Lewis Black
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Teenage Paparazzo
as Self
2010
Downwind
2023
Accepted
as Uncle Ben
2006
Farce of the Penguins
as Jimmy (voz)
2006
History of the Joke
as Host
2008
Man of the Year
as Eddie Langston
2006
Heckler
as Self
2007
I Am Comic
as Self
2010
Brainwave
2011
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
as Self
2006
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005
Lewis Black: Black on Broadway
as Self
2004
Lewis Black Unleashed
as Self
2003
Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black
as Self
2009
Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan
as Self
2010
Unaccompanied Minors
as Oliver Porter
2006
Lewis Black: Tragically, I Need You
as Self
2023
Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief
as Professor Black
2002
Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
as Self
2009
Lewis Black: In God We Rust
as Self
2012
TV Appearances
Mad About You
as Pizza Slice
1992
Law & Order
as Director Franklin Frome
1990
The Big Bang Theory
as Professor Crawley
2007
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
as The Deadly Duplicator (voice)
2000
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The View
as Self
1997
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as B.J. Cameron
1999
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
1979
Comedy Central Presents
as Self
1998
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Laszlo 'Punchy' DeLeon
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
as Self - Host
2008