David Steinberg
Known for: Directing
Born: August 9, 1942
Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Steinberg (born August 9, 1942) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the best-known stand-up comics in the United States. He appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show more than 130 times (second only to Bob Hope in number of appearances) and served as guest host 12 times, the youngest person ever to guest-host. Steinberg directed several films and episodes of many of the most successful television situation comedies of the last twenty years, including Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more than 35 episodes of Designing Women. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Steinberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
42 movies · 50 TV shows, newest first
6.7
From Darkness to Light
2025
5.9
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
2022
7.9
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
7.0
The Last Laugh
2016
5.6
Being Canadian
2015
6.5
When Jews Were Funny
2013
7.0
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
2013
7.1
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
6.5
Inside Comedy
2012
7.7
Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup
20117.5
Living in Your Car
2010
4.5
Help Me Help You
2006
8.5
Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached
2006
6.5
Sons & Daughters
20069.0
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
7.5
Weeds
2005
5.9
The Aristocrats
2005
7.3
The Comeback
2005
7.0
One by One
2004
4.5
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002NR
What's Up, Peter Fuddy?
200110.0
Big Sound
2000
8.1
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
7.0
Even Stevens
2000
5.9
Switching Goals
1999
9.0
Living in Captivity
1998
6.8
The Wrong Guy
1997
7.2
Cats Don't Dance
1997
5.0
Ink
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
1995
8.4
Friends
1994
7.0
It Had to Be You
1993
5.7
Daddy Dearest
1993NR
Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny
1993
6.8
Mad About You
1992
9.0
Kevin Pollak: Stop With The Kicking
1991
10.0
The One, the Only... Groucho
1991
8.0
Good Grief
1990
7.3
Get a Life
1990
5.8
Evening Shade
1990
9.0
Dad's A Dog
1990
8.3
Seinfeld
1989
6.8
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
19897.5
Annie McGuire
19886.0
Family Man
1988
6.5
Eisenhower and Lutz
1988
6.3
Duet
1987
6.8
Designing Women
1986
8.0
Casey at the Bat
1986
5.5
The Tommy Chong Roast
1986
7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
6.0
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
NR
The Comedy Factory
1985
NR
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
1984
5.1
Going Berserk
1983
10.0
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
7.2
Newhart
1982
NR
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
5.2
Paternity
1981
6.0
Fridays
1980
5.5
Nothing Personal
1980
3.8
Something Short of Paradise
1979
5.6
The End
1978
NR
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
1977NR
On Location: David Steinberg
1976
7.1
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
7.0
Dinah!
1974NR
Energy Crisis
1974
7.0
The Jews of Winnipeg
1973
1.0
A Night Train to Terror
1973
10.0
The Bobby Darin Show
19736.5
The David Steinberg Show
1972
7.8
The Odd Couple
1970
4.8
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
5.6
Fearless Frank
1969
9.0
The Music Scene
1969
4.3
The Lost Man
1969
6.8
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
7.0
The David Susskind Show
1959
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
NR
The Return of the Smothers Brothers
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Information Processing
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The Place I Belong
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