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title: "1 Improv Sketch Quotes By Jason Mantzoukas"
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> [Maybe it's just my improv and sketch background, but I'm a lot more comfortable in a group. I like sharing focus and populating an ensemble.](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/)

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## More by Jason Mantzoukas

> [Maybe it's just my improv and sketch background, but I'm a lot more comfortable in a group. I like sharing focus and populating an…](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/)

> [I like antagonizing the audience, poking at them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/i-like-antagonizing-the-audience-poking-at-them/)

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

> [At a certain point, I had to be like, 'I will not do any more auditions with a Middle Eastern accent.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/at-a-certain-point-i-had-to-be-like-i-will-not-do-any-more-auditions/)

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

> [I was funny in a way that was not dissing the teacher; I was funny just to be funny. A real charmer with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/i-was-funny-in-a-way-that-was-not-dissing-the-teacher-i-was-funny/)

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

> [Having a giant beard really distracts people from noticing you're barely keeping it together emotionally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/having-a-giant-beard-really-distracts-people-from-noticing-you-re/)

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

> [A good comedy with a purpose behind it is exhilarating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/a-good-comedy-with-a-purpose-behind-it-is-exhilarating/)

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

> [People know my background and for people who need an improviser, I'm one of the people they think to use if I'm appropriate for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/people-know-my-background-and-for-people-who-need-an-improviser-i-m/)

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

> [I was in band that played mostly covers for a while, and the bands that we would cover were, like, the alternative rock bands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/i-was-in-band-that-played-mostly-covers-for-a-while-and-the-bands/)

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

> [There are the class clowns that are disruptive and the kids laugh and you earn the teacher's disdain, I was the kind of class…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/there-are-the-class-clowns-that-are-disruptive-and-the-kids-laugh-and/)

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

> [When I was a child, I was referred to as the Danny Kaye of the family, because I was always impersonating and mimicking people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/when-i-was-a-child-i-was-referred-to-as-the-danny-kaye-of-the-family/)

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

> [It's always nice when people discover I'm a normal person and not, because of my appearance, a half-crazed lunatic who may stab them with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/it-s-always-nice-when-people-discover-i-m-a-normal-person-and-not/)

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

> [I've numerous times heard mothers in stores tell their children not to go near me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/i-ve-numerous-times-heard-mothers-in-stores-tell-their-children-not/)

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

> [I completely understand social media as a method of promotion and digesting information, but it just seems like a colossal waste of time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/i-completely-understand-social-media-as-a-method-of-promotion-and/)

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

> [Looking the way I look, whenever anybody's looking for a light brown funny guy, I get the call... I'm 100 percent Greek, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/looking-the-way-i-look-whenever-anybody-s-looking-for-a-light-brown/)

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

> [There are girls who find the giant beard 'gross' and 'creepy.' I know because they tell me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mantzoukas/there-are-girls-who-find-the-giant-beard-gross-and-creepy-i-know/)

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

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