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When I'm on stage, and when I'm comfortable or uncomfortable, I have sort of a knee-jerk reaction to try to make people laugh. It's my version of a handshake to show that I want to make a connection and to show what I'm truly like. It's kind of my statement like, This is what I'm really like. I'd like you to love me.

Jenny Slate

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Jenny Slate
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: March 25
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Milton
Massachusetts
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