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Fuck Yeah, Louis C.K.

December 2011

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Q&A: Comedian Louis C.K.

By M.J. STEPHEY Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2009 Comedian Louis C.K. is a YouTube sensation. Footage of his appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien has been viewed more than a million times in the past month, making it March’s No. 4 most-viewed online video, according to ViralVideoChart.com. TIME sat down with Louis to discuss the clip “Everything’s amazing, nobody’s...

Best TV Shows of 2011

by Adam Chitwood Posted:December 27th, 2011 at 6:39 pm 5. Louie Comedian Louis C.K. turned the sitcom on its head last year with the debut of his half-hour comedy series Louie on FX. The comedian famously produces, writes, and directs every episode, giving him incredible creative control. The show is often painfully hilarious, but also incredibly dark. This season Louis took the show’s...

Louis C. K.’s Blue Collar in First Class

By JASON ZINOMAN Published: December 19, 2011 The ascension of Louis C. K. from comic’s comic to show business saint (a description used by more than one of his legion of admirers) brings with it what the comedian himself might call “white-people problems.” The comedian Louis C. K. has continued to evolve. He has increasingly moved the playing field of his stories from the real world to...

'Louie's' Louis C.K. wasn't prepared for his four...

By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times July 15, 2011 Like the character on his FX comedy, Louis C.K. was ready for bad news when the Emmy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning. “I was expecting to be disappointed,” said C.K., who was nominated for lead actor in a comedy series for “Louie,” which has become a cult hit for FX. Besides the acting nod, C.K. was also...

Excerpt from Underrated/Overrated

UNDERRATED Louis C.K.’s online experiment: Though initially most notable among fans of FX’s “Louie” and those who enjoy stroking their chin about Internet commerce, Louis C.K.’s recent effort to film and self-release a downloadable stand-up concert from his website was a victory for the good guys. Selling it for $5 a copy with no digital rights restrictions, Louis...

Louis C.K. Does Surprise Set at Upright Citizens...

December 27, 2011 3:05pm | By Mathew Katz Comedian Louis C.K. has sold out venues across the country, but a group of lucky comedy aficionados got the chance to see a set of new material at a surprise show in Chelsea — for free. Louis C.K. appeared unexpectedly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre at 307 W. 26th St. on Monday night, much to the joy of his surprised audience. ...

I'm trying, you guys!

I’ve gotten a cold so I’ve been trying to sleep it off. We’re back in action now, I hope!

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How Louis C.K. Cut Out Networks, Used Them to Earn...

Louis C.K. cut out TV networks by selling his latest comedy special online — then used network airtime to promote it. The strategy helped him earn a cool million dollars in a matter of days, half of which he’s giving away to his staff and charities. It’s hard to think of a more stick-it-to-The-Man approach to distributing your work. But The Man — in this case TV...

“Shout out to @louisck 4 his web game ya digg! May have 2 take sum notes....”

– Snoop Dogg (Twitter)

Another Statement From Louis C.K. (December 21,...

hi. So it’s been about 12 days since the thing started and yesterday we hit the crazy number. One million dollars. That’s a lot of money. Really too much money. I’ve never had a million dollars all of a sudden. and since we’re all sharing this experience and since it’s really your money, I wanted to let you know what I’m doing with it. People are paying...

Louis CK Is the Heavyweight Champion of Comedy

By W. Kamau Bell Wed., Dec. 21 2011 Whether you realize it or not, we are living in a special time for stand-up comedy. It doesn’t happen that often. But right now, the most talked about comedian in America is also acknowledged by comics as one of, if not the, best comedian in America: Louis CK. And if you didn’t know that, you have just officially learned that you are out of...

Louis C.K. tops $1 million in sales of $5 comedy...

By Julianne Pepitone @CNNMoneyTech December 22, 2011 Comedian Louis C.K. was annoyed that he never saw a royalty check from sales of his standup specials through traditional outlets like DVD or iTunes. So he produced his own recent special, sold it online directly to fans for $5 — and made a cool million in just 10 days. Louis C.K. announced the sales milestone on Wednesday night’s...

Louis C.K. hit the $1,000,000 mark on Live at the...

Live at Beacon Ends Amazing Year for Louis CK

By David Liu • Tue, Dec 20th, 2011 At age 44, Louis C.K. is widely recognized as one of the most prolific comedians working today. Having just released his second comedy special of 2011, titled “Live at the Beacon Theater,” C.K. has managed to maintain his successful television show on FX (Louie) while raising two young daughters as a single dad. What’s impressive in this scenario, if you’re not...

Louis C.K. Used the Web, but Still Doesn’t Quite...

By DAVID CARR December 19, 2011 When I spoke to Louis C.K. for this column about his decision to forgo cable channels to release his latest one-hour special on his Web site – appallingly funny, btw — I was expecting him to tear into cable and sing the praises of the Web as a Do It Yourself heaven. He did neither. He’s actually not a big fan of the Web as a general matter. “A lot of bad stuff...

Louis C.K. to headline RTCA dinner

By PATRICK GAVIN | 12/19/11 Comedian Louis C.K. will headline the 68th Annual Radio & Television Congressional Correspondents Dinner on June 8, 2012, it was announced Monday. “We’re very excited about having Louis C.K. at the dinner,” said Jay McMichael of CNN, who chairs the RTCA’s executive committee. “This is an evening you’ll want to experience. We’re shaking things up, showcasing the...

Louis CK and the future of standup comedy: The...

Posted by Stuart Heritage Sunday 18 December 2011 Last week, I received an email from the American comedian Louis CK. “Hi. This is LOuie,” it began. “It seriously is me. Im even going to leave the O stupidly capitalized because who would pay an intern to do that??” Admittedly I wasn’t the only person to receive this. Everyone else who had bought his new standup...

A Comic Distributes Himself

By DAVID CARR Published: December 18, 2011 Louis C. K. is something of a pirate in the entertainment world, a man who has ignored propriety on his way to building a huge comic franchise. So it’s odd to see him put one of his shows for sale on the Web and politely ask fans not to rip him off. The weirder thing? It seems to be working. A scabrous and successful champion of the everyman,...

Everything is Amazing and Louis CK is Happy

Posted by Elizabeth Hunter on Friday, December 16th, 2011 Louis CK makes really funny jokes and he wants you–even if you are broke, especially if you are broke—to be able to laugh at him. His newest venture, Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theatre is a full-length show available to download for $5. I just paid $19.99 for Chris Rock’s “Kill the Messenger” on iTunes, where full-length stand-up...

“I hate when people ask me the time on the street ‘cause something happens...”

If you missed LCK on The Tonight Show with Jay...

Click here for the full episode (12/14/11) Click 1, 2, or 3 for parts 1, 2, & 3 of Louis rather than watching the full episode. (12/14/11)

LOUIE'S LUCKY AFTER ALL: Louis CK reveals his new...

BY AUSTIN SANDERS 12.14.11 Last night comedian Louis CK revealed his grand experiment in media distribution has more than paid off. In a post on his website, the comic divulged financial figures regarding his groundbreaking special. Available exclusively online for only $5, the Digital Rights Management-free production (meaning, you can do whatever you want with your purchased file) cost...