Michael Black

Will guest host CBS The Late Late Show to fill in for the departed Craig Kilborn

Voiced Al Foster on Comedy Central s Crank Yankers

Appeared in the comedy feature Wet Hot American Summer directed, scripted and co-starring fellow members of The State ; screened at Sundance

Hosted the NBC summer series Spy TV

Was featured in the Internet live-action series Stella

Played a quirky bowling alley employee in the NBC sitcom Ed

Reunited with all other ten members of The State for a performance at the New York Comedy Film Festival (November)

Stella resumed its regular status for a limited holiday run

Guested on an episode of Spin City (ABC)

Starred in the CBS special The State s 43rd Annual Halloween Special

Had a guest role on an episode of NYPD Blue (ABC)

Starred on the MTV sketch comedy series The State

Co-wrote the screenplay for the experimental short I m Your Man , billed as the first truly interactive motion picture experience

Wrote, produced and starred in sketches for the MTV series You Wrote It, You Watch It , hosted by Jon Stewart

Formed the comedy troupe The New Group (later renamed The State: Full-Frontal Comedy and finally just The State )

Appeared in the independent comedy feature Big Helium Dog (filmed in 1997)

Raised in Hillsborough, New Jersey

Voiced the Pets.com sock puppet dog in a series of popular television commercials

Was a regular on the Comedy Central series Viva Variety , starring alongside fellow The State veterans Kerri Kenney and Thomas Lennon

With Michael Showalter and David Wain, fellow members of The State, hosted and starred in Stella , a regular comedy showcase staged at the New York nightclub Fez, boasting guest stars including Janeane Garofalo and Jon Stewart