Michael Ian Black
{{Short description|American comedian and actor (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Michael Ian Black
| image = Michael Ian Black, 2025 (cropped).png
| caption = Black in 2025
| pseudonym =
| birth_name = Michael Ian Schwartz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|08|12}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Comedian
- actor
- writer
- director}}
| subjects =
| influenced =
| spouse = {{marriage|Martha Anne Hagen|1998}}
| children = 2
| notable_works = The I Love the... series, The State, Stella, Michael & Michael Have Issues, Another Period
| website = {{URL|www.michaelianblack.org}}
}}
Michael Ian Black (né Schwartz; August 12, 1971){{Cite web|url=https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/trumbull/neighbors/happy-birthday-to-reddings-michael-ian-black/561600/|title = Happy Birthday to Redding's Michael Ian Black|date = August 12, 2016}} is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including The State, Viva Variety, Stella, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Michael & Michael Have Issues, and Another Period. In the late 1990s to early 2000s, he was the puppeteer and voice actor for the Pets.com sock puppet dog, and played a supporting character on the NBC drama series Ed. Since 2008 he has written a number of books, including several for children.
Early life
Black was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Jill and Robert Schwartz, a store owner and an executive, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/Michael-Ian-Black.html |title=Michael Ian Black Biography (1971-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=March 15, 2013}} His family is Jewish.{{cite news|last1=Zaltzman|first1=Lior|title=Jewish Comedian Donald Trump Children's Book Rubs Racists the Wrong Way|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/1.726671|access-date=June 12, 2017|work=Haaretz|date=June 23, 2016|language=en}} He grew up in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey,{{cite magazine|first=Daria|last=Meoli|url=http://www.njmonthly.com/issues/oct05/entertain.html|title=That's Entertainment|magazine=New Jersey Monthly|date=October 2005|access-date=December 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214185336/http://www.njmonthly.com/issues/oct05/entertain.html |archive-date=December 14, 2005 |quote=Add Stella, the strange Comedy Network brainchild of Princeton native Michael Showalter and Hillsborough native Michael Ian Black—he played wacky bowling-alley employee Phil in Ed, filmed all over the state—and Ohioan David Wain.}} where he attended Hillsborough High School. He attended Stagedoor Manor summer camp for performing arts.{{Cite web |last=Rapkin |first=Mickey |date=2010-06-03 |title=Michael Ian Black's Theater Camp Confessions! |url=https://www.gq.com/story/michael-ian-black-theater-camp-confessions |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}
His parents divorced when he was three years old; his mother, Jill, later came out as a lesbian.{{cite news|first=Doug|last=Rule|url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2012/02/gay-by-association/ |title=Gay by Association: Michael Ian Black is an affiliated member of the gay community: Books section |newspaper=Metro Weekly|publisher=DMG Media |location=London, England|date=March 1, 2012 |access-date=March 15, 2013}} Black's father died at age 39 due to a head injury apparently suffered in an assault and allergic reaction during subsequent surgery.Michael Ian Black, You're Not Doing It Right, Simon & Schuster, 2012. p.109-111
His birth name, Schwartz, is derived from the German word schwarz, which means black. He changed his name to Michael Ian Black to avoid confusion with the actor Mike Schwartz.
Black briefly attended New York University, but dropped out to portray Raphael in the promotional campaign for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles concert tour.{{cite web|last=Buck|first=David|title=Turtlemania, Revisited|publisher=Tedium|date=October 9, 2020|url=https://tedium.co/2020/10/09/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-oddities/}}
Career
=1991–2010=
Black began his career as a member of the comedy group The State and was featured on the television show of the same name on MTV. He continued working with members of that group on the show Viva Variety in the role of "Johnny Bluejeans", and in the film Wet Hot American Summer, directed by frequent collaborator David Wain.
Black also appeared on VH1's I Love the... series, his comedy troupe Stella, and in various TV series and films. From 1998 to 2000, he was the puppeteer and voice actor for the Pets.com (and later BarNone) sock puppet, an experience he would later describe as "painful but fun".{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/how-we-live/2016/06/19/mondays-authors-michael-ian-black-hillsborough-hollywood/86028734/|title = Mondays with Authors: Michael Ian Black, from Hillsborough to Hollywood}} He also was featured in commercials for Sierra Mist, hosted the first season of NBC's hidden-camera show Spy TV (Miss USA 1996, Ali Landry, replaced him for the second season), made several appearances in the film Big Helium Dog, and had a supporting role on the NBC dramedy Ed.
