Louie (Louis C.K.'s show on FX)

omg bummer/blueberries

Are you just now watching this for the first time through? So much goodness to come. Annoyed there won't be any new eps for another six months or so.

yes

I think his "goodbye jews" joke on Conan is one of the greatest bits of standup ever (although technically not performed as standup)

is that the one w child actors auditioning for schindler's list? saw him perform that as standup, i believe it was his closer, i died
RIP m bison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySXM7Q0pm88

I've heard this story before but never with such complete detail and just wow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfEzWn3Mbk

I just remembered the scene where he's driving his kids and the Who comes on the radio and they sing "Who the fuck are you?" and right now it is the funniest thing ever in my mind.

is that the one w child actors auditioning for schindler's list? saw him perform that as standup, i believe it was his closer, i died
RIP m bison

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yeah it seemed way too well-constructed and complex not to be a bit he had developed for standup

you don't say

omg dying at that schindlers list bit

man i rewatched that 'talking funny' thing last night, still so good

Louie will be back in May, apparently.

rewatched the first three eps of s2 tonight. omg his sister's pregnant fart.

loooay loooay looooay loooowaaiiii

otm

roy ayers also otm but only just barely

Just finished season 3 and the finale had in tears laughing at the beginning and sad tears at the end. What a show he's created.

Everyone I know loves this show so much, as I presume does everyone on here (long thread), feeling stupid for being barely able to not ffwd through the standup and thinking the rest's just occasionally OK

Well not stupid, but odd

I think S2 was a hair better in terms of consistency, but damn if S3 wasn't awesome and ambitious as hell. Sort of hoping S4 is just a long-ass movie broken into 13 parts.

there were a few stretches in S3 where he almost veers into woody allen-style "i love this city" sentimentality or just artsy cliché but he always turns back just in time.

i do worry he's getting ambitious and next season will be his "shadows and fog" or something

also this is neither a criticism nor a compliment but does the show seem to be getting less transgressive?

the last season had peaks of real brilliance but felt rushed to me
and apparently to him as well as he decided to take a year off to regroup on this and other projects

the last 3 episodes of S3 were brilliant though. I wish they could have just aired them all at once though, it felt too much like a movie. some of my favorite TV ever really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBDzHHIPYcQ

:-)

http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/louis-ck-on-the-time-he-hit-on-gwyneth-paltrow.html

i only watched the first, so good

I saw the show he had on HBO ages ago and thought it was pretty good, though sort of minimalistic. Then again I thought they were trying to do a Honeymooners sort of thing and it had that feel, for me, with a slightly updated feel. Pamela Adlon is so awesome!

this was all over my facebook today and then i shared it too cuz i felt like it was the thing to do.

http://teamcoco.com/video/louis-ck-springsteen-cell-phone

A friend of mine had a completely different take on this than seemingly every other person in the world:

You know what? Before smart phones and texting, I consistently lost touch with and lost friends because, as someone with Asperger's, I couldn't keep up with the exhausting demands on phone calls and in person meet ups that neurotypicals require to keep a friendship going. My smart phone has, for the first time ever, allowed me to have a meaningful social life and connect with people in a way that doesn't exhaust and/or kill me.

Also, I suffer from depression and I'm hella in tune with my sadness and the sadness of life.

So FUCK THIS SHIT.

I know you can ruin any observation or joke by applying some anecdotal element to it, but it's a pov worth considering.

http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/louis-ck-on-the-time-he-hit-on-gwyneth-paltrow.html

i only watched the first, so good

― @twitizensforlemonlipbalm (schlump), Friday, September 20, 2013 11:00 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark

he looks like ras al ghul now

the story about him basically acting like a child while writing for conan was killer.

I'm with Johnny Fever's friend, just because you suck at using modern tech doesn't mean the tech sucks

it's great that some ppl with aspergers could connect with people over the internet but i think internet addiction is a pretty serious and super prevalent and i don't think it is so simple as "u suck at using tech"

espectially when "u" is, like, a kid

hardmans 4 wifi

neurotypicals

I'm cool with any excuse for talking about loneliness on national tv.

i really admire his writing. he's the closest to carlin as far as good writing goes. i'm sure the whole cell-phone thing would be even better on stage.

i feel like the message of his cell phone bit (s) is not cell phones suck. & yeah that is a nice story JF.

yeah louis is a big twitterer and phone user and internet-savvy.

JF and aero otm. Feel like there is a group of Internet people ready to agree with whatever Louis or Patton say. They are funny. They are not necessarily otm.

Standup comedians are the Elmer Gantrys of Internet otmness

Selling you lies dressed up in lol instead of the promise of eternal life

i think he's kinda otm. at least about the tech thing. and just like louis i am on the computer all the time. but i don't own a cell-phone. so on those rare occasions when i venture outside i am 100% tech-less. i prefer life that way.

otm ain't like horseshoes iirc

I get what you mean, but it's simplified. Because it has to be. Bc it's a joke.

yeah its pretty simple. louis uses cell phones and computers all the time and he has noticed that this might not always be the best thing to do. its not that deep. but the way he describes it/writes it/acts it out is fun! and done well. to me.