Anybody watching this new show Louie on FX?

[RoseCity07]

I've seen his show advertised, and not given it much thought. I was about to change the channel but gave it like 5 minutes. Then the dude starts doing stand up, kind of like Seinfeld. Some of his stuff is pretty hilarious.

I think this show is worth a mention. This episode is called "poker/divorce", and there is this pretty funny scene where he's taking with his comedian buddies at a poker game about the word "f*ggot". Don't want to give too much away but it was a funny scene.

[InspiredLebowski]

Didn't even know it debuted tonight. Louis CK is a high quality standup, but even "Louis" on HBO wasn't great quality, I can't see his act translating to basic cable. I'll give it a go but my hopes are fairly low.

Props to FX though, they've been making moves the last few years.

[momo]

I watched 2 episodes on FX tonight & dug it.

[Thorpesaurous]

I recorded it but haven't watched it yet.

But I can say that in my opinion, Louis CK is the best of the club level comedians working at the moment, at least on the east coast. I don't see or hear a ton of the west coast guys. The guy has great material, and he comes up with new stuff constantly.

I wouldn't have known about this if I hadn't heard him plugging it on Opie and Anthony, and even then that was a few weeks ago, and I had forgotten it was on. I didn't even realize Rescue Me started last night until last night. So I'd say FX, while I love a lot of their shows, hasn't done a very good job advertising of late.

[pete's montreux]

FX is really quality. They're turning into a powerhouse channel. I'm gonna watch this later.

[Showtime]

Watched it. Liked it. Especially his awkwardness in regards to getting back into the dating game. He's one of my favorite stand up comics.

[Take Your Lumps]

Taped it, watched it today. Very funny...and a really fresh approach to the 30-minute show, very unique.

The first scene of the 2nd episode (sitting around the poker table) went on for almost 10 minutes. "City Jerks"...classic :roll:

[Thorpesaurous]

Got around to it last night, and I absolutely loved it. The basic premise has to be pretty fresh, because he's pretty recently divorced, like this year, and he's divorced in the show.

Norton was talking about it on OnA with him, and it's almost like a backwards version of his writing process. It starts with him on stage telling some of the joke or anectdote, then it flashes to what is something that didn't actually happen to him, it's something that "kind of" happened to him. So the stories are embellishments of his reallity, so something odd or awkward will happen to him, and it's the way he percieves it in his head that makes it a thousand times worse, and then he expresses that perception as a joke.

It's great stuff. A lot of the awkward funny that seemed to take off when The Office got big, but done in a more natural way. And there's some borderline gross out stuff in there. And then it's sprinkled with some absurdity, like his date taking off in the helicopter.

And just a ton of really funny guy's contributing.

And an occasional serious take on stuff.

Maybe I'm reading in a little much on two episodes, but I love Louis, and I love this approach. And I love so many of the people involved.

[Lakerlove420]

Taped it, watched it today. Very funny...and a really fresh approach to the 30-minute show, very unique.

The first scene of the 2nd episode (sitting around the poker table) went on for almost 10 minutes. "City Jerks"...classic :roll:

I was a big fan of Lucky Louie and I can already tell that I will watch this new show too. Louis C.K. is pretty funny. I liked the first episode but when I D.V.R.'d it I didn't record the 2nd episode:rant I didn't know there was 2 of them. I'm sure it will be replayed.

[Take Your Lumps]

Maybe I'm reading in a little much on two episodes, but I love Louis, and I love this approach. And I love so many of the people involved.

It has great show written all over it...I hope it sticks around for a long time. I like how they're marketing it: "An Original Original Comedy Series" because that's exactly what it is.

Always Sunny and now Louie. FX is slowly becoming a comedy powerhouse.

[REACTION]

The new season is decent so far, but weird as usual. Really awkward when he was trying to explain he's straight to that Cuban dude. :lool

http://i.imgur.com/DwMKM.jpg

[Stuckey]

this season has been weird that's for sure

one of the only shows i follow, just love the whole tone and mood of the episodes

[Kobe 4 The Win]

I love this show. I just watched season 2 on netflix a couple weeks ago.

[macmac]

Nothing else like it on the tv. So honest and heartfelt but also funny and creative....amazing stuff, Louis ck is so charismatic because he seems like such a genuine no BS kind of guy. He will call out the bs but in a gentle logical way, love his stuff

[DonDadda59]

Nothing else like it on the tv. So honest and heartfelt but also funny and creative....amazing stuff, Louis ck is so charismatic because he seems like such a genuine no BS kind of guy. He will call out the bs but in a gentle logical way, love his stuff

A lot of that has to do with how it's shot. Very guerilla style. They only use one cam and a lot of the scenes and dialogue is done on the fly. I got a chance to work on it last year in a short scene with Joan Rivers. Didn't start watching the show until recently on netflix, great stuff. Same basic formula as Seinfeld with the stand up routine and 'nothing' (aka everyday life) being the subject matter, but it's grittier.

