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Louis C.K.

January 13, 2023

Louis Alfred Székely (/ˈluːi ˌseɪˈkeɪ/;[2] born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K. (/ˈluːi ˌsiːˈkeɪ/),[a] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker.[4][5] C.K. won three Peabody Awards,[6] three Grammy Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards,[7] and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as numerous awards for The Chris Rock Show, Louie, and his stand-up specials Live at the Beacon Theater (2011) and Oh My God (2013).[8] In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked C.K.'s stand-up special Shameless number three on their "Divine Comedy: 25 Best Stand-Up Specials and Movies of All Time" list[9] and ranked him fourth on its 2017 list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.[10]

Louis C.K.
C.K. on Your Mom's House podcast in August 2022
Birth nameLouis Alfred Székely
Born (1967-09-12) September 12, 1967 (age 55)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Medium
Nationality
  • American
  • Mexican[1]
Years active1984–present
Genres
Subject(s)
Spouse
Alix Bailey
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(m. 1995; div. 2008)​
Children2
Websitelouisck.com

C.K. began his career in the 1990s writing for comedians including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Dana Carvey, Chris Rock, and Saturday Night Live.[11] He was also directing surreal short films and directed two features—Tomorrow Night (1998) and Pootie Tang (2001). In 2001, C.K. released his debut comedy album, Live in Houston, directly through his website and became among the first performers to offer direct-to-fan sales of tickets to his stand-up shows and DRM-free video concert downloads via his website.[12] He became prolific releasing nine comedy albums, often directing and editing his specials as well.[13] These specials include Shameless (2007), Chewed Up (2008), Hilarious (2010), and Oh My God (2013).

He gained prominence and widespread acclaim for his FX semi-autobiographical comedy-drama series Louie (2010-2015), which he created, directed and starred in. The series received numerous accolades with C.K. winning two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. In 2016, he created and starred in his self-funded web series Horace and Pete, and co-created the shows Baskets and Better Things for FX and voiced the protagonist Max in the animated film The Secret Life of Pets in the same year. During this time he also had supporting acting roles in films such as David O. Russell's American Hustle, Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine (both 2013), and the Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo (2015).

In 2017, he admitted to several incidents of sexual misconduct following the release of an article in The New York Times. This resulted in widespread criticism and caused his 2017 film I Love You, Daddy to be pulled from distribution prior to its release, and a halt in his stand-up career. In 2018, he returned to stand-up comedy, and in 2019 he announced an international tour.[14][15] In 2020, C.K. released a new comedy special, Sincerely Louis CK, on his website,[16][17] for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. In 2021, he embarked on an international comedy tour and released a new comedy special, Sorry, and co-wrote and directed the 2022 film Fourth of July starring Joe List.

Early life

Louis Alfred Székely[18] was born in Washington, D.C., U.S.,[19] on September 12, 1967,[19][20] the son of software engineer Mary Louise (née Davis) and economist Luis Székely.[19][21][22] He has three sisters.[23] His father is of Mexican and Hungarian-Jewish descent.[19] C.K.'s Jewish paternal grandfather, Géza Székely Schweiger, had immigrated from Hungary to Mexico, and to appease his Mexican wife, they raised their children in the Catholic faith.[24] C.K.'s mother, an American, was a Catholic with Irish ancestry.[19]

When C.K. was an infant, his family moved to his father's home country of Mexico,[19] where his father had earned a degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico prior to graduating from Harvard.[21] C.K.'s first language was Spanish; it was not until after they moved back to the U.S. when he was 7 that he began to learn English. He has said that he has since forgotten much of his Spanish.[25][26] When C.K. left Mexico with his family, they moved back to the United States and settled in Boston, Massachusetts area, initially for a year in Framingham, Massachusetts.[25]

Upon moving from Mexico to suburban Boston, C.K. wanted to become a writer and comedian, citing George Carlin, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor as some of his influences.[27] When he was 10, his parents divorced. C.K. said that his father was around but he did not see him much and when he remarried, C.K.'s father converted to Orthodox Judaism, the faith of his new wife.[28][29] C.K. and his three sisters were raised by their single mother in Newton, Massachusetts.[30] The fact that his mother had only "bad" TV shows to view upon returning home from work inspired him to work on television.[30] C.K.'s mother raised her children as Catholic and they attended after-school Catholic class until they completed communion.[29] C.K. has said that his father's whole family still lives in Mexico. C.K.'s paternal uncle Dr. Francisco Székely is an academic and an international consultant on environmental affairs who served as Mexico's Deputy Minister of Environment (2000–2003).[31]

C.K. attended Newton North High School, and graduated in 1985. He graduated with future Friends star Matt LeBlanc.[32] After graduation, C.K. worked as an auto mechanic and at a public access TV cable station in Boston.[22] According to C.K., working in public access TV gave him the tools and technical knowledge to make his short films and later his television shows. "Learning is my favorite thing", he said.[12] He also worked for a time as a cook and in a video store.[23]

Career

1984–1997: Career beginnings

In 1984 at 17, C.K. directed the comedic short film Trash Day. The New York University Tisch School of the Arts showed an interest in him as a filmmaker, but he instead decided to pursue a career in stand-up comedy.[33] C.K.'s first attempt at stand-up was in 1985 at an open mic night at a comedy club in Boston, Massachusetts, during the apex of the comedy boom. He was given five minutes of time, but had only two minutes of material.[34] He was so discouraged by the experience that he did not perform again for two years.[35] As Boston's comedy scene grew, C.K. gradually achieved success, performing alongside acts such as Denis Leary and Lenny Clarke, and eventually he moved up to paid gigs, opening for Jerry Seinfeld and hosting comedy clubs[22] until he moved to Manhattan in 1989.[34] He performed his act on many televised programs, including Evening at the Improv and Star Search. C.K.'s short film Ice Cream (1993), was submitted to the Aspen Shortsfest in 1994.[36]

In 1993, he unsuccessfully auditioned for Saturday Night Live,[5] although he did later work with Robert Smigel, writing on the TV Funhouse shorts for the program.[37] C.K.'s earliest writing job was for Conan O'Brien on the late-night talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 1994,[38] before briefly writing for Late Show with David Letterman in 1995.[39] C.K. has stated that Conan O'Brien kept C.K. in comedy by hiring him, as he planned to quit comedy the following day if he had not been hired for Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[40]

Throughout the spring of 1996, C.K. served as the head writer for The Dana Carvey Show; its writers also included Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Robert Smigel, and Charlie Kaufman. It was canceled after seven episodes.[41] In 1996, HBO released his first half-hour comedy special.[34] C.K. appeared several times on the animated show Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.

From 1997 to 1999, he wrote for The Chris Rock Show.[42] His work on the show was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for writing three times, winning "Best Writing in a Variety or Comedy Series" in 1999. He was also nominated for an Emmy for his work writing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[43] He has been quoted as describing his approach to writing as a "deconstruction" that is both painful and frightening.[23]

1998–2004: Focus on filmmaking

In 1998, C.K. wrote and directed the independent black-and-white film Tomorrow Night, which premiered at Sundance, marking his feature film directorial debut after making several shorter films,[44] including six short films for the sketch comedy show Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies (1995) on the Showtime cable network.[45] C.K. self-released Tomorrow Night in 2014.[46] He hosted the PBS show ShortCuts in 1999, which featured independent short films, including some made by C.K. himself.[47] Also that year, C.K. devised and starred in The Filthy Stupid Talent Show, a mock talent show television special.[48] He had an early acting role in the independent comedy Tuna, alongside Nick Offerman, in 2000 and performed on the stand-up showcase series Comedy Central Presents the following year.[49][50]

C.K. wrote and directed the feature film Pootie Tang (2001), which was adapted from a sketch that was featured on The Chris Rock Show and featured Chris Rock in a supporting role. The film received largely negative reviews from critics, but has become a cult classic;[51][52] in a half-star review, Roger Ebert declared it a "train wreck" and felt the film was "not in a releasable condition".[53] Though C.K. is credited as the director, he was fired at the end of filming with the film being re-edited by the studio.[54] C.K. has since co-written two screenplays with Rock: Down to Earth (2001) and I Think I Love My Wife (2007).[42][55] His first comedy album, Live in Houston, was released in 2001.[56] In 2002, he voiced Brendon Small's estranged father, Andrew Small, in the animated sitcom Home Movies.[57] C.K. was among the writing staff of the sketch comedy show Cedric the Entertainer Presents (2002–03).[42]

2005–2009: Lucky Louie and standup breakthrough

 
Louis C.K. performing in Kuwait, December 2008

In August 2005, C.K. starred in a half-hour HBO special as part of the stand-up series One Night Stand. Inspired by the work ethic of fellow comedian George Carlin, who had committed to dropping all of his existing material and starting over every year,[58] in June 2006, C.K. starred in and wrote Lucky Louie, a sitcom he created. The series premiered on HBO and was videotaped in front of a studio audience; it was HBO's first series in that format. Lucky Louie is described as a bluntly realistic portrayal of family life. HBO canceled the series after its first season.[59] C.K. was also a part of Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour with other comedians in 2007. In 2007, he hosted a three-hour phone-in show on the service at the request of Opie & Anthony, during which he advised callers on their relationship troubles.[60] During an interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the show, C.K. repeatedly asked Rumsfeld whether he is in fact a reptilian space alien who "eats Mexican babies".[61] Rumsfeld declined to comment and the video has since gone viral.[61]

He appeared in three films in 2008: Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, Diminished Capacity, and Role Models.[62][63] C.K. launched his first hour-long special, Shameless, in 2007, which aired on HBO and was later released on DVD.[64] In March 2008, he recorded a second hour-long special, Chewed Up, which premiered on Showtime Network on October 4, 2008, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy or Variety Special.[7][65]

C.K. and his wife Alix Bailey divorced in 2008,[66][67] with C.K. and Bailey sharing joint custody of their children.[68] In a 2010 interview, C.K. talked about how, after his divorce, he thought, "well, there goes my act." He alluded to the way that his marriage had been central to his act and his life, and he said that it took him approximately a year to realize "I'm accumulating stories here that are worth telling."[68] One element in his preparation for stand-up was training at the same boxing gym as Lowell, Massachusetts fighter Micky Ward, trying to "learn how to ... do the grunt work and the boring, constant training so that you'll be fit enough to take the beating."[68]

A clip from an appearance by C.K. on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in October 2008 titled "Everything's Amazing and Nobody is Happy" became a viral hit on YouTube in 2009, helping his standup career to propel forward.[69]

On April 18, 2009, C.K. recorded a concert film titled Hilarious. Unlike his previous specials—which had all been produced for television networks—Hilarious was produced independently, directed by C.K. himself, and sold to Epix and Comedy Central after it was complete. As a result, it was not released until late 2010. It was published on DVD and CD in 2011.[70] It is the first stand-up comedy film accepted into the Sundance Film Festival.[71] From 2009 to 2012, C.K. played Dave Sanderson, a police officer and ex-boyfriend of Leslie Knope (played by Amy Poehler) in the sitcom Parks and Recreation.[72] He also co-starred in the romantic comedy fantasy film The Invention of Lying, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais, in 2009.[73]

 
Louis C.K. speaking in Montreal, July 29, 2011

2011–2015: Louie, FX deal and film roles

FX picked up C.K.'s series Louie in August 2009, which C.K. stars in, writes, directs, and edits.[74][75] The show features stand-up routines blended with segments partially based on his offstage experiences which address his life as a divorced, aging father.[68][76] The show premiered on June 29, 2010.[77] In season three, episodes dealt respectively with a date with an unstable bookshop clerk (played by Parker Posey);[78] a doomed attempt to replace a retiring David Letterman; an aborted visit to C.K.'s father; and a dream-reality New Year's Eve episode in which C.K. ends up in China.[79] These episodes were ranked in critic Matt Zoller Seitz's favorite 25 comedy episodes of 2012.[80] Seitz called the episode "New Year's Eve" "truly audacious".[79][80] C.K. has been nominated five times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (2011–2015) for his work in Louie, and won two Emmys in 2011 – for the Louie episode "Pregnant"[81] and for his special Live at the Beacon Theater.[82]

 
C.K. at the Peabody Awards

The show was renewed for a fourth season;[83] with a 19-month hiatus after season 3[29] to accommodate C.K.'s roles in David O. Russell's American Hustle and Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine in 2013.[84][85] During the 2014 Television Critics Association presentations, FX Networks' John Landgraf reported that Louie would return in spring 2015 for a shortened fifth season of seven episodes—compared to the 13 episodes of prior seasons.[86] The fifth season premiered in April 2015 and an announcement said the series would take an "extended hiatus" in August 2015;[87] C.K. stated in January 2016 that he "just doesn't know" whether it would return or not.[88] In November 2017, in the wake of the misconduct allegations against C.K, FX cut ties with the embattled comic and filmmaker, ending their partnership.[89] In 2018, however, FX CEO John Landgraf stated to Variety, “I love ‘Louie’ and I love Louis C.K.'s work and I miss him, and I miss it,” and that "the network is ready to welcome C.K. back and is eager for “Louie” season six".[90]

In 2011, C.K. joined fellow comedians Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, and Ricky Gervais for a discussion of comedy in Talking Funny, a one-hour television special that aired on HBO.[91]

On December 10, 2011, C.K. released his fourth full-length special, Live at the Beacon Theater. Like Hilarious, it was produced independently and directed by C.K. However, unlike his earlier work, it was distributed digitally on his website, foregoing both physical and broadcast media. C.K. released the special for $5.00 and without DRM, hoping that these factors and the direct relationship between the artist and consumer would effectively deter illegal downloading.[92] At the end of the special, the release of a new album, recorded at Carnegie Hall the previous year, is mentioned. By December 21, 2011, the sales of the special from C.K.'s website had already earned him over $1 million.[93] C.K. hosted Saturday Night Live on November 3, 2012, and was subsequently Primetime Emmy Award-nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.[43][94]

 
C.K. at the 2012 Time gala

The success of the special prompted other comedians, including Jim Gaffigan, Joe Rogan, and Aziz Ansari, to release their own specials with a similar business model.[95] On May 11, 2012, C.K. additionally made two audio-only downloads available for $5.00 each: WORD – Live at Carnegie Hall (and the audio version of his first HBO stand-up special, Shameless), as well as an audio-only version of Live at the Beacon Theater.[93] C.K.'s fifth one-hour special, Oh My God, was recorded at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, and premiered on HBO April 13, 2013.[96] It was also sold and distributed using the same model as C.K. used for Live at the Beacon Theater.

