''The End of the Universe'' is

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's second album, recorded at The Punchline in

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, Georgia, United States, on two separate date ranges: August 24–26, 2001 and March 8–10, 2002, and released on July 1, 2002. The title refers to Black's belief that the end of the universe is in

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, Texas, where two

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Track listing

# "Atlanta" – 6:19 # "After September 11th" – 3:31 # "Environmental Terrorism or Global Warming?" – 7:59 # "Coke and Pepsi and the Super Bowl of 2001" – 7:03 # "Halftime at the Super Bowl 2001" – 5:46 # "The End of the Universe" – 3:50 # "Tax Rebates and Common Sense" – 4:56 # "Airport Security" – 13:39 # "TV News and Jerry Falwell" – 4:03 # "What I've Learned" – 3:29

Notes

A limited vinyl picture-disk edition of 500 was released by

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. The edition was signed by Black before the manufacturing process was completed. His signature is part of the vinyl art, under the grooves. The CD version of the album features a hidden track including outtakes of Lewis yelling at hecklers and muffing a couple jokes. The track can be heard by playing the beginning of track one and then using the rewind/search button to go back 14:53.

References

2002 live albums Lewis Black albums Stand Up! Records live albums 2000s comedy albums {{comedy-album-stub