Jason Mantzoukas
{{Short description|American actor and comedian (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jason Mantzoukas
| image = Jason Mantzoukas (27974248644) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Mantzoukas speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|12|18}}
| birth_place = Nahant, Massachusetts, U.S.
| other_names =
| education = Middlebury College (BA)
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
- Actor
- comedian
- writer
- podcaster}}
| years_active = 1998–present
}}
Jason Mantzoukas ({{IPAc-en|m|æ|n|ˈ|z|uː|k|ə|s}}; born December 18, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and podcaster. He is known for his roles as Rafi in the FX comedy series The League and as Nadal in The Dictator, and he is one of the three co-hosts of the podcast How Did This Get Made? alongside Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael.
After beginning his career as an improv comedian, he has played several comedic roles in film and television. He appeared in the films The Long Dumb Road, Sleeping with Other People, They Came Together, Conception, and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. He has had recurring roles on three TV series created by Michael Schur: Parks and Recreation (as Dennis Feinstein), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (as Adrian Pimento), and The Good Place (as Derek Hofstetler). He voices the characters Jay Bilzerian in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth, Alex Dorpenberger in the HBO Max animated series Close Enough, Rex Splode in the Amazon Prime animated series Invincible, The Gray One in HouseBroken, and Jankom Pog in the Paramount+ animated series Star Trek: Prodigy.
Early life and education
Mantzoukas was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and raised in Nahant, Massachusetts, and is the oldest child of Cynthia (née Mourousas) and William Mantzoukas, second-generation Greek-Americans.{{cite news|url=https://www.nshoremag.com/faces-places/interview-with-jason-mantzoukas |first=Beth|last=Daigle|date=December 13, 2018|title=Interview with Jason Mantzoukas|work=nshoremag.com|access-date=April 24, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jason-mantzoukas/bio/673037/|title=Jason Mantzoukas Biography|website=TV Guide}} He has one younger sister, Melissa.{{cite news|first=Ellen |last=Gamerman |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jason-mantzoukas-breaks-out-in-the-house-1498059098 |title=Now Starring With Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler: This Guy? |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=June 21, 2017}} He has described himself as "100 percent Greek".{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Patty| url=https://www.straight.com/article-679936/vancouver/dictator-wields-comic-arsenal|title=The Dictator wields a comic arsenal|work=The Georgia Straight|date=May 9, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2013}}
Mantzoukas began taking drum lessons at age 10 and studied under Steve Barrett for over 8 years.{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=Armchair Expert |publisher=Stitcher Radio |host=Dax Shepard, Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=33:55 }} In interviews, he has cited Stewart Copeland, Stephen Perkins from Jane's Addiction, and Jimmy Chamberlin from The Smashing Pumpkins as his biggest influences as a young musician.{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=Armchair Expert |publisher=Stitcher Radio |host=Dax Shepard, Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=34:49 }} He participated in jazz and marching bands in high school, as well as playing in a cover band called Slygoul.{{cite web |last=dharmachine |url=https://blog.discogs.com/en/essential-wax-jason-mantzoukas/ |title=Jason Mantzoukas' Top Five 'Beach' Records |work=Discogs Blog |date=July 2, 2019}} He continued with jazz drumming in college and played for a bebop group.{{cite news|first=Nick |last=Offerman |title= Kings of Comedy: Jason Mantzoukas by Nick Offerman |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/jason-mantzoukas-by-nick-offerman |work=Interview |date=November 9, 2014}}
