Lewis Black: Me Of Little Faith

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Partner:: Aspen Institute
Location:: Aspen Ideas Festival
Aspen, CO
Event Date:: 07.02.09
Speakers:: Lewis Black,; Bob Schieffer
Tags:: humor; popular culture; comedian

Summary: Comedian Lewis Black discusses his latest book Me Of Little Faith with Bob Schieffer as part of the 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival.

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Lewis Black

Lewis Black is a stand-up comedian, actor, playwright, and author. He performs over 200 nights a year and is one of only a few performers to sell out theaters like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the MGM Grand.

Black is regularly featured on "The Daily Show" and has worked on numerous TV shows and projects for Comedy Central. He has made seven comedy albums, including The Carnegie Hall Performance, which won the 2007 Grammy for Best Comedy Album.

Black has also taped two HBO specials, including "Red, White and Screwed," and has written two books; his most recent is Me of Little Faith (Riverhead Books, 2008). Additionally, Black has penned over 40 plays, mentors at the 52nd Street Project, created the Carolina Comedy Festival, and has toured with the USO.

Bob Schieffer

Bob Lloyd Schieffer is an American journalist who has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News from 1973-1996; chief Washington correspondent since 1982, moderator of the Sunday public affairs show Face the Nation since 1991, and, between March of 2005 and August 31, 2006, interim weekday anchor of the CBS Evening News. Katie Couric, formerly of NBC's The Today Show, succeeded Schieffer as anchor on September 5, 2006.

Schieffer is one of the few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments: the White House, The Pentagon, United States Department of State, and United States Congress. His career with CBS has almost exclusively dealt with national politics.

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01.: Introduction

02 min 25 sec

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02.: What Are You Mad About Right Now?

01 min 08 sec

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03.: Coverage of Michael Jackson's Funeral

03 min 21 sec

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04.: Meaning of 'Me of Little Faith'

01 min 49 sec

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05.: 'Punk Creationism'

03 min 38 sec

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06.: Seperation of Church and State

02 min 31 sec

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07.: Evangelism

03 min 49 sec

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08.: Reasons For (and For Not) Believing in God

06 min 16 sec

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09.: On Bush / Obama

07 min 34 sec

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10.: On Limbaugh / Talk Radio

01 min 31 sec

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11.: On Twitter / Information Overload

01 min 57 sec

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12.: On Gay Marriage

01 min 11 sec

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13.: Q1: What Excites Black?

01 min 35 sec

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14.: Q2: Experiences Creating a Belief in God

02 min 14 sec

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15.: Q3: Relationship Between Comedy and Religion

03 min 04 sec

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16.: Q4: Favorite TV Comics

02 min 03 sec

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17.: Q5: High School Prom

02 min 09 sec

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18.: Q6: Life Up To Now?

04 min 13 sec

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Lewis Black: In God and Healthcare We Trust (Or Not)

04 min 42 sec

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Lewis Black Rails on Coverage of Michael Jackson’s Death

03 min 27 sec

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