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"

"Stella" resumed its regular status for a limited holiday run

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)

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