Mantzoukas attended Swampscott High School, graduating in 1991.{{cite web |title=Shrewsbury: David Dragonetti Q&A |url=https://www.redbankgreen.com/2018/11/shrewsbury-david-dragonetti/ |work=redbankgreen |date=November 2, 2018 |quote=I graduated from Swampscott High School...in 1991. Notable graduates include... actor/comedian Jason Mantzoukas.}} While attending, he was named captain of Swampscott's boys' soccer and track teams and was president of the marching band.{{cite podcast |url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/space-jam-live/ |title=Space Jam: LIVE! |website=How Did This Get Made? |publisher=Earwolf |host=Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, and June Diane Raphael |date=February 13, 2020 |time=50:24 }} He attended Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, where he majored in religion.{{cite web|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/giving/difference/toolkit/Arts|title=Arts Middlebury|website=Middlebury College|access-date=August 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005184759/http://www.middlebury.edu/giving/difference/toolkit/Arts|archive-date=October 5, 2016|url-status=dead}} He attempted to defend a "terribly written" honors thesis on religious iconography (which he admits to starting a week prior to his defense date) but was not given credit to graduate with honors.{{cite podcast |url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-824-jason-mantzoukas |title=Episode 824 - Jason Mantzoukas |website=WTF with Marc Maron |host=Marc Maron |date=June 27, 2017 }}
After graduating from college in 1995, Mantzoukas was granted a Watson Fellowship and traveled throughout North Africa and the Middle East studying religious and transcendental music for nearly two years.{{cite magazine |last=Rottenberg |first=Jason |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/05/18/dictators-jason-mantzoukas |title=The Dictator's Jason Mantzoukas |date=May 18, 2012 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 2, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/the-improvised-life-of-jason-mantzoukas.html |first= Ian |last= Goldstein |title=Improvising Through Life with Jason Mantzoukas |work=Vulture |date=June 28, 2017 |access-date=December 17, 2018}} He has admitted to having a "horrible [grant proposal] but was charming in the room; so [he earned the grant]." At the time he left for Morocco for the Watson Fellowship, he had already had six auditions and callbacks for the Blue Man Group, but he ultimately decided to travel before the audition process was complete.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Riedel |title=Learning the Blues |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/learning-blues-article-1.720431 |work=New York Daily News |date=February 4, 1996 |quote=...Jason Mantzoukas. A 23-year-old student at Middlebury College, Mantzoukas drove down from Vermont this morning for the audition.}}{{cite podcast|url=https://omny.fm/shows/comedy-bang-bang-the-podcast/jason-mantzoukas-thomas-middleditch#description |title=Jason Mantzoukas, Thomas Middleditch |website=|host=Scott Aukerman |date=November 2, 2020 |time=35:52}} He lived in Morocco for about 7½ months while studying and recording Gnawa music.{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=Armchair Expert |publisher=Stitcher Radio |host=Dax Shepard, Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time= 53:24}} While abroad, he traveled to Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, and Syria. During his time abroad, he was arrested once in Morocco, for having an expired tourist visa, and in Turkey to prevent him from traveling through an active war zone.
Career
=Early comedy=
Mantzoukas first began writing comedy sketches during his junior and senior years of high school for variety shows.{{cite web|url=http://www.jesterjournal.com/IntMantzoukas.htm |title=The Jester Interview: Jason Mantzoukas|last=Shashoua|first=Michael|website=The Jester Journal}} He began performing short-form improvisational comedy (improv) as a part of the Otter Nonsense Players at Middlebury College and became "obsessed" with improv as it used the same skill set as performing jazz. While performing with the Otters, Mantzoukas met and began learning and practicing long-form improv with fellow performers, Jessica St. Clair, Dan O'Brien, and Rodney Rothman.
