Author Topic: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater (Read 1923 times)

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.

outtakes (not in the special)

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

special is an hour long, btw.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #1 on:** December 10, 2011, 06:45:47 PM »

Was fantastic.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2 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.

Diunx · « **Reply #3 on:** December 10, 2011, 08:17:22 PM »

Torreting the MP3 version for work.

cool breeze · « **Reply #4 on:** December 10, 2011, 08:20:01 PM »

biblically poor

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #5 on:** December 10, 2011, 08:21:42 PM »

Timber · « **Reply #6 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

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2011, 09:28:24 PM »

Thanks for the heads-up

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8 on:** December 11, 2011, 03:32:13 PM »

Bought.

Quote from: OptimoPeach on December 10, 2011, 09:28:24 PM

Thanks for the heads-up

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T-Short · « **Reply #9 on:** December 11, 2011, 04:14:18 PM »

Yeah, bought this earlier as well.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #10 on:** December 11, 2011, 11:43:10 PM »

also bought it. will probably watch now.

nice cat but chicken · « **Reply #11 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.

drew · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2011, 10:03:27 AM »

i don't know how to use paypal

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #13 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.

cool breeze · « **Reply #14 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)

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #15 on:** December 13, 2011, 01:24:39 PM »

bought

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #16 on:** December 13, 2011, 01:25:47 PM »

Quote from: 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.

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.

Robo · « **Reply #17 on:** December 13, 2011, 01:35:10 PM »

Quote from: Linkzg 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)

Pootie Tang 2: Pootier and Tangier

(set in Morocco)

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #18 on:** December 13, 2011, 01:42:24 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 13, 2011, 01:25:47 PM

Quote from: 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.

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"

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.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #19 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.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #20 on:** December 13, 2011, 02:08:57 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 13, 2011, 01:25:47 PM

Quote from: 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.

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.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #21 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.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #22 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.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #23 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

Diunx · « **Reply #24 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.

cool breeze · « **Reply #25 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

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #26 on:** December 13, 2011, 07:23:19 PM »

Quote from: Don Flamenco on December 13, 2011, 01:42:24 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.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #27 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"

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #28 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.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #29 on:** December 14, 2011, 10:26:19 AM »

Quote from: 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.

lol @ "belly laughs". Did you watch it with a checklist?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #30 on:** December 14, 2011, 11:13:56 AM »

Quote from: 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"

Which brother is this, the one who looks at gay porn or the other one?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #31 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)

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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).

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Author Topic: Louis CK's new comedy special: Live at the Beacon Theater (Read 1923 times)