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Tag: Erik Griffin

Review: Erik Griffin, “AmERIKan Warrior” on Showtime
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Review: Erik Griffin, “AmERIKan Warrior” on Showtime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 18, 2018November 20, 2018

Erik Griffin played a Vietnam vet in Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here, but his 2018 stand-up comedy special portrays him as a different kind of …

Showtime cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two seasons
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Showtime cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two seasons

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 2, 2018October 2, 20181

I cannot say I’m surprised. Or that anyone else is surprised to learn this week that Showtime had cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two …

Dave Flebotte talks inside comedy baseball of his Showtime series with Jim Carrey, “I’m Dying Up Here”
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Dave Flebotte talks inside comedy baseball of his Showtime series with Jim Carrey, “I’m Dying Up Here”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 6, 2018

I’m Dying Up Here almost didn’t survive to a second season. Dave Flebotte, who with Jim Carrey created the Showtime adaptation of William Knoedelseder’s best-seller about …

Showtime renews I’m Dying Up Here for Season 2
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Showtime renews I’m Dying Up Here for Season 2

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 8, 2017September 8, 2017

Fans of 1970s nostalgia about the stand-up comedy scene in Hollywood rejoice! Showtime has picked up I’m Dying Up Here for a second season. From …

Hear from comedians performing at Just For Laughs Montreal in 2017
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Hear from comedians performing at Just For Laughs Montreal in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 25, 2017

OK. So I’ve only sat down to podcast with 28 of the comedians performing this week so far as part of the 2017 Just For …

Review: Erik Griffin, “The Ugly Truth” on Showtime
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Review: Erik Griffin, “The Ugly Truth” on Showtime

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 24, 2017July 24, 20171

As part of its ongoing promotion for the network’s new drama about stand-up comedy, I’m Dying Up Here, Showtime has rolled out solo stand-up specials …

Episode #161: Erik Griffin
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Episode #161: Erik Griffin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 3, 20171

Erik Griffin is recognizable to fans of Comedy Central’s Workaholics as Montez, but he’s also a veteran stand-up comedian who’s playing a stand-up comedian and …

Erik Griffin on The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Erik Griffin on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 24, 2017

Erik Griffin plays one of the comedians in Showtime’s fictional re-enactment of the 1970s comedy scene, I’m Dying Up Here. But back in present-day 2017, …

Showtime orders “I’m Dying Up Here” to series, looking back at 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene
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Showtime orders “I’m Dying Up Here” to series, looking back at 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 12, 2016January 12, 2016

The comedy boom of the 1970s in Los Angeles will explode again onscreen on Showtime in 2016 as the cable network announced today it’d ordered …

Preview season 2 of Adam Devine’s House Party on Comedy Central
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Preview season 2 of Adam Devine’s House Party on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 9, 2014

The second season of Adam Devine’s House Party premieres tonight on Comedy Central at 10:30 p.m., before settling into its regular time slot, overnight Thursdays …

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