Lewis Black's Rantcast

Well, we have a new administration in White House but our outgoing Leader departed in an interesting manner, would we have expected anything else? Lewis also received his COVID vaccination this week and tells the story. While the loss of Hank Aaron stings losing Larry King was a bit more personal for Lewis since he’s been on Larry's show and did a benefit for the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. Whi...

It's Inauguration and Inoculation Day for Lewis as he's celebrating the peaceful transfer of power with a needle in his arm. Just perhaps it will be enough to get rid the vibe of the last 4 years have generated. The bus is not rolling this week but that just allows for an episode of fresh listener-submitted rants. Some people have the state of affairs on their mind and let them rip, while others w...

The United States had a really dark week and like many of us Lewis is grappling with how to make sense of it. One thing is certain, he knows there are plenty to blame on the assault on our democracy and he has their numbers. As do many of the people submitting rants, from serious inquiries about how to explain it all to a child, people still not taking the pandemic seriously, the red tape our heal...

Happy New Year! The year is 2021 - has the ticking over of the new calendar solved all of our problems yet? Probably not, and like many of us Lewis is trying to hold on as best as possible. Which is tough, because the world and its leaders are doing their best to throw the worst at us. And you know things are truly crazy when his Washington Football Team wins its division. Luckily we have some gre...

It's the final Rantcast of 2020 and Lewis is coming in hot as he attempts to even begin to figure out how to wrap up the year. In a nutshell, it will take an entire 365 days to summarize everything that happened. On this episode, Lewis fields rants from an American abroad who just returned after spending the last few months attempting to explain how the U.S. handled the pandemic to foreigners. Som...

Here's something you don't see everyday... a coyote in the Bronx. But that's just what happened to Lewis this weekend when he was headed to the golf course. Perhaps it's a metaphor for these times we live in, or maybe the coyote was just playing through on his way to track down its prey. If you're also thinking metaphorically, the US also got its vaccine this week - good news since its also been u...

A special rant from Lewis Black titled, "He Didn't Lose" written by his friend Richard Dresser. It takes a look at the past 4 years of Donald Trump's presidency. Lewis’ new special, "Thanks For Risking Your Life" is available now! https://tlbrecords.lnk.to/LewisWE SUBMIT RANTS TO LEWIS www.lewisblack.com/live SUBSCRIBE TO THE RANTCAST www.lewisblacksrantcast.com FOLLOW LEWIS www.lewisblack.com www...

Lewis notices that the McRib is back and if that's not a metaphor for some people's happiness, what is. Fresh rants come pouring in from fans, some long, some right to the point. Before we roll into Rochester, NY Lewis takes this opportunity to read a special rant by an old friend and writer Richard Dresser titled, "He Didn't Lose." It sums up the world we've been living in for the last 4 years qu...

Thanksgiving has passed, and while there's plenty to be thankful for, there's just as much to rant about! Lewis might be thankful for his football team wining this weekend, but he's also just as fired up about the world and how our journalists just can't seem to be good at their job. This week Lewis also took new rants from fans who take aim at Christmas carols and bad teacher appreciation weeks. ...

As we embark on what might be a very non-traditional Thanksgiving for most across this nation, Lewis reflects on the last few weeks of turmoil. Is he able to bring levity to the situation? You will have to listen for yourself. For the second episode in a row Lewis pulls some fresh user-submitted rants before whisking everything to Austin, TX where he set up shop at the Moody Theater (where they ta...

Lewis returns after a week off and perhaps taking the week of the Presidential Election was the wise choice. Because whew! What a week it was! While its not news that our leader has learned anything new during that time off, this show did. Over the past few months, you fans have been submitting many, many new rants to Lewis and he wants to showcase that. This episode features new rants from you lo...

It's Election Day and as the American public is making important decisions about its future at the voting booths, Lewis shares some thoughts he typed on a word processor (in another century) that are just a relevant then as they are now. We visit two destinations in North Carolina and then to Tennessee reading the rants of the people and, as always they never disappoint. Lewis’ new special, Thanks...

Lewis is fresh off 3 hours of dental surgery and he's learned a few things. Mainly he'd rather be strapped to the chair with a dentist wrenching away at his mouth than dealing with the news of the day and he's probably not the only one who feels this way. This week's rants come from the good people of Milwaukee and the world's best green room and then rolls through Grand Rapids. Be sure to check o...

