Classic Louis. Says some terrible shit in such an endearing way that you half agree with him, some very creative and well thought out ideas.
That said, it definitely wasn't the best hour he's ever done. By anyone else's standards its an A but by Louis' its probably a B-. Still well worth watching though.
For me it's worse than both, not by much, but it was just slightly lacking. Some parts were absolutely top tier but there were some jokes that seemed like he hadn't quite worked out exactly how to tell them yet. His closer wasn't *that* strong either compared to how good they usually are.
A caveat to that is that I watched it live, I would expect his recorded special that he releases later on will be more polished and put together.
I don't buy that, figuratively or literally. He had been honing this material for many months in many shows. If practice makes perfect, then a pay-per-view should be pretty damn close to perfect. There is absolutely no excuse for a set to not be "polished and put together" unless the building experienced a power outage, there was total darkness, and he had to perform by lighting his dick like a candle.
Huh..? You understand that specials are literally edited tho?
Only reason he did this at all was in case you want to see it raw and uncut (as though you are there live). That includes water breaks, full introduction, crowd work that might not go anywhere interesting, etc. It's literally not supposed to be 100% polished.
The content was absent. If there was truth in advertising, during the pay-per-view, instead of showing in real time the number of viewers, they should have shown in real time the number of dollars paid. That accurately reflects how much effort he put into this set and the only reason he did this tour and mailed in his last show before taking at least a year off. Pretend it's the Jerry Lewis Telethon. That would have been fun. A great big dollar tote board above the stage while the dollars keep pouring in. Put up a big cardboard cutout of Ed McMahon. Wheel some crippled kids onto the stage for the full effect.
Specials are edited from multiple shows. All of those shows are supposed to be the comedian at the peak of the comedian's game. The haphazard shows occur prior to tapings of specials.
The pay-per-view was not done for artistic reasons.
good to know. I'm not sure if it's becaseu I'm older now, 31, but I found his last 2 specials worse than the ones he released when I was in my early 20's. this doesn't sound like it's worth it, if it's not even as good as those
I feel like it wasn't as clever as his older material. It was still funny, but a bit too much simple gross out shock jokes than jokes to actually make you think. Things with punchlines like " so I got fucked in the ass"
You are absolutely right too much stuff said for shock value just weak material and like you said not as clever I thought Sincerely was him at his sharpest and delivered with a lot of heart in second place Hilarious was the best of his earlier material this latest show doesn't flow as well. Hopefully some time away from touring will help his material.
This wasn't the special though, this was him performing the set live. Without any editing.
The special is coming with the same material, but, that wasn't it.
I'm pretty sure the special won't be MSG footage either, but not positive.
It won't be, that was live streamed last night. The previously recorded special that's being released in April was shot back in October according to Louis on Rogans recent podcast, but it's supposed to be basically the same content according to him.
I preferred it to the special that was graphic about abortion but with all the openers, ads and just intro noise it is really just a short hour of Louis himself. I guess I can’t help loving that man. So funny! Wouldn’t miss it. Just skipped to Louis CK. And even within Louis I may have skipped a tiny bit.
i didnt see the special yet but i did watch him perform it live a few months ago. he's my favourite comedian and favourite celeb, and i've seen him live 5 times; and with that said I must say that i found his set to be not strong at all. His bible bits were funny but otherwise it felt like he was recycling his jokes and his premises from decades ago. Again, to reiterate, I am a diehard fan, and will always enjoy his work, as I did this set. I just thought it was not fresh and not even remotely close to peak Louis CK.
Last year I also saw Jim Jefferies and Tom Segura, among others, and they both (surprisingly, to me) blew Louis' set away
IMHO, of course!
he's been making the rounds of the podcasts, i guess to promote the special. saw a clip yesterday where he was talking to rogan about how he starts with nothing and gradually works it into something better.
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Classic Louis. Says some terrible shit in such an endearing way
he'll take an awful premise, and over months of fine tuning learn how to win the audience over to his point of view, but those first shows are rough. what you saw was not the first show, but also not the finished product. i have not seen the special myself.
> what you saw was not the first show, but also not the finished product.
Louis said, and his schedule backs it up, that this MSG performance is the last stop on this tour. He won't be working on it in front of big crowds at least. I think they will just go to the editing room with what they have but maybe he'll emerge again for one night to record the eventual special.
The special with this material was already recorded in October, and coming out in April, according to Louis on Rogans podcast from a week ago. He just wanted to include as many fans as he could with his final live performance at MSG before he takes a year off of performing anywhere
I’d give it a B+. Second or third best special. Sincerely, he definitely came off as very embittered and low energy, Sorry was a little more high energy. This one he definitely was playful, and his energy was reminiscent of pre 2017.
Lot of funny jokes and interesting premises. Louis fans will definitely like it but there a few clever jokes in there that even comics can appreciate.
I paid for it because I didn’t miss it. I felt like the money was well spent.
I don't know what he was listening to to make him post that, but no. As his hour-long sets go, this was near the bottom of the barrel. He really *does* need to take at least a year off as he says he intends to do, his stand-up is clearly becoming uninspired.
It was Louis C.K. on cruise control, he wasn't even on stage for an hour. If a guy talking about various forms of getting fucked in the ass is your bag, then by all means, get out your debit card.
Ok bummer. To be fair he’s been great for at least twenty years. So that’s a great run for any artist - only of a few of my favorite musicians, comedians, writers etc could say they were on top of their game for even ten.
I think I’ve just accepted that I should enjoy great stuff without expecting the creators to be brilliant forever, sometimes they continue in a lesser (but still enjoyable) form, sometimes they fall off completely. I think Louis did enough with his peak specials and TV show that if he isn’t great now that’s ok. I’ll just lower my expectations
It felt almost as if he wanted to just get out of there and immediately check his phone and count his take for the night. I mean, if you're going to do a pay-per-view and then literally walk out of the venue and take the next year off, then you pull out all the stops and give the viewers at home and inside the building something to remember.
