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title: "5 Crowd Quotes By Matt Rife"
description: "5 Crowd quotes by Matt Rife. Plus more from Matt Rife and more Crowd sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/matt-rife-6922_being_i-like-being-surprised-when-some-incredi_539288.jpg"
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> [I like being surprised. When some incredibly magical moment happens in crowd work that blows the crowd's mind, it blows my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/i-like-being-surprised-when-some-incredibly-magical-moment-happens-in/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/matt-rife-6922_being_i-like-being-surprised-when-some-incredi_539288.jpg)

> [Even if I post all my crowd work on social media, I only do like 10 minutes of crowd work per show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/even-if-i-post-all-my-crowd-work-on-social-media-i-only-do-like-10/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/matt-rife-6922_crowd_even-if-i-post-all-my-crowd-work-on-soci_980643.jpg)

> [I never plan to do crowd work, and I always emphasize that if you're coming to my show exclusively to see that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/i-never-plan-to-do-crowd-work-and-i-always-emphasize-that-if-you-re/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/matt-rife-6922_always_i-never-plan-to-do-crowd-work-and-i-alwa_1392934.jpg)

> [What I love about crowd work is it doesn't burn anything, and it's new for every single show. It's exciting for me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/what-i-love-about-crowd-work-is-it-doesn-t-burn-anything-and-it-s-new/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/matt-rife-6922_comedians_what-i-love-about-crowd-work-is-it-doesn_2746363.jpg)

> [Even I get tired of my own jokes if you tell them over and over and over again. So, crowd work is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/even-i-get-tired-of-my-own-jokes-if-you-tell-them-over-and-over-and/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/matt-rife-6922_comedy_even-i-get-tired-of-my-own-jokes-if-you_3080450.jpg)

## Other authors on Crowd

## More by Matt Rife

> [For 11 straight years, I woke up pretty much every single day with nothing to do unless I created something to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/for-11-straight-years-i-woke-up-pretty-much-every-single-day-with/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [I almost exclusively performed at Black comedy shows and Black clubs. Black comics always just gave me the opportunity: 'Hey, you want to come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/i-almost-exclusively-performed-at-black-comedy-shows-and-black-clubs/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [I don't believe there's anything you can't talk about if you do it correctly, in the right way, at the right time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/i-don-t-believe-there-s-anything-you-can-t-talk-about-if-you-do-it/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [It took getting on TikTok and people having the opportunity to see my comedy to realize like oh, there's actually a lot of people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/it-took-getting-on-tiktok-and-people-having-the-opportunity-to-see-my/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [I don't think I'm hot at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/i-don-t-think-i-m-hot-at-all/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [Until I got my teeth done? No-one would even look at me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/until-i-got-my-teeth-done-no-one-would-even-look-at-me/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [I couldn't be more different from my stage persona.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/i-couldn-t-be-more-different-from-my-stage-persona/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [I think I was always a pretty funny kid, making my family, friends, and classmates laugh. But I never realized it was an actual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/i-think-i-was-always-a-pretty-funny-kid-making-my-family-friends-and/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [I got 'Wild' n Out' and that was a phenomenal launching platform for my career. But it's not what I wanted to do forever,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/i-got-wild-n-out-and-that-was-a-phenomenal-launching-platform-for-my/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [Everyone wants to complain about every joke ever told.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/everyone-wants-to-complain-about-every-joke-ever-told/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [We live in a world where everyone has such a false sense of security and confidence hiding behind a computer screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/we-live-in-a-world-where-everyone-has-such-a-false-sense-of-security/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [I'm wildly insecure with my looks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/i-m-wildly-insecure-with-my-looks/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [You don't have to like everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/you-don-t-have-to-like-everybody/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [Whether it's depression or a physical disability, not everyone wants to be seen as a victim.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/whether-it-s-depression-or-a-physical-disability-not-everyone-wants/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

> [If it wasn't for my grandpa, I'd have absolutely no sense of humor and I never would have gotten my start in comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-rife/if-it-wasn-t-for-my-grandpa-i-d-have-absolutely-no-sense-of-humor-and/)

[Matt Rife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-rife/)

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