"Root of All Evil" (2008) TV series 2008-

Creators:

Scott Carter
David Sacks
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show

Plot:

Commedian Lewis Black holds court over celebrities and other pop culture figures whom he accuses of being "the root of all evil."

Cast

Lewis Black	...	Himself - Host (18 episodes, 2008)
Matt Price	...	Post-Show Interviewer (10 episodes, 2008)
Greg Giraldo	...	Himself (9 episodes, 2008)

Series Directed by
Michael Addis		(8 episodes, 2008)
Hal Grant		(8 episodes, 2008)
Keith Truesdell		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
David Baldy		(10 episodes, 2008)
Adam Felber		(10 episodes, 2008)
Ned Goldreyer		(10 episodes, 2008)
Ilyse Mimoun		(10 episodes, 2008)
Matt Price		(10 episodes, 2008)
Scott Carter		(8 episodes, 2008)
David Sacks		(8 episodes, 2008)

Series Produced by
Michael Addis	....	supervising producer (18 episodes, 2008)
John Bowman	....	consulting producer (18 episodes, 2008)
Allison Dykstra	....	associate producer (18 episodes, 2008)
Keith Raskin	....	producer (18 episodes, 2008)
Brian Ash	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Gregory Fein	....	clip producer (10 episodes, 2008)
Judy Chiu Strauss	....	associate producer (9 episodes, 2008)
Renetta G. Amador	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 2008)
JoAnne Astrow	....	co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2008)
David Baldy	....	co-producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Derek Bartholomaus	....	post producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Lewis Black	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Scott Carter	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Stacey Grenrock-Woods	....	consulting producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Mark Lonlow	....	co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Kathleen Madigan	....	consulting producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Ilyse Mimoun	....	consulting producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Neta-Lee Noy	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Mary Eileen Prise	....	clip producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Chris Robinson	....	coordinating producer (8 episodes, 2008)
David Sacks	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Ashley Schiller	....	segment producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Stephanie Storey	....	segment producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Barton Kimball	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 2008)
Darcie Cebula	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 2008)
Alicia Good	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Matt Price	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Tim P.		(4 episodes, 2008)
Stephen Phillips		(4 episodes, 2008)

Series Film Editing by
Robert Landau		(18 episodes, 2008)
Leo Papin		(8 episodes, 2008)
Ben Stout		(8 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting by
Theodore S. Hann		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Design by
Anton Goss		(8 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Direction by
Dylan Jones		(8 episodes, 2008)
Gary Kordan		(7 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume Design by
Alison Freer		(18 episodes, 2008)
Beth Morgan		(unknown episodes, 2008)

Series Makeup Department
Michelle Daurio	....	makeup department head / hair stylist / ... (18 episodes, 2008)
Tyson Fountaine	....	key makeup artist (13 episodes, 2008)
Christie Skinner	....	additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Management
Zoe Friedman	....	executive in charge: Comedy Central (1 episode, 2008)
Scott Landsman	....	executive in charge: Comedy Central (1 episode, 2008)
Hugh Del Regno	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Nickson	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Staley	....	associate director (6 episodes, 2008)
Carole Scott	....	associate director (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Department
Gary Kordan	....	field art director (8 episodes, 2008)

Series Sound Department
Mike Cruz	....	sound: A2 (8 episodes, 2008)
Amanda Garcia	....	sound: A2 (8 episodes, 2008)
Ish Garcia	....	sound mixer (8 episodes, 2008)
John Pooley	....	sound re-recording mixer (8 episodes, 2008)
Bob La Masney	....	audio sweetener (7 episodes, 2008)
J.P. Elmore	....	p.a. mixer (6 episodes, 2008)
Jeff Bloom	....	field audio engineer (4 episodes, 2008)
Doug Ball	....	field audio engineer (3 episodes, 2008)
Pete Sample	....	field audio engineer (3 episodes, 2008)
Jack Ingram	....	p.a. mixer (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Visual Effects by
Brian Obee	....	computer graphics / motion graphics designer (18 episodes, 2008)
Eric McGilloway	....	motion graphics designer (8 episodes, 2008)
Lars Radmall	....	senior motion graphics designer (8 episodes, 2008)
Jordan Foster	....	motion graphics designer: opening sequence (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Tachera	....	lighting console programmer (10 episodes, 2008)
Paul Gibson	....	lighting board operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Randy Gomez Jr.	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Mark Gonzales	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Adam McCardel	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Bart Ping	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Eric Sanderlin	....	best boy electric / electrician (8 episodes, 2008)
Philo Soloman	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Jim Velarde	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Brian Bernie	....	electrician (6 episodes, 2008)
Calvin 'Bubz' Dupleasis	....	electrician (6 episodes, 2008)
Jeff Flaim	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 2008)
Tom Hejda	....	field camera operator (6 episodes, 2008)
Simon Miles	....	lighting designer (6 episodes, 2008)
David Ortiz	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2008)
Jerry Baysdorfer	....	videotape operator (4 episodes, 2008)
Steve Canas	....	field camera operator (4 episodes, 2008)
Richard Coniglio	....	videotape operator (4 episodes, 2008)
Brian Freidin	....	best boy electric / gaffer (4 episodes, 2008)
Dave McCoul	....	field camera operator (4 episodes, 2008)
David Gaines	....	field camera operator (3 episodes, 2008)
Robert Smith	....	field camera operator (3 episodes, 2008)
Tristan Whitman	....	field camera operator (3 episodes, 2008)
Terry Clark	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2008)
Julien Couly	....	key grip (2 episodes, 2008)
Brent Petzoldt	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2008)
Victor Sable	....	lighting designer (2 episodes, 2008)
Chris Shaw	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2008)
Sylvester Stewart	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2008)
Evans Vestal Ward	....	still photographer (2 episodes, 2008)
Chris Scharffenberg	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Jeffrey Pittle	....	animator (10 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jamie Redwood	....	costume assistant (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Editorial Department
Austin Michael Scott	....	assistant editor (18 episodes, 2008)
Robert Landau	....	lead editor (8 episodes, 2008)

