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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Real Time with Bill Maher

The View

All Movies (67)

• Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas2024 · as Santa Claus
• Atrabilious2024 · as Roy Altman
• Inside Out 22024 · as Anger (voice)
• Lewis Black: Tragically, I Need You2023 · as Self
• Downwind2023
• The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks2022 · as Self
• Too Soon: Comedy After 9/112021 · as Self
• Lewis Black: Thanks For Risking Your Life2020 · as Self
• Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics2020 · as Self
• The Last Laugh2019 · as Max Becker
• Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind2018 · as Self
• Gilbert2017 · as Self
• Imitation Girl2017 · as Lew
• Better Off Single2016 · as Charlie's Therapist
• Lewis Black: Black to the Future2016 · as Self
• Rock Dog2016 · as Linnux (voice)
• Mind Candy2015 · as Anger (voice)
• Riley's First Date?2015 · as Anger (voice)
• Introducing Parker Dowd2015 · as Drew
• Inside Out2015 · as Anger (voice)
• Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.)2015 · as Self
• Misery Loves Comedy2015 · as Self
• The Rant Is Due: Live From Napa2014 · as Self
• Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor2014 · as Self - Coach
• The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall2013 · as Self
• The Muslims Are Coming!2013 · as Self
• Lewis Black: Old Yeller - Live at the Borgata2013 · as Self
• Lewis Black: In God We Rust2012 · as Self
• Caris' Peace2011 · as Self
• Afghan Luke2011 · as Lewis Black
• Give It Up for Greg Giraldo2011 · as Self
• Brainwave2011
• Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan2010 · as Self
• Peep World2010 · as Narrator (voice)
• Teenage Paparazzo2010 · as Self
• Basic Black: The Lewis Black Story2010
• I Am Comic2010 · as Self
• Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black2009 · as Self
• Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black2009 · as Self
• Just For Laughs: Over The Edge2009 · as Self
• Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget2008 · as Self
• History of the Joke2008 · as Host
• Heckler2007 · as Self
• Last Laugh '062006 · as Self - Host
• Unaccompanied Minors2006 · as Oliver Porter
• Farce of the Penguins2006 · as Jimmy (voz)
• Man of the Year2006 · as Eddie Langston
• Accepted2006 · as Uncle Ben
• Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed2006 · as Self
• Falling for Grace2006 · as Rob York
• Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge2006 · as Self
• Last Laugh '052005 · as Self
• The Happy Elf2005 · as Norbert (voice)
• The Aristocrats2005 · as Self
• Celebrity Mix2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Lewis Black: Black on Broadway2004 · as Self
• Lewis Black Unleashed2003 · as Self
• The Gynecologists2003 · as Cookie LaMotte
• 60 Spins Around the Sun2003 · as Self
• American Dummy2002 · as Club Owner
• Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief2002 · as Professor Black
• Joey Breaker1993 · as Pete Grimm
• The Night We Never Met1993 · as Marty Holder
• The Hard Way1991 · as Banker
• Jacob's Ladder1990 · as Jacob's Doctor
• Hannah and Her Sisters1986 · as Paul
• Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary— · as Self

All TV Shows (45)

• Dream Productions2024 · as Anger (voice)
• Have I Got News for You2024 · as Self
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years2021 · as Santa Claus (voice)
• The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants2018 · as Ragely J. Snarlingtooth (voice)
• The History of Comedy2017 · as Self
• Crisis in Six Scenes2016 · as Al
• Madoff2016 · as Gregory Perkins
• Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!2015 · as Mayor Stoughton (voice)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Gotham Comedy Live2012 · as Self - Host
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2012 · as Vic / Spider Bytez (voice)
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee2012 · as Self
• Robotomy2010 · as Gore-Ax
• Robotomy2010 · as The Gore-Ax/The Scrap Metal Spirit of Insanus
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010 · as Mr. E (voice)
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010 · as Mr. E / Ricky Owens (voice)
• The Green Room with Paul Provenza2010 · as Self
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• The Penguins of Madagascar2008 · as Dale (voice)
• Lewis Black's Root of All Evil2008 · as Self - Host
• The Big Bang Theory2007 · as Professor Crawley
• Live at Gotham2006 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• Duck Dodgers2003 · as Manobrain (voice)
• Comedy Central Roasts2003 · as Self
• Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self - Guest
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law2000 · as The Deadly Duplicator (voice)
• The Brak Show2000 · as Movie Zorak (voice)
• The Brak Show2000 · as The Slug (voice)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as B.J. Cameron
• SpongeBob SquarePants1999 · as Santa Claus (voice)
• Comedy Central Presents1998 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• Full Frontal Comedy1996 · as self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest Correspondent
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Comedian
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Laszlo 'Punchy' DeLeon
• Mad About You1992 · as Pizza Slice
• Law & Order1990 · as Director Franklin Frome
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd1987 · as Bernie
• CBS News Sunday Morning1979 · as Self