
David Steinberg
Biography
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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.
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Acting History
2025
From Darkness to Light as Self (archive footage)
2018Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self
2016The Last Laugh as Self
2015Being Canadian as Self
2013When Jews Were Funny
2013Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story as Self
2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Special Guest
2012Inside Comedy as Self - Host
2005Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg as Self - Host
2005The Aristocrats as Self
2002Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self
2000Big Sound
1996The Daily Show as Self
1992Mad About You as Director
1992Mad About You as Bad Eulogizer
1991The One, the Only... Groucho as Narrator
1990Dad's A Dog as Charles Dryden
1986The Tommy Chong Roast
1984David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy as Self
1982Showbiz Goes to War as Self - Host
1982Showbiz Ballyhoo as Self / Host & Narrator (voice)
1980Fridays as Self - Guest Host
1980Nothing Personal as Talk Show Host
1979Something Short of Paradise as Harris Sloane
1978The End as Marty Lieberman
1977The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show as Self - Host
1976On Location: David Steinberg as Self
1976The Sonny and Cher Show
1974Dinah! as Self
1974Energy Crisis as Self - Comedian
1973The Jews of Winnipeg as Himself
1973A Night Train to Terror as Paul
1973The Bobby Darin Show
1972The David Steinberg Show
1970The Odd Couple as David Steinberg
1970The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1969Fearless Frank as The Rat
1969The Music Scene
1969The Lost Man as Photographer
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Guest Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1959The David Susskind Show as Self
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
—The Return of the Smothers Brothers as Self
—Information Processing as Self - Host