In 2013, C.K. appeared in critically acclaimed films the first being Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine where he played the romantic interest of Sally Hawkins' character.[97] C.K. originally auditioned for the role that went to Andrew Dice Clay, and Allen offered Louie the role that ended up in the film. Of the experience, C.K. stated, “I had this three-day part and I figured I’m a tourist on this movie. All I want is a little Woody moment to take home with me. It was so fun, and we had lunch, and I thought having lunch with him was my rewarding moment. And then after lunch, we shot one more scene and I got a big laugh on the set, and I thought, that’s my Woody moment".[98]

Later that year, C.K. starred in David O. Russell's black comedy crime film American Hustle, which was released in December 2013. C.K. played the role of FBI supervisor Stoddard Thorsen, the boss of Bradley Cooper's character.[99] The film was a financial and critical hit, earning 10 Academy Awards nominations including Best Picture. C.K. earned a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture.[100]

C.K.'s production company, Pig Newton, where he works with producer Blair Breard, signed a contract to develop and executive produce pilots for FX Networks in 2013.[101] In January 2014, an announcement said C.K. would produce and co-write a Zach Galifianakis–created comedy pilot for FX Networks.[102] The 10-episode single-camera comedy, titled Baskets, premiered on January 21, 2016.[103] It features Galifianakis as the main character, a struggling clown named Chip Baskets in a pilot episode written by Galifianakis, Louis C.K. and Jonathan Krisel.[104] C.K. released his sixth one-hour special Live at the Comedy Store to his website in January 2015, which, unlike his past few specials, was recorded at a club, The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. C.K. said he intended the material as an exercise in creating an act that hearkened back to his early days in comedy clubs.[105] The special premiered exclusively on FX on May 28, 2015.

He returned to host Saturday Night Live on March 29, 2014, and May 16, 2015, and received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for both episodes.[7][106][107] C.K. also attended the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, where he was chosen to introduce a montage of the pre-recorded sketches.[108][109]

In May 2015, it was announced that C.K. would write, direct, and star in the film I'm a Cop, to be produced by Scott Rudin, Dave Becky, and Blair Breard, with a budget of $8 million,[110] although he later canceled the project.[111] C.K. became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden three times in a single tour in 2015.[5] Audio from the tour was released by C.K. on his website as Louis C.K.: Live at Madison Square Garden through the pay what you want model.[112] In November 2015, C.K. co-starred in the biographical drama film Trumbo as a composite character based on five different screenwriters who were blacklisted in Hollywood for their alleged ties to the Communist party during the 1940s.[b][114]

He executive-produced the pilot for the Amazon Video black comedy series One Mississippi, starring Notaro, in November 2015. It was ordered for a full season by Amazon.[115]

2016: Horace and Pete and continued success

In January 2016 C.K. and actor/comedian Albert Brooks were rumoured to create, write, executive produce, and provide the voices for the two main characters in an animated series pilot for FX.[116] The following January, the series was announced to instead be premiering on TBS in 2018 and titled The Cops, following two Los Angeles patrolmen.[117] On January 30, 2016, he released the first episode of the tragicomic drama series Horace and Pete to his website, without any prior announcements. C.K. directed, wrote, and starred in the series as bar owner Horace, alongside Steve Buscemi, who portrays co-owner Pete.[118] Horace and Pete pioneered the genre of 'sadcom'. James Poniewozik of The New York Times said the series "may best be described as a Cheers spec script by Eugene O'Neill: a snapshot of a family—and a country—suffering a hangover decades in the making."[119] The self-financed series received a significantly positive reaction from critics, who largely focused on the performances of the veteran cast that includes C.K., Buscemi, Edie Falco, Steven Wright, Alan Alda, and Jessica Lange and C.K.'s writing.[120][121] C.K. has expressed his interest in a second season.[122] C.K. next voiced the lead, Max, a Jack Russell Terrier, in the animated comedy film The Secret Life of Pets. The film was co-directed by Chris Renaud of the Despicable Me series, and was released on July 8, 2016.[123][124] It grossed over $875 million worldwide.[125][126] C.K. developed the series Better Things with its star Pamela Adlon, who had appeared on Louie. C.K. co-wrote, co-produced, and directed the pilot.[5] The show is about a single working actress mother and her struggles to raise three daughters.[127] It premiered in September 2016 on FX.[128] His stand-up special 2017 was filmed in Washington, D.C. and released on April 4, 2017, through the streaming service Netflix.[129]

Barry Crimmins's stand-up special, Whatever Threatens You, directed and produced by C.K., was released through his website in 2016.[130]

On April 8, 2017, he hosted Saturday Night Live for a fourth time,[131] where he received strong reviews for his opening monologue in which he tackled white privilege, and bits about a racist chicken, and talking animals. A critic from The A.V. Club wrote " no one's better at taking a joke to the edge and tiptoeing nimbly along it".[132] C.K. also honored fellow comedian Don Rickles who died that week, saying during the goodnights portion stating, "I just want to say, Don Rickles was the funniest man in the world and he was also a lovely, beautiful guy. I'll miss him for the rest of my life".[133]

C.K. directed the film I Love You, Daddy in secret, shooting entirely on black and white 35 mm film in June 2017.[134] The film follows a television producer and writer played by C.K. called Glen Topher whose teenage daughter, played by Chloë Grace Moretz, is seduced by a much older film director (John Malkovich), causing Topher to become disconcerted. The film also features Charlie Day, Adlon, Rose Byrne, Edie Falco and Helen Hunt.[135] It premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival in September,[136] whereupon The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw gave the film a four-star review, calling it a "very funny and recklessly provocative homage to Woody Allen, channeling his masterpiece Manhattan."[135]

2017: Sexual misconduct revelations

In 2015, rumors about C.K.'s behavior towards women in his professional life began to appear on various websites, starting with comedian Roseanne Barr, who told The Daily Beast in an interview that she had heard stories of C.K., "locking the door and masturbating in front of women comics and writers".[137] Barr added in a subsequent tweet that she had no idea if C.K. was a sexual offender or not, but said that given the number of accusations, he should address them.[138]

Two years later, in a September 2017 Vanity Fair interview, comedian Tig Notaro cut ties with C.K., a one-time collaborator and producer on her show One Mississippi, saying that he should address the rumors of sexual impropriety, and alluding to an unspecified "incident" between herself and C.K.[139] As he had in the past, C.K. denied the allegations in a September 2017 New York Times interview, saying: "They're rumors, that's all that is ... I don't think talking about that stuff in the press ... is a good idea."[140]

On November 9, 2017, The Orchard, distributor of C.K.'s upcoming film I Love You, Daddy, canceled the New York premiere of the film due to "unexpected circumstances", while a scheduled appearance by C.K. on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert promoting the movie was also canceled. The Hollywood Reporter ran an article claiming that a very damaging story on the comedian was about to be published in the New York Times, and the premiere was canceled to mitigate the damage.[141] Later that day, the Times published allegations of sexual misconduct from five women against C.K.[142][143] The women who spoke out in the article included comedy duo Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, who claimed that C.K. had invited them to his hotel room in 2002 during the US Comedy Arts Festival, where he asked them if he could take out his penis. The two women assumed he was joking, but C.K. masturbated to completion in front of them. They relayed the incident to ImprovOlympics founder Charna Halpern. The comedian Rebecca Corry described that, on the set of a television pilot in 2005, she reported an incident to the show's producers where C.K. offered to masturbate in front of her, and no action was taken.[142] Comedian Abby Schachner said that during a 2003 telephone conversation, C.K. began speaking about his sexual fantasies and masturbating. Schachner felt C.K.'s conduct was "unprofessional and inappropriate" given that she was inviting him as an established comedian to one of her comedy shows, and that C.K. was working in a writers room with Schachner's then-boyfriend.[142] Schachner said that C.K. apologized for his past behavior several years later.[142]

C.K. initially declined to answer the allegations in public.[138] In a subsequent statement on November 10, after the Times article, C.K. admitted to behavior that he initially thought "was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first", and went on to express remorse, stating, "the power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly."[144]

After C.K. exposed himself to Goodman and Wolov, his manager, Dave Becky, made it known to their manager that they might suffer professional consequences if they continued talking about the incident. Becky initially denied making any threats but later apologized for statements that he said could have been perceived as threats. He claimed to have no knowledge of any other incidents.[145] He dropped C.K. as a client and apologized for a perceived "cover up".[146][147] In subsequent days, Pamela Adlon and John Mulaney fired Becky as a manager for his role in the cover up.[148][149] Separately, the comedian and journalist Megan Koester claims to have been threatened by Just for Laughs president Dave Hills when she asked several prominent comedians about the allegations at the festival in 2015.[150]

The sexual misconduct had negative professional and personal consequences to known parties. Schachner decided not to pursue comedy; Goodman and Wolov were limited in their choice of work projects after what they described as threats by C.K.'s manager of facing professional consequences for speaking about C.K.'s behavior. Corry faced death threats for speaking about her experiences.[142][151][152]

In the wake of the scandal, C.K. suffered severe repercussions, stating in 2018 that the fallout had taken him through "hell and back" and cost him approximately $35 million in lost income.[153] The Orchard announced it would not distribute the film I Love You, Daddy,[154] and co-stars Chloë Grace Moretz and Charlie Day said they would not participate in the film's promotion.[155] FX Networks announced it was cutting ties with C.K., and Netflix announced that it would not be moving forward with a second planned stand-up special featuring the comedian.[156] HBO dropped C.K.'s appearance on an upcoming Night of Too Many Stars television special and removed his content from their on-demand services.[157] TBS suspended production of, and eventually scrapped, its animated series The Cops, co-created with Albert Brooks.[158][159][160] Illumination, about to produce the animated children's film The Secret Life of Pets 2 in which C.K. was to reprise his starring role from the previous film, terminated their relationship with him and hired Patton Oswalt as his replacement.[161] The Disney Channel also removed C.K. from reruns of Gravity Falls, redubbing his character's voice with series creator Alex Hirsch.[162]

2018–2020: Return to stand-up comedy

On August 26, 2018, C.K. made an unannounced appearance at the Comedy Cellar in Manhattan, New York. It was reported that he received an ovation from the audience, and performed a typical set making no reference to the sexual controversy.[163][164]

His return to stand-up comedy was criticized by comedians including Aparna Nancherla, Ian Karmel, Allie Goertz, and Judd Apatow as being premature,[164][165] whereas Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Bill Burr, Michael Che, Jim Gaffigan, Janeane Garofalo, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, Judy Gold, Marlon Wayans, Joe Rogan, and Kurt Metzger supported C.K.'s right to continue standup.[166][167][168][169][170][171][172] Comedian Jerry Seinfeld also supported C.K.'s return to standup but opined that the public may have felt that C.K. had not owned up to his actions enough, saying in October 2018, "We know the routine: The person does something wrong. The person's humiliated. They're exiled. They suffer, we want them to suffer. We love the tumble, we love the crash and bang of the fall. And then we love the crawl-back. The grovel. Are you going to grovel? How long are you going to grovel?" Seinfeld added, "We, the court of public opinion, decided if he's going to come back, he'd better show a lot of pain. Because he denied (the public) that."[153] Edie Falco, who starred in C.K.'s Horace and Pete and I Love You, Daddy, expressed her hope that he would receive a second chance saying: "He's someone who admitted that he did what he was accused of doing and admitted that it wasn't right" and that "people who are committed to becoming aware of what they've done and changing, they can be our strongest proponents in an issue like this."[173][174]

