saw him do some standup, damn this motherfucker funny
― b'nai b'rith canal (m bison), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 04:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I was rewatching Louie the other day - some dodgy bits here and there, but there's nothing else remotely like it.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 23 November 2010 05:04 (thirteen years ago) link
gf and i saw louie doin' the standup a couple weeks back. seriously amazing times, would/will see again.
― Clay, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 06:56 (thirteen years ago) link
He's a pro, no doubt. And jeez, what a workhorse. Blows my mind that he writes all new material for each new show he does.
― That is the stench of tyranny (VegemiteGrrrl), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 07:07 (thirteen years ago) link
score to this is pretty sweet
― dick roach (schlump), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 09:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Saw Louis 2 Fridays ago at the Moore. He's the best (for lack of better phrase) dude comedian that talks raw but doesn't become this anti-woman monster. I really enjoyed his set.
― Sock Puppet Pizza Delivers To The Forest (Sock Puppet Queso Con Concentrate), Tuesday, 23 November 2010 09:17 (thirteen years ago) link
does anybody remember that tweet he did about not watching his show online for ratings reasons? can u help me find it?
― shirley summistake (s1ocki), Sunday, 5 December 2010 18:34 (thirteen years ago) link
I remember it, something about how it doesn't count for his benefit if you watch on Hulu or download on iTunes, wasn't it?
Don't see it among his tweets now, but he's deleted a lot of them. (Mostly the drunk ones where he calls Sarah Palin a cunt.)
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Sunday, 5 December 2010 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
for the show's benefit re: renewal, I mean
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Sunday, 5 December 2010 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
i watched it on netflix on demand. i hope that's okay. also, it was great!
― horseshoe, Sunday, 5 December 2010 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link
abbott said something in the other thread about how delightful his facial expressions are. it's true; they're my favorite thing!
― horseshoe, Sunday, 5 December 2010 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Love when he hits a joke so good in his bit that even he has to break character and smile a little. Like, universal truths so universal and funny that even the teller is not immune.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 5 December 2010 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
― Simon H., Tuesday, November 23, 2010 12:04 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark
i really don't understand when people say things like this. it's definitely kind of all over the place and several different kind of shows depending on what part of what episode you're watching, but imo pretty much all those kinds of shows have been done before individually.
― It's Long Like Donkey Dong (some dude), Sunday, 5 December 2010 20:15 (thirteen years ago) link
It has a homemade feel, I'd say.
― R Baez, Sunday, 5 December 2010 20:22 (thirteen years ago) link
i can't argue with that, i just see it as more of a weakness than a strength
― It's Long Like Donkey Dong (some dude), Sunday, 5 December 2010 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link
the rapid tone shifts feel pretty unique, esp as unlike most sitcoms which move from lolz/comedy to seriousheartfelt/awws, Louie moves from lolz/comedy to frightening/reality. it's like a combo between a very well-written entry into the overweight pathetic male sitcom canon and like the wire (hyperbole but srs social commentary)
― Mordy, Monday, 6 December 2010 03:37 (thirteen years ago) link
any help re: that tweet would be appreeshed
― shirley summistake (s1ocki), Monday, 6 December 2010 05:24 (thirteen years ago) link
hey slocki I trawled through his whole twitter timeline & there's nothing along those lines. He actually tells people its on Netflix, Itunes etc, a number of times...theres nothing about not watching it online. Il
― Square-Panted Sponge Robert (VegemiteGrrrl), Monday, 6 December 2010 05:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks I actually just found a mention of it somewhere...
― shirley summistake (s1ocki), Monday, 6 December 2010 05:53 (thirteen years ago) link
He tweeted that more people watching the show when it aired would give it the best chance of renewal, but followed it up with "don't listen to me, watch it however you want."
― Chris L, Monday, 6 December 2010 05:59 (thirteen years ago) link
hasn't it already been renewed?
― Babylon and zing (stevie), Monday, 6 December 2010 08:22 (thirteen years ago) link
this was some time ago
― shirley summistake (s1ocki), Monday, 6 December 2010 13:22 (thirteen years ago) link
finally watched these on netflix, what a weird-ass show. thought the non-standup parts were about 50/50 in terms of what worked and what didn't, but i liked having no idea what to expect.
the actress who played his date/mom looks sooo much like a girl i used to hang out with.
