Lewis Black Halloween Supercut
October 31, 2023 3:20 PM Subscribe
Lewis Black | Halloween Supercut [13m] is Lewis Black's own YouTube channel being very very Lewis Black about issues related to Halloween. If you need someone to rant amusingly for a while so you can feel better about the rants you have in your own mind, here's what you need.
I agree with him about candy corn, though.
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:31 PM on October 31, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:31 PM on October 31, 2023 [1 favorite]
Lewis Black is the definitive cure for... not being Lewis Black.
posted by zaixfeep at 8:30 PM on October 31, 2023
posted by zaixfeep at 8:30 PM on October 31, 2023
I'm sure he's a perfectly pleasant old man and that the performance is just a shtick, but I don't like his shtick. Too shouty and angry.
posted by pracowity at 2:31 AM on November 1, 2023
posted by pracowity at 2:31 AM on November 1, 2023
I love his shouty shtick, I hope I'm even 25% that funny when it's my turn to be a grumpy old man.
posted by bolda at 6:56 AM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by bolda at 6:56 AM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
"I'm Batman. Whooo are youuuu?"
posted by Windopaene at 8:18 AM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Windopaene at 8:18 AM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
I love his shouty shtick
The Stabby Finger of Rage is the icing on the cake for me.
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:17 AM on November 1, 2023
The Stabby Finger of Rage is the icing on the cake for me.
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:17 AM on November 1, 2023
whenever I watch Lewis Black I'm worried he's about to have an aneurysm.
posted by supermedusa at 9:44 AM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by supermedusa at 9:44 AM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
All that grumpy/angry performance must be healthy though, he looks good for a 75-year-old.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:31 AM on November 1, 2023
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:31 AM on November 1, 2023
Like candy corn itself, a little bit of Lewis Black is all I need or want at a time. But boy it's a rush when it hits right. :7)
posted by wenestvedt at 11:53 AM on November 1, 2023
posted by wenestvedt at 11:53 AM on November 1, 2023
I'm sure he's a perfectly pleasant old man and that the performance is just a shtick
It is. (At least it was 20-ish years ago.)
In general comedians are more like "actors playing a character who's good at being funny", rather than "person who is funny just being funny on stage with a microphone."
posted by soundguy99 at 1:00 PM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
It is. (At least it was 20-ish years ago.)
In general comedians are more like "actors playing a character who's good at being funny", rather than "person who is funny just being funny on stage with a microphone."
posted by soundguy99 at 1:00 PM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
Black has a weekly YouTube podcast where he talks about his views on life from the last week and then reads rants sent in by fans. He has strong views, but he's not just a full-on rant the entire time, and he really loves reading the rants sent in by others.
He went to school to study playwriting, and he has plays that go into production from time to time. Much like Sondheim he tends to turn up when there's a production someplace, although with a lot more glee because his work isn't very well known. I think, as a playwright, he takes delight in reading monologues written by others, especially if the writer has captured that specific Lewis Black Voice so he can channel the text effortlessly. It's pretty joyful when he gets one he really likes.
His comedy special about the pandemic, Tragically, I Need You, is a pretty good example of what he's like in long form. I'm very curious to see where his current hour ends up once he gets it finished. I saw an interview with him where he said that he had planned on doing a series of things to wind down his career but COVID upended that. So whatever he's giving us now, there is an expiration date on new material from him.
posted by hippybear at 1:09 PM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
He went to school to study playwriting, and he has plays that go into production from time to time. Much like Sondheim he tends to turn up when there's a production someplace, although with a lot more glee because his work isn't very well known. I think, as a playwright, he takes delight in reading monologues written by others, especially if the writer has captured that specific Lewis Black Voice so he can channel the text effortlessly. It's pretty joyful when he gets one he really likes.
His comedy special about the pandemic, Tragically, I Need You, is a pretty good example of what he's like in long form. I'm very curious to see where his current hour ends up once he gets it finished. I saw an interview with him where he said that he had planned on doing a series of things to wind down his career but COVID upended that. So whatever he's giving us now, there is an expiration date on new material from him.
posted by hippybear at 1:09 PM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
Lewis Black is the secret core of The Daily Show, his tenure there goes back to Craig Kilborn. He's been ranting there all the while.
posted by JHarris at 4:45 PM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by JHarris at 4:45 PM on November 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
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