On December 31, 2018, an audience member secretly recorded C.K. working out new material and posted it online which drew media controversy.[175][176] Included in his set, were jokes about school shootings which drew condemnation from Parkland survivors and a divided reaction from fellow comedians.[177] Ricky Gervais defended C.K.'s jokes saying "[C.K.'s] got nothing against those [Parkland] kids. It was him pretending to be angry for comedy."[178]

In October 2019, C.K. announced in an e-mail to subscribers of his website an international tour of his new material.[179][180][181] Following the leak of his new material in December 2018, his future shows would require audience members to lock cell phones and other devices in Yondr cases which has become the norm with comedians Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, and Aziz Ansari using them as well.[181] Canadian comedian Mark Breslin and owner of Canadian comedy club chain Yuk Yuk's defended his decision to book C.K. again in Toronto, citing sold out tickets for five shows[182] and a lack of controversy.[183]

In January 2020, C.K. performed an unannounced set, receiving a standing ovation for the eighth annual benefit show for late comedian Patrice O'Neal, a yearly benefit of which comedian Bill Burr is the organizer.[184]

Beginning in March 2020, most of C.K.'s shows were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[185]

On April 4, 2020, C.K. self-released a new stand-up special entitled Sincerely Louis CK through his website without advance notice.[186] In the credits, C.K. thanked various people, including comedians Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Bill Burr, Norm Macdonald and Joe Rogan, and his girlfriend Blanche Gardin, and dedicated the special to his mother who died in 2019.[186] The special drew a divided response from audiences, including fellow comedian Amy Schumer, who said, "I laughed at a lot of it. But it's hard to not think of what he has done, what he has and hasn't learned, but I definitely laughed."[187]

2020–present: COVID-19 and stand-up tour

In July 2020, C.K. released an audio series of conversations between himself and then-girlfriend Blanche Gardin titled Long Distance Relationship.[188] Proceeds would go toward the Fistula Foundation and French charity Fondation Abbé Pierre.[188]

On August 4, 2020, C.K. was invited by his longtime friend Dave Chappelle to join him in an installment of his standup series "An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair" at the Wirrig Pavilion in Yellow Springs, Ohio, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[189][190] Photos emerged from the event of C.K. with Chappelle, Sarah Silverman, Michelle Wolf, Tiffany Haddish and Common.[191] In October 2020, C.K. appeared in a docu-series titled The Comedy Store about the Los Angeles comedy club of the same name, directed by Mike Binder.[192]

In May 2021, following the easing of restrictions in New York City due to the COVID-19 pandemic, C.K. made an unannounced stop at the Village Underground.[193] He then announced upcoming tour-dates for summer 2021 in Atlanta, Nashville and Minneapolis.[194][195][196]

In August 2021, C.K. announced a tour of the United States in the year 2021 and international dates for the year 2022.[197] American dates include two nights at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.[198] The tour rescheduled dates canceled due to COVID-19, acknowledging the ongoing pandemic and safety concerns.[199][200] On The Joe Rogan Experience in November 2021, comedian Shane Gillis revealed that C.K. had filmed a new special at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.[201] On 18 December 2021 C.K. announced the release of a new stand-up comedy special, titled Sorry. The special was released for sale through his website, similar to other releases he has done in the past. He also offered a bundling of previous specials for a larger fee.[202]

In April 2022, C.K. won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his special Sincerely, Louis C.K.[203]

In April and May 2022, C.K. appeared as a guest in a series of episodes of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, a history podcast hosted by comedians Shane Gillis and Matt McCusker. The series is a four-part, six hour long discussion on the stories of each U.S. president in order.[204]

June 2022 saw the premiere of C.K.'s film Fourth of July, which he produced, directed, and co-wrote with fellow comedian Joe List. The film is a comedy drama that stars List as a recovering alcoholic jazz musician who confronts his emotionally abusive family.[205] To promote the film, rather than using traditional talk shows, C.K. appeared on a number of well-known podcasts[206] like The Joe Rogan Experience,[207] Your Mom's House,[208] Long Days with Yannis Pappas, Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank, Flagrant 2 and Are You Garbage?.[209]

Influences

C.K. has cited many comedians who have had an influence on him, including George Carlin,[27] Woody Allen,[210] Larry David,[211] Joan Rivers,[212] Robin Williams,[213] Steve Martin,[22] Richard Pryor[214] and Bill Cosby.[215][216]

Ticketing innovation

C.K. innovated direct-to-consumer distribution in 2001 when he released his debut comedy album, Live in Houston, directly through his website. He became one of the first performers to use his website to offer direct-to-fan ticket sales for his shows, as well as DRM-free video concert downloads.[12] In this way, C.K. sold tickets for his stand-up tour, circumventing large ticket outlets, bypassing their overhead and the venues they control.[82] C.K. has said the ticket outlets create barriers to consumers, whereas direct distribution is easy—and has effectively "closed the gap between how easy it was to steal it [versus] how easy it was to buy it".[12] The success of the special prompted other comedians, including Jim Gaffigan, Joe Rogan, and Aziz Ansari, to release their own specials with a similar business model.[95]

Personal life

Marriage and relationships

C.K. married artist Alix Bailey in 1995.[217] Together, they have two daughters: Kitty Wees Székely (born 2002)[218] and Mary Louise Székely (born 2005).[219][220] The couple divorced in 2008.[221] C.K.'s mother, Mary Louise Székely, died on June 3, 2019.[18]

C.K. had a brief relationship with musician Fiona Apple.[222]

C.K. confirmed he was dating Blanche Gardin in 2018.[223] In August 2022, he mentioned that they had broken up.[224]

Political views

About political partisanship, C.K. stated, "Some things I think are very conservative, or very liberal. I think when someone falls into one category for everything, I'm very suspicious. It doesn't make sense to me that you'd have the same solution to every issue."[225]

In March 2016, C.K. sent an email to those subscribed to his mailing list which was critical of the 2016 presidential race. C.K. stated he hoped for a conservative president but likened Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. He labeled Trump an "insane bigot" also adding, "He's not a monster. He's a sad man."[226][227][228] C.K. later referred to the e-mail as "irrational".[229] But he clarified to Stephen Colbert in April 2017 that Trump is not "some new kind of evil" but rather "a gross, crook, dirty, rotten, lying sack of shit", to boisterous approving applause from the Late Show audience.[230]

In March 2020, C.K. donated to the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign. However, the campaign said that it has refunded the $2,800 donation from C.K. Neither Biden nor C.K. has released statements regarding the matter.[231]

Philanthropy

In 2011, by selling Live at the Beacon Theater on his website, C.K. earned a "million dollars in a matter of days, half of which he [gave] away to his staff and charities."[232] Recipients included the Fistula Foundation,[233] Green Chimneys, the Pablove Foundation, Charity: Water, and Kiva.[232]

In 2016, he selected the Fistula Foundation as the beneficiary of his Jeopardy! Power Players Week appearance, and won $50,000 for the charity.[234]

In April 2020, C.K. donated $30,000 to the wait staff at the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as part of a GoFundMe program called "Tip Your Wait Staff".[235][236][237]

Religion

Louis C.K. was raised Catholic and has identified as an agnostic.[238]

Filmography

Main article: Louis C.K. filmography

Louis C.K. is known as a writer, director, producer and actor who has acted in many television series, including Lucky Louie (2006), Louie (2010–2015) and Horace and Pete (2016). He has hosted Saturday Night Live four times, in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017. He has also appeared in television shows such as Parks and Recreation and Portlandia. C.K. has also starred in a number of films such as Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, David O. Russell's American Hustle (both 2013) and Jay Roach's Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo (2015).

Comedy releases

Specials and albums

Year Title Studio Formats
2001 Live in Houston louisck.com LP/CD/download/streaming (audio only)
2007 Shameless HBO, louisck.com Broadcast/DVD/video & audio download/streaming
2008 Chewed Up Showtime/Image Entertainment, louisck.com Broadcast/DVD/CD/video & audio download/streaming
2010 Hilarious Epix, Comedy Central, louisck.com, Netflix Theatrical/broadcast/DVD/CD/video & audio download/streaming
2011 Live at the Beacon Theater louisck.com, FX, Netflix Broadcast/DVD/video & audio download/streaming
2012 Word: Live at Carnegie Hall louisck.com Download/streaming (audio only)
2013 Oh My God HBO, louisck.com Broadcast/DVD/LP/CD/video & audio download/streaming
2015 Live at the Comedy Store louisck.com, FX, Netflix Broadcast/DVD/video & audio download/streaming
Live at Madison Square Garden louisck.com LP/download/streaming (audio only)
2017 2017 Netflix Streaming
2020 Sincerely Louis CK louisck.com Video & audio download/streaming
2021 Sorry louisck.com Video & audio download/streaming

Appearances

Year Title Studio Track Information Formats
1995 "Young Comedians Special" HBO Special feature of One Night Stand DVD[239] Broadcast/DVD (2006)
1996 "HBO Comedy Half-Hour" Special feature of Shameless DVD[240] Broadcast/streaming/DVD (2007)
2000 "Stand Up America" Laughing Stock Track 8: "Louis CK"[241] CD/download (2005)/streaming (2009)
2001 "Comedy Central Presents" Comedy Central/Paramount Stand-Up Vault #3 DVD[242] Broadcast/download/streaming (2010)/DVD (2015)
2003 "Just for Laughs" Just For Laughs (JFL) Episode: "Louis CK"[243] Broadcast/streaming (2010)
2005 "One Night Stand" HBO Includes deleted scenes on DVD[239] Broadcast/streaming/DVD (2006)
2007 "Just for Laughs" JFL Episode: "Louis CK II"[244] Broadcast/streaming (2010)
"We Just Landed!" by Bob & Tom Friggemall Records Track 6: "One of Those Couples"[245] CD
2008 "Comic Relief: The Greatest...And The Latest" HBO/Shout! Factory "Comic Relief 2006"[246] Broadcast/streaming/DVD
2009 "Just for Laughs" JFL Episode: "Whoopi Goldberg"[247] Broadcast/streaming
2010 "Lafflink's Platinum Comedy Series Vol. 4" First Look Studios Chapter: "Louis CK"[248] DVD/streaming
2013 "Best of Just for Laughs" JFL Episode: "Comedy Kings 5"[247] Broadcast/streaming
2017 "Just for Laughs – Comedy All-Stars, Vol. 4" Tracks 1-3: Jfl 2009[249] CD/download/streaming
2018 "Just for Laughs – The Nasty Show, Vol. 3" Track 10: Sexual Expression (Jfl 1994)[250]
2021 "Caroline's Comedy Hour, Vol. 1" Clown Jewels Track 7: Guy from the Thing[251] Download/streaming
"Caroline's Comedy Hour, Vol. 5" Track 18: Diverse Culture[252]
"Caroline's Comedy Hour, Vol. 8" Track 13: Do You Ever Feel Stupid?[253]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Louis C.K.

For his work performing stand-up, writing, acting, directing, producing and editing, C.K. has received several awards and nominations. Among them are 39 Emmy Award nominations, with six wins.[254] C.K. has won three Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album for Hilarious in 2012, Live at Madison Square Garden in 2016 and Sincerely Louis CK in 2022.[255] C.K. has also been nominated for two Golden Globes, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards winning one with the ensemble cast of American Hustle in 2013.[256] C.K. has won three Peabody Awards in the area of Excellence in Entertainment for his shows, Louie, Better Things, and Horace and Pete. For his work on Louie C.K. earned three Writers Guild of America Awards alongside his writing partner Pamela Adlon.

