Comedy Central Presents: Lewis Black

Lewis Black starts at irritated and accelerates into full-blown apoplexy, with his trademark finger-shaking on full display as he works through the absurdities of the late nineties. This early set is a national introduction to a comedian refining his signature brand of frustration, watching a man talk himself into a state of total exasperation.

Filmed in Los Angeles as part of the inaugural season of Comedy Central Presents, the 21-minute televised broadcast catches the comic just as his profile was rising as a correspondent on The Daily Show. He spends his time at the mic questioning the actual effectiveness of flu shots and tearing into the mechanics of the US Congress.