Lewis Black's Root of All Evil (2008)
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
2008
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.
Seasons & Episode
Andy Daly and Patton Oswalt argue the case of "Ultimate Fighting vs. Bloggers" in the season 2 premiere of the show.
Greg Giraldo and Andrew Daly argue over muscle-enhancing Steoids versus chestsize-enhancing Boobjobs. Which is the Root of All Evil?
Andy Daly and Greg Giraldo must decide which is more pointless: the Olympic Games or Drinking games.
Andy Kindler and Paul F. Tompkins square off over the NRA vs. Peta.
Paul F. Tompkins and Patton Oswalt argue the divide between red states and blue states - which are more evil?
Kathleen Madigan and Andy Kindler go head to head in a battle over the greater of two evils: Disney and Scientolog
Greg Giraldo and Andrea Savage debate: environmentalism or partying without a care?
Paul F. Tompkins and Andy Daly debate over the Gen X and the baby boomer generations.
Kathleen Madigan and Greg Giraldo return to debate which is more evil, strip clubs or sororities.
The second season finale has Jerry Minor and Paul Tompkins debating of the evils of rocket science and the MTV show The Hills.
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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