Comedy Opener

Lewis Black is best known for his weekly Back in Black spotlight on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," and appears regularly on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Winner of the American Comedy Award for "Viewers' Choice Stand-Up Comic, he continues to act, appearing in the films Hannah and Her Sisters and in

Jacob 's Ladder and The Night We Never Met. He has appeared on television, guest-starring on "Homicide," "Law and Order" and "Mad About You,"and is currently developing a ncw series, in which he will star, for Castle Rock Entertainment.