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title: "11 Improv Sketch Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Improv Sketch quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Improv Sketch sayings and thoughts."
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> [I always loved acting and improv and sketch comedy and theater, which I did at a local youth theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-stone/i-always-loved-acting-and-improv-and-sketch-comedy-and-theater-which/)

[Emma Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-stone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f8/emma-stone-1673_acting_i-always-loved-acting-and-improv-and-ske_2998143.jpg)

> [Maybe it's just my improv and sketch background, but I'm a lot more comfortable in a group. I like sharing focus and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/maybe-it-s-just-my-improv-and-sketch-background-but-i-m-a-lot-more/)

[Jason Mantzoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mantzoukas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/jason-mantzoukas-33422_background_maybe-it-s-just-my-improv-and-sketch-bac_27078.jpg)

> [Before I started doing stand-up, I never envisioned doing it. I strictly saw myself doing improv and sketch comedy, and then, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quinta-brunson/before-i-started-doing-stand-up-i-never-envisioned-doing-it-i/)

[Quinta Brunson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quinta-brunson/)

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> [I liked that improv and sketch comedy were collaborative, but you really depended on other people and a stage to perform. With…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-wong/i-liked-that-improv-and-sketch-comedy-were-collaborative-but-you/)

[Ali Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-wong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/ali-wong-7067_blame_i-liked-that-improv-and-sketch-comedy-we_94518.jpg)

> [We met in high school, all in the same grade, and started doing improv and sketch together. That was almost 20 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sal-vulcano/we-met-in-high-school-all-in-the-same-grade-and-started-doing-improv/)

[Sal Vulcano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sal-vulcano/)

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> [In college, I pretty much abandoned music and started performing with the school's improv and sketch troupe, and at some point, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-mooney/in-college-i-pretty-much-abandoned-music-and-started-performing-with/)

[Kyle Mooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-mooney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/kyle-mooney-18014_college_in-college-i-pretty-much-abandoned-music_2845044.jpg)

> [We started off in improv and sketch comedy, and with improv the most important thing is to listen and make sure you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sal-vulcano/we-started-off-in-improv-and-sketch-comedy-and-with-improv-the-most/)

[Sal Vulcano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sal-vulcano/)

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> [I think, coming from an improv/sketch background, I'm just used to having people around me to feed off of and support.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-varney/i-think-coming-from-an-improv-sketch-background-i-m-just-used-to/)

[Janet Varney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-varney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/janet-varney-10868_around_i-think-coming-from-an-improv-sketch-bac_2574812.jpg)

> [I worked as an assistant editor, actually, for a few years. That was right when I was just starting to get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/i-worked-as-an-assistant-editor-actually-for-a-few-years-that-was/)

[Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/ed-helms-4996_assistants_i-worked-as-an-assistant-editor-actually_1660738.png)

> [Improv and sketch comedy felt very natural to me, like all the things I loved had come together: my sense of humor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quinta-brunson/improv-and-sketch-comedy-felt-very-natural-to-me-like-all-the-things/)

[Quinta Brunson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quinta-brunson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/quinta-brunson-5488_comedy_improv-and-sketch-comedy-felt-very-natur_2347052.jpg)

> [Just watching people who come from a stand-up background is different from watching people who come from an improv or sketch background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luka-jones/just-watching-people-who-come-from-a-stand-up-background-is-different/)

[Luka Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luka-jones/)

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