Notes

  1. ^ C.K.'s stage name is an approximate English pronunciation of his Hungarian surname, Székely [ˈseːkɛj],[3] as he explained on The Tavis Smiley Show on September 25, 2009.
  2. ^ His character, Arlen Hird, is a composite character based on Alvah Bessie, Lester Cole, John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, and Samuel Ornitz.[113]

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louis, louis, alfred, székely, born, september, 1967, known, professionally, american, stand, comedian, actor, filmmaker, three, peabody, awards, three, grammy, awards, primetime, emmy, awards, screen, actors, guild, award, well, numerous, awards, chris, rock,. Louis Alfred Szekely ˈ l uː i ˌ s eɪ ˈ k eɪ 2 born September 12 1967 known professionally as Louis C K ˈ l uː i ˌ s iː ˈ k eɪ a is an American stand up comedian actor and filmmaker 4 5 C K won three Peabody Awards 6 three Grammy Awards six Primetime Emmy Awards 7 and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as numerous awards for The Chris Rock Show Louie and his stand up specials Live at the Beacon Theater 2011 and Oh My God 2013 8 In 2015 Rolling Stone ranked C K s stand up special Shameless number three on their Divine Comedy 25 Best Stand Up Specials and Movies of All Time list 9 and ranked him fourth on its 2017 list of the 50 best stand up comics of all time 10 Louis C K C K on Your Mom s House podcast in August 2022Birth nameLouis Alfred SzekelyBorn 1967 09 12 September 12 1967 age 55 Washington D C U S MediumStand up television filmNationalityAmericanMexican 1 Years active1984 presentGenresObservational comedy black comedy blue comedy insult comedy cringe comedy surreal humor satire deadpanSubject s Everyday life human interaction human behavior social awkwardness sex marriage family gender differences racism self deprecation current events pop cultureSpouseAlix Bailey m 1995 div 2008 wbr Children2Websitelouisck wbr comC K began his career in the 1990s writing for comedians including David Letterman Conan O Brien Dana Carvey Chris Rock and Saturday Night Live 11 He was also directing surreal short films and directed two features Tomorrow Night 1998 and Pootie Tang 2001 In 2001 C K released his debut comedy album Live in Houston directly through his website and became among the first performers to offer direct to fan sales of tickets to his stand up shows and DRM free video concert downloads via his website 12 He became prolific releasing nine comedy albums often directing and editing his specials as well 13 These specials include Shameless 2007 Chewed Up 2008 Hilarious 2010 and Oh My God 2013 He gained prominence and widespread acclaim for his FX semi autobiographical comedy drama series Louie 2010 2015 which he created directed and starred in The series received numerous accolades with C K winning two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series In 2016 he created and starred in his self funded web series Horace and Pete and co created the shows Baskets and Better Things for FX and voiced the protagonist Max in the animated film The Secret Life of Pets in the same year During this time he also had supporting acting roles in films such as David O Russell s American Hustle Woody Allen s Blue Jasmine both 2013 and the Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo 2015 In 2017 he admitted to several incidents of sexual misconduct following the release of an article in The New York Times This resulted in widespread criticism and caused his 2017 film I Love You Daddy to be pulled from distribution prior to its release and a halt in his stand up career In 2018 he returned to stand up comedy and in 2019 he announced an international tour 14 15 In 2020 C K released a new comedy special Sincerely Louis CK on his website 16 17 for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album In 2021 he embarked on an international comedy tour and released a new comedy special Sorry and co wrote and directed the 2022 film Fourth of July starring Joe List Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 1984 1997 Career beginnings 2 2 1998 2004 Focus on filmmaking 2 3 2005 2009 Lucky Louie and standup breakthrough 2 4 2011 2015 Louie FX deal and film roles 2 5 2016 Horace and Pete and continued success 2 6 2017 Sexual misconduct revelations 2 7 2018 2020 Return to stand up comedy 2 8 2020 present COVID 19 and stand up tour 3 Influences 4 Ticketing innovation 5 Personal life 5 1 Marriage and relationships 5 2 Political views 5 3 Philanthropy 5 4 Religion 6 Filmography 7 Comedy releases 7 1 Specials and albums 7 2 Appearances 8 Awards and nominations 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksEarly lifeLouis Alfred Szekely 18 was born in Washington D C U S 19 on September 12 1967 19 20 the son of software engineer Mary Louise nee Davis and economist Luis Szekely 19 21 22 He has three sisters 23 His father is of Mexican and Hungarian Jewish descent 19 C K s Jewish paternal grandfather Geza Szekely Schweiger had immigrated from Hungary to Mexico and to appease his Mexican wife they raised their children in the Catholic faith 24 C K s mother an American was a Catholic with Irish ancestry 19 When C K was an infant his family moved to his father s home country of Mexico 19 where his father had earned a degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico prior to graduating from Harvard 21 C K s first language was Spanish it was not until after they moved back to the U S when he was 7 that he began to learn English He has said that he has since forgotten much of his Spanish 25 26 When C K left Mexico with his family they moved back to the United States and settled in Boston Massachusetts area initially for a year in Framingham Massachusetts 25 Upon moving from Mexico to suburban Boston C K wanted to become a writer and comedian citing George Carlin Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor as some of his influences 27 When he was 10 his parents divorced C K said that his father was around but he did not see him much and when he remarried C K s father converted to Orthodox Judaism the faith of his new wife 28 29 C K and his three sisters were raised by their single mother in Newton Massachusetts 30 The fact that his mother had only bad TV shows to view upon returning home from work inspired him to work on television 30 C K s mother raised her children as Catholic and they attended after school Catholic class until they completed communion 29 C K has said that his father s whole family still lives in Mexico C K s paternal uncle Dr Francisco Szekely is an academic and an international consultant on environmental affairs who served as Mexico s Deputy Minister of Environment 2000 2003 31 C K attended Newton North High School and graduated in 1985 He graduated with future Friends star Matt LeBlanc 32 After graduation C K worked as an auto mechanic and at a public access TV cable station in Boston 22 According to C K working in public access TV gave him the tools and technical knowledge to make his short films and later his television shows Learning is my favorite thing he said 12 He also worked for a time as a cook and in a video store 23 Career1984 1997 Career beginnings In 1984 at 17 C K directed the comedic short film Trash Day The New York University Tisch School of the Arts showed an interest in him as a filmmaker but he instead decided to pursue a career in stand up comedy 33 C K s first attempt at stand up was in 1985 at an open mic night at a comedy club in Boston Massachusetts during the apex of the comedy boom He was given five minutes of time but had only two minutes of material 34 He was so discouraged by the experience that he did not perform again for two years 35 As Boston s comedy scene grew C K gradually achieved success performing alongside acts such as Denis Leary and Lenny Clarke and eventually he moved up to paid gigs opening for Jerry Seinfeld and hosting comedy clubs 22 until he moved to Manhattan in 1989 34 He performed his act on many televised programs including Evening at the Improv and Star Search C K s short film Ice Cream 1993 was submitted to the Aspen Shortsfest in 1994 36 In 1993 he unsuccessfully auditioned for Saturday Night Live 5 although he did later work with Robert Smigel writing on the TV Funhouse shorts for the program 37 C K s earliest writing job was for Conan O Brien on the late night talk show Late Night with Conan O Brien from 1993 to 1994 38 before briefly writing for Late Show with David Letterman in 1995 39 C K has stated that Conan O Brien kept C K in comedy by hiring him as he planned to quit comedy the following day if he had not been hired for Late Night with Conan O Brien 40 Throughout the spring of 1996 C K served as the head writer for The Dana Carvey Show its writers also included Steve Carell Stephen Colbert Robert Smigel and Charlie Kaufman It was canceled after seven episodes 41 In 1996 HBO released his first half hour comedy special 34 C K appeared several times on the animated show Dr Katz Professional Therapist From 1997 to 1999 he wrote for The Chris Rock Show 42 His work on the show was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for writing three times winning Best Writing in a Variety or Comedy Series in 1999 He was also nominated for an Emmy for his work writing for Late Night with Conan O Brien 43 He has been quoted as describing his approach to writing as a deconstruction that is both painful and frightening 23 1998 2004 Focus on filmmaking In 1998 C K wrote and directed the independent black and white film Tomorrow Night which premiered at Sundance marking his feature film directorial debut after making several shorter films 44 including six short films for the sketch comedy show Howie Mandel s Sunny Skies 1995 on the Showtime cable network 45 C K self released Tomorrow Night in 2014 46 He hosted the PBS show ShortCuts in 1999 which featured independent short films including some made by C K himself 47 Also that year C K devised and starred in The Filthy Stupid Talent Show a mock talent show television special 48 He had an early acting role in the independent comedy Tuna alongside Nick Offerman in 2000 and performed on the stand up showcase series Comedy Central Presents the following year 49 50 C K wrote and directed the feature film Pootie Tang 2001 which was adapted from a sketch that was featured on The Chris Rock Show and featured Chris Rock in a supporting role The film received largely negative reviews from critics but has become a cult classic 51 52 in a half star review Roger Ebert declared it a train wreck and felt the film was not in a releasable condition 53 Though C K is credited as the director he was fired at the end of filming with the film being re edited by the studio 54 C K has since co written two screenplays with Rock Down to Earth 2001 and I Think I Love My Wife 2007 42 55 His first comedy album Live in Houston was released in 2001 56 In 2002 he voiced Brendon Small s estranged father Andrew Small in the animated sitcom Home Movies 57 C K was among the writing staff of the sketch comedy show Cedric the Entertainer Presents 2002 03 42 2005 2009 Lucky Louie and standup breakthrough Louis C K performing in Kuwait December 2008 In August 2005 C K starred in a half hour HBO special as part of the stand up series One Night Stand Inspired by the work ethic of fellow comedian George Carlin who had committed to dropping all of his existing material and starting over every year 58 in June 2006 C K starred in and wrote Lucky Louie a sitcom he created The series premiered on HBO and was videotaped in front of a studio audience it was HBO s first series in that format Lucky Louie is described as a bluntly realistic portrayal of family life HBO canceled the series after its first season 59 C K was also a part of Opie and Anthony s Traveling Virus Comedy Tour with other comedians in 2007 In 2007 he hosted a three hour phone in show on the service at the request of Opie amp Anthony during which he advised callers on their relationship troubles 60 During an interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the show C K repeatedly asked Rumsfeld whether he is in fact a reptilian space alien who eats Mexican babies 61 Rumsfeld declined to comment and the video has since gone viral 61 He appeared in three films in 2008 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Diminished Capacity and Role Models 62 63 C K launched his first hour long special Shameless in 2007 which aired on HBO and was later released on DVD 64 In March 2008 he recorded a second hour long special Chewed Up which premiered on Showtime Network on October 4 2008 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy or Variety Special 7 65 C K and his wife Alix Bailey divorced in 2008 66 67 with C K and Bailey sharing joint custody of their children 68 In a 2010 interview C K talked about how after his divorce he thought well there goes my act He alluded to the way that his marriage had been central to his act and his life and he said that it took him approximately a year to realize I m accumulating stories here that are worth telling 68 One element in his preparation for stand up was training at the same boxing gym as Lowell Massachusetts fighter Micky Ward trying to learn how to do the grunt work and the boring constant training so that you ll be fit enough to take the beating 68 A clip from an appearance by C K on Late Night with Conan O Brien in October 2008 titled Everything s Amazing and Nobody is Happy became a viral hit on YouTube in 2009 helping his standup career to propel forward 69 On April 18 2009 C K recorded a concert film titled Hilarious Unlike his previous specials which had all been produced for television networks Hilarious was produced independently directed by C K himself and sold to Epix and Comedy Central after it was complete As a result it was not released until late 2010 It was published on DVD and CD in 2011 70 It is the first stand up comedy film accepted into the Sundance Film Festival 71 From 2009 to 2012 C K played Dave Sanderson a police officer and ex boyfriend of Leslie Knope played by Amy Poehler in the sitcom Parks and Recreation 72 He also co starred in the romantic comedy fantasy film The Invention of Lying directed by and starring Ricky Gervais in 2009 73 Louis C K speaking in Montreal July 29 2011 2011 2015 Louie FX deal and film roles FX picked up C K s series Louie in August 