Craig Robinson spoke solely with 'Distractify' about his new display 'Killing It,' filming in a hurricane in New Orleans, and extra.
He's trying to catch extra than simply snakes — he is at the hunt for the "American dream."
Peacock's new comedy collection Killing It follows a divorced dad, Craig (performed through Craig Robinson), who has aspirations of changing into rich in existence. But, when his plans to obtain a bank loan to get his startup business off the ground fall through, Craig comes to a decision to enter (and hopes to win) the Florida Python Challenge in order to get the $20,000 he needs to get forward in his skilled lifestyles.
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Killing It reunites Craig Robinson with Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-creator Dan Goor and executive producer Luke Del Tredici. Though this action-packed comedy is filled with laughs and absurd moments, the Peacock series is grounded in issues of American consumerism and entrepreneurial culture in today's society.
Distractify spoke exclusively with Craig about Killing It's underlying message, snake wrangling, and more.
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Craig Robinson dishes on his new Peacock comedy show 'Killing It.'
Sometimes the easiest way to discover hard-hitting socioeconomic topics is to take action with laughter. Killing It takes place in the Florida Everglades, and Episode 1 displays Craig killing a Burmese python with a car window. Though the 10-episode series indubitably has some wild moments, the writers additionally illustrate messages about classism and the twisted model of what the "American dream" stands for today.
"The writers wanted to be a mirror to society," Craig exclusively told us. "[The show] is all about chasing the American dream."
In Episode 3, Craig gets scammed into attending a convention and shoveling out $1,000 to hear a circle of relatives speak about how they may be able to lend a hand folks transform wealthy.
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Not in contrast to real lifestyles, with motivational audio system and pyramid schemes abound, the Office alum defined that people are "blinded" and fall victim to these situations "because you see something different, and you don't want to see the negative part. You want to keep the narrative going."
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Where is Peacock's 'Killing It' filmed? Craig Robinson talks shooting in New Orleans.
Though the Peacock sequence takes place in South Florida, the collection used to be in fact shot in New Orleans. While ideas of oppressive heat and mosquitos instantly spring to mind, the actor advised us that they happily shot the series in the fall and winter.
"It was nice to be in New Orleans and not be sweltering," he said. While the forged and crew weren't melting below the Louisiana sun, Craig did disclose that production used to be postponed because of a few hurricanes.
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However, one scene in fact referred to as for a hurricane, so manufacturing put Craig in a wetsuit below his garments and he "had to act during this hurricane."
"You couldn't hear each other. It was beyond bananas insane to try to pull this off, but we did," he added.
Aside from battling the elements for the sake of the shoot, Craig additionally handled real snakes on set.
"We have some real snakes, some fake snakes. ... [For] the real snakes, the American Humane Society was always on set," he advised us. "The wranglers will show you how to, you know ... there was no danger."
You can now flow Season 1 of Killing It on Peacock.
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