Lewis Black
Known for: Acting
Born: August 30, 1948
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
70 movies · 40 TV shows, newest first
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Ophira Eisenberg: I Used To Be Nicer
2026
7.8
Dream Productions
2024
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SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
2024
6.2
Have I Got News for You
2024
1.0
Atrabilious
2024
7.5
Inside Out 2
2024
5.9
Lewis Black: Tragically, I Need You
2023
6.8
Downwind
2023
2.6
Sherri
2022
8.0
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022
5.0
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
7.2
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021
5.5
Lewis Black: Thanks For Risking Your Life
2020
6.6
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
5.4
The Last Laugh
2019
7.5
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018
7.9
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
6.7
Gilbert
2017
5.0
Imitation Girl
2017
6.6
The History of Comedy
2017
5.0
Better Off Single
2016
6.8
Lewis Black: Black to the Future
2016
6.6
Crisis in Six Scenes
2016
6.3
Rock Dog
2016
6.4
Madoff
2016
4.4
Mind Candy
2015
7.2
Riley's First Date?
2015
8.0
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
201510.0
Introducing Parker Dowd
2015
7.9
Inside Out
2015
3.5
Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.)
2015
6.1
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
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The Rant Is Due: Live From Napa
2014
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Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
6.8
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
201310.0
The Muslims Are Coming!
2013
7.3
Lewis Black: Old Yeller - Live at the Borgata
2013
5.5
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
7.1
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
7.1
Lewis Black: In God We Rust
2012
5.0
Caris' Peace
2011
5.2
Afghan Luke
2011
6.5
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo
2011
9.0
Brainwave
2011
7.1
Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan
2010
7.3
Robotomy
2010
4.8
Peep World
2010
7.0
Teenage Paparazzo
2010
8.2
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
201010.0
Basic Black: The Lewis Black Story
2010
8.1
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
6.2
I Am Comic
2010
6.5
Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
2009
7.0
Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black
2009
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
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Just For Laughs: Over The Edge
2009
7.5
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
7.0
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
2008
8.8
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
2008
5.0
History of the Joke
2008
5.9
Heckler
2007
7.9
The Big Bang Theory
2007
9.5
Last Laugh '06
2006
6.0
Unaccompanied Minors
2006
4.2
Farce of the Penguins
2006
5.9
Man of the Year
2006
6.5
Accepted
2006
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Live at Gotham
2006
6.7
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
2006
5.2
Falling for Grace
2006
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Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge
20065.6
Last Laugh '05
2005
4.5
The Happy Elf
2005
5.9
The Aristocrats
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Celebrity Mix
2005
6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
6.9
Lewis Black: Black on Broadway
2004
7.2
Lewis Black Unleashed
2003
7.5
Duck Dodgers
2003
7.0
The Gynecologists
2003
7.2
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
8.0
60 Spins Around the Sun
2003
8.0
American Dummy
2002
6.8
Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief
2002
8.0
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000
7.5
The Brak Show
2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
7.0
Comedy Central Presents
1998
5.7
The Deal
1998
4.3
The View
1997
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Full Frontal Comedy
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
4.5
Joey Breaker
1993
5.5
The Night We Never Met
1993
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
6.8
Mad About You
1992
6.2
The Hard Way
1991
7.4
Jacob's Ladder
1990
7.3
Law & Order
1990
6.8
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
6.8
CBS News Sunday Morning
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Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
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Friend Thing
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