Lewis Black
Born	August 30, 1948 (1948-08-30) (age 59)
Medium	Stand-up, Television, Film, Theatre
Nationality	American
Years active	1981 - present
Genres	Satire, News satire, Political satire, Observational comedy, Black comedy, Rant
Subject(s)	American politics, American culture, current events, pop culture
Influences	George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, Bob Newhart, Shelley Berman
Notable works and roles	Back in Black on The Daily Show The Carnegie Hall Performance Dean Ben Lewis in Accepted
Website	www.lewisblack.com
Grammy Awards
Best Comedy Album 2007 The Carnegie Hall Performance
American Comedy Awards
Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic 2001

Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is a Grammy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, and actor. He is known for his comedy style which often simulates a mental breakdown or rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends, and cultural phenomena. He hosts Comedy Central's The Root of All Evil and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show delivering his “Back in Black” commentary segment. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has an apartment in Manhattan.^{[citation needed]} is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... 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Biography

Early life

Black was born in Washington, D.C.^[1] to a middle-class Jewish family, and was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland,^[2] graduating from Springbrook High School in 1966. He was exposed to playwriting as an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was also a brother of Pi Lambda Phi International fraternity. He earned a Masters in Fine Arts at the Yale School of Drama in 1977. Originally, his career was in the theater as a playwright. He served as the playwright in residence and associate artistic director of Steve Olsen's West Bank Cafe Downstairs Theatre Bar in Hell's Kitchen in New York City, where he collaborated with composer and lyricist Rusty Magee on hundreds of one-act plays from 1981 to 1989. Also with Rusty Magee, Lewis wrote the musical The Czar Of Rock and Roll, which premiered at Houston's Alley Theatre in 1990. Black's stand-up comedy began as an opening act for the plays as he was also the master of ceremonies. After a management change at the theater, Black left and began working as a comedian as well as finding bit parts in television and films. For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Silver Springs. ... Springbrook High School is a public high school located in Silver Spring, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, between the Colesville and White Oak communities. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... Pi Lambda Phi (ΠΛΦ or Pi Lam) is a college social fraternity founded by Frederick Manfred Werner, Louis Samter Levy, and Henry Mark Fisher at Yale University in 1895. ... The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ... Yale School of Drama traces its roots to the Yale Dramatic Association, the second oldest college theatre association in the country, founded in 1900. ... View from between 47th and 48th street on Ninth Avenue looking north toward Time Warner Center and Hearst Tower Hells Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City that includes roughly the area between 34th Street and 57th Street, from... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Rusty Magee Rusty Magee (August 6, 1955 – February 16, 2003) is an accomplished composer and lyricist for theatre, television, and film and commercials. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Rusty Magee Rusty Magee (August 6, 1955 – February 16, 2003) is an accomplished composer and lyricist for theatre, television, and film and commercials. ... The Alley Theatre, Feb. ... A Master of Ceremonies or MC (sometimes spelled emcee), sometimes called a compere or an MJ for microphone jockey, is the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. ... This article is about motion pictures. ...

Comedic style

Lewis Black's style of comedy is that of a man who, in dealing with the absurdities of life and contemporary politics, is approaching his personal limits of sanity. Sarcasm, hyperbole, profanity, shouting, and trademark angry finger-shaking bring emphasis to his topics of discussion. He once described his humor as "being on the Titanic every single day and being the only person who knows what is going to happen." He claims that he doesn't write his jokes down, he merely starts talking about something that makes him angry until he has to move on before he has a stroke. Sarcasm is the sneering, sly, jesting, or mocking of a person, situation or thing. ... Not to be confused with Hyperbola. ... In cartoons, profanity is often depicted by substituting symbols for words, as a form of non-specific censorship. ... For other uses, see Titanic (disambiguation). ...

