Nick Offerman finds meaning in the "Smurfs'" village: "We require diversity to make a strong community"

Actor Nick Offerman brings his signature deadpan delivery to the animated world as Ken, Papa Smurf's brother, in the upcoming "Smurfs" movie hitting theaters Friday.

The "Parks and Recreation" star said he developed his distinctive comedic timing from an early age.

"When I was a kid in the Catholic church, they had we do the readings of the gospel," Offerman said. "I learned then that if I gave it some gravitas, the congregation would be moved. But if I turned it up just a little bit, my cousins would laugh ... that was where I discovered deadpan."