
David Steinberg
Directing
Born 1942-08-09 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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.
Known for

Showbiz Goes to War
1982 · Movie

The One, the Only... Groucho
1991 · Movie

The Last Laugh
2016 · Movie

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018 · Movie

Dad's A Dog
1990 · Movie

The Aristocrats
2005 · Movie

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 · Movie

Being Canadian
2015 · Movie

From Darkness to Light
2025 · Movie

Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
2013 · Movie

When Jews Were Funny
2013 · Movie

The End
1978 · Movie

Nothing Personal
1980 · Movie

The Jews of Winnipeg
1973 · Movie

The Tommy Chong Roast
1986 · Movie

Fearless Frank
1969 · Movie

The Lost Man
1969 · Movie

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002 · Movie

Something Short of Paradise
1979 · Movie

A Night Train to Terror
1973 · Movie

Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982 · Movie

The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
1977 · Movie

The Return of the Smothers Brothers
— · Movie

David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
1984 · Movie