"I have worked for 30 years and won an Academy Award. I have never had a response like that to anything. Personally, on the street, people come up to me about that episode. It’s a phenomenon! There’s something about accessibility. And Louis is nothing if he doesn’t appear to be accessible." – Melissa Leo on how one small guest appearance on Louie has gotten her more attention than her Oscar.
New York Mag profiles Louis C.K.'s Louie, which seems to leap fully formed from the comedian's dirty mind, given that he is the sole writer, director, music supervisor, and of course star. Louis also hired his own casting team after turning down FX's help, gets no network notes and doesn't need to get script approval in a one-time "Louis C.K. deal," which is great considering he plans on taking his show down an even stranger road than he has so far.
C.K.'s directing style also differs from your average sitcom, shooting distinct sketches instead of scripts, then piecing them together later. “Everybody wants to improve the material, so [...]
Season 2 of Louie has finally been added to Netflix Instant. It's perfect timing for you to catch up on masturbation, fart, and duckling jokes before next Thursday's Season 3 premiere.
Apparently, this is a comment left by Louis CK in the comments of a review of Louie on HitFix. It might not be real, because this is the internet. But it sure seems like it is, and you know what, I want it to be, so let's just say it is. In any case:
“I’m sorry guys. I guess this show, to me, is like I turn on my brain each week and show some stuff that’s in it. Sometimes it’s real and sometimes it’s not. Some things and people I like to show again (for now) some I don’t. Some I want to change because I’m [...]
Deadline interviewed Louis C.K. as part of their coverage leading up to the Emmy nominations' announcement. They had him talk about the episodes he is submitting for consideration, including: "Pregnant", "Subway/Pamela", "Oh Louie/Tickets", and "Duckling". In doing so he addressed the whole Dane Cook thing for what should be the last time:
What I wrote for Dane and me on camera represents what each other feels about the situation. The only difference is that he’s not angry about it. Neither of us really care. Dane was generous in allowing me to take him to a place of anger and it was funny the way he did it. [...]
