Cast & creator
Lewis Black
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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.
Also known as: 劉易·布萊克, لوئیس بلک
90
film credits
48
television credits
117
1979–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (138)
Showing 138 of 138 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
B.J. Cameron
1999
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Law & Order
Franklin Frome
1990
The Daily Show
Self
1996The Daily Show
Self - Guest Correspondent
1996The Daily Show
Self - Commentator
1996
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self - Guest
2003
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Comedian
1993
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Vic / Spider Bytez (voice)
2012
Mad About You
Pizza Slice
1992
The Big Bang Theory
Professor Crawley
2007
Homicide: Life on the Street
Laszlo 'Punchy' DeLeon
1993
Inside Out
Anger (voice)
2015
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Mr. E (voice)
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Mr. E / Ricky Owens (voice)
2010
The Penguins of Madagascar
Dale (voice)
2008
Inside Out 2
Anger (voice)
2024
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
SpongeBob SquarePants
Santa Claus (voice)
1999
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Mayor Stoughton (voice)
2015
Duck Dodgers
Manobrain (voice)
2003
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Host
2012
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Santa Claus (voice)
2021
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Bernie
1987
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
The Deadly Duplicator (voice)
2000
Comedy Central Presents
Self
1998
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
Ragely J. Snarlingtooth (voice)
2018
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003
Have I Got News for You
Self
2024
Dream Productions
Anger (voice)
2024
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Doctor
1990
The History of Comedy
Self
2017
Accepted
Uncle Ben
2006
The Hard Way
Banker
1991
Riley's First Date?
Anger (voice)
2015
Crisis in Six Scenes
Al
2016
Hannah and Her Sisters
Paul
1986
Man of the Year
Eddie Langston
2006
Rock Dog
Linnux (voice)
2016
Full Frontal Comedy
self
1996
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self
2010
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
Self - Host
2008Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
Producer
2008
The Brak Show
Movie Zorak (voice)
2000The Brak Show
The Slug (voice)
2000
Live at Gotham
Self
2006
Madoff
Gregory Perkins
2016
Unaccompanied Minors
Oliver Porter
2006
Robotomy
Gore-Ax
2010Robotomy
The Gore-Ax/The Scrap Metal Spirit of Insanus
2010
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Self
2018
The Aristocrats
Self
2005
Afghan Luke
Lewis Black
2011
Teenage Paparazzo
Self
2010
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
Self (archive footage)
2026
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Self
2020
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Self
2021
The Last Laugh
Max Becker
2019
Imitation Girl
Lew
2017
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
2015
The Night We Never Met
Marty Holder
1993
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Self
2022
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
Santa Claus (voice)
2024
Caris' Peace
Self
2011Caris' Peace
Producer
2011
Mind Candy
Anger (voice)
2015
Lewis Black: In God We Rust
Self
2012Lewis Black: In God We Rust
Writer
2012
I Am Comic
Self
2010
Gilbert
Self
2017
Farce of the Penguins
Jimmy (voice)
2006
Atrabilious
Roy Altman
2024
Heckler
Self
2007
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Self
2013
Peep World
Narrator (voice)
2010Celebrity Mix
Self (archive footage)
2005
The Happy Elf
Norbert (voice)
2005
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo
Self
2011
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Self
2008
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor
Self - Coach
2014
History of the Joke
Host
2008SpongeBob SquarePants: Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton
Santa Claus (voice)
2026
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge
Self
2006
Better Off Single
Charlie's Therapist
2016
Lewis Black: Black on Broadway
Self
2004Lewis Black: Black on Broadway
Writer
2004Lewis Black: Black on Broadway
Executive Producer
2004Friend Thing
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
Self
Joey Breaker
Pete Grimm
1993
60 Spins Around the Sun
Self
2003
Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.)
Self
2015
Downwind
2023
Falling for Grace
Rob York
2006
Just For Laughs: Over The Edge
Self
2009Last Laugh '05
Self
2005The Muslims Are Coming!
Self
2013
Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
Self
2009
Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief
Professor Black
2002Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief
Writer
2002Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief
Executive Producer
2002
Lewis Black: Old Yeller - Live at the Borgata
Self
2013Lewis Black: Old Yeller - Live at the Borgata
Writer
2013
Brainwave
2011
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
Self
2006Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
Writer
2006Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
Executive Producer
2006
Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black
Self
2009Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black
Writer
2009Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black
Executive Producer
2009
The Deal
Author
1998The Deal
Screenplay
1998
Lewis Black: Black to the Future
Self
2016Lewis Black: Black to the Future
Executive Producer
2016Lewis Black: Black to the Future
Writer
2016
Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan
Self
2010Introducing Parker Dowd
Drew
2015
Lewis Black: Tragically, I Need You
Self
2023Lewis Black: Tragically, I Need You
Writer
2023
Lewis Black: Thanks For Risking Your Life
Self
2020Lewis Black: Thanks For Risking Your Life
Writer
2020
American Dummy
Club Owner
2002
The Gynecologists
Cookie LaMotte
2003
Ophira Eisenberg: I Used To Be Nicer
Producer
2026
Last Laugh '06
Self - Host
2006
Lewis Black Unleashed
Self
2003Lewis Black Unleashed
Writer
2003Lewis Black Unleashed
Producer
2003Basic Black: The Lewis Black Story
2010
The Rant Is Due: Live From Napa
Self
2014