Talk:Lewis Black

message: :Is there a source for Black being a libertarian?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.185.213.33 (talk • contribs) 14:04, May 5, 2006
::Sorry, I don't see that the article says that he is.--Deville (Talk) 19:20, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's in the categories section. I haven't verified yet, I'll try soon, but it could be wrong/unverifiable for all I know. --TM 21:17, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, too right.  Yeah, if we don't have some verification of this it should go.--Deville (Talk) 22:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Update:  I did this search and as far as I can tell there is no relevant link.  I think we should probably remove the category from this page.--Deville (Talk) 22:59, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I just removed it. Once someone finds a source it can go back. --TM 16:26, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  I looked through the cat and there are a lot of people in that list.  I think I might go through that cat and see who really belongs there.   --Deville (Talk) 21:55, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Libertarian claim

message: One of the categories Lew is listed under is "Atheists", which I firmly believe is incorrect. Next, it's noted that he was an actor on Law & Order. Somehow, I don't see the connection. If he was a guest star, I don't see the significant pertinence of categorizing him as such. --EMC 02:45, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: By the way, I changed "Atheists" to "Agnostics", removed the Law & Order categories, removed the American Comedian category (since he's already categorized as a Jewish American Comedian"), and replaced his state of birth category. --EMC 02:59, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Why do you say you think he's not an atheist?  A few of his standup routines certainly suggest he is, particularly when he says he was "born Jewish" (as opposed to simply "Jewish"). --Saforrest 16:11, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Categories

message: I don't recall the template name for this, but this article was cited in a Nation editorial on 12 June 2006. --Stlemur 16:18, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cited in ''The Nation''

message: i changed the sentance "apathy towards gay marriage" to "no opposition to gay marriage" because in 'red, white, and screwed', Black has a rant in which he makes it clear that he cannot fathom the arguments of those who oppose gay marriage, and adds that in this day in age there should be no tolerance for those who wish to ban it.  Strawberryfire 00:47, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: gay marriage

message: I was just wondering where it has been stated that Black is a Socialist? I've never heard anything of the sort said, and was just curious.--SpudHawg948 (talk) 12:48, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There's a quote in the second paragraph in the Comedic Style section. --TM 16:03, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

text: Sure -- the first sentence of his autobiography, Nothing's Sacred, says he was born in Washington, DC.  That's about as authoritative as it's going to get.   -/- Warren 08:16, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Socialist?

message: I added the cleanup tag because a brief look at this article shows that some of the stuff listed in this section is listed elsewhere (like in the "Selected Film Appearances" list) and thus is redundant, and some of it just isn't notable at all. If I get time I will do it myself eventually, but I figured I'd tag it in case someone else wants to do it first. --Ig8887 (talk) 20:12, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  He appears to have contradicted himself in the show Red, White and Screwed, as he said he was born in Silver Spring...little confusing when two different things are coming from the same guy. --Joshmaul (talk) 10:13, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Silver Spring  is a suburb of  Washington DC   24.178.163.10 (talk) 02:09, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup on Recent Career

message: What ever happened to the Lewis Black's Red State Diaries show that he was working on ? Dowew (talk) 04:13, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If we have to pick, then let's go with his published autobiography, which better meets Wikipedia's requirements of Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Reliable sources than one of his stand-up shows.   -/- Warren 17:32, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Red State Diaries

message: Is lewis black running for office?
I can't find a source, but I heard it on the radio.
Anybody know anything?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.220.163.23 (talk) 18:01, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Senate

message: I find it odd that Black's publication are listed in this way. He's only written two books, but the first one shows up in the list as the original, the audio book, and the paperback editions. It's uncommon to do so - though audiobooks read by Black himself may warrant inclusion. I say we remove the paperback edition (no sense in listing every print of a book, is there?). Also, his latest book (Me of Little Faith) has an audiobook version read by Black. Stefan Kruithof (talk) 09:10, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Published books

message: Lewis Black stated on Larry King Live that he is NOT an agnostic NOR an atheist.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.126.116.200 (talk) 03:00, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply to "Categories"

message: Lewis Black stated in Red, White, and Screwed that he was actually born in Silver Springs, Maryland. I went ahead and changed it, and will add a source when I find one. J DIGGITY SPEAKS 20:04, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Birthplace change

message: Quote: "Why is this chair so d*** uncomfortable?! And could ya turn those f****** lights down a little?!" Unquote. And he said on the 8th he did get anger on little things, yeah right. Lucas Duke (talk) 15:08, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Quote

message: "Lewis Black's style of comedy is that of a man who, in dealing with the absurdities of life and contemporary politics, is approaching his personal limits of sanity. Sarcasm, hyperbole, profanity, shouting and trademark angry finger-shaking bring emphasis to his topics of discussion."
My sincerest congratulations to the editor(s) who formulated this bit.  A more fitting description would be hard to come by.  C1k3 (talk) 05:44, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Kudos

message: "What do you mean, this page reads like a resume? Are you crazy?"
No, I'm not. This is what I meant: This article does not read like an encyclopedic entry. There is little discussion of Black's style, what his comedy consists of, how other critics view him, what his importance is, how he has influenced other comedians, etc.
All it is is a list of TV shows he's done, records he put out, tour dates he has done. I'm not sure what it'd be called for a comedian, but it is like a Discography or Filmography which is, basically, a list of things that have happened. It's very superficial.
There is no analysis, no discussion of the significance of this person, why he is notable. It shouldn't be hard to get this information as Black is brilliant and I'm sure there are dozens of profiles in NYTimes, LATimes, NY Mag, etc. over the past 15 years.
For an example of a more well-rounded comedian bio, see Bill Hicks. Liz Read! Talk! 09:22, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page tag 

message: Lewis Black's 9th Stand-Up special to date Old Yeller: Live at the Borgata was broadcast live when it was recorded in August 2013. I feel as though this should be mentioned in the "Stand-Up" portion of his article. It appears there isn't anyone who updates his page with his most recent activity. It would be cool if someone could. Here is the official source from Deadline.com. 98.110.5.128 (talk) 02:58, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Old Yeller, DVD / Broadcast Live when it was being recorded 

message: From the introductory paragraph:  "he often simulates having a mental breakdown" ...
Really?  Where?  I've listened to dozens of his routines, and viewed dozens more, and never heard or seen him 'simulate having a mental breakdown'.
If a reference can be produced for this statement, it needs to be in the article.  Otherwise, the statement should be removed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 00:01, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: "Mental breakdown"?

message: For whatever reason this article shows his birthdate as August 30th, 1948 but says his age is 69 years old as of today which is August 31st, 2018. This has nothing to do with timezones either, it's past the 30th now everywhere in the world. From what I could see from trying to edit the article itself it seems as though it's coded the way anyone's age should be but the page is just not displaying properly...why?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luscious duncan (talk • contribs) 05:43, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age not processed properly by wikipedia