Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed (2006) (TV)

Director:

Paul Miller

Writer:

Lewis Black

Release Date:

10 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

the way I see it...

Plot Keywords:

Stand Up Comedian | Comedian | Stand Up Comedy | Obscene Finger Gesture

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Lewis Black	...	Himself
Joe Grifasi	...	Uncle Sam

Directed by
Paul Miller

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lewis Black

Produced by
Deborah Adamson	....	associate producer
JoAnne Astrow	....	executive producer (as Joanne Astrow)
Lewis Black	....	executive producer
Mark Lonow	....	executive producer
John McCann	....	associate producer
Paul Miller	....	executive producer
Kimber Rickabaugh	....	executive producer
Kimber Rickabaugh	....	producer

Original Music by
Rick Redcay

Film Editing by
Jeff U'ren

Production Design by
John Yeck

Art Direction by
Tom Lenz

Makeup Department
Sherry Stinger	....	hair stylist
Sherry Stinger	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Cisco Henson	....	executive in charge of production

Sound Department
John Archibald	....	utility sound
Martin Carr	....	sound assistant
Michael D. Cassidy Jr.	....	utility sound (as Mike Cassidy Jr.)
Dan Gerhard	....	house p.a. mixer
Ken Gwinn	....	utility sound (as Kenny Gwinn)
Rolf Johansson	....	utility sound
Skip Kent	....	sound assistant
Bob La Masney	....	post-production sound (as Bob LaMasney)
Viktor Moroz	....	sound maintenance
Paul Sandweiss	....	post-production sound
Dave Shack	....	utility sound
Joe Shack	....	utility sound
Rocky Shinh	....	sound engineer in charge
Roger Stauss	....	sound mixer
Maureen Tobin	....	sound assistant

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Adelman	....	lighting designer
Miguel Armstrong	....	camera operator
William D. Barber	....	camera operator (as Bill Barber)
Rich Carter	....	camera operator
Larry Copeland	....	camera operator
Mike Grimes	....	gaffer
Manny Guiterrez	....	camera operator
Kevin Hamel	....	video tape operator
Helene Haviland	....	camera operator
Rodd McLaughlin	....	operator: Vari*Lite
Dante Pagano	....	camera operator
Paul Ranieri	....	video controller
Carol Wetovich	....	camera operator

Other crew
Yusefu Bangura	....	production associate
Mickey Berra	....	staging supervisor
Ben Brewer	....	tour manager
Duncan Chinnock	....	teleprompter operator
Tainesa Davis	....	production associate
Gino Donatelli	....	production associate
Mark Engberg	....	production associate
Shawn Esposito	....	title designer: main titles
Mitch Geller	....	technical director
Jeffrey Gitter	....	stage manager (as Jeffry Gitter)
Sam Hahs	....	production associate
Reed Kavner	....	production assistant
Shae Kennedy	....	assistant: Mr. Black
Kenny Little	....	production associate
Kim Pletyak	....	production coordinator (as Kimmie Pletyak)
Nejc Poberaj	....	production associate
Letitia St. Lewis	....	script supervisor (as Letitia St. Louis)
Kenya Sumner	....	production associate
Risa Thomas	....	associate director
Bjorn Wentlandt	....	promoter
Geof Wills	....	promoter

Thanks
John Bowman	....	special thanks: Warner Theatre

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Quotes:

Lewis Black:"Equestrian," by the by, is the gayest word in the English language. In fact, I thought "Brokeback Mountain" should have been called "Two Equestrians."

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

another scathing, amazingly laugh-plenty special from Mr. Black

While this time around Lewis Black, coming live from his hometown, takes some time in some of his 'bits'. There's lots of story that he needs to cover, or at least the great pauses and inflections that come with them, chiefly his account of his staggering experience at the White House correspondent's dinner (the President has 'handlers' is priceless). But for the most part, Black delivers many of his biggest laughs sometimes by not even delivering the typical punchlines. In Red, White and Screwed, as in Black on Broadway, his approach is to give a punchline- or one that might look like one- and pepper it with a vocal style and slight physical mannerisms that are the most ingenious I see today in stand-up comedy. What might be my favorite section of the special involves this style- or attack- on Dick Cheney going duck hunting, and its metaphor for the middle east. There are other great bits and one liners too, a good deal of which has also been recorded on Black's Carnegie Hall performance CD. If you're coming to this guy fresh not knowing who he is (which is a little surprising after so many years in stand-up and on the Daily Show), it might be hit or miss as he is not for everyone to be sure. But for fans it's quite the new eruption of topical bile with a heap of sardonic wit and perfectly timed pauses, expressions, and anger that isn't thrown at us but is likely the kind we might share (and laugh at) ourselves.