Louis CK is taking a break from Louie until Spring 2014. He requested and received the extended hiatus from FX president and GM John Landgraf, who said of the comic: “Louie has continued to raise the bar and recharge his batteries. I don’t think there’s anyone else in business who’s produced, starred, directed and edited all but seven episodes … I’m not surprised he needs a bit of a break.”
He’s right, it’s not surprising Louis would need a break. Between winning Emmys, Grammys, directly releasing his own hit special and Tig Notaro’s Live, the guy needs time to write more material, do a stand-up tour, eat ice cream and jerk off. He might be one of the best living comics, but he ain’t Superman.
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Riiezkky says:
Oct 30, 2012
Instead of watching Lost the other night, I waethcd the first episode of Louie. I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it enough to discard the rule of three. I felt that it was sometimes funny but then would go a little too far so that it couldn’t reconcile the genuine humanity (which was certainly there) with the absurdist streak.
Thebakkata says:
Oct 30, 2012
Re: Louie.It’s like I’m watching an entrleiy different show to the one Brett, Nelly, Sophie and David are. I love it I think it’s hilarious, sad and full of heart.To me the Louie character feels entrleiy full of actual humanity real humanity rather than tv humanity. As people we do behave badly, don’t always treat people who we love well and think badly of those we care about. That kind of complexity doesn’t often get shown on TV. All that and I find it super funny.
Decha says:
Oct 30, 2012
Louie found it’s way onto my memory stick in a maciagl way i cannot explain and I should say straight out that I am not a fan of the let’s say the worst things we can possibly think of and really hurt some people, cos that’s hilarious! school of comedy, but to me the show was missing something elemental It had no soul, so to speak, and never seemed interested in redeeming anyone in the slightest, which is s big a flaw as writing characters that are only pure and good and virtuous.