Lewis Black is riding on his tour bus to his next gig in Maine when he takes my call for this interview. Before he can answer a single question, the bus hits a bump, and a bottle of hot sauce smashes, eliciting a string of profanity from Black and an apology. It sets the mood Black has been in for most of his career, which is why the show he’s bringing to Boston’s Shubert Theatre Friday and Saturday is called “The Rant, White and Blue Tour.”
His comedy specials have names like “Old Yeller” and “Red, White and Screwed,” and he’s been doing his apoplectic op-ed “Back In Black” on “The Daily Show” since the show began in 1996. His day isn’t going to get any better with the inevitable questions about current events.
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For Comedian Lewis Black, Humor Starts With Anger