It’s that time of the year and we’re not talking about the fucking Candy Corn! We’re talking about election season and right now there seems to be no adults in the room wanting to actually tackle the important topics for the people like the pandemic, relief packages, civil rights, or even determining what even needs to be worked on together, it’s mind boggling! We’re taking a trip through Santa Ba...

Well, it’s another week another round of strange times getting stranger. No, we’re not talking about the impending election, we’re talking about October and fucking pumpkin season and all the nonsense that comes with it. The rants this week take us through beautiful parts of California – Monterrey, Sacramento, and Napa where apparently some of those in the audience feel Lewis has an issue with Mil...

When you think of the number 13, you probably wouldn’t want to find yourself anywhere near a casino, yet here we are on a run in Atlantic City, NJ at the Borgata. But have no fear, the number is lucky as the rants were particularly inspired as we talk to a rowdy New Jersey gambling audience in a town where only Donald Trump could bankrupt three, count ‘em, three casinos. Unbe-fucking-lievable.  Ne...

Lewis feels good in his undisclosed location. Well that’s not entirely true, because he’s learned about Zoom fatigue and how it makes promo junkets even less fun than they already sometimes are. Oh, and there’s a political debate happening - that’s fun right? So much fun that he’s forced to go and be bad at golf in a somewhat futile attempt to take his mind off of things. Whoooo! This week, the ra...

Lewis is back in his NYC bunker marking the end of summer and mourning the loss of RBG while at the same time celebrating her commitment to the cause. While that may seem somber, you can still back and enjoy rants that take us through the Northeast of New London, CT, Northampton, MA and Rutland, VT. Perhaps it will be bright spot in what is officially deemed the greatest shitstorm of our lives. Wh...

For a brief moment, Lewis has stopped running. He's back in NYC trying to enjoy his Labor Day but just can’t seem to believe reports that American’s feel they’ve gotten better during the Quarantine. Why? Because he sure doesn’t think he has. While home, take the moment to get your teeth fixed as we roll with rants through the middle of America with stops in Elkhart, Indiana then to Glen Ellyn and...

This week, Lewis is coming to you from an undisclosed location and he might not be wearing pants. Call it him trying to reclaim something he’s lost during these trying times or an example that he has completely lost it. One thing is certain though. He hasn’t spent this time wisely attempting to better himself - no new languages learned nor great novels read. This week we find rants from Elgin, IL...

This week we’re coming to you from the parking lot of a BBQ restaurant. What’s more American than a tour bus, the open road, and some BBQ? Fresh off a week in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where we learn, in addition to performing there, Lewis once built a log cabin on a lake decades ago. It’s a fine setting to visit the rants from folks in NY like Troy, Port Washington, Long Island, and then En...

This run of shows is just outside of where I live in NYC. Starting off in New Brunswick, NJ just down the street from a comedy club where I would start out and right next to a theater where I had a “legendary” run of my play, if you could call 15 nights legendary. If you ever are looking for people with salty takes, New Jersey is one of the best. We also found ourselves in Hershey, PA where an ent...

Lewis is reunited with his tour bus and the road. While live shows are still not possible, being back on the bus offers a reprieve and the comfort of seeing the United States pass by through the window. After a lifetime on the road, having to sit in one place too long during a pandemic offers its own set of torment. Breaking out on the road allows for a re-connection with family before taking to t...

Valentine’s Day weekend brought us to Florida. Besides the lovely weather, we mostly took away from this location the facts that the Orlando Airport is possibly the worst airport in the country, Scientologists have overrun Clearwater, and traffic is a mess. Apparently, we all wasted 97 hours in traffic last year, and nobody paid us for it. New episodes arrive every Wednesday. SUBMIT RANTS TO LEWIS...

You might think the American Southwest is always a warm place to be, but you’d be wrong! Go there in February and you’ll be in for a surprise. It might also surprise you to learn Tucson is one of the only cities in the Southwest that rank among the worst places to live. But we go there anyway. While there, we dive into rants about my mother questioning retirement, Republican almost dying at my sho...