=Upright Citizens Brigade=
After moving to New York City in 1998, he began performing comedy regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB) and was taught by Amy Poehler. He was a member of the improv team "Mother", one of the UCB's earliest house teams.{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=Armchair Expert |publisher=Stitcher Radio |host=Dax Shepard, Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=1:19:15 }}{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=Armchair Expert |publisher=Stitcher Radio |host=Dax Shepard, Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=1:06:10 }} During his time at UCB, Mantzoukas worked in the computer graphics department at J. P. Morgan for over three years to "make ends meet."{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=Armchair Expert |publisher=Stitcher Radio |host=Dax Shepard, Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=1:08:06}}
Mantzoukas and comedian Ed Herbstman performed as the comedy duo "The Mantzoukas Brothers" for a number of years and were named the "Best Improv Duo" by Time Out New York magazine in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://bestnewyorkcomedy.com/tag/the-mantzoukas-brothers/|title=The Mantzoukas Brothers|website=BestNewYorkComedy.com |date=July 8, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2013}} Mantzoukas continued to write and perform as a duo with Jessica St. Clair appearing in the sketch show, "We Used to Go Out" and long-form improv show, "First Date".{{cite news |first=Jason |last=Zinoman |title=Being in Love Is Impossible, but Being Alone Is Even Worse |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/08/theater/reviews/being-in-love-is-impossible-but-being-alone-is-even-worse.html |work=The New York Times |date=March 8, 2006}}{{cite web |title=Review: We Used to Go Out |url=https://ucbcomedy.com/media/5880 |work=UCB Comedy }} Together, he and St. Clair pitched a pilot to HBO (which was ultimately not picked up) and earned a deal with Comedy Central. The two were compared to Nichols and May, and continue to collaborate and perform on the podcast Womp It Up!.{{cite web |first=Jesse David |last=Fox |title=Talking with Jessica St. Clair & Lennon Parham About Best Friends Forever |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/04/talking-with-jessica-st-clair-lennon-parham-about-best-friends-forever.html |work=Vulture |date= April 25, 2012}} Mantzoukas taught advanced improv classes at UCB.{{cite web|title= Jason Mantzoukas: 'Improv is Funny, But it Doesn't Have to Be' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VWg3ldzbLo |work=The Off Camera Show |date=May 16, 2019}}
=Television and film=
Mantzoukas has appeared in the films Baby Mama, I Hate Valentine's Day, The Dictator, and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, and starred in The Long Dumb Road.{{cite web |title=Baby Mama Cast and Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/baby-mama/cast/293099/ |work=TV Guide }}{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Barker |title=I Hate Valentine's Day |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/i-hate-valentine-s-day-1200474938/ |work=Variety |date=June 28, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=May 21, 2018 |title=Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston Join Returning Cast For 'John Wick' |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/halle-berry-anjelica-huston-john-wick-chapter-3-1202395314/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |work=Deadline Hollywood}} Mantzoukas has a main role in the Paramount+ comedy series No Activity, and has had recurring roles on The League as Rafi, Enlightened, Kroll Show, Parks and Recreation, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Transparent, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I'm Sorry, and The Good Place.{{cite web|title=Jason Mantzoukas – IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1727621/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t20|work=IMDb}}
Mantzoukas has done voice acting work, including main roles on the animated series Big Mouth, Close Enough, HouseBroken, and Star Trek: Prodigy. In 2018, he replaced T.J. Miller as the voice of Mr. Mucus for the Mucinex commercials.{{cite news|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/tj-miller-mucinex|title=T.J. Miller Is Too Problematic to Play Talking Mucus in a Commercial|work=Vanity Fair|first=Yohana|last=Desta|date=February 7, 2018}} In 2022, he was cast as Dionysus/Mr. D in the Disney+ adaptation of the book series Percy Jackson & the Olympians.{{Cite magazine |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Percy Jackson Disney+ Series Adds Five to Cast, Including Megan Mullally and Jason Mantzoukas (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/percy-jackson-disney-plus-series-cast-megan-mullally-jason-mantzoukas-1235283550/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603045432/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/percy-jackson-disney-plus-series-cast-megan-mullally-jason-mantzoukas-1235283550/ |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |magazine=Variety}}
In January 2025, Mantzoukas was announced as one of the contestants for the 19th series of Taskmaster, with Fatiha El-Ghorri, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey, and Stevie Martin.{{cite web |date=22 January 2025 |title=Taskmaster Series 19 line-up revealed |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8208/taskmaster-series-19-line-up/ |access-date=24 February 2025 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}
=Writing=
In 2008, NBC ordered a pilot for a comedy series written by Mantzoukas called Off Duty.{{cite news |first=Nellie |last= Andreeva |title=Comedy duo goes 'Off Duty' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedy-duo-goes-duty-114956 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 1, 2008}} The pilot was filmed in New York starring Bradley Whitford and Romany Malco but the series was not picked up. In interviews in 2014, Mantzoukas announced that he was working on a "loosely autobiographical" television show for Showtime about life after ending a long-term relationship.