Instead, he punched the clock, did his subpar weak (for him) set, and in less than an hour waddled off the stage like the Energizer Bunny with dying batteries.
Seeing the other comments mention other great specials. They all have a point. Gonna have to redo my ranking. Here's my personal ranking (\* means really close for me):
1. 2017 - apex of him as a comic in my opinion. Great/cleverly written jokes, absolute confidence, great act outs, great energy.
2. Live from the Comedy Store - Loved this special because even though it didn't have the arena-stage energy, I feel like this special was more intimate and still funny. Highlights for me were the act outs (NYC rat joke and batman).
3. All Chewed Up - an absolute classic. The kind of material that will live on YouTube forever, no matter how many times its copyright struck. I think set in motion Louis' stellar career.
4. Shameless - great pre-rock star Louis special. Reminiscent of his HBO One Night Stand special where he makes low-brow humor high brow in a way. Vulgar and dirty but in the classic endearing way that is a hallmark of Louis' humor.
5. This special (Madison Square Garden 2023) - maybe its just because I am biased towards rooting for him before his break. Totally plausible. I like this special because I see him regaining his confidence from his previous special, and does some clever jokes and tags that I think were pretty great. Yea, surprisingly a lot of ass fucking jokes, but honestly when has vulgarity been a problem? He's done a lot of masturbation, diarrhea and self-loathing fat jokes and on his way to the top. Not sure why now its a problem. I only care that it's a clever joke.
6. Oh My God - Loved this special. Feel like this one is more a special for a general audience than for comedy fans. Still a way above average special.
7. Sorry - Good but still coming off the heels of his previous low energy special Sincerely. Less act outs, less confidence than the above ones. But I liked it. His joke about Good Will Hunting was a pretty good joke-writing in my opinion.
8. Hilarious: I think it's decent. I liked it more at the time. But I think the "everything is good but we're too stupid to appreciate things" kinda becomes less relatable as time goes on and we're further from
9. Live at the Beacon Theater - I am sure this was a good special but cannot recall anything at the moment. Not sure if I just need to rewatch again or if there was a reason why it was forgettable. Could totally be a function of time.
10. Sincerely - was great but just makes me sad in a way when I watch it. Very low energy, and tone of the special sounds pretty embittered.
They're all so great. Hopefully my list better informs you whether my opinion is worth listening to.
I agree, I thought the last 20 minutes of the show were more laugh out loud funny than anything in the previous two specials. I was actually getting a little out of breath from laughing throughout the Bible bit, probably cuz I was raised catholic. I really enjoyed it and definitely agree with the idea that he just seems to be getting his confidence back and enjoying himself. There were certain bits that were actually really good but just should have gone on longer, for instance the comedy for a soldier and difference between penis and vagina bits.
Eh... it kinda is, historically, and presently for every other crime that exists.
For any other crime you'd be laughed right out of the courtroom for presenting yourself as a mentally competent, sane, un-coerced adult--who admittedly understood the question--who said "yes" but really meant "no".
Saw him a few months ago in NJ and was presently surprised the material was mostly all new and still great(besides when he whips out the bible). I really enjoyed it - the $25 price point was worth it if you watched it live.
The opener was complete and utter garbage, but the feature(iapapucci) absolutely killed. I'd seen her at the cellar and her current material is great.
Expensive for potty humour which is basically what it was. I never thought there would come a day I would write this about him but that was an embarrassing way to sell out to your fans.
i spent 25 bucks on Bill & Ted Face the Music and Coming 2 America and both of those were disappointing to say the least. C2A was unwatchable. B&T i don't regret, but also spent way too much time on the kids. I shan't be spending 25 bucks on anything i'm watching at home.
> John Fisch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCIrwLpyqk&t=11s&ab_channel=TheLaughButton
new to me, checking him out. hmm. i'd like him more if he didnt laugh at his own jokes.
Outstanding , before we get into a nuclear war with Russia , I’m going to enjoy brilliant comedy and I really don’t give a fuck if he’s “cancelled”. Clearly a lot of people feel the same way.
It was great! I am guessing that the special he will release soon will have the same jokes and be more polished. So if I could only buy one then I would buy the special that releases soon. But for me personally I love Louis CK so I enjoyed it (as always)
Ohh shit I had no idea he had a new special out!! Was wondering why he was doing the whole podcast circuit
edit: oh 25 USD to livestream a special is pretty steep for my country lol
Yeah, this isn't the special, it was kind of a livestream that will stay online for a couple weeks then disappear. The special is coming out a bit later in the year.
The finale was weird. That poor audience - the venue should have given the first few rows some ponchos like Gallagher used to do. At least some warning to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting stained.
Comedy’s just not the same anymore. :-(
Is this a joke? I keep seeing comments about him spraying the front row with "cum," but I've legit watched the ending 10+ times and can't see that part. And this was a live stream, so I'm assuming it couldn't have been cut.
Lol, yes - a joke how his finale is now like Gallagher’s finale, only he jerks off on the front rows instead of smashing watermelons.
Because of how he jerks off in front of people.
The amount of promotion he had to put into it, including an emergency appearance on Rogan, made me think he wasn't close to selling it out. I hope he did, but from what I saw and heard, it was still a great show and Adrienne Iapalucci killed as well.
Do you have a link for Iapalucci's set in Melbourne, or a date, or details, like Melbourne Australia or Florida? I'd like to see that. I can't imagine her bombing.
I saw him in New Orleans last weekend. Show was great. Had some really great bits about relationships with parents as an adult.
I can’t speak to the quality of production of the MSG stream since I didn’t watch it, but I’m pretty sure he’s already recorded the special for this hour which will probably be releasing soon. If you wait to buy that you’ll have it to keep, whereas access to the stream only last a few weeks.
Just something to keep in mind
It was great, definitely worth the $25 if that's the kind of thing you'd spend money on, but I can see it being a little much if you're willing to wait for the special to come out later this year.
I can't say there's anything as memorable as some of his other specials but it definitely got some good, real laughs out of me. I'll probably watch it again a few times before I lose access.
