TCB Infomercial: Lewis Black
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What does Lewis Black think about performing in the suburbs?
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How did Lewis Black's early experiences shape his comedy career?
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And best to you out there in the podcast universe. It's a TCB Infomercial Tuesday. And I could not be more excited to have the next guest on. And that is Mr. Fucking Louis Black.
Wow.
Now...
What political issues make Lewis Black angry?
I know that some of you out there are going to be like, Mr. fucking who? And I'm going to say, Mr. fucking Louis Black. Pause the episode. Do your homework. Because he is a legend among legends. He is one of the best living, I guess, commentarians. Comedians that ever graced this earth during our lifetime, including Carlin, Pryor, Rock. I mean, there's so many we can go on and on and on. But he is one of the greats. And if you grew up in the time of Comedy Central, Daily Show, the heyday of the Daily Show, or Comedy Central, then you will know exactly who Louis Black is.
How did Lewis Black get involved with The Daily Show?
He's super fucking fantastic. He says the word fuck every three seconds. He's so funny. He's perfect for the commercial break. Yes, he is. And I don't care what age the guy is. I'm not an ageist because I'm an old man, too. I'm not an ageist. I want Louis Black on my show. So when they said, can you, will you, is it possible that you might?
What are the highlights of Lewis Black's comedy specials?
And I was like, I would fucking walk on glass to have Louis Black. I know.
I looked at our schedule and saw him on there. I was like, what? We've got Louis Black?
I know. Honestly, there's like some people where you go, really? He's coming here? I know. They wanted that?
What does Lewis Black say about the current political climate?
Somebody decided that was a good fucking idea? All right. Okay. I'll do it. Yeah, let's take it. Louis Black is a stand-up comedian. He's a playwright. He's a writer. He's an actor. He's been in so many movies, I don't even know where to start.
Why is Lewis Black retiring from touring?
But I think probably what most people of a certain age would know him for is his stand-up comedy and his commentary on life, politics, love, I mean, everything under the sun. He's got this certain je ne sais quoi relationship. which is he uses fuck like nobody else does. He moves his hands in weird ways, and I love it. He's incredible. He's just so good at what he does. He takes the world, he spins it around that brilliant mind of his, and he spits it out in a way that's simple to understand and fucking hilarious. What an honor. I have to think that maybe Louis Black has shaped some of my... political thinking, some of my thinking about reality and the perception of reality, just some of my thinking in general, because I am one of those kids who grew up when Comedy Central was just coming online.
What future projects does Lewis Black have planned?
And he was one of the first. He was on The Daily Show very early on. We'll ask him when, but he was on The Daily Show very early on. And I think he survived through the Jon Stewart years, if I'm not Yeah, he did.
No, he was on there.
Yeah. And so now... Insomniac. Insomniac, that's right. I think politically incorrect. Was he on maybe... No, that was Bill Maher. I'm sorry. Conan. Conan. That's right. He was on Conan. He was a guest, a regular guest on Conan. So the greats know him. They love him. And so I'm interested to dig in and see why exactly he's deciding to retire. I mean, listen... You know, he's not a whippersnapper. He's not 22 years old. It's not like he's got, you know, 50 more years of stand-up comedy in him. But he's on his final tour.
Well, I would say he can kind of pick and choose after this.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Lewis Black think about performing in the suburbs?
0:00–1:04
2
How did Lewis Black's early experiences shape his comedy career?
1:04–1:24
3
What political issues make Lewis Black angry?
1:24–2:01
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How did Lewis Black get involved with The Daily Show?
2:01–2:17
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What are the highlights of Lewis Black's comedy specials?
2:17–2:30
6
What does Lewis Black say about the current political climate?
2:30–2:44
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Why is Lewis Black retiring from touring?
2:44–3:35
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What future projects does Lewis Black have planned?
3:35–58:01