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Lewis Black

Lewis Black

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Born August 30, 1948, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena. He hosted the Comedy Central series Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart delivering his “Back in Black” commentary segment. When not on the road performing, he resides in Manhattan. He also maintains a residence in Chapel Hill, N.C. He is currently the spokesman for Aruba Tourism, appearing in television ads that aired in late 2009 and 2010. He was voted 51st of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time by Comedy Central in 2004. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (47)
  • 2026Instadocs: The Prediction Games — Self (archive footage)
  • Have I Got News for You — Self
  • Sherri — Self - Guest
  • 2022The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks — Self
  • 2021Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 — Self
  • 2020Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics — Self
  • 2018Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind — Self
  • 2017Gilbert — Self
  • The History of Comedy — Self
  • 2015Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.) — Self
  • 2015Misery Loves Comedy — Self
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
  • 2014Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor — Self - Coach
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
  • 2014The Rant Is Due: Live From Napa — Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
  • 2013The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall — Self
  • 2013The Muslims Are Coming! — Self
  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
  • Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host
  • 2011Give It Up for Greg Giraldo — Self
  • 2010I Am Comic — Self
  • 2010Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan — Self
  • 2010Teenage Paparazzo — Self
  • The Green Room with Paul Provenza — Self
  • Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
  • 2009Just For Laughs: Over The Edge — Self
  • 2009Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black — Self
  • 2008Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget — Self
  • 2007Heckler — Self
  • 2006Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge — Self
  • 2006Last Laugh '06 — Self - Host
  • Live at Gotham — Self
  • 2005Celebrity Mix — Self (archive footage)
  • 2005Last Laugh '05 — Self
  • 2005The Aristocrats — Self
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
  • 200360 Spins Around the Sun — Self
  • Comedy Central Roasts — Self
  • Real Time with Bill Maher — Self - Guest
  • Comedy Central Presents — Self
  • The View — Self
  • Full Frontal Comedy — self
  • The Daily Show — Self, Self - Guest Correspondent, Self - Commentator
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest, Self - Comedian
  • CBS News Sunday Morning — Self
  • Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary — Self
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