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Louis C.K. — and his critics — are a plague on comedy
American comedy is slowly dying, under assault from two opposing forces. From without, PC scolds seek to silence comics whose edgy material makes them feel “unsafe.” And from within, a...
This is how Louis CK should make his comeback
Jesus, Louis. Could you botch your comeback any worse? Trying out some new material on the sly, eh? Sneaking into the Comedy Cellar for a surprise set here and there...
Why you should care what Norm Macdonald thinks
"Who Cares What Norm Macdonald Thinks?” asked Esquire magazine the other day. Well, I do. And I mostly care because he’s not one of these lockstepping milquetoast celebrities I do...
It's too soon for #MeToo comebacks and other comments
From the right: The Reagan Right’s Summer of Sorrow This has been “an especially cruel season” for Reagan conservatives with the deaths of Charles Krauthammer and John McCain, laments The...
The woke police have ruined entertainment
When Tina Fey’s film “Mean Girls” came out in 2004, the comedy was lauded as a silly, satirical excoriation of modern high school life and its cliques, cafeteria antics and...
De Blasio: Bill Clinton would have to resign if Lewinsky scandal happened now
Former President Bill Clinton would have to resign for the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal if it had occurred now, Mayor de Blasio said Monday. "If it happened today there would...
#MeToo has lumped trivial in with legitimate sexual assault
It’s gone far enough. What started as a necessary mass-rejection of sexual harassment and assault is sliding into absurdity and irrelevance. A backlash is looming against the very people the...
Louis C.K.'s enablers and other notable comments
Social conservative: Rejecting Roy Moore Michael Brendan Dougherty argues at National Review against voters thinking they must choose the lesser of two evils, as many Republicans are doing in the...
The end of the Bill de Blasio-Louis C.K. bromance
At least Mayor de Blasio is learning: City Hall greeted Thursday’s news about his buddy Louis C.K. with demands that the comedian explain himself. That’s far better than de Blasio’s...
Men masturbate in front of women to 'send a message': experts
On Thursday, five women accused Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct in the New York Times. Three of them alleged that C.K. had masturbated in front of them. On Friday, C.K....
The Louis C.K. movie you can't see is worse than you can imagine
Two months ago, Louis C.K. told the New York Times his forthcoming film “I Love You, Daddy” was “just kind of a sweet movie about the twilight of childhood and...
How Dana Carvey's legendary 1996 comedy show failed
Dana Carvey’s sketch-comedy show had some of the best comic minds of its generation, outrageous humor, a primetime network platform and corporate sponsorship. So what could possibly go wrong? Well,...
Louis CK trolls Woody Allen in 'I Love You Daddy'
Is Louis CK the new Woody Allen? He's certainly trolling the old one (and just about everybody else) in "I Love You Daddy," the first film he's directed in 16...
'Better Things' star Pamela Adlon on the best advice she got from Louis CK
When FX asked Louis CK to recommend someone for a new series centering on a woman, the first name he gave them was Pamela Adlon — his longtime collaborator on...
You have to see 'The Secret Life of Pets' right meow
The question is a source of endless entertainment and frustration for anyone with pets: What are they thinking? This simple premise, spun into a caper by the canny team behind...
People actually paid $250 to go to de Blasio's birthday party
After having trouble selling tickets to his birthday bash, Mayor de Blasio eventually was able to sell enough $100-to-$250 tickets to fill Brooklyn Bowl, where he was roasted by comedian...
De Blasio flouts investigations with birthday fundraiser featuring Louis C.K.
Fending off several investigations, Mayor de Blasio is looking for some comic relief -- he's scheduled a fundraiser birthday bash in Brooklyn on May 12 with comic Louis C.K. The...
'This guy is Hitler:' Louis CK tears Trump apart
Comedian Louis CK on Saturday called Donald Trump an “insane bigot,” compared him to Adolf Hitler, and urged fans not to vote for him. In a 1,400-word screed, the Emmy...
Did Louis C.K. call WNYC to defend de Blasio?
A caller who sounds a lot like Louis C.K. — and who identified himself as "Louis in the Village" — called WNYC's Brian Lehrer radio show (18:40 mark) Tuesday morning to...
Louis C.K. spends the day shadowing Bill de Blasio
Louis C.K. wants to learn how to be a politician as part of a new project, and it’s clearly a comedy given whom he chose to shadow — Mayor de...