TV.com

Lewis Black

FavoritedFavorite

9.3

Avg Rating: Superb

101 votes

Your Rating: 10

"Perfect"
Your Rating: 9.5

"Superb"
Your Rating: 9

"Superb"
Your Rating: 8.5

"Great"
Your Rating: 8

"Great"
Your Rating: 7.5

"Good"
Your Rating: 7

"Good"
Your Rating: 6.5

"Fair"
Your Rating: 6

"Fair"
Your Rating: 5.5

"Mediocre"
Your Rating: 5

"Mediocre"
Your Rating: 4.5

"Poor"
Your Rating: 4

"Poor"
Your Rating: 3.5

"Bad"
Your Rating: 3

"Bad"
Your Rating: 2.5

"Terrible"
Your Rating: 2

"Terrible"
Your Rating: 1.5

"Abysmal"
Your Rating: 1

"Abysmal"

Rate Now!

Biography

Born

8/30/1948, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Birth Name

Lewis Niles Black

Gender

Male

Next Prev Full
Photo
Gallery

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
  Host/Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Hills vs. Rocket Scientists
    10/1/08
  - S 2: Ep 9 Strip Clubs vs. Sororities
    9/24/08
  - S 2: Ep 8 Gen X vs. Boomers
    9/17/08
  - S 2: Ep 7 Going Green vs. Spring Break
    9/10/08
  - S 2: Ep 6 Disney vs. Scientology
    9/3/08
  - + 12 More Credits
- History Alive
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 2 History of the Joke
    2/18/08
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Contributor (Season 1+)
  - S 12: Ep 75 Michael Barone
    6/6/07
  - S 12: Ep 55 Garry Shandling
    4/25/07
  - S 12: Ep 41 Senator John Kerry
    3/26/07
  - S 12: Ep 27 Jake Gyllenhaal
    2/28/07
  - S 12: Ep 10 Terry McAuliffe
    1/23/07
  - + 40 More Credits
- Tough Crowd
  Frequent Guest
  - — Episode #2068
    6/14/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Thursday, August 7th, 2003
    8/7/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode #108
    12/19/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episo#107
    12/18/02
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode #106
    12/17/02
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (9)

