Atlantic think pieces are increasingly tiresome, but this one by Megan Garber gets at what I was trying to express yesterday.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/12/louis-ck-leaked-tape/579220/ “But while offense, in that sense, has always been an element of C.K.’s comedy—offense as a means of inflicting discomfort, and thus, the promise went, of illuminating awkward realities—offense, now, is all there is. The layer of alleged truth-telling is entirely missing from the new material. C.K.’s new set, according to its leaked version, doesn’t merely punch down; it stomps, pettily, to the bottom. None of it is smart or brave; it is simply cruel. And yet it tries to justify itself by suggesting that C.K. himself has been the recipient of cruelty.” On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 2:33 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- 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.
