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RaceDTruck [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-10 10:45:47 AM  
How is this guy getting arena gigs?
 
DarkSoulNoHope
2022-10-10 11:06:06 AM  

RaceDTruck: How is this guy getting arena gigs?


Ask Dave Chappelle.
 
pastramithemosterotic
2022-10-10 11:06:40 AM  
I liked his tv work. It's a shame he turned out to be such a creeper
 
BeerGraduate
2022-10-10 11:08:50 AM  
#NotAllScumbags
 
TwowheelinTim [TotalFark]
2022-10-10 11:09:02 AM  
I never liked this guy's work. I'm not surprised he's a total creeper.
 
some_beer_drinker
2022-10-10 11:10:52 AM  

pastramithemosterotic: I liked his tv work. It's a shame he turned out to be such a creeper


all he wanted was for someone to watch him jerk off. where is the harm in that? give the guy a break
 
Teddy Brosevelt
2022-10-10 11:11:39 AM  
Louis CK sucks.  Here's a much funnier comedian doing a much funnier bit about how much Louis CK sucks.

How Louis C.K. Tried to Fire Pete Davidson off of SNL
Youtube Om9is7Lhb-k
 
pastramithemosterotic
2022-10-10 11:11:45 AM  

some_beer_drinker: pastramithemosterotic: I liked his tv work. It's a shame he turned out to be such a creeper

all he wanted was for someone to watch him jerk off. where is the harm in that? give the guy a break


Then pay a hooker. Don't lock women in your office against their will
 
cefm
2022-10-10 11:12:20 AM  
You don't. That's what it's like. You don't watch that faking douche bag ever.
 
BeerGraduate
2022-10-10 11:12:28 AM  
Interesting ad placement:

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PoweredByIrony
2022-10-10 11:13:07 AM  
I always liked his excuse apology.
"GEEZ! I THOUGHT THEY LIKED IT! THEY DIDN'T LEAVE!"
 
trega99 [recently expired TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-10 11:16:30 AM  

Teddy Brosevelt: Louis CK sucks.  Here's a much funnier comedian doing a much funnier bit about how much Louis CK sucks.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/Om9is7Lhb-k]


hot take; Davidson is rarely funny.
 
Spartapuss
2022-10-10 11:16:49 AM  
If there was any justice in the world, the C.K. would stand for Chemical Kastration.
 
Rapmaster2000
2022-10-10 11:18:25 AM  
I loved that one episode of Louie where he was unable to navigate a mundane interaction with another human being.  Over and over again.
 
Abox
2022-10-10 11:18:26 AM  
He's also selfish
 
IRestoreFurniture
2022-10-10 11:18:33 AM  
The first time I saw Louis CK I was at a bar and the TV was on some talk show and it being a bar, you could only read the subtitles.  So I red the subtitles and said to my wife, hey this guy looks kinda funny, let's watch if he's on TV again.


So we did, and I don't even know how it's possible but hearing him actually tell the jokes was a weird, unfunny letdown.


Oh, and he's also a farking creep too so we didn't miss anything by never watching him again.
 
fiddlehead
2022-10-10 11:18:57 AM  

Teddy Brosevelt: Here's a much funnier comedian


No.
 
New Rising Sun
2022-10-10 11:20:23 AM  

pastramithemosterotic: some_beer_drinker: pastramithemosterotic: I liked his tv work. It's a shame he turned out to be such a creeper

all he wanted was for someone to watch him jerk off. where is the harm in that? give the guy a break

Then pay a hooker. Don't lock women in your office against their will


Just open up a reddit account and learn how to post videos of yourself.  Granted, you will probably attract more of a following if you are not a fat middle aged dude, but hey at least someone will see it.  The bar for male nudes on reddit is pretty low.
 
Professor Horatio Hufnagel
2022-10-10 11:21:09 AM  
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i nEvER tHoUGht hE wAs fUNny!
 
some_beer_drinker
2022-10-10 11:22:18 AM  

pastramithemosterotic: some_beer_drinker: pastramithemosterotic: I liked his tv work. It's a shame he turned out to be such a creeper

all he wanted was for someone to watch him jerk off. where is the harm in that? give the guy a break

Then pay a hooker. Don't lock women in your office against their will


i never heard he did that.
 
Solty Dog
2022-10-10 11:24:36 AM  

some_beer_drinker: pastramithemosterotic: some_beer_drinker: pastramithemosterotic: I liked his tv work. It's a shame he turned out to be such a creeper

all he wanted was for someone to watch him jerk off. where is the harm in that? give the guy a break

Then pay a hooker. Don't lock women in your office against their will

i never heard he did that.


That was Matt Lauer.
 
jso2897
2022-10-10 11:25:46 AM  

fiddlehead: Teddy Brosevelt: Here's a much funnier comedian

No.


