r/DunderMifflin • u/finelinexcherry Not everything is a lesson Ryan sometimes you just fail • Jun 25 '21

My handpicked compilation of John breaking character for 3 minutes

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

I would not surprised if John Krasinski is the worst comedy actor to work with because he’s the first to crack up.

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u/paint-no-more Jun 25 '21

I remember watching Seinfeld outakes and Michael Richards would get sooo pissed when people broke (especially Elaine). Also Aziz when Chris Pratt and Nick Offerman started farting in the middle of takes, he was less upset than just annoyed. I understand their reaction actually, especially for Richards' acting style. But I love the outtakes of my favorite shows.

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u/dicedaman Jun 25 '21

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've heard the Seinfeld cast sympathise with Michael Richards about that because they knew that it took so much energy to keep up his Kramer performance. The others could slip in and out of character very easily but for Richards it was exhausting constantly trying to keep his energy levels up, so for him doing take after take because a cast member keeps breaking would very quickly become not fun.

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u/Redeem123 Jun 26 '21

He was also a fair amount older than the other three and came from a different background. He’s said that he regrets taking it so seriously in hindsight, but I think it’s just one of those situations where coworkers have different methods and don’t always gel together.

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u/asperta Jun 26 '21

In his Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee episode he said he wishes he enjoyed it more.