Michael Ian Black talks about My Custom Van. As star and co-creator of the TV show The State and a regular on VH1's I Love the 80s series, Black has earned a stellar reputation for his sardonic, straight-faced humor. This is his debut collection of hilariously irreverent essays. Black is an occasional contributor to the online edition of McSweeney's- Book Passage
Bio
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black is a multi-talented actor, writer, comedian and director.
Most recently, he's become a filmmaker, writing and directing "Wedding Daze" starring Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher.
He also wrote Run, Fatboy, Run, starring Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton under the direction of David Schwimmer.
Along with David Wain and Michael Showalter, Black created, starred in and co-wrote the Comedy Central series, "Stella." He's one of the lead commentators on VH1's "I Love the..." series, and his writings on contemporary culture have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Wired, Filter Magazine, CMJ Magazine and McSweeney's online.
U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Soon virtually every major pop or rock performer was making videos to be shown on MTV, and the reception of their videos directly affected future sales. The network later expanded to include original programming such as the animated Beavis and Butthead and the reality series Real World, separate international networks (e.g., MTV Europe, MTV Latin America, and MTV Russia), and the MTV Video Music Awards. MTV is controlled by the media conglomerate Viacom Inc.