David Steinberg

Biography

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.

Known For

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Mad About You

Mad About You

All Movies (27)

• From Darkness to Light2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind2018 · as Self
• The Last Laugh2016 · as Self
• Being Canadian2015 · as Self
• When Jews Were Funny2013
• Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story2013 · as Self
• Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic2013 · as Self
• The Aristocrats2005 · as Self
• Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour2002 · as Self
• The One, the Only... Groucho1991 · as Narrator
• Dad's A Dog1990 · as Charles Dryden
• The Tommy Chong Roast1986
• David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy1984 · as Self
• Showbiz Goes to War1982 · as Self - Host
• Showbiz Ballyhoo1982 · as Self / Host & Narrator (voice)
• Nothing Personal1980 · as Talk Show Host
• Something Short of Paradise1979 · as Harris Sloane
• The End1978 · as Marty Lieberman
• The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show1977 · as Self - Host
• On Location: David Steinberg1976 · as Self
• Energy Crisis1974 · as Self - Comedian
• The Jews of Winnipeg1973 · as Himself
• A Night Train to Terror1973 · as Paul
• Fearless Frank1969 · as The Rat
• The Lost Man1969 · as Photographer
• The Return of the Smothers Brothers— · as Self
• Information Processing— · as Self - Host

All TV Shows (26)

• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars2012 · as Self - Special Guest
• Inside Comedy2012 · as Self - Host
• Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg2005 · as Self - Host
• Big Sound2000
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Mad About You1992 · as Director
• Mad About You1992 · as Bad Eulogizer
• Fridays1980 · as Self - Guest Host
• The Sonny and Cher Show1976
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• The Bobby Darin Show1973
• The David Steinberg Show1972
• The Odd Couple1970 · as David Steinberg
• The Flip Wilson Show1970 · as Self
• The Music Scene1969
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self - Guest Host
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Guest Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The David Susskind Show1959 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self