Black describes his political affiliation as such: "I'm a socialist, so that puts me totally outside any concept ... the Canadians get it. But seriously, most people don't get it. The idea of capping people's income just scares people. 'Oh, you're taking money from the rich.' Ooh, what a horrifying thing. These people really need $200 million".^[3] Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ...

Black lists his comedic influences as George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, Bob Newhart, and Shelley Berman.^[4] George Denis Patrick Carlin[15] (born May 12, 1937) is a Grammy-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and author. ... Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was a controversial American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. ... Lily Tomlin (born Mary Jean Tomlin on September 1, 1939), is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedian. ... George Robert Bob Newhart (born September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... Shelley Berman (born 3 February 1926, in Chicago, Illinois) is a comedian, writer, teacher, and actor. ...

Recent career

During the late 1990's - early 2000's, Black was the voice-over announcer for Krystal Hamburgers. Audience members have been known to bring him Krystal hamburgers while he is on-stage. Krystal is a hamburger restaurant chain in the Southeastern United States. ...

In 1998, he starred in his first comedy special on the series Comedy Central Presents. He starred in two additional episodes of the series in 2000 and 2002. He starred in another special for the network in 2002 titled Taxed Beyond Belief. Comedy Central Presents is a television series shown Friday nights at 10 p. ...

In 2000, Black and fellow comedian Jim Norton were arrested for their involvement with "The Naked Teen Voyeur Bus",^[5] a specially designed bus with acrylic glass walls containing numerous (18 and 19 year old) "teen girls." This bus rode around Manhattan while being broadcast on the "Opie and Anthony" radio show. Unfortunately, radio station management did not inform the O&A show that the bus' route was also the route that President Clinton was taking that same day. Twenty-eight hours after the arrest, Black and Norton were released. Black appeared on The Daily Show the following night where he stated he was exercising his constitutional rights. He then joked that the location of this particular right was unclear, but that it was "between 'all men are created equal' and 'don't shit where you eat.'" Additionally, at a fundraising event for New York Attorney General candidate Mark Green on June 28, 2006, Black talked about how he was unable to attend a previous fundraising event for Green because the arrest occurred shortly before. Jim Norton (born July 19, 1968) is an American comedian hailing from New Jersey. ... Perspex redirects here. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Opie (Gregg Hughes, b. ... The Daily Show is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American satirical television program produced by and airing on Comedy Central. ... Mark Green Mark J. Green (b. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since 2003, Black has hosted the World Stupidity Awards ceremony at Montreal's Just for Laughs comedy festival for the three years the awards have been presented. The World Stupidity Awards was founded in 2003 and recognizes achievement in ignorance and stupidity during the past year. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ...

In 2004, he had an HBO stand-up special titled Black on Broadway. That same year Black appeared in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a shock jock. He also released his autobiography, Nothing's Sacred, in 2005. Since November 9, 2005, Black has been making appearances in small segments on The Weather Channel. In December 2005, he appeared in an animated holiday special The Happy Elf, as the voice of the extremely tightly wound elf, Norbert. For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC... A shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (sometimes a disk jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... Nothings Sacred is the autobiography of comedian Lewis Black. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Weather Channel (TWC) is a cable and satellite television network that broadcasts weather and weather-related news 24 hours a day. ... Front cover of The Happy Elf The Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special, which will first air December 2, 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA. Based on Grammy®-winner Harry Connick, Jr. ...

Black was the voice of "Manobrain" during the third season of the Cartoon Network series "Duck Dodgers". He was the inventor of a diet pill which was stolen while he was in college. He blamed the theft on his college friend Dr. I. Q. High, not realizing that the actual thief was Duck Dodgers. The theft set Manobrain on the path of evil.

Lewis Black played the character of the Deadly Duplicator in Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, on Adult Swim. He appeared in four episodes before the show was cancelled. He played the part once more in the Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law video game. Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ...