2009 which C K stars in writes directs and edits 74 75 The show features stand up routines blended with segments partially based on his offstage experiences which address his life as a divorced aging father 68 76 The show premiered on June 29 2010 77 In season three episodes dealt respectively with a date with an unstable bookshop clerk played by Parker Posey 78 a doomed attempt to replace a retiring David Letterman an aborted visit to C K s father and a dream reality New Year s Eve episode in which C K ends up in China 79 These episodes were ranked in critic Matt Zoller Seitz s favorite 25 comedy episodes of 2012 80 Seitz called the episode New Year s Eve truly audacious 79 80 C K has been nominated five times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 2011 2015 for his work in Louie and won two Emmys in 2011 for the Louie episode Pregnant 81 and for his special Live at the Beacon Theater 82 C K at the Peabody Awards The show was renewed for a fourth season 83 with a 19 month hiatus after season 3 29 to accommodate C K s roles in David O Russell s American Hustle and Woody Allen s Blue Jasmine in 2013 84 85 During the 2014 Television Critics Association presentations FX Networks John Landgraf reported that Louie would return in spring 2015 for a shortened fifth season of seven episodes compared to the 13 episodes of prior seasons 86 The fifth season premiered in April 2015 and an announcement said the series would take an extended hiatus in August 2015 87 C K stated in January 2016 that he just doesn t know whether it would return or not 88 In November 2017 in the wake of the misconduct allegations against C K FX cut ties with the embattled comic and filmmaker ending their partnership 89 In 2018 however FX CEO John Landgraf stated to Variety I love Louie and I love Louis C K s work and I miss him and I miss it and that the network is ready to welcome C K back and is eager for Louie season six 90 In 2011 C K joined fellow comedians Jerry Seinfeld Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais for a discussion of comedy in Talking Funny a one hour television special that aired on HBO 91 On December 10 2011 C K released his fourth full length special Live at the Beacon Theater Like Hilarious it was produced independently and directed by C K However unlike his earlier work it was distributed digitally on his website foregoing both physical and broadcast media C K released the special for 5 00 and without DRM hoping that these factors and the direct relationship between the artist and consumer would effectively deter illegal downloading 92 At the end of the special the release of a new album recorded at Carnegie Hall the previous year is mentioned By December 21 2011 the sales of the special from C K s website had already earned him over 1 million 93 C K hosted Saturday Night Live on November 3 2012 and was subsequently Primetime Emmy Award nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 43 94 C K at the 2012 Time gala The success of the special prompted other comedians including Jim Gaffigan Joe Rogan and Aziz Ansari to release their own specials with a similar business model 95 On May 11 2012 C K additionally made two audio only downloads available for 5 00 each WORD Live at Carnegie Hall and the audio version of his first HBO stand up special Shameless as well as an audio only version of Live at the Beacon Theater 93 C K s fifth one hour special Oh My God was recorded at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix Arizona and premiered on HBO April 13 2013 96 It was also sold and distributed using the same model as C K used for Live at the Beacon Theater In 2013 C K appeared in critically acclaimed films the first being Woody Allen s Blue Jasmine where he played the romantic interest of Sally Hawkins character 97 C K originally auditioned for the role that went to Andrew Dice Clay and Allen offered Louie the role that ended up in the film Of the experience C K stated I had this three day part and I figured I m a tourist on this movie All I want is a little Woody moment to take home with me It was so fun and we had lunch and I thought having lunch with him was my rewarding moment And then after lunch we shot one more scene and I got a big laugh on the set and I thought that s my Woody moment 98 Later that year C K starred in David O Russell s black comedy crime film American Hustle which was released in December 2013 C K played the role of FBI supervisor Stoddard Thorsen the boss of Bradley Cooper s character 99 The film was a financial and critical hit earning 10 Academy Awards nominations including Best Picture C K earned a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 100 C K s production company Pig Newton where he works with producer Blair Breard signed a contract to develop and executive produce pilots for FX Networks in 2013 101 In January 2014 an announcement said C K would produce and co write a Zach Galifianakis created comedy pilot for FX Networks 102 The 10 episode single camera comedy titled Baskets premiered on January 21 2016 103 It features Galifianakis as the main character a struggling clown named Chip Baskets in a pilot episode written by Galifianakis Louis C K and Jonathan Krisel 104 C K released his sixth one hour special Live at the Comedy Store to his website in January 2015 which unlike his past few specials was recorded at a club The Comedy Store in West Hollywood C K said he intended the material as an exercise in creating an act that hearkened back to his early days in comedy clubs 105 The special premiered exclusively on FX on May 28 2015 He returned to host Saturday Night Live on March 29 2014 and May 16 2015 and received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for both episodes 7 106 107 C K also attended the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special where he was chosen to introduce a montage of the pre recorded sketches 108 109 In May 2015 it was announced that C K would write direct and star in the film I m a Cop to be produced by Scott Rudin Dave Becky and Blair Breard with a budget of 8 million 110 although he later canceled the project 111 C K became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden three times in a single tour in 2015 5 Audio from the tour was released by C K on his website as Louis C K Live at Madison Square Garden through the pay what you want model 112 In November 2015 C K co starred in the biographical drama film Trumbo as a composite character based on five different screenwriters who were blacklisted in Hollywood for their alleged ties to the Communist party during the 1940s b 114 He executive produced the pilot for the Amazon Video black comedy series One Mississippi starring Notaro in November 2015 It was ordered for a full season by Amazon 115 2016 Horace and Pete and continued success Timothy Simons Julia Louis Dreyfus Al Franken Louis C K and Pamela Adlon at the Peabody Awards in 2017 In January 2016 C K and actor comedian Albert Brooks were rumoured to create write executive produce and provide the voices for the two main characters in an animated series pilot for FX 116 The following January the series was announced to instead be premiering on TBS in 2018 and titled The Cops following two Los Angeles patrolmen 117 On January 30 2016 he released the first episode of the tragicomic drama series Horace and Pete to his website without any prior announcements C K directed wrote and starred in the series as bar owner Horace alongside Steve Buscemi who portrays co owner Pete 118 Horace and Pete pioneered the genre of sadcom James Poniewozik of The New York Times said the series may best be described as a Cheers spec script by Eugene O Neill a snapshot of a family and a country suffering a hangover decades in the making 119 The self financed series received a significantly positive reaction from critics who largely focused on the performances of the veteran cast that includes C K Buscemi Edie Falco Steven Wright Alan Alda and Jessica Lange and C K s writing 120 121 C K has expressed his interest in a second season 122 C K next voiced the lead Max a Jack Russell Terrier in the animated comedy film The Secret Life of Pets The film was co directed by Chris Renaud of the Despicable Me series and was released on July 8 2016 123 124 It grossed over 875 million worldwide 125 126 C K developed the series Better Things with its star Pamela Adlon who had appeared on Louie C K co wrote co produced and directed the pilot 5 The show is about a single working actress mother and her struggles to raise three daughters 127 It premiered in September 2016 on FX 128 His stand up special 2017 was filmed in Washington D C and released on April 4 2017 through the streaming service Netflix 129 Barry Crimmins s stand up special Whatever Threatens You directed and produced by C K was released through his website in 2016 130 On April 8 2017 he hosted Saturday Night Live for a fourth time 131 where he received strong reviews for his opening monologue in which he tackled white privilege and bits about a racist chicken and talking animals A critic from The A V Club wrote no one s better at taking a joke to the edge and tiptoeing nimbly along it 132 C K also honored fellow comedian Don Rickles who died that week saying during the goodnights portion stating I just want to say Don Rickles was the funniest man in the world and he was also a lovely beautiful guy I ll miss him for the rest of my life 133 C K directed the film I Love You Daddy in secret shooting entirely on black and white 35 mm film in June 2017 134 The film follows a television producer and writer played by C K called Glen Topher whose teenage daughter played by Chloe Grace Moretz is seduced by a much older film director John Malkovich causing Topher to become disconcerted The film also features Charlie Day Adlon Rose Byrne Edie Falco and Helen Hunt 135 It premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival in September 136 whereupon The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw gave the film a four star review calling it a very funny and recklessly provocative homage to Woody Allen channeling his masterpiece Manhattan 135 2017 Sexual misconduct revelations In 2015 rumors about C K s behavior towards women in his professional life began to appear on various websites starting with comedian Roseanne Barr who told The Daily Beast in an interview that she had heard stories of C K locking the door and masturbating in front of women comics and writers 137 Barr added in a subsequent tweet that she had no idea if C K was a sexual offender or not but said that given the number of accusations he should address them 138 Two years later in a September 2017 Vanity Fair interview comedian Tig Notaro cut ties with C K a one time collaborator and producer on her show One Mississippi saying that he should address the rumors of sexual impropriety and alluding to an unspecified incident between herself and C K 139 As he had in the past C K denied the allegations in a September 2017 New York Times interview saying They re rumors that s all that is I don t think talking about that stuff in the press is a good idea 140 On November 9 2017 The Orchard distributor of C K s upcoming film I Love You Daddy canceled the New York premiere of the film due to unexpected circumstances while a scheduled appearance by C K on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert promoting the movie was also canceled The Hollywood Reporter ran an article claiming that a very damaging story on the comedian was about to be published in the New York Times and the premiere was canceled to mitigate the damage 141 Later that day the Times published allegations of sexual misconduct from five women against C K 142 143 The women who spoke out in the article included comedy duo Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov who claimed that C K had invited them to his hotel room in 2002 during the US Comedy Arts Festival where he asked them if he could take out his penis The two women assumed he was joking but C K masturbated to completion in front of them They relayed the incident to ImprovOlympics founder Charna Halpern The comedian Rebecca Corry described that on the set of a television pilot in 2005 she reported an incident to the show s producers where C K offered to masturbate in front of her and no action was taken 142 Comedian Abby Schachner said that during a 2003 telephone conversation C K began speaking about his sexual fantasies and masturbating Schachner felt C K s conduct was unprofessional and inappropriate given that she was inviting him as an established comedian to one of her comedy shows and that C K was working in a writers room with Schachner s then boyfriend 142 Schachner said that C K apologized for his past behavior several years later 142 C K initially declined to answer the allegations in public 138 In a subsequent statement on November 10 after the Times article C K admitted to behavior that he initially thought was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first and went on to express remorse stating the power I had over these women is that they admired me And I wielded that power irresponsibly 144 After C K exposed himself to Goodman and Wolov his manager Dave Becky made it known to their manager that they might suffer professional consequences if they continued talking about the incident Becky initially denied making any threats but later apologized for statements that he said could have been perceived as threats He claimed to have no knowledge of any other incidents 145 He dropped C K as a client and apologized for a perceived cover up 146 147 In subsequent days Pamela Adlon and John Mulaney fired Becky as a manager for his role in the cover up 148 149 Separately the comedian and journalist Megan Koester claims to have been threatened by Just for Laughs president Dave Hills when she asked several prominent comedians about the allegations at the festival in 2015 150 The sexual misconduct had negative professional and personal consequences to known parties Schachner decided not to pursue comedy Goodman and Wolov were limited in their choice of work projects after what they described as threats by C K s manager of facing professional consequences for speaking about C K s behavior Corry faced death threats for speaking about her experiences 142 151 152 In the wake of the scandal C K suffered severe