
David Steinberg
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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
Credits

The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
as Self

The Wrong Guy (1997)
as Outpatient

Being Canadian (2015)
as Self

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
as Self

The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self

From Darkness to Light (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

The End (1978)
as Marty Lieberman

The Lost Man (1969)
as Photographer

Nothing Personal (1980)
as Talk Show Host

Something Short of Paradise (1979)
as Harris Sloane

Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story (2013)
as Self

Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as Self - Host

The One, the Only... Groucho (1991)
as Narrator

The Tommy Chong Roast (1986)
Actor

When Jews Were Funny (2013)
Actor

Fearless Frank (1969)
as The Rat

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)
as Self

A Night Train to Terror (1973)
as Paul

Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982)
as Self / Host & Narrator (voice)
Energy Crisis (1974)
as Self - Comedian

The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show (1977)
as Self - Host
Information Processing (—)
as Self - Host

The Return of the Smothers Brothers (—)
as Self
On Location: David Steinberg (1976)
as Self

Dad's A Dog (1990)
as Charles Dryden

The Jews of Winnipeg (1973)
as Himself

David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy (1984)
as Self