Mantzoukas earned credit for writing the screenplay draft of the buddy cop comedy Ride Along, starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart.{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |title=Ice Cube film, Fox comedy on scribe's plate |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ice-cube-film-fox-comedy-91783 |work= The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 29, 2009}} He originally was asked to write for Andy Samberg as one of the leads, but the rights to the film were ultimately purchased by Universal Studios who later cast Hart in the role originally intended for Samberg.{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=Armchair Expert |publisher=Stitcher Radio |host=Dax Shepard, Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=1:18:05}} He has served as a consulting writer and producer on Childrens Hospital and Portlandia.{{cite web|url=http://sfsketchfest.com/x/performers/jason-mantzoukas/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226190100/http://sfsketchfest.com/x/performers/jason-mantzoukas/|title=Jason Mantzoukas|website=SF Sketchfest|year=2012|archive-date=February 26, 2014}}
=Podcasts=
Mantzoukas co-hosts the podcast How Did This Get Made? with Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael.{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Whittaker |title=How Did How Did This Get Made? Get Made? |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2019-06-07/how-did-how-did-this-get-made-get-made/ |work=The Austin Chronicle |date=June 7, 2019}} Mantzoukas regularly makes appearances on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Womp It Up!, Reply All, and Doughboys.{{Cite web|title=Search|url=https://gimletmedia.com/search?q=jason%20mantzoukas|access-date=July 30, 2020|website=Gimlet|language=en}}{{cite news|first=Katla |last=McGlynn |title=23 Comedy Bang! Bang! Guests Reveal Their Favorite Moments From the Podcast |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/comedy-bang-bang-podcast-guests-best-moments.html |work=Vulture|date=May 1, 2019}}{{cite news |first1=Benjamin |last1=Cannon |first2=Dan |last2=Jakes |first3=Randall |last3=Colburn |first4=Dennis |last4=DiClaudio |first5=Dan |last5=Caffrey |first6=Nowah |last6= Jacobs |first7=Dan |last7=Fitchette |title=Jessica St. Clair debuts highly anticipated Womp It Up! |url=https://www.avclub.com/jessica-st-clair-debuts-highly-anticipated-womp-it-up-1798287828 |work=The A.V. Club |date=April 27, 2015}}
Personal life
Mantzoukas was born with an egg allergy and experiences anaphylaxis if he ingests eggs.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ent-my-worst-moment-jason-mantzoukas-1114-story.html| first=Nina|last=Metz|title=My Worst Moment: Jason Mantzoukas and the dangerous granola|date=November 13, 2018|access-date=December 17, 2018|work=Chicago Tribune}} He has cited this allergy as the cause of his hypochondriac tendencies.{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=Armchair Expert |publisher=Stitcher Radio |host=Dax Shepard, Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=23:37}}
He was previously in a relationship with actress Connie Britton.{{cite news|url=https://www.redbookmag.com/life/interviews/a5230/connie-britton-interview-2009/ |first=Margot |last=Dougherty |title=Connie Britton: What 40 Feels Like |date=September 15, 2009 |work=Redbook |quote= I have a great man in my life — he's a comedy writer [Jason Mantzoukas], but I probably shouldn't say much more than that! — but that's awesome. And that happened after I turned 40.}}{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/the-cult-of-connie-britton |first=Anne Helen |last=Petersen|title=The Cult of Connie Britton |date=November 9, 2014 |work=BuzzFeed |quote=...Britton's been linked with comedian Jason Mantzoukas...}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Upright Citizens Brigade | Orgy Man | Episode: "Sex" |
| 2007 | Human Giant | Human Giant's #1 Fan | Episode: "24 Hour Marathon" |
