Nicholas Smal (born October 17, 1984) is a South African animator, actor, comedian, and musician. He is the co-creator of Kiff and serves as an executive producer, writer, and storyboard artist for the series, in addition to writing and producing songs and voicing Principal Secretary and other characters.
Smal is a native of Cape Town.[1] Prior to Kiff, he worked in the animation and art departments of shows such as Caillou, Florrie's Dragons, Boxed Warriors, and Team Jay. He also played in the rock bands Serving Suggestion (with his brother Tim),[2] Gravity Wins Again,[3] and Versus the Wolf,[3] and later formed the comedy duo Derick Watts & the Sunday Blues with his Gravity Wins Again bandmate Gareth Allison.[3]
Episodes written[]
- "Hat" (co-written with Lucy Heavens and Kent Osborne)
- "Mall Leader" (co-written with Lucy Heavens)
- "Trevor's Rockin' Halloween Bash" (co-written with Lucy Heavens and Kent Osborne)
- "The Haunting of Miss McGravy's House" (co-written with Lucy Heavens)
Episodes storyboarded[]
- "Hat"
Trivia[]
- In an October 2023 interview, Smal named "Weird Delivery" as his favorite Kiff episode thus far.[4]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Betti, Tony (March 8, 2023). Spending Some Time With “Kiff” Creators Nic Smal and Lucy Heavens. Laughing Place. Retrieved on January 28, 2024.
- ↑ Almeida-Seele, Paul Harold (November 18, 2004). Serving Suggestion on The Native Noise Acoustic Collection. Native Noise. Retrieved on January 28, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Braai Day Parody Song Goes Viral. Wired Communications (September 7, 2011). Retrieved on January 28, 2024.
- ↑ DTVA Digital (November 10, 2023). #Kiff creators Lucy Heavens and Nic Smal play a little game called BFF Quiz! #DisneyKiff #KiffSweep #NYCC #NYCC23 #NYCC223 #NewYorkComicCon. Twitter. Retrieved on November 11, 2023.
External links[]
- Nic Smal at IMDb
- Nic Smal at Wikipedia
- Nic Smal on Instagram
- Nic Smal on Twitter
- Nic Smal on YouTube
| v • e — Cast & crew — | |
| Creators | Nic Smal • Lucy Heavens |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | Lauren Ash • Eric Bauza • Eugene Cordero • Katie Crown • Andy Daly • Rhys Darby • Brooke Dillman • Ayo Edebiri • Keith Ferguson • Kate Flannery • Kimiko Glenn • Deedee Magno Hall • H. Michael Croner • Lucy Heavens • Rachel House • Josh Johnson • Tom Kenny • Sophie Kim • Vella Lovell • Mary Mack • Suzy Nakamura • Ólafur Darri Ólafsson • Danny Pudi • Nichole Sakura • Biff Wiff • Thurop Van Orman • Gary Anthony Williams |
| Writers | Claytia Gonsalves • Quinn Scott |
| Storyboard artists | Drew Applegate • Allison Craig |
| Directors | Allison Craig |