On April 21, 2006 Lewis performed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC for an HBO special, Red, White, and Screwed. It aired on June 10, 2006, and a DVD was released October 3, 2006. When explaining his choice of venue, Black states that "some asshole" was paid to count the number of uses of the word "fuck" from his previous HBO special, Black On Broadway, and that the original location, the Kennedy Center, wanted him to cut back on its use. Black was told the number was 42, when actually it was approximately 78. is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Warner Theatre is a theatre in downtown Washington, D.C. Originally named the Earle Theatre, it was built in 1924 for vaudeville and silent movies and renamed in 1947 in honor of its owner, Harry Warner. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ...

In the film Accepted, a film about high school graduates who create a college when they fail to get accepted into any, he plays Dean Ben Lewis of the school "South Harmon Institute of Technology" or S.H.I.T.; as the Dean, he talks about his views of the world. He also appears in the 2006 films Man of the Year and Unaccompanied Minors. Black hosted Comedy Central's Last Laugh '06, which aired on December 10, 2006. Accepted is a 2006 comedy motion picture about a group of high school seniors who, after being rejected from all colleges to which they had applied, create their own college. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Unaccompanied Minors (also called: Grounded: Unaccompanied Minors) is a 2006 film directed by Paul Feig and starring Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, Brett Kelly, Gina Mantegna, and Quinn Shephard. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 11, 2007, Lewis received a Grammy award for "Best Comedy Album" for his album The Carnegie Hall Performance.^[6] is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Carnegie Hall Performance (2006) is Lewis Blacks fifth album. ...

On June 18, 2007 he sat in with Southern Rock/Jam band Gov't Mule at the 6th annual Bonnaroo music festival, where he had performed earlier that weekend, for what was to be a quick joke. A member of the audience threw a bottle at Lewis, which struck him. Black was upset and he encouraged the audience to boo the heckler before leaving the stage in disgust, while shouting obscenities at the heckler. This act was seen in an episode of "Lewis Black's Root of All Evil" titled "YouTube vs. Porn. is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music. ... The term jam band is commonly used to describe psychedelic rock-influenced bands whose concerts largely consist of bands reinterpreting their songs as springboards into extended improvisational pieces of music. ... Govt Mule is a southern rock/jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band side project, but has taken on a life of its own. ... ... Bottling is when a concert audience throws things at the performers onstage. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... Porn redirects here. ...

On June 29, 2007 Lewis gave a benefit show at Springbrook High School, his alma mater, in the school's auditorium for 1,100 alumni, faculty, and students. Black performed in his usual style, stopping at points to remark how good it felt to use that language on that particular stage. At the end of the show he was given a Springbrook football jersey, and cursed at one teacher for giving him a B and causing him not to graduate first in his class. is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Springbrook High School is a public high school located in Silver Spring, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, between the Colesville and White Oak communities. ...

Lewis Black did the voice-over for an oxpecker named Ted in Cartoon Network series My Gym Partner's a Monkey, appearing in "Hornbill and Ted's Bogus Journey." The character is portrayed in the same fashion as his comedy shows, though without the profanity. In addition, the bird's clothes, looks, and mannerisms match those of Black himself. Species See text. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... My Gym Partners a Monkey is an American cartoon created by Timothy and Julie McNally Cahill and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. ...

On October 5, 2007, It was announced by Comedy Central that Lewis Black will be the host of his own television series in March of 2008. The show, titled The Root Of All Evil, will pit two people or pop-culture topics against each other as a panel of comedians argue which is more evil, e.g., "Paris Hilton vs. Dick Cheney" and "Internet Porn vs. YouTube". At the end of the argument Lewis Black will make the final decision as to which is more evil.^[7] For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

Black hosted Comedy Central's Last Laugh '07, which aired on December 2, 2007 along with Dave Attell and D.L. Hughley. Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... Last Laugh is the ninth episode of the American animated television series Ben 10, that premiered on February 25, 2006. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Dave Attell (born January 18, 1965) is a popular American stand-up comedian and host of Comedy Centrals Insomniac with Dave Attell. ... Darryl Lynn D.L. Hughley (born March 6, 1963) is an African-American actor and comedian and star of the sitcom The Hughleys which ran from 1998 to 2002 first on ABC and then on UPN. D.L. Hughley grew up in South Central Los Angeles and had a rough...