Role
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Contributor
  - S 17: Ep 10 Walter Isaacson
    10/25/11
  - S 13: Ep 63 David Perlmutter
    5/8/08
  - S 13: Ep 45 Cokie Roberts
    4/8/08
  - S 13: Ep 33 Grover Norquist
    3/11/08
  - S 12: Ep 128 Tiki Barber
    10/9/07
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Correspondent
  - S 16: Ep 120 Jennifer Granholm
    9/22/11
  - S 16: Ep 63 Albert Brooks
    5/11/11
  - S 16: Ep 38 T.J. English
    3/22/11
  - S 16: Ep 18 Michael Steele
    2/1/11
  - S 15: Ep 147 Bethany McLean & Joe Nocera
    11/16/10
  - + 17 More Credits
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Mr. E
  - S 1: Ep 26 All Fear the Freak
    7/26/11
  - S 1: Ep 25 Pawn of Shadows
    7/19/11
  - S 1: Ep 21 Menace of the Manticore
    6/21/11
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Wild Brood
    5/10/11
  - S 1: Ep 9 Battle of the Humungonauts
    9/6/10
  - + 4 More Credits
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 80 Show #2887
    3/12/08
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Contributor (Season 1+)
  - S 12: Ep 87 Michael Moore
    6/27/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 108 Jimmy Fallon, Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black
    4/13/05
  - S 10: Ep 111 Bob Costas, Rachel Weisz, Lewis Black
    4/30/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 57 Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Masterson, Lewis Black
    12/22/04
  - S 11: Ep 111 Kelsey Grammer, Mariska Hargitay, Lewis Black
    5/12/04
  - S 11: Ep 47 Jennifer Connelly, Lewis Black, Sam Goldstein
    12/18/03
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Self
  - S 7: Ep 101 Jeff Daniels
    2/19/03
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Bernie
  - S 5: Ep 8 Here's a high dive into a shallow pool
    3/9/91
  - S 5: Ep 5 Here's a pregnant pause
    2/16/91
  - S 4: Ep 13 Here's a good reason to check your answering machine on a regular basis
    7/6/90
  - S 4: Ep 11 Here are some things that go bump in the night
    6/22/90
  - S 4: Ep 10 Here's an expensive item with no returns, refunds or exchanges
    6/15/90
Guest Star (33)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 2 Lewis Black/Amos Lee
    8/23/11
  - S 7: Ep 127 Lewis Black/Stackridge
    3/14/11
  - S 7: Ep 42 Lewis Black/Jayma Mays/Dr. Dog
    11/3/10
  - S 6: Ep 48 David Duchovny/Lewis Black
    11/18/09
  - S 6: Ep 101 Lewis Black/Shirley Manson
    2/12/09
  - + 1 More Credits
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 153 November 4, 2010
    11/4/10
  - S 8: Ep 51 June 9, 2010
    6/9/10
  - S 8: Ep 14 April 19, 2010
    4/19/10
  - S 7: Ep 126 October 6, 2009
    10/6/09
  - S 7: Ep 59 June 23, 2009
    6/23/09
- The Joy Behar Show
  Himself
  - S 2010: Ep 46 Barry Manilow
    12/1/09
  - S 2010: Ep 6 Lewis Black & Judge Larry Seidlin
    10/6/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 126 Peter Saarsgard, Lewis Black, They Might Be Giants
    10/6/09
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 34: Ep 1 The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/8/08
- History Alive
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 16 1968
    12/9/07
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey
  Ted Oxpecker
  - S 3: Ep 11 Save the Drama for Your Llama/Hornbill and Ted's Bogus Journey
    7/27/07
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
  The Deadly Duplicator
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Death of Harvey
    7/22/07
  - S 4: Ep 6 Juror In Court
    7/15/07
  - S 3: Ep 11 Sebben and Sebben Employee Orientation
    10/16/05
- The States
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Georgia, Colorado, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Maryland, D.C
    6/23/07
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 127 20 on 20
    6/22/07
- Live At Gotham
  Self
  - S 2: Ep 2 Episode 2.2
    5/25/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 2371 Heather Graham, Lewis Black, Explosions in the Sky
    2/20/07
  - S 13: Ep 131 Kevin Kline, Kevin Dillon, Lewis Black
    6/8/06
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 88 Monday, January 1, 2007
    1/1/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 123 December 7, 2006
    12/7/06
- The View
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 204 July 11, 2006
    7/11/06
  - S 8: Ep 152 Shriver/Black
    4/12/05
  - S 7: Ep 218 Stone/Heder
    7/23/04
  - S 5: Ep 100 June 14, 2002
    6/14/02
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
  Elliott / The Duplicator
  - S 3: Ep 12 Identity Theft
    10/23/05
- Duck Dodgers
  Manobrain
  - S 3: Ep 10 A Lame Duck Mind
    10/14/05
- Inside the NFL
  Himself
  - S 29: Ep 1 September 14, 2005
    9/14/05
- Weekends at the D.L.
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Lewis Black / John Singleton / Lawrence O'Donnell
    7/30/05
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  B.J. Cameron
  - S 6: Ep 3 Obscene
    10/12/04
- Shorties Watchin' Shorties
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    9/15/04
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Top 10 TV Dads
    6/16/04
- World Comedy Tour
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 3 October 17, 2003
    10/17/03
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself - Video clip
  - S 1: Ep 26 Monday, October 13, 2003
    10/13/03
- The Brak Show
  Zorator
  - S 3: Ep 1 Braklet, Prince of Spaceland
    10/5/03
- I Love the 70s
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 1975
    8/20/03
- Comic Remix
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 Episode #120
    11/25/02
  - S 1: Ep 15 Episode #115
    10/21/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode #108
    9/2/02
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 208 Show #1863
    8/30/02
  - S 8: Ep 147 Show #1605
    5/11/01
- Comedy Central Presents
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 1 Lewis Black (3)
    4/22/02
  - S 3: Ep 1 Lewis Black (2)
    6/7/00
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lewis Black (1)
    12/22/98
- Rendez-View
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 That's amore.. or is it?
    10/15/01
- Mad About You
  The Pizza-Slice Guy
  - S 6: Ep 7 Le Sex Show
    11/25/97
- Homicide: Life on the Street
  Lazlo "Punchy" DeLeon
  - S 5: Ep 19 Deception
    4/25/97
- Law & Order
  Franklin Frome
  - S 2: Ep 3 Aria
    10/1/91
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Big Bang Theory
  Professor Crawley
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Jiminy Conjecture
    9/28/09
Executive Producer (2)

Role
- Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 5 Paris Hilton vs. Dick Cheney
    4/9/08
  - S 1: Ep 4 YouTube vs. Porn
    4/2/08
  - S 1: Ep 3 Beer vs. Weed
    3/26/08
  - S 1: Ep 2 Donald Trump vs. Viagra
    3/19/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 Catholic Church vs. Oprah
    3/12/08
- History Alive
  Executive Producer
  - S 3: Ep 2 History of the Joke
    2/18/08

Lewis Black News

See All

13

What to Watch Tonight: America's Got Talent, Web Therapy, and Awkward.

By Price Peterson, Aug 23, 2011

What to watch on Tuesday, August 23. read more
18

The Office, Jersey Shore, and Night of Too Many Stars

By Stefanie Lee, Oct 21, 2010

What to watch on Thursday, October 21. read more

Trivia and Quotes

See All

Trivia
ADD TRIVIA
- Tells people he lives in Washington D.C., because he thinks anyone from Silver Spring, Maryland is a pussy.
  Edit Share Hide
- Lewis hates the fast read banner below CNN News as he argued in his interview.
  Edit Share Hide
- Lewis currently lives in New York City.
  Edit Share Hide
Quotes
ADD QUOTES
- Lewis Black: MTV is to music as KFC is to chicken!
  Edit Share Hide
- Lewis Black: Lewis Black: What's the difference between a Democrat and a Republican? A Democrat blows, a Republican sucks!
  Edit Share Hide
- Lewis Black: All the candy corn that was ever made was made in 1911.
  Edit Share Hide