On March 13th, 2020, king of rants & household stand-up comedian Lewis Black knew the world around him would never be the same amidst the global pandemic that quickly took the world by storm (and back to everyone's homes for quarantine). When all was lost & uncertain about when touring would return, Black took the bold opportunity to capitalize on performing for a packed crowd by using what would be the final stop of his stand-up tour to tape his critically acclaimed & Grammy-Award nominated special, Thanks For Risking Your Life. The hit comedy special just made its way over to 800 Pound Gorilla's YouTube channel where fans can now watch for free!
In what was a perfectly timed special, Black takes this hour to unleash his furiously funny indignation at consumerism, drug companies, and his favorite target- the perpetrators of public policy absurdity.
Performed just days after the rest of the country shut down (the show was allowed to go on because it was in a sovereign Native American venue), his commentary covers our current Corona-induced anxiety and his own hilarious frustration over The-Orange-One-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Black doesn’t take political sides; whether he’s exposing the wide-spread systemic failures of both parties, or pin-pointing the micro-stupidities within pop culture, commensurate rage is jettisoned in favor of deploying an overwhelming force of comic condemnation, punctuated by his ever-present arsenal of F-Bombs.
Black is continuing to have a stellar year as a comedian as he's been keeping busy hosting his hit podcast Lewis Black's Rantcast, reprising his role as Anger in the summer box office smash Inside Out 2, and currently performing out on his final stand-up comedy tour ever Goodbye Yeller Brick Road. He's also been appearing from time to time lately as a guest correspondent on The Daily Show for his "Back in Black" series as well as speaking with fellow comic & correspondent Ronny Chieng on The Daily Show: Ears Edition.
How to watch "Lewis Black: Thanks For Risking Your Life."
Watch Lewis Black's special, Thanks For Risking Your Life, on YouTube for free. It's also available for purchase for an AD free experience on 800 Pound Gorilla as well as the comedy album!
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