repercussions stating in 2018 that the fallout had taken him through hell and back and cost him approximately 35 million in lost income 153 The Orchard announced it would not distribute the film I Love You Daddy 154 and co stars Chloe Grace Moretz and Charlie Day said they would not participate in the film s promotion 155 FX Networks announced it was cutting ties with C K and Netflix announced that it would not be moving forward with a second planned stand up special featuring the comedian 156 HBO dropped C K s appearance on an upcoming Night of Too Many Stars television special and removed his content from their on demand services 157 TBS suspended production of and eventually scrapped its animated series The Cops co created with Albert Brooks 158 159 160 Illumination about to produce the animated children s film The Secret Life of Pets 2 in which C K was to reprise his starring role from the previous film terminated their relationship with him and hired Patton Oswalt as his replacement 161 The Disney Channel also removed C K from reruns of Gravity Falls redubbing his character s voice with series creator Alex Hirsch 162 2018 2020 Return to stand up comedy On August 26 2018 C K made an unannounced appearance at the Comedy Cellar in Manhattan New York It was reported that he received an ovation from the audience and performed a typical set making no reference to the sexual controversy 163 164 His return to stand up comedy was criticized by comedians including Aparna Nancherla Ian Karmel Allie Goertz and Judd Apatow as being premature 164 165 whereas Dave Chappelle Chris Rock Bill Burr Michael Che Jim Gaffigan Janeane Garofalo Sarah Silverman Wanda Sykes Judy Gold Marlon Wayans Joe Rogan and Kurt Metzger supported C K s right to continue standup 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 Comedian Jerry Seinfeld also supported C K s return to standup but opined that the public may have felt that C K had not owned up to his actions enough saying in October 2018 We know the routine The person does something wrong The person s humiliated They re exiled They suffer we want them to suffer We love the tumble we love the crash and bang of the fall And then we love the crawl back The grovel Are you going to grovel How long are you going to grovel Seinfeld added We the court of public opinion decided if he s going to come back he d better show a lot of pain Because he denied the public that 153 Edie Falco who starred in C K s Horace and Pete and I Love You Daddy expressed her hope that he would receive a second chance saying He s someone who admitted that he did what he was accused of doing and admitted that it wasn t right and that people who are committed to becoming aware of what they ve done and changing they can be our strongest proponents in an issue like this 173 174 On December 31 2018 an audience member secretly recorded C K working out new material and posted it online which drew media controversy 175 176 Included in his set were jokes about school shootings which drew condemnation from Parkland survivors and a divided reaction from fellow comedians 177 Ricky Gervais defended C K s jokes saying C K s got nothing against those Parkland kids It was him pretending to be angry for comedy 178 In October 2019 C K announced in an e mail to subscribers of his website an international tour of his new material 179 180 181 Following the leak of his new material in December 2018 his future shows would require audience members to lock cell phones and other devices in Yondr cases which has become the norm with comedians Dave Chappelle John Mulaney and Aziz Ansari using them as well 181 Canadian comedian Mark Breslin and owner of Canadian comedy club chain Yuk Yuk s defended his decision to book C K again in Toronto citing sold out tickets for five shows 182 and a lack of controversy 183 In January 2020 C K performed an unannounced set receiving a standing ovation for the eighth annual benefit show for late comedian Patrice O Neal a yearly benefit of which comedian Bill Burr is the organizer 184 Beginning in March 2020 most of C K s shows were canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the United States 185 On April 4 2020 C K self released a new stand up special entitled Sincerely Louis CK through his website without advance notice 186 In the credits C K thanked various people including comedians Dave Chappelle Chris Rock Bill Burr Norm Macdonald and Joe Rogan and his girlfriend Blanche Gardin and dedicated the special to his mother who died in 2019 186 The special drew a divided response from audiences including fellow comedian Amy Schumer who said I laughed at a lot of it But it s hard to not think of what he has done what he has and hasn t learned but I definitely laughed 187 2020 present COVID 19 and stand up tour In July 2020 C K released an audio series of conversations between himself and then girlfriend Blanche Gardin titled Long Distance Relationship 188 Proceeds would go toward the Fistula Foundation and French charity Fondation Abbe Pierre 188 On August 4 2020 C K was invited by his longtime friend Dave Chappelle to join him in an installment of his standup series An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair at the Wirrig Pavilion in Yellow Springs Ohio during the COVID 19 pandemic in the United States 189 190 Photos emerged from the event of C K with Chappelle Sarah Silverman Michelle Wolf Tiffany Haddish and Common 191 In October 2020 C K appeared in a docu series titled The Comedy Store about the Los Angeles comedy club of the same name directed by Mike Binder 192 In May 2021 following the easing of restrictions in New York City due to the COVID 19 pandemic C K made an unannounced stop at the Village Underground 193 He then announced upcoming tour dates for summer 2021 in Atlanta Nashville and Minneapolis 194 195 196 In August 2021 C K announced a tour of the United States in the year 2021 and international dates for the year 2022 197 American dates include two nights at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden 198 The tour rescheduled dates canceled due to COVID 19 acknowledging the ongoing pandemic and safety concerns 199 200 On The Joe Rogan Experience in November 2021 comedian Shane Gillis revealed that C K had filmed a new special at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden 201 On 18 December 2021 C K announced the release of a new stand up comedy special titled Sorry The special was released for sale through his website similar to other releases he has done in the past He also offered a bundling of previous specials for a larger fee 202 In April 2022 C K won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his special Sincerely Louis C K 203 In April and May 2022 C K appeared as a guest in a series of episodes of Matt and Shane s Secret Podcast a history podcast hosted by comedians Shane Gillis and Matt McCusker The series is a four part six hour long discussion on the stories of each U S president in order 204 June 2022 saw the premiere of C K s film Fourth of July which he produced directed and co wrote with fellow comedian Joe List The film is a comedy drama that stars List as a recovering alcoholic jazz musician who confronts his emotionally abusive family 205 To promote the film rather than using traditional talk shows C K appeared on a number of well known podcasts 206 like The Joe Rogan Experience 207 Your Mom s House 208 Long Days with Yannis Pappas Ari Shaffir s Skeptic Tank Flagrant 2 and Are You Garbage 209 InfluencesC K has cited many comedians who have had an influence on him including George Carlin 27 Woody Allen 210 Larry David 211 Joan Rivers 212 Robin Williams 213 Steve Martin 22 Richard Pryor 214 and Bill Cosby 215 216 Ticketing innovationC K innovated direct to consumer distribution in 2001 when he released his debut comedy album Live in Houston directly through his website He became one of the first performers to use his website to offer direct to fan ticket sales for his shows as well as DRM free video concert downloads 12 In this way C K sold tickets for his stand up tour circumventing large ticket outlets bypassing their overhead and the venues they control 82 C K has said the ticket outlets create barriers to consumers whereas direct distribution is easy and has effectively closed the gap between how easy it was to steal it versus how easy it was to buy it 12 The success of the special prompted other comedians including Jim Gaffigan Joe Rogan and Aziz Ansari to release their own specials with a similar business model 95 Personal lifeMarriage and relationships C K married artist Alix Bailey in 1995 217 Together they have two daughters Kitty Wees Szekely born 2002 218 and Mary Louise Szekely born 2005 219 220 The couple divorced in 2008 221 C K s mother Mary Louise Szekely died on June 3 2019 18 C K had a brief relationship with musician Fiona Apple 222 C K confirmed he was dating Blanche Gardin in 2018 223 In August 2022 he mentioned that they had broken up 224 Political views About political partisanship C K stated Some things I think are very conservative or very liberal I think when someone falls into one category for everything I m very suspicious It doesn t make sense to me that you d have the same solution to every issue 225 In March 2016 C K sent an email to those subscribed to his mailing list which was critical of the 2016 presidential race C K stated he hoped for a conservative president but likened Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler He labeled Trump an insane bigot also adding He s not a monster He s a sad man 226 227 228 C K later referred to the e mail as irrational 229 But he clarified to Stephen Colbert in April 2017 that Trump is not some new kind of evil but rather a gross crook dirty rotten lying sack of shit to boisterous approving applause from the Late Show audience 230 In March 2020 C K donated to the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign However the campaign said that it has refunded the 2 800 donation from C K Neither Biden nor C K has released statements regarding the matter 231 Philanthropy In 2011 by selling Live at the Beacon Theater on his website C K earned a million dollars in a matter of days half of which he gave away to his staff and charities 232 Recipients included the Fistula Foundation 233 Green Chimneys the Pablove Foundation Charity Water and Kiva 232 In 2016 he selected the Fistula Foundation as the beneficiary of his Jeopardy Power Players Week appearance and won 50 000 for the charity 234 In April 2020 C K donated 30 000 to the wait staff at the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village during the COVID 19 pandemic in the United States as part of a GoFundMe program called Tip Your Wait Staff 235 236 237 Religion Louis C K was raised Catholic and has identified as an agnostic 238 FilmographyMain article Louis C K filmography Louis C K is known as a writer director producer and actor who has acted in many television series including Lucky Louie 2006 Louie 2010 2015 and Horace and Pete 2016 He has hosted Saturday Night Live four times in 2012 2014 2015 and 2017 He has also appeared in television shows such as Parks and Recreation and Portlandia C K has also starred in a number of films such as Woody Allen s Blue Jasmine David O Russell s American Hustle both 2013 and Jay Roach s Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo 2015 Comedy releasesSpecials and albums Year Title Studio Formats2001 Live in Houston louisck com LP CD download streaming audio only 2007 Shameless HBO louisck com Broadcast DVD video amp audio download streaming2008 Chewed Up Showtime Image Entertainment louisck com Broadcast DVD CD video amp audio download streaming2010 Hilarious Epix Comedy Central louisck com Netflix Theatrical broadcast DVD CD video amp audio download streaming2011 Live at the Beacon Theater louisck com FX Netflix Broadcast DVD video amp audio download streaming2012 Word Live at Carnegie Hall louisck com Download streaming audio only 2013 Oh My God HBO louisck com Broadcast DVD LP CD video amp audio download streaming2015 Live at the Comedy Store louisck com FX Netflix Broadcast DVD video amp audio download streamingLive at Madison Square Garden louisck com LP download streaming audio only 2017 2017 Netflix Streaming2020 Sincerely Louis CK louisck com Video amp audio download streaming2021 Sorry louisck com Video amp audio download streamingAppearances Year Title Studio Track Information Formats1995 Young Comedians Special HBO Special feature of One Night Stand DVD 239 Broadcast DVD 2006 1996 HBO Comedy Half Hour Special feature of Shameless DVD 240 Broadcast streaming DVD 2007 2000 Stand Up America Laughing Stock Track 8 Louis CK 241 CD download 2005 streaming 2009 2001 Comedy Central Presents Comedy Central Paramount Stand Up Vault 3 DVD 242 Broadcast download streaming 2010 DVD 2015 2003 Just for Laughs Just For Laughs JFL Episode Louis CK 243 Broadcast streaming 2010 2005 One Night Stand HBO Includes deleted scenes on DVD 239 Broadcast streaming DVD 2006 2007 Just for Laughs JFL Episode Louis CK II 244 Broadcast streaming 2010 We Just Landed by Bob amp Tom Friggemall Records Track 6 One of Those Couples 245 CD2008 Comic Relief The Greatest And The Latest HBO Shout Factory Comic Relief 2006 246 Broadcast streaming DVD2009 Just for Laughs JFL Episode Whoopi Goldberg 247 Broadcast streaming2010 Lafflink s Platinum Comedy Series Vol 4 First Look Studios Chapter Louis CK 248 DVD streaming2013 Best of Just for Laughs JFL Episode Comedy Kings 5 247 Broadcast streaming2017 Just for Laughs Comedy All Stars Vol 4 Tracks 1 3 Jfl 2009 249 CD download streaming2018 Just for Laughs The Nasty Show Vol 3 Track 10 Sexual Expression Jfl 1994 250 2021 Caroline s Comedy Hour Vol 1 Clown Jewels Track 7 Guy from the Thing 251 Download streaming Caroline s Comedy Hour Vol 5 Track 18 Diverse Culture 252 Caroline s Comedy Hour Vol 8 Track 13 Do You Ever Feel Stupid 253 Awards and nominationsMain article List of awards and nominations received by Louis C K For his work performing stand up writing acting directing producing and editing C K has received several awards and nominations Among them are 39 Emmy Award nominations with six wins 254 C K has won three Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album for Hilarious in 2012 Live at Madison Square Garden in 2016 and Sincerely Louis CK in 2022 255 C K has also been