an arrest in the Golden State Killer case. Oswalt posted a brief video to Instagram, saying: "I think you got him, Michelle." He also posted on Twitter that same day, saying that he hoped to visit the suspect if he was indeed the Golden State Killer, "not to gloat or gawk - to ask him the questions that [McNamara] wanted answered in her 'Letter to an Old Man'" at the end of her book. Oswalt is a longtime comic book fan, which he has discussed in his stand up as well as writing a few issues for comics. In July 2017 he and actress Meredith Salenger were confirmed to be engaged. They were married in November 2017. In 2013, he teamed up with PETA, spoke out against chaining pet dogs, and sent a letter to the mayor and members of the city council of Newport News, Virginia, urging them to ban the practice. Oswalt is an outspoken atheist and has referred to his atheism in his comedy specials: No Reason to Complain, Feelin' Kinda Patton, My Weakness Is Strong, and Finest Hour. Oswalt's influences include Jonathan Winters, Richard Pryor, Emo Philips, Blaine Capatch, Jim Goad, Bill Hicks, Bobcat Goldthwait, Sam Kinison, Steve Martin, and Louis C.K. Oswalt endorsed Barack Obama for re-election as president in 2012. Oswalt was an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump. In January 2019, following an intense Twitter feud with a Trump supporter, he donated $2,000 to the man's GoFundMe fund created to help cover his medical expenses. Discography Comedy albums Comedy specials EPs''' Patton vs. Alcohol vs. Zach vs. Patton (2005) with Zach Galifianakis Melvins/Patton Oswalt split 7 (2006) with Melvins Comedians of Comedy Tour (2006) The Pennsylvania Macaroni Company (2006) with Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, and Eugene Mirman Frankensteins and Gumdrops (2008) - available during the WFMU pledge drive Compilation album appearances Beth Lapides's Un-Cabaret – The Un & Only (2002) Beth Lapides's Un-Cabaret – The Good, The Bad, and the Drugly (2006) Comedy Death-Ray (2007) Filmography Film Television Video games Music videos Web series Theme park attractions Awards and nominations Emmy Awards Grammy Awards Miscellaneous awards Bibliography Autobiography Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (Scribner, 2011) Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film (Simon & Schuster, 2015) Non-fiction The Overrated Book (co-author with Henry H. Owings, Last Gasp (publisher), San Francisco, 2006) The Rock Bible: Unholy Scripture for Fans & Bands