Patton Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who has been performing since 1988. He is best known for voicing Remy in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007), playing Spence Olchin on The King of Queens (1998-2007), and a string of acclaimed Netflix specials. His 2016 special Talking for Clapping earned him both an Emmy and a Grammy - he has collected seven Grammy nominations in total across his comedy albums.
Oswalt's 10th stand-up hour, Black Coffee and Ice Water, was released as an Audible Original on November 20, 2025, recorded live at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City.
Oswalt performed three live shows of Black Coffee and Ice Water at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City on July 11-12, 2025.
Oswalt and co-creator Jordan Blum were named the first-ever ambassadors for Local Comic Shop Day, scheduled for September 27, 2025.
Oswalt left his hosting role on the FOX game show The 1% Club in early 2025; Joel McHale replaced him for Season 2.
Netflix entered early development on a TV series based on Oswalt's comic book Minor Threats, with Oswalt and Jordan Blum set as writers, showrunners, and executive producers.
