Erik Griffin

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Erik Griffin
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Griffin in 2018 interviewing the LA Rams
Born
Erik Griffin

(1972-03-12) March 12, 1972 (age 53)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
SpouseRachel Sklar
Comedy career
Medium Stand-up comedy, podcasting, film, television
Genre Observational comedy
Website erikgriffin.com

Erik Griffin (born March 12, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, podcaster and actor. From 2011 to 2017, he portrayed Montez Walker on television series Workaholics . He also had roles in I'm Dying Up Here and Blunt Talk , as well as the films Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) and Murder Mystery (2019).

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Early life

Griffin was born on March 12, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised by his mother, an immigrant from Belize. [1] [2] He never met his father. [3]

Career

Griffin started doing stand-up in 2003. [4] Prior to this, he worked at a school coaching basketball and handling office work. [5]

From 2011 to 2017, he portrayed Montez Walker on Comedy Central's Workaholics . [4] [6] He 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. [4] [1]

In 2015, he was cast as Ralph Carnegie in the television series I'm Dying Up Here. [7] 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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2009The Soul AgencyPizza OwnerAllan Cunningham
2010Weeding OutRodgerGeorgy Kao
2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Driver Jake Szymanski [2]
First Girl I Loved Mr. MaldonadoKerem Sanga
2017Fatties: Take Down the HousePolice Chief WilliamsBob Gordon
2018 Furlough Warden Borden Laurie Collyer
Electric LoveOfficer JoiAaron Fradkin
2019 Murder Mystery Jimmy Kyle Newacheck
Airplane Mode Co-Pilot TrussellDavid Dinetz & Dylan Trussell
2020 Bad Therapy Principal SykesWilliam Teitler
The Sleepover Henry Trish Sie
Guest House Officer FordSam Macaroni
2021 Hero Mode Mr. DiehlA.J. Tesler
2022 Somewhere in Queens DJ Joey Bones Ray Romano
2025 Easy's Waltz Anton Nic Pizzolatto
TBA Behemoth! Tony Gilroy Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010RoomiesGary KohlmanTV miniseries
2011–2017 Workaholics Montez Walker44 episodes
2012 Franklin & Bash Patrick MeisnerEpisode: "Jango and Rossi"
Daddy Knows Best BobEpisode: "Sh*t"
A Guy Walks Into a BarGuyEpisode: "Peace & Quiet"
Workaholics: The Other CubicleMontez Walker6 episodes
2013 Arrested Development JasparEpisode: "Flight of the Phoenix"
2014Twinzies: Couples TherapyRonnieEpisode: "Grindtopia"
2014–2015 Lucas Bros. Moving Co. Houdini (voice)2 episodes
2015Super ClydeMr. PhillipsTV movie
You're the Worst Trace2 episodes
Harvey Beaks Coach Kip Dinkly / Swamp Monster (voice)2 episodes
2015–2016 Blunt Talk Gershawn7 episodes
2016Morris & the CowLevon (voice)TV movie
Bob's Burgers Gerald (voice)Episode: "Large Brother, Where Fart Thou?"
Adam Ruins Everything OzzyEpisode: "Adam Ruins Football"
Dr. Havoc's DiarySuper Jamal (voice)1 episode
2017 One Day at a Time CarlEpisode: "This Is It"
Ghosted DonnyEpisode: "Lockdown"
2017–2018 I'm Dying Up Here Ralph King / Ralph Carnegie20 episodes
2018The 5th QuarterRay CookEpisode: "The Oh-No No-No"
Alone Together RickEpisode: "Murder House"
2021–2023 Ten Year Old Tom Coach (voice)20 episodes
2023 Lopez vs Lopez DonEpisode: "Lopez vs. The Godfather"
Minx ChuckEpisode: "The Perils of Being a Wealthy Widow"
2024 Universal Basic Guys Boris (voice)4 episodes

Documentary appearances

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2010 Just Like Us Ahmed Ahmed [5]
2017Funny: The DocumentaryJ.D. Cohen [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Shaukat, Omar (2013-03-05). "Comedians You Should Know: An Interview With Erik Griffin". The Good Men Project. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. 1 2 Tuccio-Koonz, Linda (2016-05-31). "Actor/comicErik Griffin of 'Workaholics' fame at Comix Mohegan Sun, June 2–4". Connecticut Post. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  3. ↑ "WTF with Marc Maron Podcast, Episode 1238 - Erik Griffin". WTF with Marc Maron Podcast. 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. 1 2 3 Czajkowski, Elise (2013-05-06). "Talking to Erik Griffin About 'The Half Hour', 'Workaholics', and Visual Comedy". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  5. 1 2 3 Barone (September 5, 2012). "It's All About the Journey". Submerge Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  6. ↑ Love, Matthew (September 30, 2015). "Erik Griffin of Workaholics chats breaking character and life on the road". Time Out . Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ Otterson, Joe (September 24, 2015). "'Workaholics' Star Erik Griffin, Andrew Santino Join Showtime's 'I'm Dying Up Here'". TheWrap . Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ Topel, Fred (June 1, 2017). "6 Comedy Lessons From the Cast of I'm Dying Up Here". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  9. ↑ Justice, John (July 7, 2017). "Erik Griffin Talks His New Comedy Special, 'The Ugly Truth'". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  10. ↑ Metz, Nina (June 5, 2018). "My worst moment: 'I'm Dying Up Here's' Erik Griffin and an out-of-control audience member". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  11. ↑ "King and the Sting". Youtube. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ "The New Best Hour of the Week". Youtube. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.


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