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Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena. He hosted the Comedy Central series Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart delivering his “Back in Black” commentary segment. When not on the road performing, he resides in Manhattan. He also maintains a residence in Chapel Hill, N.C. He is currently the spokesman for Aruba Tourism, appearing in television ads that aired in late 2009 and 2010. He was voted 51st of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time by Comedy Central in 2004. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room. Barney Miller was a 70's Fictional Television series that explored the day to day life of the detectives at the 12th precinct in new york. Barney Miller was a comedy show that was able to touch down upon social issues of every stripe, in the most unique, touching and intelligently appropriate ways. It was a wholesome show, it had many family values and would be something that is much needed by today's standards. It featured a cast of amazing actors, Including Hal Linden in the leading role, and Abe Vigoda as fish to name a few. The show was inspiring and hilarious, it had such a unique perspective unlike any other show yet it was still so captivating even though most of the camera angles took place on a single set inside the makeshift precinct offices. I'd imagine barney miller today taking a middle of the road or conservative approach to the social issues of our time whilst remaining to be respectfully progressive and wholesome. I believe the show could be just as comedic and well written and be something refreshing and new in the age of comedic workplace style shows, and compete very well with Brooklyn nine nine. There is nothing like it on today's television or streaming networks. But it is literally the type of show whose context and actors can be adapted for any audience.
