Lewis Black Biography

Fast Facts

• Won his first Grammy Award in 2007 for Best Comedy Album for "The Carnegie Hall Performance․"
• His "Charred Black 2007" comedy roast broke the 52nd Street Project's fundraising records
• Was the playwright-in-residence at the West Bank Café's Downstairs Theatre Bar before switching his focus from theater to comedy
• Sometimes simulates mental breakdowns or goes on increasingly angry rants on stage for comedic effect
• His stand-up comedy acts feature sarcastically delivered jokes about ideas and behaviors he finds irrational
• Wrote New York Times Best-sellers "Nothing's Sacred," "Me of Little Faith" and "I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas․"
• Plays golf in free time, although he has stated that golf hates him