His dry, sarcastically irreverent commentary on pop culture artifacts on VH1's I Love the '70s/'80s/'90s/New Millennium series added to his and the shows' popularity. Black stated several times on the show that he felt as if he was "doomed to an eternity" of doing the I Love the... series. He also made fun of himself for being a Jewish-American and sarcastically enforcing Jewish stereotypes.
Black is a poker enthusiast and appeared in five episodes of Celebrity Poker Showdown beginning in 2003, playing for the Endeavor House charity. In 2004 and 2006 he played for the charity MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. In 2006, he came in third (receiving $100,000 for his charity). Black was praised for his humor and his skilled poker play by Dave Foley, host of Celebrity Poker Showdown, and by poker experts Phil Gordon and Phil Hellmuth.{{cite web|url=http://www.hobotrashcan.com/interviews/philgordon2.php |title=Phil Gordon interview |publisher=HoboTrashcan |date=March 14, 2006 |access-date=March 15, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/5/phil-hellmuth-businessman-poker-legend.htm |title=Phil Hellmuth - Businessman, Host, and Poker Legend |publisher=Poker News |date=May 16, 2006 |access-date=March 15, 2013}}
In the latter part of 2004, he acted as guest host of CBS's The Late Late Show while auditioning for the permanent hosting role. He was a finalist for the position, but the job eventually went to Craig Ferguson. He is also an occasional contributor to the online edition of McSweeney's, where he writes a column titled "Michael Ian Black Is a Very Famous Celebrity".[http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/black/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526074722/http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/black/|date=May 26, 2011}}
Black, along with fellow State members Michael Showalter and David Wain, co-starred in and cowrote the Comedy Central series Stella, a television adaptation of their popular stage show. The ten-episode first season debuted in June 2005 and was not renewed for a second season.
File:Michael Ian Black by David Shankbone.jpg]]
Black wrote the screenplays for two feature film comedies —Wedding Daze (2006) and Run, Fat Boy, Run (2007, co-written with leading actor Simon Pegg).BBC Movies Review of Run, Fatboy, Run[https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/09/03/run_fat_boy_run_2007_review.shtml]. Retrieved on September 14, 2007. Black also directed Wedding Daze which stars Jason Biggs, Joe Pantoliano, and Isla Fisher.
Black also has some minor screen credits. He appeared twice on the Adult Swim show Tom Goes to the Mayor, was a guest voice on Seth Green's stop-motion show Robot Chicken, and later did a bit for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. He appeared on the Comedy Central shows Crank Yankers and Reno 911!. He had a cameo in David Wain's 2007 film The Ten as a prison guard. In September 2007, he released his first stand-up comedy album, I Am a Wonderful Man. In addition, he starred on the TV series Reaper as a gay demon trying to destroy the devil through acts of kindness.{{cite news|first=Shaun|last=Miller|url=http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/12/happy_reaper_michael_ian_black.php|title=Happy Reaper: Michael Ian Black|newspaper=Express|publisher=Nash Holdings, LLC|location=Washington DC|date=December 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416153302/http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/12/happy_reaper_michael_ian_black.php |archive-date=April 16, 2008}} In 2008, Black published a book titled My Custom Van ... And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face. Also in 2008, he hosted Reality Bites Back, a scripted reality show on Comedy Central.
