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Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by hackernews »

ineedtosleep wrote: post #85
davesims wrote: post #83

The Marc Maron 2-part interview with Louis is one of the best podcasts ever made. Louis goes into his production process, how he creates 2 hours of new material every year, and why he brought in Jean Luc Godard's DP to film Pootie Tang. Will definitely make you want to put up a measly 5 bucks for just about anything Louis does. http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-111-louis-ck-part-1

Since I'm not willing to pay for an app just to listen to one podcast, the "2 hours of new material every year" bit (I'm assuming) is also explained in Louis CK's speech about the late George Carlin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R37zkizucPU

You should be able to figure out what the direct link is or you can just google it.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by rdouble »

skore wrote: post #89
flyt wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Louis C.K. is great and I agree with you, but nobody tops Larry David on Curb for uncomfortable situations.

I enjoyed Curb - I made it through one and a half seasons - but I couldn't continue watching it. I may just have a low threshold for enduring discomfort, but Curb just keeps pushing and pushing the cringe meter. For Louis CK, it's about what happens WITH the discomfort. Curb, to me, is a DISPLAY of discomfort that is funny to a point, but then just has very little redeeming value beyond that. Another example of the s…

Much (most?) British comedy is cringe comedy.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by dangrossman »

Natsu wrote: post #76
yangez wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. His simple tone belies the brilliance in his writing here. I seriously doubt he just spent 5 minutes scribbling this out as an afterthought. He gets a few key ideas across: - he doesn't understand torrenting and so is helpless against it - he cares about his viewers more than taking advice about DRM - the video is owned solely by him and not some soulless corporation, and you're directly hurting him by torrentin…

Damn, I would've bought it if not for requiring PayPal. I don't have an account or want one.

You haven't needed a PayPal account to pay through PayPal since at least 2005. Unless the merchant disables "Account Optional", it's just a run-of-the-mill credit card payment form with an option to log in to the side.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by JonnieCache »

gruseom wrote: post #86

Louis CK is an interesting example of an artist who has grown. His stuff from 20 years ago (that I've seen, at least) was really bad; it was timid and boxed in by convention, which is death to comedy. Somewhere along the way he obviously said fuck it and started telling the truth more directly and provocatively. And that is how lead is transmuted into gold. Funniness is almost a side effect. Now he seems closer than…

Doug Stanhope has a damn good go at it.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by saturn »

masklinn wrote: post #68
khuey wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Olympus Mons actually has a low slope (about 5 degrees). It gets to be the tallest volcano in the solar system by being 400 miles wide.

> Olympus Mons actually has a low slope (about 5 degrees) By size I meant length, not angle (and completely forgot to talk about angle on the way). Sorry 'bout that. 'though at 10G planet, 200 miles at 5˚ should be plenty fun to walk.

on a 10G planet, 200 miles at 0˚ would be plenty fun to walk..

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by w33ble »

Natsu wrote: post #76
yangez wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. His simple tone belies the brilliance in his writing here. I seriously doubt he just spent 5 minutes scribbling this out as an afterthought. He gets a few key ideas across: - he doesn't understand torrenting and so is helpless against it - he cares about his viewers more than taking advice about DRM - the video is owned solely by him and not some soulless corporation, and you're directly hurting him by torrentin…

Damn, I would've bought it if not for requiring PayPal. I don't have an account or want one.

From the link: "And just to be clear, you don't have to join PayPal to do this. You can do it as a one-time thing."

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

#97

Post by canes123456 »

skore wrote: post #89
flyt wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Louis C.K. is great and I agree with you, but nobody tops Larry David on Curb for uncomfortable situations.

I enjoyed Curb - I made it through one and a half seasons - but I couldn't continue watching it. I may just have a low threshold for enduring discomfort, but Curb just keeps pushing and pushing the cringe meter. For Louis CK, it's about what happens WITH the discomfort. Curb, to me, is a DISPLAY of discomfort that is funny to a point, but then just has very little redeeming value beyond that. Another example of the s…

You just need to build up your cringe tolerance.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by skore »

rdouble wrote: post #92
skore wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I enjoyed Curb - I made it through one and a half seasons - but I couldn't continue watching it. I may just have a low threshold for enduring discomfort, but Curb just keeps pushing and pushing the cringe meter. For Louis CK, it's about what happens WITH the discomfort. Curb, to me, is a DISPLAY of discomfort that is funny to a point, but then just has very little redeeming value beyond that. Another example of the s…

Much (most?) British comedy is cringe comedy.

An awful lot of it is, yes. I suspect it has something to do with what John Cleese once coined to be the Brits' paramount desire to just make it into your grave without being embarrassed once.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by onewland »

gruseom wrote: post #86

Louis CK is an interesting example of an artist who has grown. His stuff from 20 years ago (that I've seen, at least) was really bad; it was timid and boxed in by convention, which is death to comedy. Somewhere along the way he obviously said fuck it and started telling the truth more directly and provocatively. And that is how lead is transmuted into gold. Funniness is almost a side effect. Now he seems closer than…

Greg Proops is fantastic, but not everybody will like him. But he definitely ventures into less funny and more socially conscious territory with comfort and without pretension (ok, maybe a little pretension).

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by skore »

canes123456 wrote: post #97
skore wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I enjoyed Curb - I made it through one and a half seasons - but I couldn't continue watching it. I may just have a low threshold for enduring discomfort, but Curb just keeps pushing and pushing the cringe meter. For Louis CK, it's about what happens WITH the discomfort. Curb, to me, is a DISPLAY of discomfort that is funny to a point, but then just has very little redeeming value beyond that. Another example of the s…

You just need to build up your cringe tolerance.

Maybe, and I kind of tried, yet failed. Just not made for it, I suppose.
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