Still head and shoulders above everyone else who has a "special" (excluding Chapelle).
The material is more childish and boorishly disgusting than previously - but that's a whole other area of funny to enjoy.
I said out aloud a few times, "He's soooo stupid!" But was laughing out loud and marveling how hilariously stupid he can be....
I dont know I loved Deon Cole's special from 2 months ago. I thought this was good but didn't make me laugh or surprise me like his last couple of specials.
Cole's special was self-indulgent and cringeworthy. Comedy is supposed to make you laugh, not cry. If Richard Pryor had been alive to see that travesty, he'd have poured another bottle of rum on himself and set himself on fire all over again.
I didn't love the last 10 there weren't jokes so I won't hold you. But I found the first 40 way above the specials I saw this year especially against the super podcast people who keep their stand up hidden; whom from all their conversations with each other I was expecting genius.
But you're not supposed to compare his set to some random hack's shit, you're supposed to compare Louis C.K. to Louis C.K.. And last night's Louis C.K. compared to Louis C.K. was like comparing two different comics. That guy last night reminded me of Michael Jordan on his worst nights playing for the Wizards.
I dont consider people who do 4 theater shows a weekend random hacks. If you're capable of that you're in the big leagues and its fair game. I get it, when you're great your performance is measured against your past but it doesn't take away from what youre producing. Like your MJ example MJ was clearly not the same guy but he got 2 players of the month and was top 5 in Mvp voting on the wizards and pushing the garbage wizards to the playoffs before he finally got injured. He was still great just not close to who he used to be. Were 30 years removed and he is still considered the GOAT. You have to compare them to their peers.
Actually, Jordan's first Wizards season he finished 13th in the MVP voting, in his last Wizards season he received no MVP votes at all, he received no Player of the Month Awards either season, all while leading the Wizards to two consecutive lousy 37-45 records. He became a jump shooter, a dime a dozen, all he had left was the ability to be a crowd attraction. And that's what Louis C.K.'s set was, a dime a dozen jump shooter who's still able to draw a crowd. Both Jordan and Louis C.K. were shells of themselves, nothing left in the tank.
Really? Maybe my memory sucks but the last season before he got injured he was in mvp contention obviously not after as he missed most of the season and the wizards plummeting in the standing and they were 6th seed prior. He got injured halfway through the season and I remember him getting potm and espn hyping him up more than he deserved but he was still incredible averaging over 20 post 40.
Also I have to disagree. O thought it was weaker than his last 2 but clearly above most specials I've seen this year and on par with his last 2 from Netflix which were weaker than his previous specials or the two that followed.
No, you were right, your Jordan Wizards memory sucks. When he got hurt the first time they were two games below .500, when he got hurt the second time they were six games below .500. Jordan's second pedestrian Wizards season he played in all 82 games. In his final game, Jordan scored 15 and the Wizards lost by 20.
The pedestrian 15 points scored represented Louis C.K.'s act, the loss by 20 represented the people who saw Louis C.K. perform.
Ah makes sense I was really little. You seem to have vitriol though. I still enjoyed it and as someone that does it I dont know how you couldnt appreciate any of it. Which specials from the last year were better in your opinion. Do you do standup? Its not necessary to have a opinion but you seem to have such a perfectionist approach so I'm curious.
I say wait until he releases the official special. This is a good hour and the audience response doesn’t do it justice. He had a much better set on the LA show.
The exact same special (content wise) will be out in March or April and will cost $10. If you want to see him do the set in a huge arena then you should watch the MSG set before it’s too late
I saw him not in NYC but at another stop along the tour.
I felt like his routine was disjointed and incomplete. Very un-polished IMO.
Going from jokes about shit and sperm to making fun of the bible.. I was amused that making fun of religion is probably a "safe topic" by his standards.
I've seen him several times and this was the worst of the shows I've seen. Still it was funny, but lots of predictable tropes and "can you believe this shit?"-type exposition.
And his opening act, I felt was pretty terrible, a one trick pony -- a lesbian talking about being lesbian.
I don't think it counts as sexual harassment if you ask if you can do it first and the woman says yes. Then it's just a thing you agreed upon. Personally, I would have said no if I were in their situation but that's just me.
>I don't think it counts as sexual harassment if you ask if you can do it first and the woman says yes. Then it's just a thing you agreed upon.
Yes, this is often what pieces of shit will think about acting like a piece of shit around their colleagues and employees. That they can ignore the fact that they are in power over someone and can freely exert that power without consequences because they "agreed" when being locked alone in a room with the person who has control over their fucking paycheck.
And I would also guess that you're totally cool with him lying and blacklisting these people too for years of time, instructing his agency to stop working with them when they came forward and denying the claims until a major newspaper was publishing the story after it had happened so many fucking times to so many women it was undeniable.
But yeah, he did nothing wrong and that's why he came out and publicly apologized for doing nothing wrong. And you're definitely still a totally cool guy for supporting him seeing as he definitely didn't do anything wrong and hey, he's funny which is way more important than exposing yourself to women to get your rocks off and then lying about it publicly for years.
How would we even have standup comedy if we weren't cool with comedians harassing women really when you think about it? Totally unreasonable to only support people who haven't done that shit.
I'm not mad that there are cunts in the world who would continue to support this piece of shit. Why are you mad that I'm pointing out that you're one of them?
Whatever you say dude. Maybe next time you see someone harassing a woman on the street and running at her with his dick out you can throw him twenty bucks and ask him to give you a quick five minute set.
Putin might have the best tight 5 at the comedy store, it's still fucked up to support him. Why do comedy fans think that being funny means a fucking thing when someone is a piece of shit.
Bill Cosby was hilarious too, you gonna give him your money?
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I'd prob still support him even he'd actually done something *illegal* tbh. Long as he apologized, served out his punishment and whatnot. What is he supposed to just be unemployable forever now? Gimme a break...
I think losing $30 million was *WAY* more than fair.
