Actor-comedian
Eddie Griffin brought his brand of “Comedy without a Condom” to The King’s Room
at The Rio and performs there at 7 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
He
performed at The Rio on New Year’s Eve and was such a hit that they brought him
back for a six-month run in The King’s Comedy Club.
Eddie
Griffin is a popular comedian who is also an actor in TV shows and movies. He began his career on-stage as a dare,
funnyman Eddie Griffin has built an ever-growing fan base since jumping onto
the comedy scene in 1990. His list of TV and movie credits is extensive. He’s
in a class of comedians like Chris Rock.
Many successful performances led to Eddie Griffin's appearance on Russell
Simmons' “Def Comedy Jam" in 1992, the Cable Ace Award-nominated HBO
special “One Night Stand” in 1992, HBO Comedy Half Hour Special in 1995, the
HBO special “Voodoo Child” in 1997" and onstage at the legendary Apollo
Theater. He also recorded the successful comedy albums ”Message in the Hat” in
1993 and “The Message" in 1999 featuring comedic and musical performances
by him as well as Master P, Sikk the Shocker and Fiend.
Griffin’s
career branched out into acting. He travels the U.S. for gigs in comedy clubs
on weekends. Asked why he doesn’t play the larger Crown Theater, he replied “I
like performing in the intimacy of a comedy club. The audience gets more for
their money.”
Eddie
most recently starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the hit feature “Norbit” in
2007 and starred, wrote and executive produced his next comedy special “Freedom
of Speech” in 2007.
Eddie
has appeared in 47 films and numerous television shows was honored as being in
the top 100 standup comedy artists worldwide
Check
out his web site www.eddiegriffin.com or buy tickets at (702) 777-7776.
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