Wow, everything about HN really is the opposite of Reddit.
I know. HN is so cool. And people here never point that out, unlike that lame circle-jerk Reddit.
Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
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Re: Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
He also tried to buy a 22 million dollar house in Louie, and succeeded despite his accountant's insistence that he could not afford the $70,000 a month payment. So there you go. Both at the same time.
Succeeded? I don't think he did. He ended up just getting a different apartment I thought.
I'm a little fuzzy, but wasn't he painting his kids' rooms in that house at the end of that episode?
Re: Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
he's also done the opposite the "I don't even have 'no money'" routine.
When, and what was the bit? Also: you've seen him live, right? How much did you pay for the tickets? Both times for me, the face was over $30, and both times the house was packed. Do the math on how many shows he does. He tours constantly; a new one every year. I don't think he's hurting. I think he's "only serious" when he jokes about having more money than everyone in the whole audience.
I saw him on the most recent tour and he mentioned something about flying first class, and then apologized but assured the audience that he probably won't be doing that long, he'll mess it up lol
extreme paraphrasing, but I'm sure you all understand.
Re: Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
#64Except people don't do Comedy Central specials for the money, they do it to get exposure. Heralding C.K's success is like how people praised Radiohead for releasing their album independently. He already has a rabid and loyal fan base, but that's after working the comedy scene, writing for big shows, having stand-up specials on HBO. This article makes it seem like anybody can generate their own material, promote it an…
I refuse to be described as a 'Rabid' fan. Mangy? Yes. Creepy? Certainly. But Rabid? No sir, that I am not.
Even fan is already enough of an insult. I refuse to be a fanatic about anything.
Re: Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
Anything on TV more widely available than public access is, almost by definition, mainstream. Even the non-mainstream shows are mainstream, their selling point being that they're "non-mainstream." If a show doesn't make big dollars for the network, it doesn't get on in the first place. Almost everything you see and touch today is mainstream, and if you think it isn't, it's because it's been marketed to you as non-mai…
I don't think that's quite fair. Some shows are more obscure than others. I'd use Parks & Recreation as an example of a "marketed as non-mainstream" show. It's not as popular as The Office, sure, but pretty much everyone has heard of it. Louie is a bit different. Most people haven't heard of FX, and of those that have, most people haven't watched Louie. So while not obscure like "one copy of this book was ever publis…
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Re: Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
#66One factual error that the article makes is that DRM'd content is harder to pirate. That is simply not the case; every piece of content ever released is easily pirate-able. The only thing that DRM does is hurt legitimate users. Also, I was kind of upset by the "letter" that the person who uploaded the torrent wrote. "Art is meant to be shared"? Why bother justifying it with something that sounds stupid when you could…
> And finally, I never realized that Louis C.K. was so mainstream. I thought his humor appealed to me and maybe three other people.
You've spotted his genius. Like 90s-era Nine Inch Nails or Metallica, he is the popular act that feels subversive.
Reddit has this vibe too[1]. It's worth a fortune.
[1] I know, you liked it before it jumped the shark, etc etc.
Re: Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
#67One factual error that the article makes is that DRM'd content is harder to pirate. That is simply not the case; every piece of content ever released is easily pirate-able. The only thing that DRM does is hurt legitimate users. Also, I was kind of upset by the "letter" that the person who uploaded the torrent wrote. "Art is meant to be shared"? Why bother justifying it with something that sounds stupid when you could…
"every piece of content ever released is easily pirate-able"
Tell that to the guys trying to crack propellerheads Reason 6.
Re: Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Succeeded? I don't think he did. He ended up just getting a different apartment I thought.
I'm a little fuzzy, but wasn't he painting his kids' rooms in that house at the end of that episode?
He was repainting the living room of the apartment he was already living in. I took it to mean that he made the best of what he had.
Re: Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've seen him live a couple times, and he's gotten up on stage and joked about how much more money he has than everyone in the entire room. I don't think he's hurting.
he's also done the opposite the "I don't even have 'no money'" routine.
This is one of the BEST bits I've seen him do.
"I have NEGATIVE five dollars. That means if something is free, I can't afford it!" Heheh, love his shows.
Re: Louis C.K. "I've never seen a check from a [TV] comedy special"
#70I was surprised that he revealed yesterday in the reddit thing that he has never owned a home or had real financial security. I'm enough of a fan to know that he is definitely not rich from comedy, but I somehow figured he had made enough to own a home outright at least. FTA: "And a friend of mine who does torrent stuff a lot says that when torrent users do buy something, they act like they're doing the greatest thin…
I've seen him live a couple times, and he's gotten up on stage and joked about how much more money he has than everyone in the entire room. I don't think he's hurting.
I understand where you're coming from, but we sometimes seem to forget that pretty much everything these guys say on stage is made-up material.
Of course, some might be based on fact, but let's not assume whatever he says happened to him did happen to him, or even happen at all!
Did you watch that interview about his "everything is amazing and nobody's happy" bit? He said that the bitchy guy "sitting next to him" in the plane was actually him!