VIDEO: Comedian and Broadway Vet Lewis Black Brings BACK IN BLACK Back to The Daily Show

Comedian Lewis Black returned The Daily Show, February 20, with his segment Back in Black. Since 1996, Black has been bringing his comedic rants to the Comedy Central series-then hosted by Jon Stewart and now hosted by Trevor Noah.

Lewis Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is best known for his angry demeanour and belligerent comedic style, in which he often simulates having a mental breakdown. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion, or any other cultural trends. He hosted the Comedy Central series Lewis Black's Root of All Evil and made regular appearances on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART delivering his "Back in Black" commentary segment. When not on the road performing, he resides in Manhattan. He also maintains a residence in Chapel Hill, N.C. He is also a spokesman for the Aruba Tourism Authority, appearing in television ads that first aired in late 2009 and 2010, as well as THE VOICE of Anger in 2015's Pixar film, Inside Out. He was voted 51st of THE 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time by Comedy Central in 2004; he was voted 5th in Comedy Central's Stand Up Showdown in 2008 and 11th in 2010.

Back in Black with Lewis Black is a popular segment on the show, where "America's foremost commentator on everything" and comedian Lewis Black catches the stories that, according to his introduction, "fall through the cracks", and comments on them in a humorous rant. The segment starts with an opening riff in the style of the AC/DC song "Back in Black". The segment originated in 1996, when Craig Kilborn was still host of The Daily Show. As of 2017, it is the longest-running recurring segment that still airs on the show, aside from the Moment of Zen.

Watch the clip below!

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