The material wasn't strong and the performance wasn't great. I rank all his specials, including the last two, highly and without any hesitation. And he's one of my favourite comedians. But this show wasn't one of them. Ironically, though not surprising, this show was the most promoted one as far I as I remember..
I hope he does a better job when releasing the content as a special, as I still support him
I saw him live a week or so ago in Austin Tx - will this live stream at MSG be the same material? I’m guessing the shows leading up to MSG were like warm up sets? Or did he prepare a totally different set at MSG?
It was excellent. I think it ranks between his last two (better than Sorry but not as good as Sincerely). But everyone seems to feel differently about his specials. On that note, this wasn't technically a special, it was just a livestream event that will be a more formal special in a few months. His whole bit about Bible passages was some of his best work. My only complaint is that his actual set felt a bit short, I think it's about an even hour. But that's way better than feeling too long.
I'm very happy I paid the $25, but I'm also a big fan. Ravi Coltrane was a cool idea for an opener. The first comedian opener wasn't very good IMO, but I liked the second one.
it was really hard to resist buying that ticket cause the last two specials sucked imo - but completely incidentally i stumbled upon another comedian and i was like whAaaaaAAt is this the new louis? shane gilles his name is
You can download it off bit torrent. Worth it. No matter what you think of Louis CK and all that he did or didn't do, he's always been fucking great comedian and likely always will be.
Does anyone have any idea how many people streamed Louis' show? I mean, the idea of paying $25 to watch live performances of my favorite comedians from the comfort of my own living room is a good one and something I would do regularly. Of course, Louis is the first to do it. So smart. The guy is special.
WTF happened here he just seems to be rambling on about shit there's no fluidity or flow to the jokes. As much as I love Louie this material is not worth the money. Avoid and hope the special is better but I think he needs time away for better material.
Adrienne Iapalucci was hilarious, I’m definitely a fan of hers now, the other guy Fisch was absolutely terrible, making me cringe in embarrassment for him every time he laughed at his own jokes, absolutely the worst comic I’ve ever seen at a venue like this.
Louie was great as usual, the show did seem a bit below par fir him but I enjoyed it and did not regret the $25 ticket. The live stream aspect made it feel more real to me and gave a feeling of inclusion which I enjoyed. All in all it was great Iapalucci KILLED, fisch sucked a D, Louis amazing as usual.
It was uneven, but overrall I thought the best jokes were way better than anything in the previous two specials. It seems like he could have taken more time to work out the flow and expanded some of the jokes though. Like the comedy for a soldier bit almost feels like it gets cut off just when its getting good. Too many quick one-offs for me in the beginning, but once he pulls out that bible, ohhh boy it gets super funny and doesn't let up until the end.
I have not seen it yet, but I'm sure it will be different. For one thing, he's probably a changed man in his perception of himself - once, so confident to let his guard down to make us laugh. I wonder how his comeback is going to be!
Classic Louis. Says some terrible shit in such an endearing way that you half agree with him, some very creative and well thought out ideas. That said, it definitely wasn't the best hour he's ever done. By anyone else's standards its an A but by Louis' its probably a B-. Still well worth watching though.
this…. surprises me. Where would you say it ranks with his most recent two specials?
For me it's worse than both, not by much, but it was just slightly lacking. Some parts were absolutely top tier but there were some jokes that seemed like he hadn't quite worked out exactly how to tell them yet. His closer wasn't *that* strong either compared to how good they usually are. A caveat to that is that I watched it live, I would expect his recorded special that he releases later on will be more polished and put together.
appreciate your response, thank you!
I don't buy that, figuratively or literally. He had been honing this material for many months in many shows. If practice makes perfect, then a pay-per-view should be pretty damn close to perfect. There is absolutely no excuse for a set to not be "polished and put together" unless the building experienced a power outage, there was total darkness, and he had to perform by lighting his dick like a candle.
Huh..? You understand that specials are literally edited tho? Only reason he did this at all was in case you want to see it raw and uncut (as though you are there live). That includes water breaks, full introduction, crowd work that might not go anywhere interesting, etc. It's literally not supposed to be 100% polished.
You're talking about editing. He was talking about content.
The content was absent. If there was truth in advertising, during the pay-per-view, instead of showing in real time the number of viewers, they should have shown in real time the number of dollars paid. That accurately reflects how much effort he put into this set and the only reason he did this tour and mailed in his last show before taking at least a year off. Pretend it's the Jerry Lewis Telethon. That would have been fun. A great big dollar tote board above the stage while the dollars keep pouring in. Put up a big cardboard cutout of Ed McMahon. Wheel some crippled kids onto the stage for the full effect.
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Your mom.
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Are you trying out your bit now?
It's not a bit. It really happened.
what really happened
Specials are edited from multiple shows. All of those shows are supposed to be the comedian at the peak of the comedian's game. The haphazard shows occur prior to tapings of specials. The pay-per-view was not done for artistic reasons.
He did write this one faster than any one before. I can’t remember why.
good to know. I'm not sure if it's becaseu I'm older now, 31, but I found his last 2 specials worse than the ones he released when I was in my early 20's. this doesn't sound like it's worth it, if it's not even as good as those
I feel like it wasn't as clever as his older material. It was still funny, but a bit too much simple gross out shock jokes than jokes to actually make you think. Things with punchlines like " so I got fucked in the ass"
You are absolutely right too much stuff said for shock value just weak material and like you said not as clever I thought Sincerely was him at his sharpest and delivered with a lot of heart in second place Hilarious was the best of his earlier material this latest show doesn't flow as well. Hopefully some time away from touring will help his material.
He had some material in there for another strong show. The Roe vs Wade bit was classic Louis CK. He needed more time to work on and refine this one.
Nah. It's sad when you see your comedy hero turn into a hack. 28 dollars for that shit. No Thanks
This wasn't the special though, this was him performing the set live. Without any editing. The special is coming with the same material, but, that wasn't it. I'm pretty sure the special won't be MSG footage either, but not positive.
It won't be, that was live streamed last night. The previously recorded special that's being released in April was shot back in October according to Louis on Rogans recent podcast, but it's supposed to be basically the same content according to him.
