- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 9, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
David Steinberg
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
movieFrom Darkness to Light
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
2022 · Executive Producer
movieRobin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018 · Self
movieThe Last Laugh
2016 · Self
movieBeing Canadian
2015 · Self
movieWhen Jews Were Funny
2013
movieQuality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
2013 · Self
movieRichard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 · Self
tvRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · Self - Special Guest
tvInside Comedy
2012 · Self - Host
movieNorm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup
2011 · Director
Living in Your Car
tvLiving in Your Car
2010 · Director, Executive Producer
tvHelp Me Help You
2006 · Director
movieCarlos Mencia: No Strings Attached
2006 · Director
tvSons & Daughters
2006 · Director
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
tvSit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005 · Self - Host
tvWeeds
2005 · Director
movieThe Aristocrats
2005 · Self
tvThe Comeback
2005 · Director
movieOne by One
2004 · Associate Producer
movieSmothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002 · Self
What's Up, Peter Fuddy?
movieWhat's Up, Peter Fuddy?
2001 · Director
Big Sound
tvBig Sound
2000
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Director
tvEven Stevens
2000 · Director
movieSwitching Goals
1999 · Director
tvLiving in Captivity
1998 · Director
movieThe Wrong Guy
1997 · Director
movieCats Don't Dance
1997 · Executive Producer
tvInk
1996 · Director
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvThe Parent 'Hood
1995 · Director
tvFriends
1994 · Director
tvIt Had to Be You
1993 · Director
tvDaddy Dearest
1993 · Director
Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny
movieRick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny
1993 · Director
tvMad About You
1992 · Director, Bad Eulogizer
movieKevin Pollak: Stop With The Kicking
1991 · Director
movieThe One, the Only... Groucho
1991 · Narrator
tvGood Grief
1990 · Producer
tvGet a Life
1990 · Director
tvEvening Shade
1990 · Director
movieDad's A Dog
1990 · Charles Dryden
tvSeinfeld
1989 · Director
movieI, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989 · Executive Producer
Annie McGuire
tvAnnie McGuire
1988 · Director
Family Man
tvFamily Man
1988 · Director
tvEisenhower and Lutz
1988 · Director
tvDuet
1987 · Director
tvDesigning Women
1986 · Director, Writer
movieCasey at the Bat
1986 · Director
movieThe Tommy Chong Roast
1986
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985 · Director
tvTall Tales & Legends
1985 · Director
tvThe Golden Girls
1985 · Director
tvThe Comedy Factory
1985 · Director
movieDavid Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
1984 · Self, Writer
movieGoing Berserk
1983 · Director, Writer
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982 · Self - Host
tvNewhart
1982 · Director
movieShowbiz Ballyhoo
1982 · Self / Host & Narrator (voice)
moviePaternity
1981 · Director
tvFridays
1980 · Self - Guest Host
movieNothing Personal
1980 · Talk Show Host
movieSomething Short of Paradise
1979 · Harris Sloane
movieThe End
1978 · Marty Lieberman
movieThe 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
1977 · Self - Host
On Location: David Steinberg
movieOn Location: David Steinberg
1976 · Self
tvThe Sonny and Cher Show
1976
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
Energy Crisis
movieEnergy Crisis
1974 · Self - Comedian
movieThe Jews of Winnipeg
1973 · Himself
movieA Night Train to Terror
1973 · Paul
tvThe Bobby Darin Show
1973
The David Steinberg Show
tvThe David Steinberg Show
1972
tvThe Odd Couple
1970 · David Steinberg
tvThe Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Self
movieFearless Frank
1969 · The Rat
tvThe Music Scene
1969
movieThe Lost Man
1969 · Photographer
tvThe Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self, Self - Guest Host
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host, Self - Guest Host
tvThe David Susskind Show
1959 · Self
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Writer
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieThe Return of the Smothers Brothers
— · Self, Writer
Information Processing
movieInformation Processing
— · Self - Host
The Place I Belong
movieThe Place I Belong
— · Executive Producer