Black then developed another show for Comedy Central, Michael Ian Black Doesn't Understand.{{cite web|url=http://michaelianblack.typepad.com/blog/2008/06/my-whereabouts.html |title=Michael Ian Black: My Whereabouts |publisher=Michaelianblack.typepad.com |date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=March 15, 2013}} The concept was later retooled as Michael & Michael Have Issues; a pilot episode, featuring Michael Showalter, was shot in August 2008.{{cite web|url=http://michaelianblack.typepad.com/blog/2008/07/come-see-michae.html |title=Michael Ian Black: Come See Michael & Michael Have Issues |publisher=Michaelianblack.typepad.com |date=July 31, 2008 |access-date=March 15, 2013}} Comedy Central confirmed in February 2009 that a seven-episode run of the show would air in July.{{Cite news|first=Denise|last=Martin|newspaper=LA Times|title=Comedy Central commits to 'Michael and Michael Have Issues'|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/02/comedy-central.html|date=February 18, 2009|access-date=February 19, 2009 }}
His first children's book, Chicken Cheeks, was published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing on January 6, 2009. The book is illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. In a starred review, Kirkus called the book "a perfect collaboration of text and illustration." An alternative review was aired on The Michael Showalter Showalter.{{cite web|author=Connected Ventures LLC. Copyright 1999-2010. |url=http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1892600 |title=Michael Showalter Showalter: Michael Ian Black - CollegeHumor Video |publisher=Collegehumor.com |date=December 10, 2008 |access-date=March 15, 2013}}
Black appeared in several Sierra Mist and{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3BMDPKtnNQ|title=Sierra Mist "Wand"|website=YouTube|date=May 22, 2006|access-date=December 28, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCNOs2Iysd8|title=Sierra Mist "Jinx"|website=YouTube|date=May 30, 2007|access-date=December 28, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83zIh2NIEs|title=Sierra Mist Karate|website=YouTube|date=March 30, 2007|access-date=December 28, 2011}} Klondike commercials,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/2048980675|title=Twitter / @michaelianblack:Shooting some Klondike com|publisher=Twitter.com|date=August 2, 2009|access-date=December 28, 2011}} as well as an eBay commercial with Showalter.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ruRSTRk5-g|title=eBay: Michaels on used gear.|website=YouTube|date=November 2, 2009|access-date=December 28, 2011}}
On February 21, 2009, Black instigated a "Celeb-Feud" — or as he called it, the "World's First Twitter War" — with LeVar Burton to see if he could muster more Twitter followers than Burton. Black dubbed the feud "LeWar."{{Cite web |url=http://www.switched.com/2009/02/23/comedian-michael-ian-black-to-actor-levar-burton-its-twitter |title=Comedian Michael Ian Black to Actor LeVar Burton: "It's Twitter War!" |last=Mumm |first=Chad |date=June 5, 2009 |publisher=Switched.com |access-date=December 28, 2011}}
=2010–present=
In 2010 Black started the podcast Mike and Tom Eat Snacks with his former Ed castmate Tom Cavanagh.{{cite web|author=michaelianblack |url=http://michaelianblack.tumblr.com/post/3486249371/here-i-am |title=Here I Am |publisher=Michaelianblack.tumblr.com |date=February 24, 2011 |access-date=March 15, 2013}} Black and Meghan McCain cowrote the book America, You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter to Freedom in June 2012. The two took a road trip across America during the summer of 2011, documenting how Americans were living.{{cite web|last=Mauldin|first=Kit|title=Interview: Meghan McCain on "America, You Sexy Bitch"|url=http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/culturephile-portland-arts/interview-meghan-mccain-on-america-you-sexy-bitch-june-2012/|publisher=Portland Monthly|access-date=June 13, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Interview with Michael Ian Black and Meghan McCain|website=7th Avenue Project Radio Show|url=http://7thavenueproject.com/post/24849124251/michael-ian-black-meghan-mccain|date=June 10, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2012}}
In 2012, he starred as the host Bill Tundle in the web series Burning Love, a spoof of the TV series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. He also co-hosted G4 TV with Candace Bailey that year. He has occasionally appeared as a guest on Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld. He stars in Adult Swim's late night infomercial parody, You're Whole, as Randall Tyree Mandersohn. After a guest appearance in the pilot, it was announced in 2013 that Black would join the FOX comedy Us & Them in a regular role.{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=Aasif Mandvi & Michael Ian Black Join New Fox Series 'Us & Them'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/aasif-mandvi-michael-ian-black-join-new-fox-series-us-them-571092/|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|location=Los Angeles, California|date=August 23, 2013|access-date=August 28, 2013}}
File:Michael Ian Black and Bobcat Goldthwait May 2015.jpg at the 2015 Montclair Film Festival]]
In 2013, he and Michael Showalter launched the podcast Topics.{{cite web|url=http://www.earwolf.com/show/topics/ |title=Topics Podcast at EarWolf.com|publisher=Ear Wolf |access-date=May 18, 2015}} Alongside Jason Ritter, Alexis Bledel, and Kerri Kenney-Silver, Black appeared in the unaired 2013 Fox sitcom Us & Them, a 13-episode US adaptation of the hit UK sitcom Gavin & Stacey, which was canceled while the seventh episode was in production. Fox decided to not air any of the episodes. Black played the role of Brian.