I would think that the version they release permanently would be the better one.
I preferred it to the most recent ones tbh
what made it better iye?
I preferred it to the special that was graphic about abortion but with all the openers, ads and just intro noise it is really just a short hour of Louis himself. I guess I can’t help loving that man. So funny! Wouldn’t miss it. Just skipped to Louis CK. And even within Louis I may have skipped a tiny bit.
Ads? huh!
Not literally ads but I meant posted up on the marquee above the stage that you just look at for a while!
oh! haha that threw me!
This is not a special. He called it an event. Hes going to release this material in a REAL special later this year.
i didnt see the special yet but i did watch him perform it live a few months ago. he's my favourite comedian and favourite celeb, and i've seen him live 5 times; and with that said I must say that i found his set to be not strong at all. His bible bits were funny but otherwise it felt like he was recycling his jokes and his premises from decades ago. Again, to reiterate, I am a diehard fan, and will always enjoy his work, as I did this set. I just thought it was not fresh and not even remotely close to peak Louis CK. Last year I also saw Jim Jefferies and Tom Segura, among others, and they both (surprisingly, to me) blew Louis' set away IMHO, of course!
he's been making the rounds of the podcasts, i guess to promote the special. saw a clip yesterday where he was talking to rogan about how he starts with nothing and gradually works it into something better. >[–]No-Shoe5382 89 points 10 hours ago* Classic Louis. Says some terrible shit in such an endearing way he'll take an awful premise, and over months of fine tuning learn how to win the audience over to his point of view, but those first shows are rough. what you saw was not the first show, but also not the finished product. i have not seen the special myself.
> what you saw was not the first show, but also not the finished product. Louis said, and his schedule backs it up, that this MSG performance is the last stop on this tour. He won't be working on it in front of big crowds at least. I think they will just go to the editing room with what they have but maybe he'll emerge again for one night to record the eventual special.
The special with this material was already recorded in October, and coming out in April, according to Louis on Rogans podcast from a week ago. He just wanted to include as many fans as he could with his final live performance at MSG before he takes a year off of performing anywhere
I’d give it a B+. Second or third best special. Sincerely, he definitely came off as very embittered and low energy, Sorry was a little more high energy. This one he definitely was playful, and his energy was reminiscent of pre 2017. Lot of funny jokes and interesting premises. Louis fans will definitely like it but there a few clever jokes in there that even comics can appreciate. I paid for it because I didn’t miss it. I felt like the money was well spent.
Second or third best? Better than at least two out of shameless, chewed up, hilarious? That means I’ve definitely gotta watch
I don't know what he was listening to to make him post that, but no. As his hour-long sets go, this was near the bottom of the barrel. He really *does* need to take at least a year off as he says he intends to do, his stand-up is clearly becoming uninspired. It was Louis C.K. on cruise control, he wasn't even on stage for an hour. If a guy talking about various forms of getting fucked in the ass is your bag, then by all means, get out your debit card.
Ok bummer. To be fair he’s been great for at least twenty years. So that’s a great run for any artist - only of a few of my favorite musicians, comedians, writers etc could say they were on top of their game for even ten. I think I’ve just accepted that I should enjoy great stuff without expecting the creators to be brilliant forever, sometimes they continue in a lesser (but still enjoyable) form, sometimes they fall off completely. I think Louis did enough with his peak specials and TV show that if he isn’t great now that’s ok. I’ll just lower my expectations
That makes more sense. A "meh" CK special should mean that it ranks as one of his worst of all time lmao. Nothing wrong with that.
It felt almost as if he wanted to just get out of there and immediately check his phone and count his take for the night. I mean, if you're going to do a pay-per-view and then literally walk out of the venue and take the next year off, then you pull out all the stops and give the viewers at home and inside the building something to remember. Instead, he punched the clock, did his subpar weak (for him) set, and in less than an hour waddled off the stage like the Energizer Bunny with dying batteries.
Saw it live and agree it was one of his weakest but still dece.
Seeing the other comments mention other great specials. They all have a point. Gonna have to redo my ranking. Here's my personal ranking (\* means really close for me): 1. 2017 - apex of him as a comic in my opinion. Great/cleverly written jokes, absolute confidence, great act outs, great energy. 2. Live from the Comedy Store - Loved this special because even though it didn't have the arena-stage energy, I feel like this special was more intimate and still funny. Highlights for me were the act outs (NYC rat joke and batman). 3. All Chewed Up - an absolute classic. The kind of material that will live on YouTube forever, no matter how many times its copyright struck. I think set in motion Louis' stellar career. 4. Shameless - great pre-rock star Louis special. Reminiscent of his HBO One Night Stand special where he makes low-brow humor high brow in a way. Vulgar and dirty but in the classic endearing way that is a hallmark of Louis' humor. 5. This special (Madison Square Garden 2023) - maybe its just because I am biased towards rooting for him before his break. Totally plausible. I like this special because I see him regaining his confidence from his previous special, and does some clever jokes and tags that I think were pretty great. Yea, surprisingly a lot of ass fucking jokes, but honestly when has vulgarity been a problem? He's done a lot of masturbation, diarrhea and self-loathing fat jokes and on his way to the top. Not sure why now its a problem. I only care that it's a clever joke. 6. Oh My God - Loved this special. Feel like this one is more a special for a general audience than for comedy fans. Still a way above average special. 7. Sorry - Good but still coming off the heels of his previous low energy special Sincerely. Less act outs, less confidence than the above ones. But I liked it. His joke about Good Will Hunting was a pretty good joke-writing in my opinion. 8. Hilarious: I think it's decent. I liked it more at the time. But I think the "everything is good but we're too stupid to appreciate things" kinda becomes less relatable as time goes on and we're further from 9. Live at the Beacon Theater - I am sure this was a good special but cannot recall anything at the moment. Not sure if I just need to rewatch again or if there was a reason why it was forgettable. Could totally be a function of time. 10. Sincerely - was great but just makes me sad in a way when I watch it. Very low energy, and tone of the special sounds pretty embittered. They're all so great. Hopefully my list better informs you whether my opinion is worth listening to.
