Nick Griffin (born December 23, 1966) is an American comedian and writer.

Griffin began his stand up career at the age of 19 in 1987 in Kansas City,[1] before moving to New York in 1990,[2] performing in midnight shows at Greenwich Village. He then moved to Los Angeles, becoming a staff writer for The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show in 1997 and later became the head writer for Bobby Slayton and Sue Murphy's morning radio show.[1]

Griffin made his first major TV appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and went on to become a regular on Premium Blend. He moved back to New York in 2006[3] and has performed on the Late Show with David Letterman[4] Conan, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,[5] and in May 2016, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

References

  1. ^ a b Nave, Howie (October 30, 2008). "Cheer up – Griffin's headling The Improv". Tahoe Daily Tribune. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  2. ^ Barnhart, Aaron (December 13, 2005). "Confusion is comedy for Nick Griffin". TV Barn. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  3. ^ Manley, Don (September 30, 2010). "Comic Nick Griffin prefers baring his soul on stage". Marco Island Sun Times. Retrieved October 19, 2010.[dead link]
  4. ^ Richards, Dave (October 15, 2010). "Nick Griffin naps his way to Letterman's show". GoErie.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  5. ^ McIntyre, Michael K. (December 15, 2009). "Nick Griffin, Michael Loftus, Mike Baldwin, 'Man in the Box': Laugh Track". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

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