nominated for two Golden Globes and five Screen Actors Guild Awards winning one with the ensemble cast of American Hustle in 2013 256 C K has won three Peabody Awards in the area of Excellence in Entertainment for his shows Louie Better Things and Horace and Pete For his work on Louie C K earned three Writers Guild of America Awards alongside his writing partner Pamela Adlon Notes C K s stage name is an approximate English pronunciation of his Hungarian surname Szekely ˈseːkɛj 3 as he explained on The Tavis Smiley Show on September 25 2009 His character Arlen Hird is a composite character based on Alvah Bessie Lester Cole John Howard Lawson Albert Maltz and Samuel Ornitz 113 References Louis C K PBS September 25 2009 Archived from the original on March 11 2011 Retrieved August 29 2018 Lais Jr C J August 18 2006 Louis C K Home is where the angst is The Times Union Albany New York p D1 LaRue William June 11 2006 HBO s New Comedy Swear Words and All Lucky Louie Feels Like a Good Bet for Its Producer from CNY The Post Standard Syracuse New York p H1 Louis C K Friday 9 25 PBS September 25 2009 Event occurs at 07 41 a b c d C K Louie Rose Lacey April 8 2015 Louis C K s Crabby Epic Love Letter to NYC Everyone s Dealing with the Same S Elbow to Elbow The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved April 9 2015 Louie FX The Peabody Awards Retrieved April 22 2015 a b c Louis C K Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences Retrieved April 22 2015 Louis C K Awards Internet Movie Database Retrieved January 21 2014 Ciabattoni Steve Fear David Grierson Tim Love Matthew Murray Noel Tobias Scott July 29 2015 Divine Comedy 25 Best Stand up Specials and Movies Rolling Stone Retrieved September 30 2015 Love Matthew February 14 2017 50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time Rolling Stone Archived from the original on December 11 2017 Retrieved February 24 2017 C K and SNL Louie s 19 Year Backstory with the NBC Sketch Show Vulture October 22 2012 Retrieved April 5 2020 a b c d Haglund David May 9 2014 Watch Louis C K Chat for Half an Hour About Comedy Parenting and Failure Slate Embedded Hulu video of Charlie Rose Show appearance Retrieved May 26 2014 Louis C K Reveals How to Write Direct Edit and Star in Every Episode of a Hit Show and Not Go Crazy The Hollywood Report May 13 2014 Retrieved April 5 2020 Protestors Turn Out for Louis C K s First Publicized Comedy Cellar Set IndieWire October 30 2018 Retrieved April 5 2020 Louis C K announces new 14 city tour in email to fans Entertainment Weekly Retrieved April 5 2020 Louis C K Drops a Comeback Special The New York Times Retrieved April 4 2020 Louis C K Drops Surprise Comedy Special on His Website IndieWire April 4 2020 Retrieved April 5 2020 a b Mary Szekely Obituary Boston MA Boston Globe Legacy com Retrieved February 12 2020 a b c d e f Louis C K Comedian 1967 Biography com FYI A amp E Networks Archived from the original on November 10 2017 Retrieved November 9 2017 Parker James April 2 2012 The Filthy Moralist How the comedian Louis C K became America s unlikely conscience The Atlantic The Atlantic Monthly Group Retrieved August 19 2012 All of which suggests that Louis born Louis Szekely on September 12 1967 has struck a nerve a b June Wedding Was Held In Traverse City The Owosso Mich Argus Press June 26 1961 Retrieved May 23 2014 Mary Louise Davis became the bride of Louis Szekely a b c d Knutzen Eirik TV Close Up Louis C K Copley News Service Archived from the original on September 29 2007 Retrieved April 18 2013 a b c Weiner Jonah December 22 2011 How Louis C K Became the Darkest Funniest Comedian in America Rolling Stone Retrieved March 31 2014 Coming to Jerusalem Louis C K and his Jewish Root Jewish Press Jerusalem Israel July 24 2016 Archived from the original on December 11 2020 Retrieved May 15 2020 a b Hiatt Brian April 25 2013 Louis C K Comes Clean Rolling Stone Archived from the original on December 12 2020 Retrieved November 3 2017 Louis C K I m an Accidental White Person Rolling Stone April 11 2013 Archived from the original on December 12 2020 Retrieved August 3 2015 a b Vogel Laura May 27 2007 Hot Seat Louis C K New York Post Archived from the original on April 25 2011 Retrieved May 23 2014 Louis C K On His Louie Hiatus I Wanted The Show To Feel New Again NPR May 19 2014 Retrieved December 7 2017 a b c Gross Terry May 19 2014 Louis C K On His Louie Hiatus I Wanted The Show To Feel New Again Fresh Air Audio interview NPR Retrieved May 24 2014 a b Hagan Joe 2005 Can HBO Save the Sitcom Louis CK Says Yes The New York Observer Retrieved August 5 2012 Biography Dr Francisco Szekely PDF Ecologic Institute 2004 Retrieved January 16 2014 Radksen Jill September 20 2015 Louis C K and Matt LeBlanc way back when The Boston Globe Retrieved December 28 2016 Fitz Gerald Sean May 28 2015 How Louis C K Became a King of Comedy Vulture com Retrieved June 3 2016 a b c CK Louis Louis C K s Bio Louis C K Archived from the original on April 13 2008 Retrieved May 23 2014 Bromley Patrick Louis CK Biography About com Retrieved October 12 2010 Adelman Kim April 13 2012 Aspen Shortsfest Turns 20 Watch 5 of the Best Films They ve Ever Shown IndieWire Retrieved November 6 2017 Robison Joanna April 8 2015 Why Louis C K Is Glad He Didn t Get Hired at S N L Vanity Fair New York City Retrieved February 22 2016 Yakas Ben February 28 2015 90s Flashback Louis C K Robert Smigel amp Adam Sandler Do Silly Dog Voices On Conan Gothamist Archived from the original on April 27 2016 Retrieved February 27 2017 Knoblauch Max May 20 2015 8 comedians who worked for David Letterman before they were big Mashable Retrieved May 27 2016 After writing for Conan s Late Night between 1993 and 1994 C K briefly wrote for Letterman s Late Show in 1995 O Brien Conan September 19 2013 The Fast and the Bi Curious Conan Episode 466 TBS I Louis C K just wanted to say before you show it a clip we were talking about how I started on the show I just want to thank you for giving me the shot because I was really desperate I was literally hungry all the time I had no trajectory that showed me I would I was about to the day before you guys Late Night with Conan O Brien hired me I was going to quit like comedy and everything so thanks Crouch Ian October 23 2017 The Unfortunate Genius of The Dana Carvey Show The New Yorker Retrieved November 6 2016 a b c Rabin Nathan February 25 2004 Pootie Tang A Look Back With Director Louis C K The A V Club Retrieved March 20 2016 a b Television Academy Bios Louis C K Emmys Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences 2011 Retrieved August 24 2011 Haglund David January 7 2014 Louis C K Finally Releasing His First Movie Slate Retrieved May 3 2016 Evans Bradford March 19 2012 The Short Films of Louis C K Spitslider Archived from the original on July 1 2016 Retrieved March 20 2016 Marantz Andrew February 7 2014 Louis C K s Motivating Anxiety New Yorker Retrieved May 24 2014 Laughspin Authors June 27 2012 Watch Louis C K host ShortCuts from 1999 and his film Ice Cream Laughspin Retrieved November 6 2017 Chagollan Steve July 15 2000 Louis C K Variety Retrieved November 6 2017 Louis C K Nick Offerman Co Starred In Tuna The Movie 13 Years Ago VIDEO The Huffington Post April 17 2013 Retrieved January 22 2016 Louis C K Comedy Central Retrieved November 6 2017 Tobias Scott July 23 2009 The New Cult Canon Pootie Tang The A V Club Retrieved March 21 2011 Raab Scott May 23 2011 Louis C K The ESQ A Esquire Hearst Men s Network Retrieved July 29 2011 Ebert Roger June 29 2001 Pootie Tang Chicago Sun Times via RogerEbert com Retrieved November 6 2017 Molloy Tim January 16 2012 Louis C K Talks Pootie Tang a Very Huge Mistake The Wrap Retrieved April 11 2013 Kennedy Lisa March 16 2007 It s hard to like I Think I Love My Wife The Denver Post Retrieved March 20 2016 Lyons Margaret August 4 2011 A Primer on the Dane Cook Louis C K Joke Stealing Beef Vulture com Retrieved November 6 2017 Adams Erik March 26 2013 Home Movies Dad Therapy The A V Club Retrieved July 18 2016 Louis C K I m Doing Exactly What He Taught Me To Do Huffington Post September 6 2011 Retrieved December 6 2015 Marsh Steve June 29 2010 Louis C K on the Importance of Acting Like an Asshole Vulture com Retrieved May 24 2014 Brawley Eddie Louis C K s Dianetics Inside His Weird and Wild Three Hour Radio Show Splitsider Retrieved February 22 2016 a b McGlynn Katia February 25 2011 Louis C K Asks Donald Rumsfeld Are You A Lizard From Outer Space AUDIO The Huffington Post Retrieved February 23 2013 French Phillip Review Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins The Guardian Retrieved January 22 2016 Fitz Gerald Sean How Louis C K Became a King of Comedy Vulture com Retrieved January 22 2016 Tung Cameron November 13 2012 Revisiting Shameless Louis CK s First Stand up Special Splitsider Archived from the original on April 24 2016 Retrieved March 20 2016 Chapman Glen November 12 2009 Louis C K Chewed Up DVD review Den of Geek Dennis Publishing Retrieved March 20 2016 Louis C K 5 Things You Don t Know Us Weekly Magazine September 21 2012 Retrieved January 16 2014 Lovell Joel August 2011 That s Not Funny That s C K GQ Retrieved May 24 2014 a b c d Gross Terry July 7 2010 Comedian Louis C K Finding Laughs Post Divorce Fresh Air Transcript NPR Retrieved May 23 2014 Louis C K Talks Everything s Amazing And Nobody Is Happy Clip His Comedy Tour amp More TIME Archived from the original on December 13 2021 via www youtube com Deusner Stephen M June 20 2011 Interviews Louis C K Pitchfork Pitchfork Media Inc Retrieved May 25 2014 Rabin Nathan June 29 2010 Louis C K The A V Club Chicago Illinois Onion Inc Retrieved August 19 2010 Parks and Recreation Louis C K Returns PHOTOS The Huffington Post February 6 2012 Retrieved January 22 2016 Kettle James March 18 2011 Meet Louis CK the nicest guy in massively offensive comedy The Guardian London England Retrieved January 22 2016 Itzkoff Dave August 20 2009 New Comedy Series for Louis C K The New York Times Retrieved May 3 2016 Sepinwall Alan January 24 2011 Interview Louie creator star Louis CK on season 1 drunken Sarah Palin tweets and more HitFix com Retrieved March 20 2016 Littleton Cynthia August 19 2009 More laffs in FX lineup Variety Hibberd James July 28 2012 FX renews Louie Entertainment Weekly Retrieved July 28 2012 Seitz Matt Zoller July 27 2012 Seitz Parker Posey Has Revealed the Even Greater Show Hiding Within Louie Vulture com Retrieved May 24 2014 a b Seitz Matt Zoller December 31 2012 Seitz On Louie New Year s Eve and Respecting the Mystery Vulture com Retrieved May 24 2014 a b Seitz Matt Zoller December 11 2012 Matt Zoller Seitz s Favorite Comedy Episodes of 2012 Vulture com Retrieved May 24 2014 Etkin Jaimie September 23 2012 Louis C K Wins Best Comedy Writing at Emmys 2012 For Louie The Huffington Post Retrieved April 11 2013 a b Itzkoff Dave April 4 2013 The Joke s on Louis C K The New York Times Retrieved April 11 2013 Sheffield Rob May 6 2014 Why Can t Louis Be Happy Despite all his incredible success Louis C K is only getting darker Rolling Stone Archived from the original on May 8 2014 Retrieved May 24 2014 Corsello Andrew May 2014 The 15 Funniest People Alive Louis C K Is America s Undisputed King of Comedy GQ Retrieved May 24 2014 Gaffney Adrienne April 30 2014 Louis C K Explains the Break Before Louie s Fourth Season Variety Retrieved May 26 2014 Fienberg Daniel July 21 2014 FX s renews Louie for a shortened Season 5 Hitfix Retrieved July 24 2014 Kreps Daniels August 8 2015 Louis C K Taking Extended Hiatus From Louie Rolling Stone Retrieved January 22 2016 Wagmeister Elizabeth January 16 2016 Louis C K on the Future of Louie I Just Don t Know Variety Retrieved January 22 2016 Why FX Cutting Ties With Louis C K Is a Big Deal TIME Magazine Retrieved April 5 2020 FX Boss Misses Louis C K and Would Bring Louie Back but Season 6 Depends on Society Accepting Second Chances IndieWire August 8 2018 Retrieved April 5 2020 Barrett Annie April 23 2011 HBO s Talking Funny Are you having a laugh Entertainment Weekly Retrieved June 8 2020 Gross Terry December 13 2011 Louis C K Reflects On Louie Loss Love And Life Fresh Air Audio interview NPR Retrieved May 25 2014 a b C K Louis December 21 2011 Another Statement from Louis C K Louis C K blog Retrieved May 23 2014 Hartsell Carol October 21 2012 Louis C K To Host SNL With Musical Guest Fun November 3 The Huffington Post Retrieved October 29 2012 a b Holiday Ryan May 1 2012 Inside the Reddit AMA The Interview Revolution That Has Everyone Talking Forbes Retrieved May 23 2014 Marche Stephen April 15 2013 Louis C K Is Our New American Preacher Esquire Retrieved May 6 2013 Miler Julie December 11 2013 Blue Jasmine s Sally Hawkins on the Mystery of Woody Allen No One Can Work Out Woody Vanity Fair Retrieved November 6 2017 Watch New Clip From Blue Jasmine Louis C K Talks Potential Movie With Woody Allen IndieWire July 24 2013 Retrieved May 18 2020 Denby David December 16 2013 Grand Scam The New Yorker Retrieved November 6 2017 American Hustle Wins SAG Ensemble Cast Award Variety January 19 2014 Retrieved May 18 2020 O Connell Michael December 3 2013 Louis C K Inks Overall Deal at FX Productions The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved August 28 2014 Goldberg Lesley January 14 2014 Zach Galifianakis to Star in FX Comedy From Louis C K The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved May 26 2014 Goldberg Lesley August 27 2014 FX s Zach Galifianakis Louis C K Clown Comedy Baskets Ordered to Series The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved August 28 2014 Fienberg Daniel August 27 2014 Zach Galifianakis makes FX a Baskets case for 2016 Louis C K and Jonathan Krisel co created the comedy with the Hangover star HitFix Retrieved August 28 2014 Zoller Seitz Matt January 30 2015 Louis C K Live at the Comedy Store Is Loose With Flashes of Brilliance Vulture com Retrieved February 16 2015 Busis Hillary March 30 2014 Saturday Night Live recap Louis C K does his thing Entertainment Weekly Retrieved May 26 2016 Busis Hillary May 16 2015 Louis C K hosts the Saturday Night Live finale this weekend Talk about it here Entertainment Weekly Retrieved May 26 2016 Stanley Alessandra February 16 2015 The S N L 40th Anniversary Show Very Funny Except When It Wasn t The New York Times Retrieved April 5 2020 SNL 40th Anniversary Show Complete Guest List With Arcade Fire