Eddie Griffin at The Hartford Funny Bone
Fri Dec 15, 8:00 PM - Sat Dec 16, 7:00 PM

About Eddie Griffin

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VIP TICKET: Includes One Admission Ticket & Front Area Seating. Must Arrive at least 15 Minutes Before the Start of the Show to Guarantee Front Area Seating.

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET: Includes One Admission Ticket and Seating Will Be In The Middle to back of The Showroom.

A popular comedian turned actor who started 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.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Eddie was voted class clown three years in a row in high school. His first love was always dance and by the young age of 16, he opened his own dance studio and was choreographing the Kansas City Chiefs half-time shows. But all of that would soon change when one night his cousin dared him to go on stage at the local comedy club Sanford and Sons where he was told to do 3 minutes. He performed off-the-cuff for 45 minutes successfully. It was then that Griffin purchased a one-way ticket to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a stand up.

In only one short month, he was a regular at the renowned Comedy Store, where he was compared with esteemed talents such as Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, and Lenny Bruce. After only 2 short months, Griffin was chosen to open for Andrew Dice Clay at Madison Square Garden that kicked off a 22-city tour.

These many successful performances led to Eddie Griffin’s appearance on Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam“1992”, the Cable Ace Award-nominated HBO special One Night Stand “1992”, HBO Comedy Half Hour Special “1995”, the HBO special Voodoo Child “1997” and onstage at the legendary Apollo Theater. He also recorded the successful comedy albums Message In The Hat “1993” and The Message “1999” featuring comedic and musical performances by him as well as Master P, Sikk the Shocker, and Fiend.

Griffin began branching out into acting.

Roles in such films as The Last Boy Scout “1991”, Coneheads “1993”, a