Is it me or is Louis CK really not that funny..or talented...?

[Andre Marc]

Is it me or is Louis CK really not that funny..or talented...?

I've read a bunch of long magazine articles on him in Rolling Stone, Playboy, etc.

I'm not getting it. He comes off an incredibly mediocre to me.

 

[rrr]

I watched part of a couple of episodes and didn't see the humor.

 

[Andre Marc]

I watched part of a couple of episodes and didn't see the humor.

Not just no humor..but zero charisma, zero star power..I dunno, maybe that is the appeal.

His overwhelmingly male fan base maybe identify with him and his mediocrity...LOL.

 

[Steve williams]

I watched the first episode which was much hyped. I couldn't wait for it to be over and have never seen another episode

 

[Andre Marc]

I watched the first episode which was much hyped. I couldn't wait for it to be over and have never seen another episode

I just saw his HBO special. 15 minutes went by and I started to yawn,

Massively over hyped bozo. But give him credit, he is milking it.

 

[Soundproof]

Can't stand him. Noisemaker.

 

[rblnr]

Must say I completely disagree I think in a comedic way he goes to difficult and very valid places. Shame, in many guises, is his recurrent theme I think

 

[Andre Marc]

Must say I completely disagree I think in a comedic way he goes to difficult and very valid places. Shame, in many guises, is his recurrent theme I think

I tried one more time to get through his HBO special. I fell asleep. Boring. And boring to look at in that sweater.

 

[JackD201]

I think his humor caters to a rather narrow demographic. Middle aged guys with young kids. I happen to fall in that demographic. I think he is really funny at times. I refer to his stand up though. I've never seen his sitcom. Very few can actually do both well.

 

[mep]

I tried one more time to get through his HBO special. I fell asleep. Boring. And boring to look at in that sweater.

Were you hoping for a miniskirt?

 

[mep]

I think his humor caters to a rather narrow demographic. Middle aged guys with young kids. I happen to fall in that demographic. I think he is really funny at times. I refer to his stand up though. I've never seen his sitcom. Very few can actually do both well.

His standup routines are blue, blue, and blue. And I do think some of them are very funny. A TV show on FX is not going to showcase the same type of comedic talent.

 

[Andre Marc]

I think his humor caters to a rather narrow demographic. Middle aged guys with young kids. I happen to fall in that demographic. I think he is really funny at times. I refer to his stand up though. I've never seen his sitcom. Very few can actually do both well.

I only know him from the stand up. I guess I suffer from expectation bias. Rolling Stone has crowned him, and so have a bunch of other entertainment publications.

I also think our culture accepts good as "great" these days in comedy. There are no performers the caliber of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Damon Wayans, George Carlin, or Steve Martin today. We are starved.

 

[JackD201]

They've crowned him? I had no idea. Hmmm. I wouldn't have, that's for sure but then again I don't know who else is out there on the current stand up landscape. Could all the other new guys be that mediocre?

What I like about him especially on his talk show appearances is his pretty straight up delivery. It's like having one of your buds telling you a wild story of what happened to him today over a beer. He laughs along with you as he tells the story.

 

[Andre Marc]

They've crowned him? I had no idea. Hmmm. I wouldn't have, that's for sure but then again I don't know who else is out there on the current stand up landscape. Could all the other new guys be that mediocre?

What I like about him especially on his talk show appearances is his pretty straight up delivery. It's like having one of your buds telling you a wild story of what happened to him today over a beer. He laughs along with you as he tells the story.

Playboy interview, cover of Rolling Stone this week, multiple previous feature articles, etc.

Hard to day is if the whole comedy landscape sucks..but no one stands out in my mind..

 

[rblnr]

I only know him from the stand up. I guess I suffer from expectation bias. Rolling Stone has crowned him, and so have a bunch of other entertainment publications.

I also think our culture accepts good as "great" these days in comedy. There are no performers the caliber of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Damon Wayans, George Carlin, or Steve Martin today. We are starved.

Check out Bill Burr. Let it Go, but also his HBO special before that. Truthful, goes head on with stuff, and hystercial

 

[Steve williams]

Just got my copy if this months Rolling Stone magazine. Guess whose mug adorns the front cover. Yup. None other than Louis

 

[Andre Marc]

Just got my copy if this months Rolling Stone magazine. Guess whose mug adorns the front cover. Yup. None other than Louis

Yeh just got mine too. Gosh I miss George Carlin.

 

[YashN]

There are no performers the caliber of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Damon Wayans, George Carlin, or Steve Martin today. We are starved.

Russell Peters.