"The House" star Jason Mantzoukas explains how he still gets stopped by TSA

"The House" star Jason Mantzoukas explains how he still gets stopped by TSA

Star of just-released summer comedy The House Jason Mantzoukas stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to chat about his new film, his love for Jeremy Renner, and how he still gets stopped by TSA all the time, because he's a brown man with a big beard.

Mantzoukas, who's also one-third of the hit podcast How Did This Get Made?, brings it up after listing some of the "awards" he's been gifted, like "Best Beard in the Biz" (though he's only won once -- Galafianakis wins every other year, apparently). After he and Meyers joke about the best way to stay free of beard mites, Mantzoukas tells a quick story about a time his beard got fingered by TSA, which probably sounds worse than it actually was.

Zouks also talks about his deep respect for fellow actor Jeremy Renner, based on his commitment to lighting himself on fire for his roles:

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