Kanye West Taylor Swift Jack White Billboard Retrieved April 5 2020 Kit Borys May 4 2015 Louis C K to Direct Star in Indie Film I m a Cop Exclusive The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved June 6 2015 Davs Edward April 13 2016 Louis C K Says He s Scrapped His Next Movie amp There Will Be No More Louie On FX For Now IndieWire Retrieved August 6 2016 Russell Scott August 11 2015 Pay What You Want for Louis C K s New Live Album Paste Retrieved July 9 2016 Rapold Nicolas November 4 2015 Trumbo Recalls the Hunters and the Hunted of Hollywood The New York Times Retrieved December 22 2015 Guerrasio Jason August 11 2015 Louis C K is completely unrecognizable in this poster for the new Bryan Cranston movie Business Insider Retrieved August 12 2015 Wright Megh Tig Notaro and Louis C K s Pilot One Mississippi Is Now on Amazon Splitsider Archived from the original on April 27 2016 Retrieved January 6 2016 Kit Borys January 4 2016 Louis C K Albert Brooks Team for Animated FX Pilot The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved January 6 2016 Hibberd James January 14 2017 Louis C K to star in animated cop comedy Entertainment Weekly Retrieved January 14 2017 D Orazio Dante January 30 2016 Louis C K surprises fans with new show Horace and Pete co starring Steve Buscemi The Verge Retrieved January 30 2016 Poniewozik James January 30 2016 Review Louis C K s Horace and Pete Mournful and Unshakable The New York Times Retrieved June 16 2016 Heritage Stuart April 13 2016 Want to help Louis CK out of debt Four great reasons to watch Horace and Pete The Guardian Retrieved June 16 2016 Horace and Pete Season 1 2016 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved June 16 2016 D Alessandro Anthony June 16 2016 Louis C K On Potential Horace And Pete Season 2 I Have Ideas On How To Continue The Series Deadline Hollywood Retrieved June 16 2016 Fleming Mike Jr January 24 2014 Louis C K Eric Stonestreet amp Kevin Hart To Voice Animated Pets Movie Deadline Hollywood Retrieved January 22 2016 Ryan Patrick July 7 2016 Louis C K is unleashed in animated Secret Life of Pets USA Today Retrieved July 8 2016 The Secret Life of Pets 2016 Box Office Mojo Retrieved July 15 2016 D Alessandro Anthony August 15 2017 The Secret Life Of Pets 2 Will Be Unleashed A Month Earlier Deadline Hollywood Retrieved October 24 2017 Chow Andrew January 19 2015 FX Picks Up a Pilot From Louis CK and Pamela Adlon The New York Times Retrieved April 22 2015 D Allesssandro Anthony June 16 2016 Louis C K Pamela Adlon FX Comedy Series Better Things Sets Fall Premiere Date Deadline Hollywood Retrieved August 8 2016 Schwindt Oriana February 22 2017 Louis C K Inks Deal With Netflix for Two Stand Up Specials Variety Retrieved February 22 2017 Logan Brian December 16 2016 An American original comic Barry Crimmins is as radical as ever The Guardian Retrieved November 7 2017 Czajkowski Elise April 9 2017 Saturday Night Live Louis CK in top form with redeeming monologue The Guardian Retrieved April 10 2017 Louis CK returns for a refreshingly odd Saturday Night Live April 9 2017 Retrieved April 5 2020 Itzkoff Dave April 9 2017 On S N L Alec Baldwin Is Trump Bill O Reilly and Trump Again The New York Times Retrieved April 5 2020 Rife Katie August 15 2017 Louis CK Announces Surprise New Film I Love You Daddy The A V Club a b Bradshaw Peter September 10 2017 I Love You Daddy review Louis CK s brazen comedy is a screwball success The Guardian Retrieved September 10 2017 Zeitchick Steven August 15 2017 Stealth Louis C K movie to make world premiere at Toronto Film Festival Los Angeles Times Retrieved August 15 2017 Yamato Jen June 30 2016 Roseanne Barr Calls Out Louis C K I ve Heard So Many Stories The Daily Beast Retrieved January 4 2019 a b Redden Molly November 9 2017 Louis CK accused by five women of sexual misconduct in new report The Guardian Retrieved November 9 2017 Desta Yohana August 23 2017 Tig Notaro Distances Herself from Louis C K Says He Should Handle Sexual Misconduct Rumors Vanity Fair Retrieved November 10 2017 Buckley Cara September 11 2017 Asking Questions Louis C K Doesn t Want to Answer The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2018 Schaffstall Katherine November 9 2017 Louis C K s Movie Premiere Canceled in Advance of N Y Times Story The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved November 9 2017 a b c d e Ryzik Melena Buckley Cara Kantor Jodi November 9 2017 Louis C K Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct 5 Women Say The New York Times Retrieved November 9 2017 Framke Caroline November 10 2017 The sexual harassment allegations against Louis C K explained Vox Retrieved May 5 2021 Elahe Izadi November 10 2017 Louis C K responds to sexual misconduct allegations These stories are true The Washington Post Retrieved November 10 2017 Desta Yohana Louis C K s Former Manager Dave Becky Apologizes for Perceived Cover Up Vanity Fair Desta Yohana Louis C K s Former Manager Dave Becky Apologizes for Perceived Cover Up HWD Retrieved December 27 2017 Andreeva Nellie November 13 2017 Ex Louis C K Manager Dave Becky On Scandal What I Did Was Wrong Deadline Hollywood Retrieved December 27 2017 Holloway Daniel November 14 2017 Pamela Adlon Fires 3 Arts Dave Becky Following Louis C K Harassment Claims Variety Wright Megh March 11 2019 John Mulaney on Hosting SNL Broadway Musicals and Becoming a Meme Vulture Koester Megan I Got Shut Down While Trying to Report on the Louis C K Rumors Vice Aggeler Madeleine August 30 2018 What Happened to the Women Louis C K Harassed The Cut Retrieved April 4 2022 Louis CK admits sexual misconduct allegations are true BBC November 10 2017 Retrieved April 4 2022 a b Sharf Zack October 26 2018 Jerry Seinfeld weighs in on Louis C K s comedy comeback IndieWire Retrieved March 20 2019 D Alessandro Anthony November 10 2017 The Orchard No Longer Moving Forward With Release Of Louis C K s I Love You Daddy Deadline Hollywood Retrieved November 10 2017 Yamato Jen November 9 2017 I Love You Daddy stars drop out of film promotion after Louis C K allegations FX HBO weigh in Los Angeles Times Retrieved November 10 2017 McDermott Maeve Deerwester Jayme November 12 2017 Louis C K scandal Pets 2 FX cut ties with comedian over sexual misconduct USA Today Retrieved January 4 2019 Hipes Patrick November 9 2017 Louis C K Dropped From HBO s A Night Of Too Many Stars Special On Demand Offerings Deadline Hollywood Retrieved November 10 2017 Petski Denise Andreeva Nellie November 10 2017 TBS Suspends Production On Louis C K Animated Comedy Series The Cops Deadline Hollywood Retrieved November 15 2017 Amidi Amid January 10 2018 TBS Scraps Louis C K s Animated Series The Cops Cartoon Brew Retrieved January 10 2018 Goldberg Lesley January 8 2018 Louis C K Animated Comedy The Cops Scrapped at TBS in Latest Harassment Fallout The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved January 10 2018 McNary Dave November 11 2017 Louis C K Dropped From Secret Life of Pets 2 by Universal Illumination Variety Retrieved November 12 2017 Shanely Patrick December 21 2017 Disney Redubs Louis C K s Gravity Falls Character After Sexual Misconduct Admission The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on December 23 2017 Retrieved December 21 2017 Louis C K returns to the stage for first time since admitting sexual misconduct CBS News August 28 2018 Retrieved August 29 2018 a b Evans Patrick August 28 2018 Fellow comedians hit out at Louis CK s stand up return BBC News Retrieved August 28 2018 Louis C K s Return to the Stage Incites a Range of Emotions The New York Times August 28 2018 Retrieved August 30 2018 Comedians Defend Louis C K YouTube March 20 2018 Archived from the original on December 13 2021 Retrieved December 27 2019 Price Joe August 29 2018 Marlon Wayans Is the Latest Comedian to Defend Louis C K s Return Complex Retrieved December 27 2019 Wilstein Matt August 28 2018 SNL s Michael Che defends Louis C K he has the right to speak and make a living The Daily Beast Retrieved March 20 2019 Stern Marlow March 1 2019 Jim Gaffigan Uncensored On Louis C K s comeback ruling Sundance and popping Amazon s comedy cherry The Daily Beast Retrieved March 20 2019 Yang Rachel January 11 2019 Janeane Garofalo defends Louis C K He has paid heavily Variety Retrieved March 20 2019 Fang Marina October 22 2018 Sarah Silverman defends Louis C K I believe he has remorse The Huffington Post Retrieved March 20 2019 Female Comics Sound Off on Kevin Hart Louis C K and Comedy in the Age of Trump The Hollywood Reporter April 12 2019 Retrieved August 6 2020 Jones Nate March 30 2018 Edie Falco Interview Vulture com Retrieved December 27 2019 Sharf Zack March 30 2018 Edie Falco Hopes Louis C K Gets A Second Chance IndieWire Retrieved December 27 2019 Wright Megh December 31 2018 Louis C K Mocks Parkland Kids Nonbinary People in Leaked Stand up Set Vulture Retrieved May 4 2021 Criss Doug December 31 2018 Comedian Louis C K mocks Parkland shooting survivors in leaked audio CNN Retrieved December 31 2018 Capobianco Anthony January 2 2018 Listen To The Leaked Louis C K Set That Has People In an Uproar WAAF Retrieved January 6 2018 Ricky Gervais is hosting the Golden Globes Expect controversy Vox January 4 2020 Retrieved January 19 2020 Furdyk Brent October 27 2019 Louis C K Reveals Plans For Comeback Tour 2 Years After MeToo Scandal ETCanada com Retrieved December 25 2019 Trock Gary November 29 2019 Louis CK Dropped a Holocaust Joke in Israel and the Crowd Went Wild Yahoo com Retrieved December 25 2019 a b Salam Maya August 29 2018 Louis C K Back on Tour Looks to Accelerate His Comeback The New York Times Retrieved December 25 2019 Sumanac Johnson Deana October 3 2019 Unapologetic Louis C K hits the stage in Toronto for first of 5 sold out nights CBC News Retrieved August 23 2021 Breslin Mark November 8 2019 Breslin Why I brought Louis C K back from the dead Barbie Latza NadeauCorrespondent At Large January 29 2020 Louis C K Receives Standing Ovation at Surprise Gig in New York City The Daily Beast Thedailybeast com Retrieved February 12 2020 Louis C K has dropped a new comedy special Here s what you need to know Los Angeles Times April 4 2020 a b Sincerely Louis CK louisck net Retrieved April 4 2020 Zinoman Jason May 25 2020 Amy Schumer Misses Stand Up I Should Have Said My Dad but That s Not the Truth The New York Times Retrieved August 10 2020 a b Staff Interrobang July 2 2020 Louis CK Announces and Releases Conversations With His Girlfriend Louis C K Joins Dave Chappelle for Socially Distant Standup Show Consequence of Sound August 8 2020 Retrieved August 8 2020 Louis C K Makes Surprise Appearance at Dave Chappelle s Summer Camp Comedy Show The Hollywood Reporter August 7 2020 Retrieved August 8 2020 Dave Chappelle apparently brought Louis CK to his socially distant comedy shows in Ohio A V Club August 9 2020 Retrieved August 10 2020 Garcia Leonardo Adrian October 2 2020 The Comedy Store Review Showtime s Doc Squanders a Great Premise on Too Few Punchlines Donnelly Tim Devir Ryan April 29 2021 Jab jokes and legal weed The new rules of indoor stand up comedy Louis C K returns to Minneapolis this month Star Tribune Ho Rodney Journal Constitution The Atlanta Louis C K doing five shows at Atlanta Comedy Theater June 3 5 ajc Paulson Dave Louis C K returning to Nashville for four sold out shows at Zanies The Tennessean Moreau Jordan August 4 2021 Louis C K Makes Return to Stand Up With Nationwide Tour Starting Next Week Levy Piet Disgraced comedian Louis C K is playing Madison s Comedy on State selling out shows and drawing backlash Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Al Heeti Abrar Louis C K announces comeback tour following sexual misconduct claims CNET Louis CK Announces 24 City Comeback Comedy Tour Starting This Month ca movies yahoo com Simons Seth November 19 2021 Louis C K s New Special Is Amazing Say Louis C K s Friends pastemagazine com Louis C K Is Selling His New Stand Up Special SORRY Online December 18 2021 Grammy awards controversial comedians Dave Chappelle and Louis CK receive nominations the Guardian November 24 2021 Matt and Shane s Secret Podcast Ep 393 The Presidents feat Louis C K on Apple Podcasts Apple Podcasts Retrieved October 27 2022 Alessandrini Kyra July 1 2022 Louis C K Premieres Indie Drama Fourth of July In New York Hollywood Reporter Domenech Ben August 5 2022 Louis s comebaC K The Spectator World Retrieved August 26 2022 Louis CK Gives Joe Rogan the Best Explanation of Comedy and Twitter You ll Hear All Year Barstool Sports August 19 2022 Retrieved August 26 2022 https your moms house with christina p and tom segura simplecast com episodes 670 louis ck your moms house with christina p and tom segura bFy2ojGi bare URL Louis s comebaC K Mumford Gwilym July 28 2012 Why isn t Louie on UK TV The Guardian Retrieved March 20 2019 How Larry David Changed Comedy Forever Rolling Stone July 20 2011 Retrieved December 27 2017 Louis C K reflects on Louie love loss and life NPR December 13 2011 Retrieved March 20 2019 Ryan Patrick August 12 2014 Robin Williams enduring influence on comedians USA Today Retrieved June 25 2017 Henry December 19 2014 Richard Pryor created Chris Rock and LouisC K Salon com Retrieved June 25 2017 Louis C K s idol worship Comic talks Woody Allen and Bill Cosby CBS News July 23 2013 Retrieved December 7 2017 Nussbaum Emily July 9 2012 Black And Blue The New Yorker Retrieved June 25 2017 Knutzen Eirik June 19 2006 Louis C K Copley News Service Who is Louis C K s daughter Kitty Szekely Wiki Age Birthday Actor Comedian Father Parents July 6 2020 Louis C K s ex wife painter Alix Bailey Wiki Art Actress Divorce Net Worth June 18 2020 Singer Matthew November 17 2008 Louis CK talks America off the ledge then kicks it in the balls Willamette Week Archived from the original on September 27 2011 Retrieved January 1 2009 Lovell Joel August 2 2011 That s Not Funny That s C K GQ Retrieved December 26 2019 Nussbaum Emily March 13 2020 Fiona Apple s Art of Radical Sensitivity The New Yorker Retrieved April 18 2020 Druckerman Pamela November 24 2018 Opinion The Woman Who Still Finds Louis C K Lovable The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 16 2019 jreadmin August 19 2022 JRE 1859 Louis C K amp Joe List Book List JRE Library Retrieved August 19 2022 Rosenberg Alyssa January 16 2012 Louis CK on 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