He strikes again. I have a high tolerance for comics saying offensive things as part of their act, and these days more than ever I think we need to safeguard that. But as Dan Rather notes in the link, I think mean-spirited attacks on children who survive mass shootings is one of the places we are going to have to draw the line.
But something else is disturbing me here too; I admired a lot of the more uncomfortable aspects of his FX show, which I took to be a ruthlessly honest exploration of his own deep flaws. But now it seems it was just his way of indulging his misanthropic and creepy inclination. What s disturbing is that I did not detect that at first. I don’t want to conclude from this that we should assume comics really mean the things they joke about, and that we should hold them accountable accordingly. But... https://www.newsandguts.com/video/louis-c-k-returns-to-standup-promptly-finds-himself-in-hot-water-again/ On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 8:41 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Louis CK did another late night set at the Comedy Cellar last night > > On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 4:38 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 1:03 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> As others have said, there is no easy answer. I think Louis CK should be >>> able to rehabilitate himself, but if this is a return and not just testing >>> the waters it may be too quick. People ripped on him for doing a routine >>> and not mentioning the allegations. If he had done a routine and mentioned >>> the allegations people would accuse him of being insensitive. >>> >> >> Katie Kilkenny talked to Noam Dworman, the owner of the Comedy Cellar, >> last week for The Hollywood Reporter. She asked Dworman the right questions >> about Louis and the circumstances of his appearance at the club and he gave >> some really thoughtful answers. >> >> >> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedy-cellar-owner-discusses-surprise-louis-ck-performance-1138109 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