He co-hosted the single-season 2013 game show Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host alongside D.L. Hughley.{{cite web |url=http://www.tbs.com/templates/splashpage.jsp?oid=984556 |title=Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host - Coming Soon to TBS |publisher=Tbs.com |access-date=October 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005215310/http://www.tbs.com/templates/splashpage.jsp?oid=984556 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 }} He was also a co-host on Duck Quacks Don't Echo,{{cite web|url=http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/duck-quacks-dont-echo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230113138/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/duck-quacks-dont-echo/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2013|title=Duck Quacks Don't Echo|website=National Geographic Channel|access-date=February 23, 2014}} and one of the guest stars on the short-lived Steve Carell 2014 improv sketch show Riot.{{cite news|last=Kroeger|first=Jake|title=Fox Improv Show RIOT Will Feature Steve Carell, Jason Alexander, Cheryl Hines|url=http://www.nerdist.com/2014/04/fox-improv-show-riot-will-feature-steve-carell-jason-alexander-cheryl-hines/|access-date=April 10, 2014|newspaper=Nerdist|date=April 8, 2014}}{{cite news|last=Geddes|first=Robin|title=Steve Carell, Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik for new Fox series Riot |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a563315/steve-carell-big-bang-theorys-mayim-bialik-for-new-fox-series-riot.html#~oB0UrmhK1Bl25x|access-date=April 10, 2014|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=April 8, 2014}}{{cite news|last=Swift|first=Andy|title=Exclusive: Steve Carell and Cheryl Hines Among Celebrity Guests in Fox Improv Series Riot|url=http://tvline.com/2014/04/08/steve-carell-riot-fox-improv-series-full-cast/|access-date=April 10, 2014|website=TVLine|date=April 8, 2014}} On June 11, 2014, he appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast.
Black played Peepers, an uptight butler, on the Comedy Central series Another Period. He also played the role of Daniel on the TVLand series The Jim Gaffigan Show, as well as McKinley in the prequel to 2001's Wet Hot American Summer, titled Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.
Black hosts How to Be Amazing, an in-depth interview podcast show, produced by Black, Jennifer Brennan and Mary Shimkin. It is largely recorded at Argot Studios in New York City.{{Cite web|url=http://howtobeamazingshow.com/heritage|title=About —|website=howtobeamazingshow.com}} In June 2017, Black recorded an episode in Los Angeles with pop star Katy Perry for her livestream marathon, Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide.{{cite news|last1=Russell|first1=Erica|title=Watch Katy Perry's 24 Hour 'Witness World Wide' Live Stream|url=http://popcrush.com/katy-perry-witness-live-stream/|access-date=June 12, 2017|work=PopCrush|date=June 10, 2017}}
Black appears in Smosh: The Movie as Steve YouTube, the fictional germophobic creator and CEO of YouTube. The movie premiered on July 24, 2015, at VidCon 2015 in Los Angeles.
In 2018, Black began hosting a new podcast titled Obscure with Michael Ian Black in which he reads works of classic literature and makes comments about the books as he reads. In Season 1 he reads Jude the Obscure by author Thomas Hardy.{{cite web|title=Michael Ian Black Is Back, All Right!|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/02/15/694931142/michael-ian-black-an-mib-you-won-t-forget|publisher=NPR|date=February 15, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2022}} In Season 2 he reads Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. In Season 3 he reads Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights.{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/obscure-with-michael-ian-black/id1388660385|title=Obscure with Michael Ian Black|publisher=Apple Podcasts |access-date=May 10, 2022}}
In May 2020 Black returned to a rebooted Reno 911! in a new recurring role as Captain Schwartz, named for his birthname. Schwartz is the commander of a heavily militarized parody of Hatzalah, the Jewish volunteer medical emergency service.
