"It's the funniest show I've seen all year. Actually, it's the funniest show I've seen in two years."
New York Post - March 12, 2008

"If the 'opening statements' don't have you on the floor calling for a back brace - because you've thrown your spine out from laughing - then you are either in a coma or watching a different channel."
New York Post - March 12, 2008

"Nasty, dirty, brilliant!"
New York Post - March 12, 2008

"This here is a rather ingenious little concept bolstered by the at once self-mocking and self-important intellectual comedic sensibility that we've come to identify with Comedy Central."
The Hollywood Reporter - March 11, 2008

"Black, a thinking-man's blowhard, carries the concept off with shameless aplomb, while his debating helpers are equal parts witty and wise."
The Hollywood Reporter - March 11, 2008

"'Root of All Evil' is not only audacious and politically dicey but cleverly wrought. It further underscores the point that Black comedy has rarely been more in vogue."
The Hollywood Reporter - March 11, 2008

"…totally irreverent…"
Tampa Tribune - March 12, 2008

"Humor isn't a tool on Comedy Central. It's a weapon wielded like some luna tic mix of a ma chete and a rub ber chicken."
Cleveland Plain Dealer - March 12, 2008

"It does make a good fit with a Comedy Central lineup that includes Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Sarah Silverman and, of course, 'South Park.'"
Cleveland Plain Dealer - March 12, 2008

"'Root" continues the great American tradition of attacking the people on top. Besides, Black, Greg Giraldo and Paul Tompkins are enormously funny; we may not be proud of it, but we'll laugh a lot."
Cincinnati Enquirer - March 12, 2008

"I want this show to be on 24 hours a day."
Salt Lake City Weekly - March 7, 2008