| 2008 | Squidbillies | Pine Booby | Voice, episode: "Flight of the Deep Fried Pine Booby" |
| 2010–2012 | The Life & Times of Tim | Various voices | 3 episodes |
| 2010–2015 | The League | Rafi | 30 episodes; also writer |
| 2010 | Lee Mathers | Victor Dekmajian | Television film |
| rowspan=2| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | Mole Man | Episode: "Newsreaders" Also writer and consulting producer |
| | Traffic Light | Dimitry | Episode: "En Fuego" | |
| 2011–2013 | Enlightened | Omar Ali | 8 episodes |
| 2011–2015, 2020 | Parks and Recreation | Dennis Feinstein | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Hank Schiller | Episode: "Comic-Con-Flict" |
| rowspan=4 |2013 | Bob's Burgers | Mr. Manoogian | Voice, episode: "The Unnatural" |
| | The Greatest Event in Television History | Director | Episode: "Too Close for Comfort" | |
| | Hole to Hole! | Ashleigh Dangerhole | Television film | |
| | Modern Family | Kenny | Episode: "Party Crasher" | |
| 2013–2015 | Kroll Show | Various | 9 episodes |
| 2013–2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself / Chef Emeril Lugosi | 4 episodes |
| rowspan=3 |2014 | Broad City | Creepy DJ #2 | Episode: "Fattest Asses" |
| | Playing House | C.J. Wolfe | Episode: "Drumline" | |
| | Review | Crazed Driver | Episode: "Road Rage; Orgy" | |
| 2014–2017 | Transparent | Dr. Steve | 5 episodes |
| 2014–2018 | Drunk History | Various | 3 episodes |
| rowspan=2 | 2015 | Community | Matt Lundergard | Episode: "Queer Studies & Advanced Waxing" |
| | Regular Show | Various voices | 3 episodes | |
| rowspan=3 | 2016 | Animals. | Fink | Voice, episode: "Rats." |
| | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Robert Castellanos | Episode: "Spring" | |
| | Mr. Neighbor's House | {{n/a}} | Executive producer, creator, writer | |
| rowspan=3| 2016–2017 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Jerry | 2 episodes |
| | Lady Dynamite | Karl Grisham | 2 episodes | |
| | We Bare Bears | Scientist | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2016–2021 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Adrian Pimento | 11 episodes |
| 2016–2022 | American Dad! | Various voices | 6 episodes |
| rowspan=3| 2017 | Comrade Detective | Drago | Voice, 6 episodes |
| | HarmonQuest | Grabble Gribble | Episode: "The City of Forlona" | |
| | Workaholics | Isaac Lubetkin | Episode: "Party Gawds" | |
| 2017–2019 | I'm Sorry | Kyle | 6 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | The Good Place | Derek Hofstetler | 9 episodes |
| 2017–2025 | Big Mouth | Jay Bilzerian / various voices | Voice, 81 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | No Activity | Marco / Dustin Kasprowicz | 18 episodes |
| 2018 | Mr. Neighbor's House 2 | {{n/a}} | Executive producer, creator, writer |
| 2018–2019 | Nailed It! | Himself | 2 episodes |
| rowspan=2 |2019 | Legion | Jerome Wolf | Episode: "Chapter 25" |
| Dickinson | Bee | Voice, 3 episodes | |
| 2019–2020 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Carl Sando | Voice, 3 episodes |
| rowspan="3" |2020 | Solar Opposites | Vanbo | Voice, episode: "Retrace-Your-Step-Alizer" |
| The Shivering Truth | Voice, episode: "Nesslessness" | ||
| Magical Girl Friendship Squad | The Emptier | Voice, episode: "Just Two Weak Girls" | |
| rowspan="2" | 2020–2021 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Himself | 3 episodes |
| DuckTales | Steelbeak | Voice, 3 episodes | |
| 2020–2022 | Close Enough | Alex Dorpenberger | Voice, 24 episodes |
| 2021 | Robot Chicken | Jughead Jones | Voice, episode: "The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special" |
| 2021–2025 | Invincible | Rex Splode | Voice, 20 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2021 | The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse | Huckster McBackstabber | Voice, episode: "Duet for Two" |
| Ultra City Smiths | Tim Snodgrass | Voice, 5 episodes | |
| 2021–2024 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Jankom Pog | Voice, main role |
