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My worst moment: Lewis Black and the time a TV network decided he wasn’t the best person to play himself

Lewis Black attends the Friar's Club Honors Billy Crystal with their Entertainment Icon Award, at The Ziegfeld Ballroom, on Nov. 12, 2018, in New York City.

When comedian Lewis Black performs at upcoming shows, audiences will see a version of the next comedy special he plans to film. “It’s all about the pandemic and how I’ve responded to it,” he said. “This is the fastest I’ve ever come up with a special. It usually takes a couple years, sometimes three. And I started this really when I hit the road and started touring last December.”

Black is known for his rants (you can watch several of his “rantcasts” collected on his YouTube channel) but at the end of each show, Black also reads from the rants sent in by fans. “I’ve been doing that after

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