Erik Griffin

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Erik Griffin
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Griffin in 2018 interviewing the LA Rams
Birth nameErik Griffin
Born (1972-03-12) March 12, 1972 (age 51)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medium Stand-up comedy, podcasting, film, television
Genres Observational comedy
SpouseRachel Sklar
Website erikgriffin.com

Erik Griffin (born March 12, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, podcaster and actor. He played Montez Walker on Comedy Central's Workaholics . [1] [2]

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He has had acting roles in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates , I'm Dying Up Here , [3] Murder Mystery, and Blunt Talk.

Early life

Griffin was born on March 12, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised by his mother, an immigrant from Belize. [4] [5] He never met his father. [6]

Career

Griffin started doing stand-up in 2003. [1] Prior to this, he worked at a school coaching basketball and handling office work. [7]

Griffin recorded a half-hour special for Comedy Central on February 28, 2013. Later that year, he released his first stand-up album, Technical Foul: Volume One, on March 12, 2013. [1] [4]

Erik Griffin: The Ugly Truth premiered on July 7, 2017, on Showtime. [8] [9] His next special Amerikan Warrior also premiered on Showtime in June 2018. [10]

Beginning in 2022, Brendan Schaub and Theo Von added Chris D'Elia to their weekly podcast "King and the Sting", renaming it to "King and the Sting and Wing". During this time Griffin became a regular guest-host. [11] On November 4, 2022, "King and the Sting and Wing" was officially renamed "The Golden Hour", with Griffin Replacing Theo Von. [12] He also hosts his own podcast, Riffin' With Griffin.

Documentary appearances

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2010 Just Like Us Ahmed Ahmed [7]
2017Funny: The DocumentaryJ.D. Cohen [7]

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