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David Steinberg is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. He was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and directed several popular sitcoms, including Seinfeld and Friends.
David Steinberg is a Canadian-born comedian who performed on The Tonight Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He also directed and wrote for TV shows and movies, and won two Emmys for his Oscar telecasts.
- January 1, 1
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- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Comedian David Steinberg, born in 1942, grew up in Winnipeg, Canada. He left home to attend the University of Chicago. The family moved to Chicago when he was a teen. It was there that he saw a performance by the Second City Chicago Troupe and it changed the course of his life.
- August 9, 1942
Jul 14, 2021 · As a stand-up and on television appearances, the former rabbinical student, now 78, belonged to a generation that pushed stand-up away from mother-in-law and airline-food jokes to something...
- Donald Liebenson
Learn about David Steinberg's career as a comedian, director, author and interviewer of comedy legends. From his stand up and sitcom roles to his Emmy-winning work on Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, he is a comic institution himself.
Jun 16, 2021 · The veteran comic and director shares his insights on laughter, evolution and rejection in his new book Inside Comedy. Learn from his stories of Lenny Bruce, Cosby, Seinfeld and more.
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Feb 1, 2014 · Legendary comedian David Steinberg is the subject of a new Showtime documentary called Quality Balls. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Steinberg, whose controversial routine was responsible for...