Jason Mantzoukas Is Comedy’s Go-To ‘Maniac’

The Last Laugh

The Daily Beast

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4.6 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Starting with his breakthrough role as Rafi on ‘The League,’ Jason Mantzoukas has a solid decade under his belt as the comedy world’s favorite “crazy, wild-eyed maniac,” in his words. In this episode, Jason takes us through his prolific career, including hilarious turns in ‘The Dictator,’ ‘Transparent,’ ‘The Good Place’ and so many others. Remarkably, some of his most nuanced work has come as Jay, a horny bisexual tween, on Netflix’s animated hit ‘Big Mouth,’ which premiered its excellent fourth season earlier this month. Finally, Jason reveals the one scene from ‘The League’ that he and Nick Kroll couldn’t get through because they were laughing too hard.

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0:00.0	Today's guest has played variations of his signature dirtbag character on the league, Parks and Recreation, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
0:09.0	On Big Mouth, he plays a 12-year-old boy named Jay.
0:12.0	Now, there's someone very special I want you guys to meet.
0:15.0	Oh, well, that's a pillow.
0:17.0	No, no, no, no, no. She's so much more than a pillow.
0:20.0	Ooh, Mar-on. Don't you much more than a pillow. Oof, maron.
0:22.1	Don't you want to just stick your dick in her?
0:25.0	Wait, what's that now?
0:26.7	Jay, do you fuck the pillow?
0:29.2	Yeah, my same question.
0:30.4	Oh, yeah, guys.
0:31.6	I fucked my pillow.
0:34.1	I'm sorry, my tone was off.
0:35.7	Yes, I 100% fuck my pillow.
0:42.7	Thank you. I'm sorry, my tone was off. Yes, I 100% fuck my pillow. This is the last laugh.
0:44.9	I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast,
0:46.9	and this week I am joined by one of my all-time favorite comedic actors,
0:52.1	Jason Mantzukas.
0:57.7	Like most comedy fans, I first took notice of Jason as Rafi on The League. But in the decade since that show first premiered, he has become an essential
1:03.7	ingredient in countless shows and movies, perfecting a certain type of garbage human being who
1:09.6	generally makes everything he's in a lot funnier.
1:13.3	Remarkably, some of Jason's most nuanced work has come in Big Mouth,
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