The Moment with Brian Koppelman

Lewis Black: 6/16/15

Lewis Black: 6/16/15

The Moment with Brian Koppelman - June 16, 2015 - 1:15:01

Lewis Black, the comedian, author, and playwright, joins us on the podcast this week to talk about his long road to living a creative life. The two discuss the night Brian saw Lewis at the Beacon Theatre and watched him perform a bit about Vince Gill and Amy Grant. They also touch on Lewis’s future with The Daily Show, beginning his career as a playwright, and how Lewis comes up with material. And to top it all off, Lewis gives us a few thoughts on religion and the time he once had faith. Topics this week: Inside Out The Moment's interview with Big Jay Oakerson (2/24/15) Todd -N- Tyler Radio Empire The Bob and Tom Show Lewis Black performs a bit about Vince Gill and Amy Grant Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation WTF's interview with Lewis Black The Nerdist interview with Lewis Black The Daily Show with Jon Stewart WTF’s interview with Jim Breuer My Transcendent Podcast Guest: Jim Breuer Redeems Himself on Marc Maron's WTF Atlantic Theatre Company Samuel French UNC Chapel Hill I Never Sang for My Father a play by Robert Anderson One Slight Hitch a play by Lewis Black The West Bank Cafe Yale School of Drama People this week: Lewis Black Willie Reale Jim Gaffigan John Oliver Kathleen Madigan Kevin Meaney David Letterman Richard L. Coe Jill Soloway Twitter: @briankoppelman Rate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

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