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).
Early life Griffin was born on March 12, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised by his mother, an immigrant from Belize. 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.
From 2011 to 2017, he portrayed Montez Walker on Comedy Central's Workaholics. 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.
In 2015, he was cast as Ralph Carnegie in the television series I'm Dying Up Here. Erik Griffin: The Ugly Truth premiered on July 7, 2017, on Showtime. His next special Amerikan Warrior also premiered on Showtime in June 2018.
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. On November 4, 2022, King and the Sting and Wing was officially renamed The Golden Hour, with Griffin replacing Theo Von. He also hosts his own podcast, Riffin' With Griffin.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Director Notes 2009 The Soul Agency Pizza Owner Allan Cunningham 2010 Weeding Out Rodger Georgy Kao 2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Driver Jake Szymanski First Girl I Loved Mr. Maldonado Kerem Sanga 2017 Fatties: Take Down the House Police Chief Williams Bob Gordon 2018 Furlough Warden Borden Laurie Collyer Electric Love Officer Joi Aaron Fradkin 2019 Murder Mystery Jimmy Kyle Newacheck Airplane Mode Co-Pilot Trussell David Dinetz & Dylan Trussell 2020 Bad Therapy Principal Sykes William Teitler The Sleepover Henry Trish Sie Guest House Officer Ford Sam Macaroni 2021 Hero Mode Mr. Diehl A.J. Tesler 2022 Somewhere in Queens DJ Joey Bones Ray Romano 2025 Easy's Waltz Anton Nic Pizzolatto 2026 Behemoth! Tony Gilroy Post-Production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Roomies Gary Kohlman TV miniseries 2011–2017 Workaholics Montez Walker 44 episodes2012 Franklin & Bash Patrick Meisner Episode: "Jango and Rossi" Daddy Knows Best Bob Episode: "Sh*t" A Guy Walks Into a Bar Guy Episode: "Peace & Quiet" Workaholics: The Other Cubicle Montez Walker 6 episodes 2013 Arrested Development Jaspar Episode: "Flight of the Phoenix" 2014 Twinzies: Couples Therapy Ronnie Episode: "Grindtopia" 2014–2015 Lucas Bros. Moving Co. Houdini (voice) 2 episodes2015 Super Clyde Mr. Phillips TV movie You're the Worst Trace 2 episodes Harvey Beaks Coach Kip Dinkly / Swamp Monster (voice) 2 episodes 2015–2016 Blunt Talk Gershawn 7 episodes2016 Morris & the Cow Levon (voice) TV movie Bob's Burgers Gerald (voice) Episode: "Large Brother, Where Fart Thou?" Adam Ruins Everything Ozzy Episode: "Adam Ruins Football" Dr. Havoc's Diary Super Jamal (voice) 1 episode2017 One Day at a Time Carl Episode: "This Is It" Ghosted Donny Episode: "Lockdown" 2017–2018 I'm Dying Up Here Ralph King / Ralph Carnegie 20 episodes2018 The 5th Quarter Ray Cook Episode: "The Oh-No No-No" Alone Together Rick Episode: "Murder House" 2021–2023 Ten Year Old Tom Coach (voice) 20 episodes2023 Lopez vs LopezDonEpisode: "Lopez vs. The Godfather" MinxChuckEpisode: "The Perils of Being a Wealthy Widow" 2024 Universal Basic GuysBoris (voice)4 episodes
Documentary appearances Year Title Director Notes 2010Just Like UsAhmed Ahmed2017Funny: The Documentary J.D. Cohen
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