Series Other crew
Robyn Adams	....	writers' assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Natalie Barbrie	....	executive assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Rachel Howard	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Emily Kavanaugh	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Marin Pelletier	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Kevin Schini	....	writers assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Armen Katchiguian	....	researcher (9 episodes, 2008)
Johnna Bond	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 2008)
Dylan Cooper	....	teleprompter operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Trevor Dellecave	....	assistant to producer (8 episodes, 2008)
Jay Griffiths Jr.	....	video control (8 episodes, 2008)
Shae Kennedy	....	talent coordinator (8 episodes, 2008)
Dan Lorenze	....	utility (8 episodes, 2008)
Craig Marazzo	....	utility (8 episodes, 2008)
David Maxwell	....	lot EIC (8 episodes, 2008)
Michael Meilan	....	script coordinator (8 episodes, 2008)
Sketch Pasinski	....	utility (8 episodes, 2008)
Chris Savage	....	head utility (8 episodes, 2008)
Ilan Solimany	....	utility (8 episodes, 2008)
Stacy Talbot	....	script supervisor (8 episodes, 2008)
Patrick Whitney	....	stage manager (8 episodes, 2008)
Brian Anderson	....	second stage manager (6 episodes, 2008)
Hugh Bartlett	....	technical director (6 episodes, 2008)
Diana Lucy Eneriz	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008)
Maceo Greenberg	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008)
Brian Leggett	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008)
Zack Marchinsky	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008)
David Miller	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008)
Kevin Muldoon	....	profile operator (6 episodes, 2008)
Leif Roswold	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008)
Shaun Russell	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008)
Chris Scharffenberg	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008)
Elan Sobel	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008)
Cindy Bertram	....	decko operator (4 episodes, 2008)
Maggie Boulware	....	production staff (4 episodes, 2008)
Jacey Johnson	....	assistant accountant (4 episodes, 2008)
Juanita Jordan	....	decko operator (4 episodes, 2008)
Jeanne Kowalski	....	accountant (4 episodes, 2008)
Albert Adams	....	profile operator (2 episodes, 2008)
Iqbal Hans	....	technical director (2 episodes, 2008)
Dency Nelson	....	second stage manager (2 episodes, 2008)
Aimee Campolucci	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jill Hoffman	....	assistant audience coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jennifer L. Stone	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Steve Vitolo	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Tessa Winkler	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Central Productions
• Comedy Central

Distributors

• Comedy Central (2008) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Cuppa Coffee Animation  main title (as Cuppa Coffee)
• Hollywood Center Studios  taped at
• Imagecraft  production services
• Lightning Media  post-production services
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Also Known As:

"Lewis Black's Root of All Evil" - USA (complete title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Central Productions

Quotes:

Himself - Host:I'm Lewis Black, and this is my courtroom, where I put on trial all the people and things that make me want to fall asleep with a bottle of whiskey and a teddy bear.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Tosh.0: Crying Giants Fan (#1.13)" (2009)

Strangely, not enough of Lewis Black!

I like Lewis Black. I REALLY like Lewis Black. So it seems strange that I'd say "there's not enough Lewis Black in Lewis Black's show", but that's EXACTLY the problem with "the root of all evil". It FEELS like LB is phoning it in!

OK, so we have Lewis Black, and two guys who take each side of the debate. (Catholic Church vs. Oprah in this case.) That's all well and good, but most of the show is THE TWO OTHER GUYS! While they weren't bad, I didn't tune in to the show called "two other guys: the root of all evil", I tuned in to "LEWIS BLACK: the root of all evil". If it has your name in it, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE MOST LINES AND SCREEN TIME, PERIOD!

Was it funny? In spots I genuinely laughed. But I couldn't help but feeling that this would be SO much more funny if Lewis Black just got up there and riffed the way WE KNOW he can riff on a subject. That's what I wanted to see, what the title PROMISES I'll see, and the show just doesn't deliver that.

So if you're expecting something along the lines of LB's stand up routines, or a long form version of LB's rants on The Daily Show, you'll be soooooooorely disappointed. On its own without preconceived notions (just pretend it's called "two other guys with a special appearance by lewis black"), it's OK... not stellar, but not awful, either.