| 2021–2023 | HouseBroken | The Gray One | Voice, main role |
| rowspan="4" |2022 | We Baby Bears | Zorpo | Voice, episode: "Big Trouble Little Babies" |
| Pam & Tommy | Penis of Tommy Lee | Voice, episode: "I Love You, Tommy"{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Schneider |title=Prosthetics, Animatronics, CGI and Jason Mantzoukas: How 'Pam & Tommy' Made a Penis Talk and Shimmy |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/pam-tommy-penis-talking-jason-mantsoukas-1235170533/ |work=Variety |date=February 2, 2022}} | |
| Roar | Dave | Episode: "The Woman Who Was Fed by a Duck" | |
| Paper Girls | Grand Father | 3 episodes | |
| rowspan="4" |2023 | History of the World, Part II | Greek Ambassador | Episode: "VII" |
| Agent Elvis | Howard Hughes | Voice, 6 episodes | |
| Twisted Metal | Preacher | Episode: "EV3L1N" | |
| Obliterated | Gremlin | Voice, 6 episodes | |
| 2023–2024 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Dionysus | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="4" |2024 | The Simpsons | Finn Bon Idée | Voice, episode: "Night of the Living Wage"{{Cite web |last=Schwarz |first=John |date=2024-04-08 |title=Review: The Simpsons "Night of the Living Wage" |url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/2024/04/review-the-simpsons-night-of-the-living-wage/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Bubbleblabber |language=en-US}} |
| Velma | Scrappy-Doo | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition | Deadpool | Voice, Disney+ special | |
| Krapopolis | Invasion General | Voice, episode: "Mr. Boogens" | |
| 2024–2025 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | Bulcha the Hutt / Racer #3 | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2025 | Taskmaster | Himself | Series 19, 10 episodes |
= Video games =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2016
| Blakebeard the Blackhearted | |
| 2022
| Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova | Jankom Pog (voice) | |
Podcast and radio appearances
In addition to hosting How Did This Get Made?, Mantzoukas also has been a guest on a number of podcasts.
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| Year | Title | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–present | Comedy Bang! Bang! | 53+ |
| rowspan="2" | 2011–2015 | Doug Loves Movies | 7 episodes |
| Affirmation Nation | 9 episodes | |
| rowspan="3" | 2012 | Sklarbro Country | "Hotzi" |
| Jordan, Jesse Go! | "Ep 244 Hashtag Friend Zone" | |
| Earwolf Presents | "The Christmas Womptacular" | |
| 2012–2013 | You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes | 2 episodes |
| 2012, 2014 | Totally Laime | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2017 | Who Charted? | 5 episodes |
| 2012–2018 | improv4humans | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2013 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | "Jason Mantzoukas" |
| The Dead Authors Podcast | "Chapter 24: Plato, featuring Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| WireTap | "S10E09: Trapped" | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014 | The K Ohle with Kurt Braunohler | "The Boat Show with Jason Mantzoukas" |
| Never Not Funny | "Episode 1517 - Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| 2014, 2018 | The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2020 | Hollywood Handbook | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2015 | Reading Aloud | "#25 Jason Mantzoukas, Robert Baker, Crispin Whittell" |
| Crybabies | "Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| Black List Table Reads | "Balls Out" | |
| 2015–2017 | Gilmore Guys | 7 episodes |
| 2015–2020 | Womp It Up! | 9 episodes |
| rowspan="5" | 2016 | Don't Get Me Started | "Jason Mantzoukas - Improv" |
| Spontaneanation | "Rented Cabin in the Mountains" | |
| With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus | "Jason Mantzoukas: What Went Wrong?" | |
| Unqualified | #20, #52 | |
