pplpod Episode 20 spotlights Erik Griffin—the stand-up’s stand-up with the elastic face, the left-turn punchlines, and a sitcom engine under the hood. We track the late-bloomer grind to club headliner, the breakout as Montez on Workaholics, and the gear shifts into drama with I’m Dying Up Here and film roles. Inside the craft: point-of-view jokes that build like stories, physicality that sneaks up on you, and the audience read that lets him surf a room without losing the bit. We also dig into podcasting (Riffin’ with Griffin, The Golden Hour), touring life, content creation, and how a working comic keeps evolving without chasing trends—just sharpening the work.