 Formerly a stand-up comedian, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's "Fridays", as well as writing briefly for "Saturday Night Live".David has received a total of 27 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Golden Globe Award nominations.He was voted by fellow comedians and comedy insiders as the 23rd greatest comedy star ever in a 2004 British poll to select "The Comedian's Comedian" and was awarded the Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement by the Writers Guild of America in 2010.