“It’s something down the road, a second career when I’m done playing basketball,” Blake Griffin made his goals clear while he was still hooping. He even set up his production company back in 2016, alongside Former NFL star Ryan Kalil. Last year, the Co-founders of Mortal Media successfully launched two projects, a reboot of ‘White Men Can’t Jump,’ and the sci-fi comedy, ‘Hello Tomorrow!.’ Plus, they also signed a future multiyear first-look deal with Sony.

And now, Blake Griffin will be a guest at a show made famous by David Chang. The celebrity chef and writer has brought in 26 guests already for his Dinner Time with David Chang show. Blake Griffin shared his enthusiasm about the project and wrote, “I’m hungry” re-sharing the Instagram story of his long-time friend, Ben Schwartz.

“Join @davidchang as he cooks #TheMultiLayeredMenu for his guests blakegriffin23 & @rejectedjokes on #DinnerTimeLive TUESDAY, SEPT 10 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET on @netflix! And make sure to watch live to hear our BIG Announcement!!!” It’s a live show on Netflix, and two NBA legends and Blake Griffin’s ‘enemy’ have appeared on two separate episodes.

Reggie Miller and Kendrick Perkins were the guests on Episode 16. Meanwhile, comedian Nikki Glaser, who once brutally roasted the Los Angeles Clippers star appeared on Episode 12. During the 2019 Comedy Central show, ‘Roast of Alec Baldwin,’ Griffin was at the receiving end of many of such jokes. He wanted to pursue comedy for a while, but where did it start?

Blake Griffin and his love for comedy

When he first came to the City of Los Angeles, he instantly developed an interest in comedy. At the time, he would try different rooms and eventually earned a job during the 2011 NBA lockout. Blake Griffin accepted the three-day internship program and wrote multiple sketches and scripts.

Alongside his NBA career, the 6x NBA All-Star continued performing at open mics and met Neal Brennan. The co-creator of Chappelle’s Show became a friend and a mentor for Griffin and helped him not fumble during his comedy debut. During the 2016 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, the nervousness got to him, and did fumbled a few jokes. Since then, he has never looked back ever since and continued on his journey.

“My whole idea is to start now, to get in and meet a bunch of people, shadow people, and learn the ins and outs so when I’m done playing, I’m not starting fresh,” said Griffin in 2018, 2 years after making his debut. Now with a Sony deal in the bag as well as his Netflix appearance coming up, it feels Griffin’s planning and hard work paid off.

Stay tuned for more such updates and join us for the exciting second episode of the “Dual Threat Show” as our host BG12 sits down with Georgia Bulldogs star and Mountain West All-Freshman Team Selection, Asia Avinger.