[macmac]

Yeah, in the last episode they show how the drowning scene was filmed, basically Louie and a camera, pretty sick

[RoseCity07]

Breaking Bad starts Sunday. I really like Louie but BB is the show to watch this summer.

[RidonKs]

just watched the 4th episode, and finally this show seems to have returned to form. i dunno, the first three episodes were pretty disappointing to me. premises were alright, louie buys a motorcycle, louie eats p*ssy, louie makes a friend in miami... not outstanding but serviceable. execution was poor though. seemed like half of every episode was louie not just stammering and saying stupidly funny shit but literally frozen in the headlights unable to get more than a syllable out of his mouth.

this past episode however more than made up for it with the book store dialogue which was great, the reality tv parody was hysterical. and jesus that tennis/golf bit absolutely killed me, "because they're alone", that just had to be one of those eureka moments for him. but yeah, this one was finally on point, i'll be checking out pt 2 momentarily

remembering back, i don't think the show really hit its stride until about 3-4 eps into the second season so maybe it just took a while for the ideas to come. regardless i'm glad it's back where it needs to be.

[Myth]

Yeah, in the last episode they show how the drowning scene was filmed, basically Louie and a camera, pretty sick

I was fascinated by the simplicity of that as well. Just him with a few crew guys, then a quick direction of get in front and "action." He is a very bright dude it seems. Not just in his humor, but just watching that filming session shows that he can make something without making it an elaborate thing, and that is following his simple money making move of putting a standup routine on his own website for cheap by cutting out the middle men rather than the typical way of getting his show attention.

[REACTION]

Was that Artie Lange that jumped out of the chemical truck yelling "Holy shit, run!!"? :roll:

It's good to see him getting back into things.

[InspiredLebowski]

Shit's great. Really, really great. FX apparently gave him free reign and he's doing whatever the hell he wants. That death of the antisocial asshole with no friends funeral that turned into the worst thing to ever happen to a shithole (far too attractive for a dayshift) stripclub playing over Motorin? Holy shit, that was outstanding.

Louis CK needs a multiple picture directing deal, I'm dead serious. It's not just how funny, and sad, and weird, and downright melancholy, a lot of the show is. It's legitimately really well made, on I assume next to no budget.

[Thorpesaurous]

I just think the show is absolutely brilliant. It's hard to put my finger on because it's not as if it's outright funny. It's not as if it's filled with "jokes". It's more that it's conceptually funny. The idea of an asshole comedy club owner who is beloved at this strip club is hysterical, even if it wasn't crammed with one liners.
I loved the whole Miami episode with the Cuban guy and the homoerotic tension. And I felt like that was one that really came together completely because they showed him doing his stand up routine about how defensive heterosexual men are about being heterosexual men. And how we miss out on things we might enjoy. I thought he was going to talk about stuff like he did in Miami, but instead he talks about using certain words, like "delightfull". "That titty bar sure was delightfull."

He was doing absolutely everything on it. He was using a manager to do a lot of the production. He's apparently been a film buff most of his life and is using a lot of his own equipment to film and edit, and he does direct . And until this year he doing all the editing. The network had asked him to help, to take something off of his plate, and he suggested he'd give up the editing (something he loves doing) if they could get some woman who is a famous editor (I forget the name, but apparently she did a lot of the New York era Woody Allen stuff). To his shock, she was available and said yes, and I think it's helped this year. It's a great looking show. The black and white cuts. The perfectly square framing. The soundtrack is great. This year there's been tons of French pop. It's a great take on New York City.

He's obviously a miserable bastard, which is where a lot of my connection is. But you're also getting a lot of his absurdist sensibility. Maybe not to the level of that first season, where woman were leaving him via helicopter. But it's still there. For some reason I find it hysterical every time they show his ex wife and she's black, even though his kids are complete toeheads.

And because of the nature of the show, you can get some legitimately sincere moments. Last year's USO episode was genuinely touching.

Basically, I love the show. I'm going to see Louie in Hartford in November, and frankly I can't wait.

[boozehound]

my wife loves it. I havent really seen it. She thought the bag of ***** *********ion scene was hilarious and made me watch that. hes pretty funny

[dunksby]

my wife loves it. I havent really seen it. She thought the bag of ***** *********ion scene was hilarious and made me watch that. hes pretty funny
I'm getting the 1st season right now, it's been on my watchlist for ages seeing this thread just made me go for it. I hope it's as intelligent and funny as people say.

[irondarts]

This show is absolutely brilliant. Love it.

[REACTION]

Holy shit, I lost it watching this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0g3q_4kZnU

He's still got it. Great show still.

[TheReal Kendall]

I don't know why but I kept thinking they was doing a live action version of "Life with Louie"

[stalkerforlife]

Great comedian.

Great show.

[irondarts]

This season has been fantastic so far.

The two episodes last night were some of the strongest of the series.

[irondarts]

90 minute episode tonight.

I love this season of Louie so far. I love the things he's doing with this show.