Personal life
Black married Martha Anne Hagen in 1998.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E6D6153AF93BA25753C1A96E958260 |title=WEDDINGS; Martha Hagen, Michael Black |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York City|date=October 18, 1998 |access-date=March 15, 2013}} They have two children,Grandjean, Patricia (September 2009). [http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/September-2009/Michael-Ian-Black/ "Michael Ian Black"]. Connecticut.Leone Shewfelt, Raechal (February 23, 2012). [https://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/now/comedian-michael-ian-black-house-hunters-obsession-010101318.html "Comedian Michael Ian Black's 'House Hunters' Obsession"]. Yahoo! Celebrity. Elijah (b. 2001), and Ruthie (b. 2003).{{cite news|first=Zak|last=Stemer|url=http://splash.suntimes.com/2014/01/05/black-michael-ian-black/#.VLbrgcYbIqg|title=Back to Black: Michael Ian Black|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=Sun-Times Media Company|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=January 5, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503060842/http://splash.suntimes.com/2014/01/05/black-michael-ian-black#.VLbrgcYbIqg|archive-date=May 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|first=Michael Ian|last=Black|url=https://archive.org/details/yourenotdoingitr00mich|url-access=registration|quote=Michael Ian Black, Elijah, Ruthie.|title=You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations|publisher=Gallery Books|location=New York City|date=2012|isbn=978-1439167861|page=[https://archive.org/details/yourenotdoingitr00mich/page/140 140]|via=Internet Archive}} They reside in Savannah, Georgia.{{cite web|last=Santamaria |first=Gabriel|title=Turns Out I'm Hilariously Funny: An Interview with Michael Ian Black|url=https://rvamag.com/art/comedy/turns-out-im-hilariously-funny-an-interview-with-michael-ian-black.html|website=RVA Magazine|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=February 25, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Tucci|first=Joseph|title=Michael Ian Black surprises Mark Twain Library with $78K donation from game show winnings|url=https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/michael-ian-black-mark-twain-ct-name-that-tune-17776986.php|work=CT Insider|date=February 10, 2023|access-date=February 25, 2024}}
Black was an atheist, but is now a "reluctant deist".{{cite news|first=Katie|last=Stroh|url= https://thedailytexan.com/2012/02/29/michael-ian-black-bares-soul-makes-us-laugh-with-memoir/|title=Michael Ian Black bares soul, makes us laugh with memoir|newspaper=The Daily Texan|publisher=Texas Student Media|location=Austin, Texas|date=February 29, 2012|access-date=June 9, 2012}}
Bibliography
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= Books =
- My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face (2008)
- You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations (2012)
- America, You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter to Freedom (with Meghan McCain; 2012)
- Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (but also my mom's, which I know sounds weird) (2016)
- A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son (2020)
== Children's books ==
- Chicken Cheeks (2009)
- The Purple Kangaroo (2009)
- A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea (2011)
- I'm Bored (2012)
- Naked! (2014)
- Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop! (2015)
- A Child's First Book of Trump (2016) {{ISBN|978-1481488006}}
- I'm Sad (2018)
- I'm Sorry (2021)
- I'm Worried (2021)
= Articles =
- {{cite journal |date=April 5, 2021 |title=My application essay to Brown (rejected) |department=Shouts & Murmurs |journal=The New Yorker |volume=97 |issue=7 |pages=21 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/05/a-pandemic-college-essay-that-probably-wont-get-you-into-brown }}Online version is titled "A pandemic college essay that probably won't get you into Brown".
