Erik Griffin

SHAKEFIRE (SF): You are in the midst of a massive club tour. Where do you find time for that, recording, acting and everything else you have your hands in?
ERIK GRIFFIN (EG): I want to say its soooo much, but come on, it’s not an 8 hour a day job. There is time to get it all done, its just about the quality and the pressure of being great. I want to be remembered I want to live up to the fans expectations and at the same time have a great time doing it.

SF: When is the last time you got nervous on stage?
EG: I only get nervous depending on what is at stake. Is it a showcase or a tv taping or someone I am trying to impress in the crowd, that makes me nervous. But overall, I love what I do and I feel pretty confident in my ability so I am normally pretty chill when I get on stage.

SF: What is the strangest place you have ever performed?

EG: On a tour bus, it was a day trip to Vegas for a church group. They were drinking and acting crazy and I had to keep them entertained all the way to Vegas.

SF: You will be taping a half hour special soon, is that going to feature all new material or will it be "Technical Foul: Volume One" heavy?
EG: Technical Heavy. I am a very visual comic and I want people to see me perform some of that stuff.

SF: Any movies on the horizon?
EG: I wish! I have taken a lot of great meetings, introduced myself to a bunch of casting folks, so I am looking forward to breaking into movies.

SF: What was the most difficult part of making "Technical Foul: Volume One"?
EG: Trusting other people that it sounded great, that the material was good enough. I am so hard on myself.

Technical Foul: Volume One" is in stores March 12!