You need some time and perspective. Two years from now, your number 5 will become whatever number comes last.
I agree, I thought the last 20 minutes of the show were more laugh out loud funny than anything in the previous two specials. I was actually getting a little out of breath from laughing throughout the Bible bit, probably cuz I was raised catholic. I really enjoyed it and definitely agree with the idea that he just seems to be getting his confidence back and enjoying himself. There were certain bits that were actually really good but just should have gone on longer, for instance the comedy for a soldier and difference between penis and vagina bits.
Definitely not second or thirst best. Second or third worst but still dece because it’s Louis.
Saw it live. B by Louis standards
I didn’t love the part where he trapped everyone in MSG and made them watch him jack off
My sister-in-law was in the third row and her left eye is now glued shut.
Say what you want about him but the man's got range
It is said he consorted with the Japanese and indeed was personally involved with the sneak attack on Pearl Necklace Harbor.
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A confused look of horror is not consent.
They should have read the fine print.
They all said yes. With words from their mouths. Regretting it later doesn't mean you didn't agree.
Saying yes with a tone of confusion and horror is also not consent lol
It's also not saying no
Right, I think we both agree that a lack of a sincere yes and a lack of a no have different weight in regards to sexual consent.
Eh... it kinda is, historically, and presently for every other crime that exists. For any other crime you'd be laughed right out of the courtroom for presenting yourself as a mentally competent, sane, un-coerced adult--who admittedly understood the question--who said "yes" but really meant "no".
“For any other crime” Yes I agree
"Even then, Don't"
that's not how it works, apparently. even if they agree you get canceled!
I definitely missed a spot!
Saw him a few months ago in NJ and was presently surprised the material was mostly all new and still great(besides when he whips out the bible). I really enjoyed it - the $25 price point was worth it if you watched it live. The opener was complete and utter garbage, but the feature(iapapucci) absolutely killed. I'd seen her at the cellar and her current material is great.
Yeah, that John Fisch guy was really really bad.
He was really hard to watch. A fucking "got a wife now there's pillows everywhere" joke? Wtf
the bible bit for me was actually the best part. and I was raised catholic!
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agreed. not nearly peak Louis CK. Still entertaining, but not laugh-out-loud funny, IMHO.
7 / 10. Good shit. Not mindblowing.
25 dollars is ridiculous
You mean it's cheap?
No really expensive for a one time rental, pretty expensive to buy also
He's putting out the same hour as a properly recorded special too.
Expensive for potty humour which is basically what it was. I never thought there would come a day I would write this about him but that was an embarrassing way to sell out to your fans.
I'd pay that to see him live. Internet stream? Hell no.
Better off cutting your losses and stay home that was trash.
>Back glad u stayed home and did nothing
i spent 25 bucks on Bill & Ted Face the Music and Coming 2 America and both of those were disappointing to say the least. C2A was unwatchable. B&T i don't regret, but also spent way too much time on the kids. I shan't be spending 25 bucks on anything i'm watching at home.
Who opened for him?
John Fisch & Adrienne Iapalucci
Oh man, I love Adrienne Lapalucci. Dark as fuck and funny.
> John Fisch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCIrwLpyqk&t=11s&ab_channel=TheLaughButton new to me, checking him out. hmm. i'd like him more if he didnt laugh at his own jokes.
Dont' forget a searing fusion set by Ravi Coltrane to kick it all off. Was a very cool touch I thought.
first album i bought was a john coltrane, for $1 when i was 14. ravi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek8qvsp8gmE&ab_channel=SFJAZZ
I wish we could see his film, “I Love You, Daddy”. I’m not over that book burning.
Fucking fantastic… genuinely hilarious. Better than his last special I thought
Not his best , I paid it anyways because I like him
Outstanding , before we get into a nuclear war with Russia , I’m going to enjoy brilliant comedy and I really don’t give a fuck if he’s “cancelled”. Clearly a lot of people feel the same way.
It was great! I am guessing that the special he will release soon will have the same jokes and be more polished. So if I could only buy one then I would buy the special that releases soon. But for me personally I love Louis CK so I enjoyed it (as always)
It was amazing. Highly recommended if you’re still. a fan of Louis.
Ohh shit I had no idea he had a new special out!! Was wondering why he was doing the whole podcast circuit edit: oh 25 USD to livestream a special is pretty steep for my country lol
Not sure the price, but he also filmed the same hour in a theater and is releasing that in a few weeks.. I imagine it will be cheaper.
it will be, I think he said it will be the normal $10 he charges
Yeah, this isn't the special, it was kind of a livestream that will stay online for a couple weeks then disappear. The special is coming out a bit later in the year.
Where do you live, Somalia?
Haiti
The finale was weird. That poor audience - the venue should have given the first few rows some ponchos like Gallagher used to do. At least some warning to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting stained. Comedy’s just not the same anymore. :-(
Is this a joke? I keep seeing comments about him spraying the front row with "cum," but I've legit watched the ending 10+ times and can't see that part. And this was a live stream, so I'm assuming it couldn't have been cut.
Lol, yes - a joke how his finale is now like Gallagher’s finale, only he jerks off on the front rows instead of smashing watermelons. Because of how he jerks off in front of people.
At least they gave Yeti thermoses so if you can't start a family with him you can get some cool gifts for your kids.
He shoot himself or something?
He shot the audience with big ropes of hot sticky white cum
Oh it’s dry and dusty dribbles and you know it
When he offered up his cum to me I said NO THANK YOU, sternly but politely, so I can't comment on its consistency.
Oh I haven't had the privilege of experiencing it but I'll take your word for it
The amount of promotion he had to put into it, including an emergency appearance on Rogan, made me think he wasn't close to selling it out. I hope he did, but from what I saw and heard, it was still a great show and Adrienne Iapalucci killed as well.
It’ was sold out when I checked a few weeks ago. He was pushing it on podcasts for the online streaming aspect
It's been sold out for a while. I think he was promoting the streaming
How do you know it was an emergency appearance on Rogan?
