. Also, the Nerdist podcast you did was tight. That Jinx thing you did at the end was both hilarious and disturbing. Flight of the Conchords? So dope. And Last Man on Earth? Fugetaboutit. Anyhoo, my question is...

How's your teeth? Can I get a picture of them?

I'll take you and your husband out for a magic show, and chicken wraps if you send it. Holla back.

My teeth are better than ever and will outlive me! I don't have a pic of my old teeth to send. And the girl with the period, Penelope Princess of Pets! Great memory!

How is it working on the Daily Show? What do you think about John Steward leaving? Thanks for doing this AMA.

Working on the Daily Show is rewarding and challenging and I love it. I'm going to miss Stewart a lot. But I'm proud of him for making a move. It takes a lot of guts to leave something you worked on for so long. But it's also so good to move on to the next thing!

What is your favorite alcoholic beverage? Non-alcoholic?

My go to is wine. And I also love sparkling water!

Your @midnight episode was freaking awesome!

Can we checkout anything similar your participated in?

Other @midnights? I am in a lot of random things spread out the internet universe. Good luck! They are not in a collected organized place!

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

I'm a fen of Peppermint Stick! Yum!