In mid December 2007, Black went with Robin Williams, Kid Rock, Lance Armstrong and Rachel Smith "Miss USA 2007" on a USO trip to support the troops in Iraq and Kuwait. They then wrapped it up on Dec 22nd at the U.S Naval Station in Rota, Spain. This article is about the American actor and comedian; for other people named Robin Williams, see Robin Williams (disambiguation). ... Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971 in Romeo, Michigan), better known as Kid Rock, is an American musician. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Rachel Renee Smith (born April 18, 1985 in Panama) is a beauty queen from Clarksville, Tennessee who won the Miss USA pageant in 2007 [1] and who previously had competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... USO is a TLA that may stand for: Unidentified submarine object Udaipur Solar Observatory Ultra stable oscillator Unidentified submarine object or Unidentified swimming object or Unidentified submersible object Union der Schülerorganisationen (uso. ...

Comedy Central's "Stand-Up Month" in January 2008 features specials originally presented on HBO by Lewis Black, along with programs featuring Dane Cook and Chris Rock. Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... Christopher Julius Rock III[5] (born February 7, 1965)[6][7] is an Emmy Award winning American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. ...

In January 2008, as part of Comedy Central's "Stand-Up Month", Black's routine finished at #5 on "Stand-Up Showdown 2008", a viewer-based countdown of the top "Comedy Central Presents" routines. Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... Comedy Central Presents is a television series shown Friday nights at 10 p. ...

On February 18, 2008, Black hosted "History of the Joke, with Lewis Black", a 2-hour comedy-documentary on The History Channel.

Published works

• Nothing's Sacred (2005)
• Nothing's Sacred (Audio Book) (2006)
• Nothing's Sacred (Softcover Version) (2007)
• Me of Little Faith (2008)

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Media releases

CDs

• The White Album (2000)
• Revolver (2002)
• The End of the Universe (2002)
• Rules of Enragement (2003)
• Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues (2005)
• The Carnegie Hall Performance (2006)

The White Album is Lewis Blacks first album, recorded in 1999 and released on October 1, 2000. ... Revolver is an EP of outtakes made during the recording sessions of Lewis Blacks first album, The White Album, and was recorded in 1999 at Laugh Lines Comedy Club in Madison, Wisconsin and released on July 1, 2002. ... The End of the Universe is Lewis Blacks second album, recorded in Atlanta, Georgia on two separate dates in 2001 and 2002, and released on July 1, 2002. ... Rules of Enragement is Lewis Blacks third CD. It was recorded in Minnesota in 2003. ... Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues (2005) is Lewis Blacks fourth album. ... The Carnegie Hall Performance (2006) is Lewis Blacks fifth album. ...

DVDs

• Unleashed (compilation of his 4 Comedy Central specials plus his appearances on The Daily Show: Indecision 2000) (2002)
• Black On Broadway (2003 HBO Special) (2004)
• A Pair of Lewis Black Shorts (Sidesplitters: The Burt & Dick Story and The Gynecologists) (2006)
• Red, White, and Screwed (2006 HBO Special)

Selected acting roles

• Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Jacob's Ladder (1990)
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd TV series (1990-1991)
• Law And Order "Aria" (1991)
• The Hard Way (1991)
• Homicide: Life on the Street "Deception" (1997)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "Obscene" (2004)
• The Happy Elf (2005)
• Accepted (2006)
• Man of the Year (2006)
• Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
• Farce of the Penguins (2007)
• Falling for Grace (2007)
• History of the Joke (2008) (Documentary) History Channel
• Root Of All Evil (2008) (TV Series) Comedy Central

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Footnotes

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