| How To Be Less Old | "Jason Mantzoukas Is #NotOnTwitterGuys" | |
| 2016–2017 | FOUND | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | The Watch | 8 episodes |
| 2016–2020 | Reply All | #58, #80, #134, #165 |
| rowspan="5" | 2017 | WTF with Marc Maron | "Jason Mantzoukas" |
| |K&B Podcast | "Wednesday, June 28th" | |
| |Dumb People Town | "Jason Mantzoukas - Dibblin' a Toe In" | |
| |UCB Long-Form Conversations | "Paul Scheer/Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| |DTR - The Official Tinder Podcast | "JU-LI-A" | |
| rowspan="10" | 2018 | UCB Sports & Leisure | "What about Blotch? (w/ Jason Mantzoukas)" |
| |Maisel Goys | "Season One (with Jason Mantzoukas)" | |
| |Dr. Gameshow | "#NAHSMYOZ" | |
| |R U Talkin' R.E.M. RE: ME? | "Covers of R.E.M. with Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| |Heavy Friending | "Joe and Laura Talk to Jason Mantzoukas at Austin Film Festival" | |
| |Raised By TV | "Zoom Zoom (w/ Jason Mantzoukas)" | |
| |KFC Radio | "Jason Mantzoukas, Back 2 School with Large, and Frankie's Groupie" | |
| |My TV Family | "Austin Film Festival Review" | |
| |The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First | "Episode #235: Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| |Back to One | "Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| 2018–2019 | The Good Place: The Podcast | Ch. 21, Ch. 38 |
| 2018–present | Doughboys | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="6" | 2019 | Armchair Expert | "Jason Mantzoukas" |
| |Aquarium Drunkard | "Transmissions Podcast: Jason Mantzoukas/Remembering Sara Romweber/Low: On Double Negative" | |
| |Off Camera | "Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| |Wild Horses: The Perspective | "Jason Mantzoukas: For Who Could Ever Love A Beast" | |
| |The TV Campfire | "The League Reunion (Live from ATX Season 8)" | |
| |The Need to Fail | "Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| rowspan="13" | 2020 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Podcast | 2 episodes |
| |Off Book | "Jason Mantzoukas in Off Book: Undercover" | |
| |Beef and Dairy Network | "Introducing … Bimpsie!" | |
| |Binge Mode: Weekly | "Jason Mantzoukas Part 1", "Jason Mantzoukas Part 2" | |
| |The Scaredy Cats Horror Show | "#1 The Exorcist" | |
| |How Did This Get Played? | "Street Fighter The Movie with Jason Mantzoukas & Paul Scheer" | |
| |Thirst Aid Kit | "A Dog Called Rex (with Jason Mantzoukas)" | |
| |Bonanas for Bonanza | "The Saga of Annie O'Toole" | |
| |Selected Shorts | "Child's Play" | |
| |I Will Write Your Book | "Feel the Beat - Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| |We Have To Stop Talkin' TMNT On CBB | "TMNT 3 w/ Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| |Home Cooking | "Fronds with Benefits (with Jason Mantzoukas)" | |
| |The Last Laugh | "Jason Mantzoukas Is Comedy's Go-To 'Maniac'" | |
| 2020–2021 | Hello from the Magic Tavern | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2024 | Blank Check with Griffin & David | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="7" | 2021 | Three Questions with Andy Richter | "Jason Mantzoukas" |
| |Mega | 2 episodes | |
| |Circle Round | "The Missing Knight feat. Sarah, Duchess of York & Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| |The Ringer-Verse | 3 episodes | |
| |Movies That Changed My Life | "Jason Mantzoukas: Harold and Maude, The Big Lebowski, and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" | |
| |Ask Ronna | "A Little Bit of Vomit in Every Kiss with Jason Mantzoukas" | |
| |X-Ray Vision | "The Marvelous MCU TV Shows of Disney+" | |
| | 2022 | The Sporkful | "Jason Mantzoukas Sees Every Meal as a Threat" |
| 2023
|Parks and Recreation |"Jason Mantzoukas: Citizen Knope (S4 E10)" | ||
| 2024
|Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster |"Episode #252: Jason Mantzoukas" | ||
| 2025
|Taskmaster Podcast |"Ep 205. Jason Mantzoukas - Series 19 Ep.5" |
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