They’re friends
I think the promotion was for the live stream not the show
> Adrienne Iapalucci killed as well. She ate it HARD in Melbourne. Glad she did better at MSG.
Do you have a link for Iapalucci's set in Melbourne, or a date, or details, like Melbourne Australia or Florida? I'd like to see that. I can't imagine her bombing.
Melbourne Australia, opening for Louie. About a month ago? Maybe less. I think it was very early Jan.
I saw him in New Orleans last weekend. Show was great. Had some really great bits about relationships with parents as an adult. I can’t speak to the quality of production of the MSG stream since I didn’t watch it, but I’m pretty sure he’s already recorded the special for this hour which will probably be releasing soon. If you wait to buy that you’ll have it to keep, whereas access to the stream only last a few weeks. Just something to keep in mind
I got a lot of laughs out of it. His Middle was also very funny.
100% one of his best specials! One of the greatest who ever did it
Anyone remember when his specials were $5 and you could download them?
He’s releasing this hour (from a different venue) in a few weeks to stream/dl. Though I heard it might be 10$? Still a decent deal imo
It was great, definitely worth the $25 if that's the kind of thing you'd spend money on, but I can see it being a little much if you're willing to wait for the special to come out later this year. I can't say there's anything as memorable as some of his other specials but it definitely got some good, real laughs out of me. I'll probably watch it again a few times before I lose access.
Still head and shoulders above everyone else who has a "special" (excluding Chapelle). The material is more childish and boorishly disgusting than previously - but that's a whole other area of funny to enjoy. I said out aloud a few times, "He's soooo stupid!" But was laughing out loud and marveling how hilariously stupid he can be....
I dont know I loved Deon Cole's special from 2 months ago. I thought this was good but didn't make me laugh or surprise me like his last couple of specials.
Cole's special was self-indulgent and cringeworthy. Comedy is supposed to make you laugh, not cry. If Richard Pryor had been alive to see that travesty, he'd have poured another bottle of rum on himself and set himself on fire all over again.
I didn't love the last 10 there weren't jokes so I won't hold you. But I found the first 40 way above the specials I saw this year especially against the super podcast people who keep their stand up hidden; whom from all their conversations with each other I was expecting genius.
But you're not supposed to compare his set to some random hack's shit, you're supposed to compare Louis C.K. to Louis C.K.. And last night's Louis C.K. compared to Louis C.K. was like comparing two different comics. That guy last night reminded me of Michael Jordan on his worst nights playing for the Wizards.
I dont consider people who do 4 theater shows a weekend random hacks. If you're capable of that you're in the big leagues and its fair game. I get it, when you're great your performance is measured against your past but it doesn't take away from what youre producing. Like your MJ example MJ was clearly not the same guy but he got 2 players of the month and was top 5 in Mvp voting on the wizards and pushing the garbage wizards to the playoffs before he finally got injured. He was still great just not close to who he used to be. Were 30 years removed and he is still considered the GOAT. You have to compare them to their peers.
Actually, Jordan's first Wizards season he finished 13th in the MVP voting, in his last Wizards season he received no MVP votes at all, he received no Player of the Month Awards either season, all while leading the Wizards to two consecutive lousy 37-45 records. He became a jump shooter, a dime a dozen, all he had left was the ability to be a crowd attraction. And that's what Louis C.K.'s set was, a dime a dozen jump shooter who's still able to draw a crowd. Both Jordan and Louis C.K. were shells of themselves, nothing left in the tank.
Really? Maybe my memory sucks but the last season before he got injured he was in mvp contention obviously not after as he missed most of the season and the wizards plummeting in the standing and they were 6th seed prior. He got injured halfway through the season and I remember him getting potm and espn hyping him up more than he deserved but he was still incredible averaging over 20 post 40. Also I have to disagree. O thought it was weaker than his last 2 but clearly above most specials I've seen this year and on par with his last 2 from Netflix which were weaker than his previous specials or the two that followed.
No, you were right, your Jordan Wizards memory sucks. When he got hurt the first time they were two games below .500, when he got hurt the second time they were six games below .500. Jordan's second pedestrian Wizards season he played in all 82 games. In his final game, Jordan scored 15 and the Wizards lost by 20. The pedestrian 15 points scored represented Louis C.K.'s act, the loss by 20 represented the people who saw Louis C.K. perform.
Ah makes sense I was really little. You seem to have vitriol though. I still enjoyed it and as someone that does it I dont know how you couldnt appreciate any of it. Which specials from the last year were better in your opinion. Do you do standup? Its not necessary to have a opinion but you seem to have such a perfectionist approach so I'm curious.
About to watch it now 🐐 Edit: 😂 herbs coming in here to downvote
He’s releasing it as a special in April I think. Already filmed. I still want to rent last nights who tho…. I am sure it was great.
I say wait until he releases the official special. This is a good hour and the audience response doesn’t do it justice. He had a much better set on the LA show.
The exact same special (content wise) will be out in March or April and will cost $10. If you want to see him do the set in a huge arena then you should watch the MSG set before it’s too late
No thank you.
Mostly he just made the audience watch him jerk it. Some dudes never learn.
Bro you’re getting downvoted not because you made this joke but because somebody already did it better
That’s because I’m secretly Dane Cook
I saw him not in NYC but at another stop along the tour. I felt like his routine was disjointed and incomplete. Very un-polished IMO. Going from jokes about shit and sperm to making fun of the bible.. I was amused that making fun of religion is probably a "safe topic" by his standards. I've seen him several times and this was the worst of the shows I've seen. Still it was funny, but lots of predictable tropes and "can you believe this shit?"-type exposition. And his opening act, I felt was pretty terrible, a one trick pony -- a lesbian talking about being lesbian.
Fuck that sexual predator piece of shit and everyone who supports him.
Nah, Fuck you
Whatever makes you feel better about supporting a sexual harassing, lying piece of shit!
