Patton Oswalt has been headlining comedy clubs all over the U.S. since 1996. In 1999 Variety chose him as one of ten "Comedians to Watch" and in 2002 he was Entertainment Weekly's "It" Comedian.

Oswalt has filmed stand-up specials for HBO, as well as an hour-long special for Comedy Central titled “Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain.” 

More recently, Oswalt conceptualized the “Comedians of Comedy,” a live comedy tour performing in rock clubs throughout the country.  The independent spirit of the shows and its performers has evolved into a Showtime movie and a behind-the-scenes, documentary style series on Comedy Central.

On the big screen, he has appeared in “Starsky & Hutch,” “Man on the Moon,” and “Zoolander” among others.  He also memorably played doomed skin diver Delmer Darion in Paul Thomas Anderson's “Magnolia.” 

His forthcoming films include the action-comedy “Balls of Fury” and the family drama “All Roads Lead Home.” 

Oswalt has starred as Spence Olchin in six seasons of television’s hit “The King of Queens” on CBS.  His other television credits include regular appearances on “Late Night with Conan O'Brien,” as well as “Seinfeld” and “NewsRadio.”

Oswalt’s Comedy CD “Feelin' Kinda Patton” received rave reviews upon its release in the summer of 2004 and his follow-up album “Werewolves & Lollipops” is set for release in July 2007 on SubPop Records.  As a writer, he spent two seasons on

“MADtv” and has also written and produced the MTV Movie Awards, VH-1 Fashion Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. His short film, “A Pack of Gifts Now,” won an honorable mention at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.