Eddie Griffin

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Eddie Griffin

Undercover Brother might have been one of the most ridiculous films ever made, but at least it helped keep two great black standup comedians employed. One of them, the Kansas-City-bred Eddie Griffin, went on to star in other famously ludicrous films such as Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and Norbit. On stage, however, Griffin is nothing short of comedic elegance. Like his former castmate, Dave Chappelle, Griffin’s ruminations skip from the intellectually obscene to uncle wisdom before you can utter the word “motherfucker.” If you only know him from his memorable Michael Jackson impersonation on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, you’ve missed years of hilarity, which got a boost after Griffin’s 1997 special, Voodoo Child. This weekend, you’ll have four opportunities to catch up. —Eric Tullis