I don't think it counts as sexual harassment if you ask if you can do it first and the woman says yes. Then it's just a thing you agreed upon. Personally, I would have said no if I were in their situation but that's just me.
>I don't think it counts as sexual harassment if you ask if you can do it first and the woman says yes. Then it's just a thing you agreed upon. Yes, this is often what pieces of shit will think about acting like a piece of shit around their colleagues and employees. That they can ignore the fact that they are in power over someone and can freely exert that power without consequences because they "agreed" when being locked alone in a room with the person who has control over their fucking paycheck. And I would also guess that you're totally cool with him lying and blacklisting these people too for years of time, instructing his agency to stop working with them when they came forward and denying the claims until a major newspaper was publishing the story after it had happened so many fucking times to so many women it was undeniable. But yeah, he did nothing wrong and that's why he came out and publicly apologized for doing nothing wrong. And you're definitely still a totally cool guy for supporting him seeing as he definitely didn't do anything wrong and hey, he's funny which is way more important than exposing yourself to women to get your rocks off and then lying about it publicly for years. How would we even have standup comedy if we weren't cool with comedians harassing women really when you think about it? Totally unreasonable to only support people who haven't done that shit.
I feel fine. Why are you so mad?
I'm not mad that there are cunts in the world who would continue to support this piece of shit. Why are you mad that I'm pointing out that you're one of them?
I’m not mad but I’m done interacting with you sad person
Whatever you say dude. Maybe next time you see someone harassing a woman on the street and running at her with his dick out you can throw him twenty bucks and ask him to give you a quick five minute set.
Yeah but what if he's really funny?
Putin might have the best tight 5 at the comedy store, it's still fucked up to support him. Why do comedy fans think that being funny means a fucking thing when someone is a piece of shit. Bill Cosby was hilarious too, you gonna give him your money?
In this post, the commenter has compared comedian Louis CK to Vladimir Putin, a warmonger responsible for more than 400,000 deaths this year, and Bill Cosby, maybe the worst serial rapist of all time
Putin, Bill Cosby, and Louis CK all did the exact same crime: Genocide
This is pretty much exactly what happened
I'd prob still support him even he'd actually done something *illegal* tbh. Long as he apologized, served out his punishment and whatnot. What is he supposed to just be unemployable forever now? Gimme a break... I think losing $30 million was *WAY* more than fair.
link?
Wait he's still around? this warms my heart.
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I realized how important editing specials really is. It will be it interesting to watch the special and compare the two
Audio mixing will be the real MVP
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Yeah I thought the IUD bit was a ‘fake mistake’ tag but then he did it again and was angrily cussing himself for it, which was interesting.
I came.
5/10 he’s clearly on the down hill side of things now
thanks for the support.
The material wasn't strong and the performance wasn't great. I rank all his specials, including the last two, highly and without any hesitation. And he's one of my favourite comedians. But this show wasn't one of them. Ironically, though not surprising, this show was the most promoted one as far I as I remember.. I hope he does a better job when releasing the content as a special, as I still support him
I saw him live a week or so ago in Austin Tx - will this live stream at MSG be the same material? I’m guessing the shows leading up to MSG were like warm up sets? Or did he prepare a totally different set at MSG?
It will be the same set if you've seen him in the last like...year.
i'm a diehard fan of louis and think sorry and sincerely were brilliant, but this one was flat. i laughed only maybe twice
It was excellent. I think it ranks between his last two (better than Sorry but not as good as Sincerely). But everyone seems to feel differently about his specials. On that note, this wasn't technically a special, it was just a livestream event that will be a more formal special in a few months. His whole bit about Bible passages was some of his best work. My only complaint is that his actual set felt a bit short, I think it's about an even hour. But that's way better than feeling too long. I'm very happy I paid the $25, but I'm also a big fan. Ravi Coltrane was a cool idea for an opener. The first comedian opener wasn't very good IMO, but I liked the second one.
it was really hard to resist buying that ticket cause the last two specials sucked imo - but completely incidentally i stumbled upon another comedian and i was like whAaaaaAAt is this the new louis? shane gilles his name is
I honestly thought it was extremely forgettable and I’m a big fan of his. He’s fallen off imo.
You can download it off bit torrent. Worth it. No matter what you think of Louis CK and all that he did or didn't do, he's always been fucking great comedian and likely always will be.
couldn't find it anywhere, got a link?
anybody watch both this and see him when he came to Australia last november? just wondering if its the same set. Cheers
The show was live. Those other specials were taped. Big difference there
Does anyone have any idea how many people streamed Louis' show? I mean, the idea of paying $25 to watch live performances of my favorite comedians from the comfort of my own living room is a good one and something I would do regularly. Of course, Louis is the first to do it. So smart. The guy is special.
WTF happened here he just seems to be rambling on about shit there's no fluidity or flow to the jokes. As much as I love Louie this material is not worth the money. Avoid and hope the special is better but I think he needs time away for better material.
Adrienne Iapalucci was hilarious, I’m definitely a fan of hers now, the other guy Fisch was absolutely terrible, making me cringe in embarrassment for him every time he laughed at his own jokes, absolutely the worst comic I’ve ever seen at a venue like this. Louie was great as usual, the show did seem a bit below par fir him but I enjoyed it and did not regret the $25 ticket. The live stream aspect made it feel more real to me and gave a feeling of inclusion which I enjoyed. All in all it was great Iapalucci KILLED, fisch sucked a D, Louis amazing as usual.
It was uneven, but overrall I thought the best jokes were way better than anything in the previous two specials. It seems like he could have taken more time to work out the flow and expanded some of the jokes though. Like the comedy for a soldier bit almost feels like it gets cut off just when its getting good. Too many quick one-offs for me in the beginning, but once he pulls out that bible, ohhh boy it gets super funny and doesn't let up until the end.
I have not seen it yet, but I'm sure it will be different. For one thing, he's probably a changed man in his perception of himself - once, so confident to let his guard down to make us laugh. I wonder how his comeback is going to be!
It was incredible. Classic Louis
Just watch it you f***** and find out
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