Lewis Black  

December 12, 2009

Saturday 8:00pm

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Lewis Black is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today.  He executes a brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor and author.  Black's live performances provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment for his audience.  A passionate performer who is more pissed-off optimist than mean-spirited curmudgeon, he's perfected expressing what the rest of us can not say in polite company.  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, the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City Center and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.  On February 11, 2007, Black received a Grammy award for "Best Comedy Album" for "The Carnegie Hall Performance" stand-up CD released by COMEDY CENTRAL Records.

 

In 2006, Black had a break out year as an actor.  He co-starred with Robin Williams in Barry Levinson's "Man of the Year" (Universal Pictures) appeared as "the fake dean of a fake college" in Steve Pink’s "Accepted" (Universal Pictures) and as the harried airport manager in Paul Feig’s "Unaccompanied Minors" (Warner Brothers).  In addition, he lent his voice to the role of "Jimmy" in Bob Sagat's parody, "Farce of the Penguins" (Thinkfilm).

 

In August 2007, he was the first stand-up comedian to perform in concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.  In December 2007, he was part of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Christmas Show – along with Robin Williams, Kid Rock, Lance Armstrong, Ronan Tynan and Miss USA, Rachel Smith – that entertained U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Kryzistan, Spain and Italy.

 

In the midst of a rigorous touring schedule and several TV appearances, Black's first book, Nothing's Sacred (Simon and Schuster, 2005) debuted on The New York Times Best Seller List.  His latest release (Penguin, June 3, 2008) titled, Me of Little Faith is a ferociously funny exploration of religion and faith in which he examines how the rules and constraints of religion have affected his life and the lives of us all.  His hilarious experiences with rabbis, Mormons, gurus, psychics, and even the joy of a perfect round of golf give Black the chance to expound upon what we believe and why — in the language of a shock jock and with the heart of an iconoclast.