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The Acerbic Wit of Comic Commentator Lewis Black

Fresh Air | By Terry Gross
Published April 7, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Lewis Black is a playwright, stand-up comic, actor, and a commentator on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He's been described as having the mouth of a shock-jock and the heart of a liberal. But his comic rants are targeted at anyone he finds deserving.

Black has written a new book, Nothing's Sacred. In addition, he has several comic CDs, and a DVD of his HBO special Black on Broadway has been released.

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