By Brendan McLaughlin | August 4, 2010 at 11:52 am | No comments
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It’s that time of year again when New Yorkers start gearing up for five nights of high profile, holy-crap-look-who-showed-up comedy.
The 2010 New York Comedy Festival, running from...
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By Nate Billy | July 27, 2010 at 1:28 pm | One comment
It’s time we just call 2010 what it really is: the year of Louis CK.
With his new FX sitcom Louie off and running, garnering more favorable reviews then his last attempt at at a television show, there's more good news for Louis and his fans. Finally, after a year of mass...
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By Nate Billy | June 25, 2010 at 3:16 pm | One comment
Hooray for press tours!
With his continued promotion (like this and this) of his new show Louie -- it premieres with two episodes this coming Tuesday on FX at 11 pm EST -- Louis CK has been all over the tube getting more exposure than ever before.
Last night he stopped by...
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By Dave Mindich | June 24, 2010 at 4:20 pm | One comment
Louis C.K. sat down last night with Jay Leno to, as it would seem, not to talk about his new sitcom, Louie, which premiers – with two episodes – this coming Tuesday on FX at 11 pm EST. C.K., instead, simply talked about his own life: his kids, volunteering at a public school...
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By Nate Billy | June 22, 2010 at 7:28 am | No comments
In case you’ve been off planet, and have no idea what’s been going on - to the delight of everyone there has been absolute explosion of Louis CK due to the promo tour for his new FX sitcom Louie.
The show is loosely based on CK’s actual life as a comedian and divorced...
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By Becca Scheuer | June 17, 2010 at 1:43 pm | No comments
Last night, Louis CK stopped by the Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote his new FX show, Louie. The segment starts with a clip from Louie during which the comedian gets stuck at airport security and has to explain what his bottle of lube is for. Things quickly devolved into...
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By Dave Mindich | May 25, 2010 at 9:42 am | 14 comments
Scottish newspaper Daily Record jumped on Ricky Gervais’ case on May 23 for using the term “mong” in a bit onstage he did during his a recent UK tour stop. He was referring to Britain’s Got Talent champion singer Susan Boyle.
For those of you who, like myself, had no...
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By Punchline Magazine | April 21, 2010 at 1:45 pm | No comments
Yesterday, FX finally announced the premiere date of Louis C.K.'s highly anticipated new series Louie. It's happening June 29 at 11 pm EST, by the way. As you probably know, the show will focus on Louie's life as a newly-divorced single dad living in the New York City with his...
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By Punchline Magazine | April 20, 2010 at 7:02 pm | One comment
The premiere of Louis C.K.'s new show on FX, Louie, is, to say the least, one of the most anticipated events for stand-up comedy fans this year. In February we reported that the originally announced premiere date of April 1 would be pushed back to June; but nothing more specific...
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