Lewis Black's Root of All Evil

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil

Ended First aired 12/Mar/2008 United States English 3 season(s) 30 episode(s)
Comedy
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil is an American television series that premiered on March 12, 2008, on Comedy Central and was hosted by comedian Lewis Black. The series producer was Scott Carter from Real Time with Bill Maher and the writer was David Sacks from The Simpsons. Sometimes there were pre-recorded video segments directed by supervising producer Michael Addis.

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil is formatted as a mock trial acted in deadpan. Black presided over two opposing people or issues; and guest comedians acted as lawyers/advocates arguing that their client/Evil is the Root of All Evil.

The series ended on October 1, 2008, with a total of 18 episodes. The series' cancellation was confirmed by Lewis Black in September 2009. The entire first season of Lewis Black's Root of All Evil was released on DVD in the United States on September 30, 2008. The remaining episodes from season two are not currently available on DVD.
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Season 2 · Season 2
10 episode(s) · Air date: 29/Jul/2008
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S2E10
The Hills vs. Rocket Scientists
Air date: 01/Oct/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 30 min
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The second season finale has Jerry Minor and Paul Tompkins debating of the evils of rocket science and the MTV show The Hills.

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The second season finale has Jerry Minor and Paul Tompkins debating of the evils of rocket science and the MTV show The Hills.

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Steroids vs. Boob Jobs
Air date: 06/Aug/2008 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 30 min
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Greg Giraldo and Andrew Daly argue over muscle-enhancing Steoids versus chestsize-enhancing Boobjobs. Which is the Root of All Evil?

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Greg Giraldo and Andrew Daly argue over muscle-enhancing Steoids versus chestsize-enhancing Boobjobs. Which is the Root of All Evil?

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Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Mar/2008
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Season 0 · Specials
12 episode(s) · Air date: 12/Mar/2008
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Lewis Black
Lewis Black
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Paul F. Tompkins
Paul F. Tompkins
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Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel
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Andrea Savage
Andrea Savage
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Jerry Minor
Jerry Minor
Self
Ron Jeremy
Ron Jeremy
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Mary Birdsong
Mary Birdsong
Self
Jimmy Pardo
Jimmy Pardo
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Kathleen Madigan
Kathleen Madigan
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Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt
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Greg Giraldo
Greg Giraldo
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Jack Donner
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Andy Daly
Andy Daly
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Brian Huskey
Brian Huskey
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Keone Young
Keone Young
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Scott Aukerman
Scott Aukerman
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Lindsey Stoddart
Lindsey Stoddart
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Dave Allen
Dave Allen
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Hal Grant
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Lewis Black
Lewis Black
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