Overview
Lewis Black
Known For
Lewis Black: Tragically, I Need You
With Tragically, I Need You, Lewis Black brings his inimitable...
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Through never before-seen archive material, interviews with celebrities, industry insiders,...
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians,...
Lewis Black: Thanks For Risking Your Life
Lewis Black, heir to the George Carlin throne of the...
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and...
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the...
Biography
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.