Erik Griffin Previews His New Comedy Special, ERIK GRIFFIN: AMERIKAN WARRIOR

Erik Griffin in ERIK GRIFFIN: AMERIKAN WARRIOR. – Credit: JEREMY BARON/SHOWTIME.

Erik Griffin has spent the past two seasons playing comedian Ralph Carnegie on the Showtime series I’M DYING UP HERE, but he’s no stranger to the stand-up world himself. And with ERIK GRIFFIN: AMERIKAN WARRIOR (airing Friday, June 8 at 10/9c), the special marks Griffin’s second hour-long special. (And also the second consecutive special he’s done for Showtime timed to IDUH.)

“People should have an open mind,” Griffin says. “We live in a country where we’re supposed to be able to have peaceful dissent and conversations and different ideas. These are my ideas. You don’t have to agree, you can disagree, but you can agree. But the main point is I tried to do it in an entertaining way. This is an entertaining way of me expressing my views.”

Griffin breaks down his new special (and its unexpected timeliness), how he’s handling his shifting fanbase, and more…

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