David Steinberg
Known for Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Steinberg (born August 9, 1942) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the best-known stand-up comics in the United States. He appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show more than 130 times (second only to Bob Hope in number of appearances) and served as guest host 12 times, the youngest person ever to guest-host. Steinberg directed several films and episodes of many of the most successful television situation comedies of the last twenty years, including Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more than 35 episodes of Designing Women. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Steinberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
as Self
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self
The End
1978
as Marty Lieberman
Being Canadian
2015
as Self
Fearless Frank
1969
as The Rat
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
The Lost Man
1969
as Photographer
Nothing Personal
1980
as Talk Show Host
From Darkness to Light
2025
as Self (archive footage)
When Jews Were Funny
2013
Energy Crisis
1974
as Self - Comedian
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
as Self
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
as Self / Host & Narrator (voice)
Something Short of Paradise
1979
as Harris Sloane
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self - Host
The One, the Only... Groucho
1991
as Narrator
The Tommy Chong Roast
1986
Information Processing
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as Self - Host
The Return of the Smothers Brothers
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as Self