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Discography
- Comedy For Gracious Living by The State (recorded 1996, released 2010)
- I am a Wonderful Man (2007)
- Very Famous (2011)
- Noted Expert (2016)
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1991
| Cults: Saying No Under Pressure | Male student | Documentary |
| 1999
| Martin Huber | |
| 2000
| |
| 2001
| McKinley | |
| 2002
| Michael | 27 short films |
| 2005
| Ed | |
| 2005
| Alchemy | Jerry (voice) | |
| 2005
| Partner(s) | Christopher | |
| 2006
| | Writer, director |
| 2007
| | Writer |
| 2007
| The Ten | Prison Guard Jamberg Saivon | |
| 2007
| Ron of Ron's Tattoo | |
| 2011
| Pete Bering | |
| 2012
| Himself | |
| 2012
| Accountant | |
| 2013
| Dr. Marshall | |
| 2014
| Trevor | |
| 2015
| Steve YouTube | |
| 2016
| Slash | Denis | |
| 2016
| Randy | |
| 2019
| Doug | |
| 2022
| Linoleum | Tony | |
| 2023
| |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1992–93
| Various | 25 episodes; also writer |
| 1993–95
| Various | 27 episodes; also co-creator, writer |
| 1994
| Joey Diaz | Episode: "Rockin' Robin" |
| 1997
| Johnny Blue Jeans | 16 episodes; also co-creator, writer |
| 1999
| Hercules: The Animated Series | Voice | Episode: "Hercules and the Romans" |
| 2000–04
| Ed | Phil Stubbs | 83 episodes |
| 2001
| Spy TV | Himself (host) | 11 episodes |
| 2002
| Himself | 9 episodes |
| 2003
| Himself | 7 episodes |
| 2003
| I Love the '80s Strikes Back | Himself | 6 episodes |
| 2003
| Voice | 2 episodes |
| 2003–06
| Himself | 5 episodes |
| 2003–22
| Various | 8 episodes |
| 2004
| Himself | 7 episodes |
| 2004, 2008
| Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2005
| Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2005
| Himself | 10 episodes |
| 2005
| Himself | |
| 2005
| Stella | Michael | 10 episodes; also co-creator, writer |
| 2005–06
| Dr. Ian Black (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2006
| Himself | |
| 2006
| Himself | 7 episodes |
| 2006
| Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | EZtech Executive / Hugh FitzSimmons | 2 episodes |
| 2006–12
| Himself / Mo-Larr / E! Entertainment Host / Mr. Ollivander (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2007
| Waiter | 2 episodes |
| 2008
| Himself | 7 episodes |
| 2008
| Himself (host) | 8 episodes |
| 2008
| Chase Fontaine (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2008–09
| Reaper | Steve | 6 episodes |
| 2009
| Michael & Michael Have Issues | Himself | 7 episodes; also co-creator, writer |
| 2010
| Mercy | Mark Gunther | Episode: "I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You" |
| 2010–11
| Backwash | Fleming | Web-series, 11 episodes |
| 2011
| Michael Ian Black: Very Famous | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 2012–13
| Bill Tundle | 37 episodes |
| 2012–14
| Randall Tyree Mandersohn | 8 episodes; also creator, writer |
| 2013
| Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host | Himself (co-host) | 10 episodes |
| 2013–14
| Brian | 7 episodes |
| 2013–16
| Martin Daniels / Lawyer | 4 episodes |
| 2014
| Himself (co-host) | 12 episodes |
| 2014
| Maron | Michael Ian Black | Episode: "Marc on Talking Dead" |
| 2015
| Deadbeat | TJ | Episode: "The Blowfish Job" |
| 2015
| Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | McKinley | 7 episodes |
| 2015–16
|Daniel Benjamin | 22 episodes |
| 2015–18
| Peepers | 30 episodes |
| 2016
| Easiest Game Show Ever | Himself (host) | |
| 2016
| Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 2017
| Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | McKinley / George H. W. Bush | 7 episodes |
| 2017
| The High Court with Doug Benson | Guest bailiff | Episode: "Snakes in the Drain" |
| 2017
| Dogs in a Park | Various dogs (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2017
| Himself | Episode: "Everything is Terrifying" |
| 2018
| Stephen Rankin-Hall | 2 episodes |
| 2018–19
| Pastor Mike | 5 episodes |
| 2018
| Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | Satan | Episode: "Devil in the Blue Jeans"{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/07/michael-ian-black-is-satan-in-this-exclusive-clip.html|title=Michael Ian Black Is Satan in this Exclusive Clip from Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits and Monsters|work=pastemagazine.com|access-date=August 24, 2018|language=en}} |
| 2019
| Cheff | Episode: "Omaha" |
| 2020
| Sea Lovin' Sam | Episode: "Amazing Atticus/Sea Lovin' Sam" |
| 2022
| Wally | Episode: "The Gospel of Judas" |
| 2022
| Himself | Episode: "Boy in a Barrel" |
| 2024–present
| Have I Got News For You (US) | Himself | Regular panelist |
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