Are you watching Louie, the new show by stand-up comedian Louis C.K.? It’s on FX on… some night. I’ll check… seriously, does anyone still watch TV when it’s actually on?1 … There it is: Tuesdays at 11pm.
The show has been compared to Seinfeld, which is a lame and reductive comparison. It’s true that both shows are based around the lives of comedians, both feature bits of stand-up, and both are set in New York.
But where Seinfeld was a traditional multi-camera sitcom with 30 minute storylines and a regular cast and so forth, Louie is very much not that; it’s a combination of Louis CK’s hilarious stand-up, intermixed with various short films based loosely on his real life. Shorts like this one:
Some of it’s just playful goofing around, like this short film featuring a brilliantly filthy cameo from Ricky Gervais, stealing the crown from Dr. Nick as the Worst Doctor Ever.
- I watch plenty of TV, but now that Lost is over I have no idea when anything’s actually on. Do you still watch TV when it actually airs? Do you also fly a zeppelin to work and weave your own clothes and browse the Web with Internet Explorer, Grandpa? [↩]
As your only fan and commenter. I should make this page not feel so lonely. I really liked this the first time through. Maybe it was the shock value. but I watched it a second and a third time. Still got chuckles, but not as much staying power.
That said. His show is great and it’s really introduced me to his standup that I never really saw or got into on my own.
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August 30th, 2010
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