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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/when-they-first-start-doing-comedy-new-comics-or-even-people-that/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/erik-griffin-27569_comedy_when-they-first-start-doing-comedy-new-c_368062.jpg)

## More by Erik Griffin

> [I think the best compliment you can receive is not, 'Oh, that was really funny,' but, 'Is that the first time you said that?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/i-think-the-best-compliment-you-can-receive-is-not-oh-that-was-really/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/when-they-first-start-doing-comedy-new-comics-or-even-people-that/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [I started going to the open mics every day in 2003. You make the comics laugh, they get you work, and you build up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/i-started-going-to-the-open-mics-every-day-in-2003-you-make-the/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [It's not like every male comic you meet is funny. Like, a lot of them are not funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/it-s-not-like-every-male-comic-you-meet-is-funny-like-a-lot-of-them/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [Admitted mama's boy here - put that on the record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/admitted-mama-s-boy-here-put-that-on-the-record/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/people-don-t-realize-it-s-not-just-about-being-funny-and-they-don-t/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [I was born and raised in Los Angeles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/i-was-born-and-raised-in-los-angeles/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [I take the good with the bad. I always wanted to be a comic, and part of that, for me, was that I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/i-take-the-good-with-the-bad-i-always-wanted-to-be-a-comic-and-part/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/the-ugly-truth-isn-t-trying-to-change-the-world-with-strong-political/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [We need more female voices to come out there and do comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/we-need-more-female-voices-to-come-out-there-and-do-comedy/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/i-don-t-believe-anything-is-truly-off-limits-but-as-a-performer-one/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> ['Workaholics' seems like it's doing wonders for my career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/workaholics-seems-like-it-s-doing-wonders-for-my-career/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [Most of the time, the truth is ugly and in your face! My observational brand of humor is very much all in your face!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/most-of-the-time-the-truth-is-ugly-and-in-your-face-my-observational/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [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 -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/new-york-is-great-because-it-s-such-a-cross-section-of-the-world-and/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

> [Women are hilarious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-griffin/women-are-hilarious/)

[Erik Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-griffin/)

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