The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Louis CK has won his second Grammy Award for Comedy Album of the Year, taking home the trophy tonight for “Live at Madison Square Garden.” He previously won the Grammy in 2012 for “Hilarious.” Live at Madison Square Garden came out of CK’s three sold-out shows last year in New …
Wondering what all the fuss is about regarding Louis CK’s new project, Horace and Pete? Here’s an explanation from the comedian and creator himself: Hello friend guy lady or other, Some of you are aware that, last Saturday, I launched a new series on my site louisck.net called “Horace and Pete”. …
Louis CK and Matt LeBlanc may not have won Emmy Awards last night in the category they were matched up in — Jeffrey Tambor won Lead Actor in a TV Comedy for his performance in Transparent — but CK and LeBlanc and all of us are winners for rediscovering their …
The mild racism bit is going to resonate and go over well. The Israel and Palestine stuff will push a lot of buttons and get you some blowback but you know that already. And you’re really going to close with the child molester bit? Wow. That’s what I told Louis …
Louis CK already has his next stand-up special in the can as he continues to take victory laps around Madison Square Garden, adding a fourth show for next week. As he wrote to fans, “I mean, if you keep buying the tickets, I have to keep doing the shows. My …
Zach Galifianakis has his first starring TV vehicle! FX just ordered Baskets, a half-hour, single-camera sitcom starring Galifianakis, and co-created by Galifianakis, Louis C.K. and Jonathan Krisel. You’ll have to wait until 2016 to see it, though. FX’s announcement today said the first 10 episodes will go into production in 2015, …
The top comedy writers on TV for 2014 were stand-up comedians, according to the Emmy Awards. Take that, comedy writers. In a telecast light on filler, viral videos or much in the way of surprises, the Emmy wins for Louis C.K. (writing, comedy series) and Sarah Silverman (writing, variety special) …
Ready or not, Hartford, you’re getting a second chance to laugh at the giant all-day funny fest that is the Funny or Die Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival tour. Head’s up, America! Dave Chappelle isn’t on the lineup for summer 2014, but pretty much anyone else you’re thinking of is. …
Craig Robinson kicked off the revived American Comedy Awards with a musical introduction of the first presenter of the night. Wonder who that might be? And here are your winners of the revived American Comedy Awards, as broadcast May 8, 2014, on NBC: Comedy Supporting Actor, TV: Bill Hader, Saturday …
Here’s another Saturday Night Live sketch with host Louis C.K. that didn’t make it past Saturday night’s dress rehearsal. One man’s space junk is another man’s space hunk, am I right? This sketch, “Space Encounter,” takes the Star Trek motif, puts CK in Klingon get-ups or whatnot — they never …
