Erik Griffin is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He played Montez Walker on

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''. He has had acting roles in ''

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Early life

Griffin grew up in Los Angeles, raised by his immigrant mother from

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. He never met his father.

Career

Griffin started doing stand-up in 2003. Prior to this, he worked at a school coaching basketball and handling office work. Griffin recorded a half-hour special for

on February 28, 2013. Later that year, he released his first stand-up album, ''Technical Foul: Volume One'', on March 12, 2013. ''Erik Griffin: The Ugly Truth'' premiered on July 7, 2017 on

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. His next special ''Amerikan Warrior'' also premiered on Showtime in June 2018. Beginning in 2022,

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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. On November 4, 2022, "''King and the Sting and Wing''" was officially renamed "''The Golden Hour''", with Griffin Replacing Theo Von.

Documentary appearances

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