Lewis Black

I think in part, I mean, where I can trace it to is my mother passing away. And this is what I thought immediately is now that she's there, she's chasing him around.

I think in part, I mean, where I can trace it to is my mother passing away. And this is what I thought immediately is now that she's there, she's chasing him around.

Yeah, no, that was... really a completely it's not you know were you this were you that i was uh uh and especially uh in terms of the playwriting uh it was interesting my mother had my mother was uh if you're not going to be look i know you're not going to be a doctor here's what the next best thing this and this is uh before I'm going to grad school in terms of theater.

Yeah, no, that was... really a completely it's not you know were you this were you that i was uh uh and especially uh in terms of the playwriting uh it was interesting my mother had my mother was uh if you're not going to be look i know you're not going to be a doctor here's what the next best thing this and this is uh before I'm going to grad school in terms of theater.

And my mother says, you're not going to do, you're not going to be a doctor. So the best thing, the next best thing is, you know, you should run, get into health insurance. That's where the big money's going to come. And I went, what? I'm not going to do that. Oh, yeah, no, do that. That'll be a really... And so that's where she was coming from. My father... Safer? Oh, yes, much safer.

And my mother says, you're not going to do, you're not going to be a doctor. So the best thing, the next best thing is, you know, you should run, get into health insurance. That's where the big money's going to come. And I went, what? I'm not going to do that. Oh, yeah, no, do that. That'll be a really... And so that's where she was coming from. My father... Safer? Oh, yes, much safer.

Because she couldn't believe that I... The fact that I got into a major drama school. I went to the Yale School of Drama, so that had a big... That's a big hoo-ha. And so that didn't have any effect. She still didn't believe it. My father was like... All in. Great. You want to do this? Do it. Don't worry about her. Basically, it's your life.

Because she couldn't believe that I... The fact that I got into a major drama school. I went to the Yale School of Drama, so that had a big... That's a big hoo-ha. And so that didn't have any effect. She still didn't believe it. My father was like... All in. Great. You want to do this? Do it. Don't worry about her. Basically, it's your life.

This is a remarkable story. My father was a mechanical engineer. He worked for the government, the federal government. He didn't go... When World War II came, he had just graduated from college. Instead of being drafted or conscripted, they took him into... They wanted him to work for the Department of the Army designing... Or the Department of the Navy.

This is a remarkable story. My father was a mechanical engineer. He worked for the government, the federal government. He didn't go... When World War II came, he had just graduated from college. Instead of being drafted or conscripted, they took him into... They wanted him to work for the Department of the Army designing... Or the Department of the Navy.

He was going to go to the Department of the Navy and design weapons, undersea weapons, but mainly sea mines. And then he... did that and the war ended and he he wanted to get into design, you know of other you know, like, you know washing machines anything that you know that we were producing and he would kind of go to these places and at that point there was

He was going to go to the Department of the Navy and design weapons, undersea weapons, but mainly sea mines. And then he... did that and the war ended and he he wanted to get into design, you know of other you know, like, you know washing machines anything that you know that we were producing and he would kind of go to these places and at that point there was

your family may have experienced here, you know, there was an anti-Semitism. So he would go in for the interview and because he doesn't, the name is not, Sam Black is not a, you know, you don't go, you know, it's not like Steinowitz. So there was no tip off. And he would go in, do an interview, the interview would be great, and he wouldn't get the job. And he just kind of went.

your family may have experienced here, you know, there was an anti-Semitism. So he would go in for the interview and because he doesn't, the name is not, Sam Black is not a, you know, you don't go, you know, it's not like Steinowitz. So there was no tip off. And he would go in, do an interview, the interview would be great, and he wouldn't get the job. And he just kind of went.

It was the early 50s, so it was a tough road to hoe then. So he stayed with the government. And he felt comfortable about sea mines because they're a weapon that defends you. It's not an offensive weapon. And he worked on defensive weaponry. Protect instead of attack. Exactly.

It was the early 50s, so it was a tough road to hoe then. So he stayed with the government. And he felt comfortable about sea mines because they're a weapon that defends you. It's not an offensive weapon. And he worked on defensive weaponry. Protect instead of attack. Exactly.

Yeah. And so he comes out, you know, and we're involved in all sorts of things, and we would, you know, whatever wars were up. But, you know, it was about mining harbors for people to protect themselves. So he and my mother have a huge argument about – whether the Vietnam War is legitimate. Is this really a legitimate war? Are we, you know, they keep referring to the Geneva Accords.

Yeah. And so he comes out, you know, and we're involved in all sorts of things, and we would, you know, whatever wars were up. But, you know, it was about mining harbors for people to protect themselves. So he and my mother have a huge argument about – whether the Vietnam War is legitimate. Is this really a legitimate war? Are we, you know, they keep referring to the Geneva Accords.

And so my father sits down, and it was the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was based on the Geneva Accords that were signed and whatever. And he says, I'm going to find out if this is legitimate. And so he reads this little, nobody read the, nobody read the Geneva Accords that I knew of anywhere. Nobody, we talked about it in school, but nobody.

And so my father sits down, and it was the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was based on the Geneva Accords that were signed and whatever. And he says, I'm going to find out if this is legitimate. And so he reads this little, nobody read the, nobody read the Geneva Accords that I knew of anywhere. Nobody, we talked about it in school, but nobody.