When they first start doing comedy, new comics or even people that have only been doing it three or four years, they're doing an impersonation of a stand-up. This is what I think a stand-up should sound like. — Erik Griffin Copy Share Image
I think the best compliment you can receive is not, 'Oh, that was really funny,' but, 'Is that the first time you said that?'… — Erik Griffin Copy Share
When they first start doing comedy, new comics or even people that have only been doing it three or four years, they're doing an… — Erik Griffin Copy Share
I started going to the open mics every day in 2003. You make the comics laugh, they get you work, and you build up… — Erik Griffin Copy Share
It's not like every male comic you meet is funny. Like, a lot of them are not funny. — Erik Griffin Copy Share
People don't realize it's not just about being funny, and they don't know how perceptive a comedian needs to be about human nature. You… — Erik Griffin Copy Share
I take the good with the bad. I always wanted to be a comic, and part of that, for me, was that I wanted… — Erik Griffin Copy Share
'The Ugly Truth' isn't trying to change the world with strong political opinions; it's just trying to entertain you with thoughts and ideas from… — Erik Griffin Copy Share
I don't believe anything is truly off limits, but as a performer, one has to know that people might be offended, and there are… — Erik Griffin Copy Share
Most of the time, the truth is ugly and in your face! My observational brand of humor is very much all in your face! — Erik Griffin Copy Share
New York is great because it's such a cross-section of the world, and when you're used to people being shoulder-to-shoulder all the time -… — Erik Griffin Copy Share
