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Title: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: cool breeze on December 10, 2011, 06:27:54 PM
http://www.louisck.com/

$5 paypal.  You get 2 downloads (no drm or anything) and 2 streams.  Shit's cheap, supports the current best comedian, and if successfully leads to more releases of this sort.
 

 :nsfw outtakes (not in the special)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzHzlMneaeQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8deqeqoWtQk

edit:  servers are really fast.  1 gig downloaded in like 5 minutes.

special is an hour long, btw.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 10, 2011, 06:45:47 PM
Was fantastic.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 10, 2011, 07:17:45 PM
i thought it was pretty good. thought the second half wasn't as strong as the first half (a vice versa from his previous special). the segment about hating the little boy was great.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Diunx on December 10, 2011, 08:17:22 PM
Torreting the MP3 version for work.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: cool breeze on December 10, 2011, 08:20:01 PM
biblically poor
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 10, 2011, 08:21:42 PM
YES!
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Timber on December 10, 2011, 09:09:19 PM
You're Jane Fonda on a tank, I'm McCain in the hut. It's a nightmare. I can't... I can't lift my arms.

holy shit  :lol
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: OptimoPeach on December 10, 2011, 09:28:24 PM
Thanks for the heads-up
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Shaka Khan on December 11, 2011, 03:32:13 PM
Bought.
Thanks for the heads-up
.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: T-Short on December 11, 2011, 04:14:18 PM
Yeah, bought this earlier as well.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 11, 2011, 11:43:10 PM
also bought it. will probably watch now.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: nice cat but chicken on December 12, 2011, 02:11:22 AM
i loved this. the whole j'zanthipuss section was amazing.
also: i laughed so hard @ chinese babies.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: drew on December 12, 2011, 10:03:27 AM
i don't know how to use paypal :(
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 13, 2011, 09:06:21 AM
it was great, though he's certainly lost some of his edge.  The whole smoking weed section was a rare boring spot in his act, imo. 

I could see him making another season of Louie, doing another special, then maybe chilling out for a while.  He's been working his ass off Feels like he was repeating the same concepts the whole show (my daughters, parenthood sucks, i'm despicable but I try to be good), but with different jokes on top. 
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: cool breeze on December 13, 2011, 09:56:09 AM
he mentioned on reddit (or something) that if it was successful, he'd make another movie (himself, for like $8 million)
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 13, 2011, 01:24:39 PM
bought
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 13, 2011, 01:25:47 PM
it was great, though he's certainly lost some of his edge.  The whole smoking weed section was a rare boring spot in his act, imo. 

I could see him making another season of Louie, doing another special, then maybe chilling out for a while.  He's been working his ass off Feels like he was repeating the same concepts the whole show (my daughters, parenthood sucks, i'm despicable but I try to be good), but with different jokes on top. 

He's been doing that for a while, though. You are right that he's been working his ass off, as he said he edited the entire season 2 of Louie by himself on his Macbook. Insane.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Robo on December 13, 2011, 01:35:10 PM
he mentioned on reddit (or something) that if it was successful, he'd make another movie (himself, for like $8 million)

Pootie Tang 2: Pootier and Tangier

(set in Morocco)
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 13, 2011, 01:42:24 PM
it was great, though he's certainly lost some of his edge.  The whole smoking weed section was a rare boring spot in his act, imo. 

I could see him making another season of Louie, doing another special, then maybe chilling out for a while.  He's been working his ass off Feels like he was repeating the same concepts the whole show (my daughters, parenthood sucks, i'm despicable but I try to be good), but with different jokes on top. 

He's been doing that for a while, though. You are right that he's been working his ass off, as he said he edited the entire season 2 of Louie by himself on his Macbook. Insane.


true.  i watched Chewed Up again immediately after and it was the same stuff, but sooooo much raunchier.  like "no wonder you had a divorce dude" :lol  I guess I knew that before, but I didn't think about the contrast with his current work.

that AMA was really interesting.  He seems like a genuinely cool guy and crazy introspective (and wiser as a result of reflecting on stuff.) 
I hope he browsed around reddit and got inspired to work internet forums into his act or show.  He seems out of touch with that stuff enough to make some funny ass observations and not come off as gimmicky.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 13, 2011, 02:06:46 PM
Louis was on Fresh Air (NPR) this morning. Absolutely fantastic as always. He started crying when talking about Patrice and Doug Stanhope.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 13, 2011, 02:08:57 PM
it was great, though he's certainly lost some of his edge.  The whole smoking weed section was a rare boring spot in his act, imo. 

