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On February 18, 2008, Black will host "History of the Joke, with Lewis Black", a 2-hour comedy-documentary on The History Channel. History.com confirms it, saying "Join comedian Lewis Black in his provocative quest for the secret ingredients of a great joke. Black discovers living history among America's greatest joke tellers, including George Carlin, Shelley Berman, Robin Williams, Robert Klein, Kathleen Madigan, Penn & Teller, Kathy Griffin, and Dave Attell; and he looks to the future of joke-telling, with jokes and interviews from over 50 standup comedians working today. Black's hilarious journey uncovers where jokes come from, what inspires comedians to get into comedy, the nature of laughter, improv, the dirty joke and the role of truth in comedy. Black recounts what it takes to tell the perfect joke."
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Lewis is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor and author. Receiving critical acclaim, he performs over 200 nights a year to sell-out audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada and The United States. He is one of few performers to sell out multiple, renowned theatres including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City Center and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In August 2007, he was the first stand-up comedian to ever perform in concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
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Lewis Black has performed his political and social comedy throughout the world, and has received critical acclaim for his hilarious commentary and observations. Black has headlined at various A-list comedy clubs throughout the United States and Europe and continues to perform his one-man show in theaters and on stages everywhere. His most recent tour, "Red, White and Screwed”, runs through November 2007, so get your tickets now and catch this legendary comedian live!
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Comedian Lewis Black fires off searing political commentary in this HBO special from his Rules of Enragement tour, filmed live at New York City's Brooks Atkinson Theater. Best known as the angry curmudgeon on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Black rants and rages about America's failures and back-sliding on hot issues such as homeland security, tax-cut benefits, international travel, the Martha Stewart scandal and those controversial WMDs.
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Moderated by Lewis Black, "The Root of All Evil" pits two people such as Paris Hilton and Dick Cheney or pop culture topics such as You Tube vs. Porn against each other in an open debate setting. A rotating group of comedians will take the stage and argue who or what is most evil with Black making the final decision between the two.
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Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, author, and playwright. He is best known for his regular appearances on Comedy Central's The Daily Show delivering his "Back in Black" commentary segment, in which he ridicules (often simulating a nervous breakdown or rant) recent trends and cultural phemonena. He recently purchased a house in Chapel Hill, NC and has stated that he intends to help found a comedy festival for collegiate comedians.
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