Louie on FX is probably one of the funniest shows on television right now, if not one of the funniest shows ever on television.
That's right, I said EVER ON TELEVISION.
Louis C.K. was born Louis Szekely, pronounced Sek-key, which Louis changed to CK for obvious reasons. He likes his first name pronounced Louie.
Louie writes, directs, edits and stars in this show. It's poignant, tragic and hilarious all at once. I've shown clips to friends who laugh out loud as well as my 70-year-old mother who said, "that might be the most hilarious sketch I've ever seen" about his scene from first season (FX has just started airing season 2) with Ricky Gervais as his doctor. Check it out below. Have a good time and let me know what you think.
I might've written about this already in a previous blog, but it's 4th of July and really hot so I'm going to go hang outside by the lake and can't be bothered to check my previous blogs. Deal.
It's a rare thing to accomplish comedy and tragedy in one moment but the new television show Louie manages to do so with alarming skill, whit, and candor.
If you haven't seen the show yet, here's a clip with guest star Ricky Gervais who I also think is unbelievably talented. (Has there ever before been someone who could simultaneously generate such revultion and humor in one character? If yes, he's one of the best at it.) Anyway, Louis C.K. created the series, and truly, it's worth checking out. It might offend, it might alarm, it might disgust, but ultimately, it will make you think and laugh. The heavy moments are balanced out by the ridiculousness of life so easily posed by Louis.
Please, check out this show so it doesn't go the way of other television comedies that ended up going way of the dinosaur...comedic brilliance should get airtime! If there have been 17 Bachelors, the least we can do is keep shows like Louie on the air. Heck, we've already lost Arrested Development, My Name is Earl, Pushing Daisies (which was more of a dramedy, but I adored it), Better Off Ted (not actually sure what's going on with that show but it's another gem!), and others I'm forgetting that all fossilized via netflix and DVD. Tragic!
Check it and let me know what you think. Here's a 30-second clip of Louie at the doctor with guest star Ricky Gervais.
If the video doesn't open/view on this blog, here's the link to check it out on hulu. http://www.hulu.com/louie
Hulu has full episodes of Louie with a couple of commercials...better than regular television and a good substitute if you don't have DVR/Tivo.
Enjoy and let me know what you think.
"You don't need a doctor, you need a time machine."