I could see him making another season of Louie, doing another special, then maybe chilling out for a while.  He's been working his ass off Feels like he was repeating the same concepts the whole show (my daughters, parenthood sucks, i'm despicable but I try to be good), but with different jokes on top. 

He's been doing that for a while, though. You are right that he's been working his ass off, as he said he edited the entire season 2 of Louie by himself on his Macbook. Insane.

Insane and amazing. I couldn't believe how much better S2 was than the (impressive) S1.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 13, 2011, 02:10:15 PM
S2 was brilliant yeah.

I dunno- comedians generally arent great forever- Lewis Black I used to find hilarious, but his newer stuff is more just a dude yelling- I still appreciate all of his older stuff though.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 13, 2011, 02:14:16 PM
Often shows up the "gross factor" or whatever as seasons progress, but S2 got more serious and darker while also being funny.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 13, 2011, 02:16:39 PM
Seasons 1 bum swap scene is classic- its short but its all the reasons I love the show
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Diunx on December 13, 2011, 02:31:14 PM
I didn't like the last few episodes of Season two, shit was to depressing I don't like that in my comedies.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: cool breeze on December 13, 2011, 02:46:23 PM
If you guys haven't seen his Jay Leno appearance, definitely check that out.  He uses some of his stand ups jokes, but a lot of it is cleaned up for the Leno audience.  The best part is that Leno keeps derailing him by asking dumb questions, and Louis just keeps talking.  You can see Leno getting uncomfortable when Louis talks about slavery  :lol
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 13, 2011, 07:23:19 PM
that AMA was really interesting.  He seems like a genuinely cool guy and crazy introspective (and wiser as a result of reflecting on stuff.) 
I hope he browsed around reddit and got inspired to work internet forums into his act or show.  He seems out of touch with that stuff enough to make some funny ass observations and not come off as gimmicky.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8XoxXZG6wE
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 14, 2011, 03:16:21 AM
I had to stop watching S2 with my brother because he kept blurting out "wow this isn't funny, isn't this a comedy? yawwwn, boring. God she's ugly, etc"
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 14, 2011, 04:12:06 AM
just (paid for and) watched it. Really not that strong, I thought. The whole getting high thing should be fucking off limits for all stand-ups at this point. Beyond played out. The stuff about being a parent was done better in the show. I chuckled but no belly laughs. Still great value and would love to see more artists offer content in a similar way though.
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 14, 2011, 10:26:19 AM
just (paid for and) watched it. Really not that strong, I thought. The whole getting high thing should be fucking off limits for all stand-ups at this point. Beyond played out. The stuff about being a parent was done better in the show. I chuckled but no belly laughs. Still great value and would love to see more artists offer content in a similar way though.

lol @ "belly laughs". Did you watch it with a checklist?
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 14, 2011, 11:13:56 AM
I had to stop watching S2 with my brother because he kept blurting out "wow this isn't funny, isn't this a comedy? yawwwn, boring. God she's ugly, etc"

Which brother is this, the one who looks at gay porn or the other one?
Title: Re: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 14, 2011, 12:15:36 PM
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Minus some money for PayPal charges etc, I have a profit around $200,000 (after taxes $75.58)

 :lol

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If the trend continues with sales on this video, my goal is that i can reach the point where when I sell anything, be it videos, CDs or tickets to my tours, I'll do it here and I'll continue to follow the model of keeping my price as far down as possible, not overmarketing to you, keeping as few people between you and me as possible in the transaction.
(Of course i reserve the right to go back on all of this and sign a massive deal with a company that pays me fat coin and charges you straight up the ass.). (This is you: yes Louie. And we'll all enjoy torrenting that content. You fat sweaty dolt).

 :lol