"There's no such thing as soy milk. It's soy juice."
Along with Louis C.K., I'm a Johnny-come-lately to Lewis Black - what can I say, I rarely watch the Daily Show. I've been jonesing for a political stand-up ever since Dennis Miller went off the deep end. (What the hell happened there anyway? I can handle the change in politics but at least keep the humor, his last stand-up special felt like a recital of random Republican talking points...sure any audience will applaud when their views are being catered to, but where were the laughs? Further proof joining the Republican party lowers your I.Q.)
"You don't want another Enron? Here's the law: If you have a company, and you can't explain, in one sentence, what the fuck it does, it's illegal!"
Not to bring up Louis C.K. again, but I like Lewis Black for many of the same reasons - chiefly their ability to reinvent the wheel. There's a ton of political comics out there - always were, always will be - but it takes someone special to make it funny instead of just depressing. Off the top of my head I can think of only two - Bill Maher and Lewis Black.
Another reason I'm drinking Black's Kool-Aid is he's the first comedian since Kinison that can pull off rage without looking hokey or more angry than funny. Most comedians I've seen lately who attempt to pull off any kind of anger or aggression either look like their reading off cue cards or seem more like Michael Richards during his meltdown. To turn a real emotion like anger into comedy - and as a result getting your audience to think, turning it back into anger - is a rare gift.
