Lewis Black on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

http://www.cbc.ca/thehour

Lewis Black - a man who is not afraid to say, or yell, or shout, or rant, whatever is on his mind. Lewis' comedy is fueled by genuine outrage at the lunacy of American society. Born and raised in and around Washington, DC., his dad introduced him to theatre and Lewis planned on spending his life as a playwright. In the 80's, he moved to New York, where he wrote and directed for the stage. He often MC'd before his plays and next thing ya know - he's doing stand up. Eventually, he caught the eye of Hollywood producers, made some appearances in movies like "Hannah And Her Sisters" and "Jacob's Ladder", then, in 1997, Lewis got his big break. He scored a segment on the 'Daily Show' called "Back in Black". Those appearances have made Lewis a star. Since then, he's had his very own comedy specials, released a bunch of CD's and even won a Grammy for best comedy album. That was for his work 'The Carnegie Hall Performance". These days, Lewis has his own show "The Root of All Evil".

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[ericon52168]

Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, George Carlin...Lewis Black

[t5killer95]

He makes being pissed off an art form.

[patrick112590]

Anyone else notice that Strombo called Obama the president in this clip? This is before the election.

[johhny3rubs]

@ericon52168 stanhope and ck too

[gamesbok]

@crocoshocker North Korea does have a dead president. Look it up.

[snowiedognorth]

@wildboy789789 "i hope we can engineer his DNA".

Lewis black AND George Carlin. Peace friend.

[snowiedognorth]

If only I could book him for my funeral....

[Hiredguns23]

@crocoshocker Lewis Black

[laudrup90]

@Kaalec .lol uber hipness.You have a point but ts not that bad.

[VaughnAndCompany]

@crocoshocker That was Black on his Red, White, ans Screwed special IIRC. He advised reelecting Regan as a zombie president.

[docmass15]

He's a cool guy

[crocoshocker]

I don't know if I'm thinking of Lewis Black or George Carlin, but I remember a stand up bit where he suggested freaking out other countries by putting a dead president in office; propping up the corpse at the inauguration and just standing in silence, broadcasting it to the world.

Who was that and where can I find it again?