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 16:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I can't think of many (any) other shows that didn't follow a set structure episode by episode. This one either has opening credits or a cold open then credits; an A story and then a B story, or two intertwined, or just an A story. Maybe Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman did this.
― would like a calmer set (Eazy), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 16:11 (thirteen years ago) link
(Didn't? "Don't," I mean.)
this show is hilarious
"im just saying if i knew we were gonna take a cab here i wouldve dressed differently"
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 25 December 2010 04:37 (thirteen years ago) link
this dude's stand up is next next level
anyway his new special is playing on comedy central right now
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 January 2011 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
at least i think it's new
they were playing "chewed up" last night & holy shit is that the best
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 January 2011 03:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Sweet, been meaning to check out the new one. Chewed Up is killer
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 03:27 (thirteen years ago) link
"chewed up" is unreal
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 January 2011 03:30 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm making it a point to remember the name of his specials because he wears the same shirt every single time
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 January 2011 03:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Lol I know right
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 03:34 (thirteen years ago) link
he really is one of the best standups out -- that's really why i always consider his TV shows disappointing, i just think he's capable of better
― some dude, Monday, 10 January 2011 03:42 (thirteen years ago) link
This clip has one of my favorite lines, how his toddler daughter has "the density of a dying sun"...also the part about how she thinks you whisper secrets right into peoples mouths...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXYrThC3N3I&feature=youtube_gdata_player
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 03:48 (thirteen years ago) link
the whole like... last 30 or 40 mins or w/e of "chewed up" where he talks about being a parent is the most killer
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 January 2011 03:51 (thirteen years ago) link
I love his parenting stuff...laugh til I cry every time
― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 03:55 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah he's great at just taking the darkest thoughts you can have about children and parenthood and putting them in terms that are really really funny but not pulling any punches
― some dude, Monday, 10 January 2011 04:01 (thirteen years ago) link
watching his stuff censored is totally pointless
― predeep natsvitika (forksclovetofu), Monday, 10 January 2011 04:29 (thirteen years ago) link
honestly i think sometimes censored comedy can be funnier because it sort of emphasizes the vulgarity -- like katt williams w/ bleeps kills me
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 January 2011 04:30 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah but w/louis you'd have to censor whole bits because while they might not have the profanity of a katt william bit they're, like, conceptually offensive. i mean the whole thing w/his daughter spreading her vagina and being the happiest person in the world is hilarious but really might not play in peoria, you know?
nb i have not watched these youtubes, so i don't know how they're censored
― ullr saves (gbx), Monday, 10 January 2011 04:42 (thirteen years ago) link
just saw Hilarious on Comedy Central, some great stuff, some I've heard before, like the awesome stuff on Conan about cell phones and flying. Maybe didn't seem as "heavy" and life-changing as the last two but great. I already pre-ordered the DVD and look forward to the whole thing.
― dan selzer, Monday, 10 January 2011 04:44 (thirteen years ago) link
"esp as unlike most sitcoms which move from lolz/comedy to seriousheartfelt/awws, Louie moves from lolz/comedy to frightening/reality."
somebody has to back up some dude here -- only watched "bully" because somebody told me it was great -- the scene in the diner was indeed great but i don't know how to describe the rest of the episode except as a move to seriousheartfelt/awws in a pretty expected sitcommy way.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 10 January 2011 06:23 (thirteen years ago) link
bit about the Dodge Dart full of bees had me in stitches last night
― Darin, Monday, 10 January 2011 15:01 (thirteen years ago) link
^yes. made me think if 'i was bees' thread
ive never been a huge fan and didnt get into the hbo show but he really is on the top of his game right now
― johnny crunch, Monday, 10 January 2011 15:16 (thirteen years ago) link
i think he's sort of the default "funniest man in america" right now.
― predeep natsvitika (forksclovetofu), Monday, 10 January 2011 15:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Cosign
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 10 January 2011 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
totally
― ullr saves (gbx), Monday, 10 January 2011 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
amazing standup. couldn't get into the show, because the standup parts always outshone the rest of it and basically just made me want to watch him do standup. I respect that he's trying to make the show and I want it to succeed but it's so uneven.
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 11 January 2011 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
it's so funny!
― scott seward, Tuesday, 11 January 2011 00:27 (thirteen years ago) link