Well, yes but it's not saying much.
 
IRestoreFurniture
2022-10-10 11:25:54 AM  

trega99: Teddy Brosevelt: Louis CK sucks.  Here's a much funnier comedian doing a much funnier bit about how much Louis CK sucks.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/Om9is7Lhb-k]

hot take; Davidson is rarely funny.


Not to threadjack but Pete Davidson isn't funny.  His only act is the "look, I'm a millennial and I'm high"

Pass.
 
wildcardjack
2022-10-10 11:26:32 AM  
Technically, he's a Mexican, so I'm surprised people didn't try to deport him.

He made enough money before they came with torches and pitch forks he was able to go make his own platform to put content on and no bunch of stock price worried executives could come after his means of production any more.
 
HotWingConspiracy
2022-10-10 11:28:46 AM  
We were told we weren't allowed to use phones, not only for photographs but for any reason, including text messages. This has become de rigueur for the post-cancellation comedy circuit, and when C.K. has been playing smaller gigs in the run up to these big shows, the policy has been the same, a "fark you" to the online outrage machine that would pore over clips of his off-color jokes with new intensity now he's been exposed as a wrong'un.

This is standard for every large venue comedy show now, kind of kills a tour if all the material is posted online after the first night.
 
tricycleracer
2022-10-10 11:31:43 AM  

HotWingConspiracy: We were told we weren't allowed to use phones, not only for photographs but for any reason, including text messages. This has become de rigueur for the post-cancellation comedy circuit, and when C.K. has been playing smaller gigs in the run up to these big shows, the policy has been the same, a "fark you" to the online outrage machine that would pore over clips of his off-color jokes with new intensity now he's been exposed as a wrong'un.

This is standard for every large venue comedy show now, kind of kills a tour if all the material is posted online after the first night.


Hasan Minhaj took my phone because what's the point in a Netflix special if your whole act is already on YouTube.
 
darthaegis [OhFark]
2022-10-10 11:32:36 AM  

some_beer_drinker: pastramithemosterotic: I liked his tv work. It's a shame he turned out to be such a creeper

all he wanted was for someone to watch him jerk off. where is the harm in that? give the guy a break


And Flashers just want someone to see them naked.
I hope you're joking, but I'm afraid you're not.
 
WhackingDay
2022-10-10 11:33:59 AM  

HotWingConspiracy: We were told we weren't allowed to use phones, not only for photographs but for any reason, including text messages. This has become de rigueur for the post-cancellation comedy circuit, and when C.K. has been playing smaller gigs in the run up to these big shows, the policy has been the same, a "fark you" to the online outrage machine that would pore over clips of his off-color jokes with new intensity now he's been exposed as a wrong'un.

This is standard for every large venue comedy show now, kind of kills a tour if all the material is posted online after the first night.


Strange, I recently saw both Patton Oswalt and Marc Maron and didn't have to surrender or even turn off my phone.
 
gbv23
2022-10-10 11:36:49 AM  
His career took a nose-dive,

yet he was able to....

Pull It Out

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gilgigamesh
2022-10-10 11:37:20 AM  

trega99: Teddy Brosevelt: Louis CK sucks.  Here's a much funnier comedian doing a much funnier bit about how much Louis CK sucks.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/Om9is7Lhb-k]

hot take; Davidson is rarely funny.


Maybe so, but that story was funny as hell.
 
whatsupchuck [TotalFark]
2022-10-10 11:37:30 AM  
A Venn diagram of stand up comedians and people who are generally farked in the head looks very much like the Target logo.
 
LikeALeafOnTheWind
2022-10-10 11:41:23 AM  
some of you just love your moral outrage huh? i thought he was funny before i knew he masturbates, and i still think hes funny now that i know hes a dirty dirty sinner. and its fine if you dont. to each their own. from what i know the guy never touched anyone inappropriately and hes into consensually being watched jerking off. so what.
 
gilgigamesh
2022-10-10 11:41:27 AM  

some_beer_drinker: pastramithemosterotic: some_beer_drinker: pastramithemosterotic: I liked his tv work. It's a shame he turned out to be such a creeper

all he wanted was for someone to watch him jerk off. where is the harm in that? give the guy a break

Then pay a hooker. Don't lock women in your office against their will

i never heard he did that.


It's all just allegations, but one woman claimed she got freaked out and when she tried to leave the room, he held the door closed until he finished.

He never admitted to that, specifically. And I imagine he probably denied it through publicists, because, you know, that's probably a felony.
 
Gramma
2022-10-10 11:42:18 AM  
"At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true," C.K. wrote. "But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your dick isn't a question. It's a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly."

So he asked and they consented and then he's somehow a problem?   And the power he had wasn't that they worked for him, just that he had Star Power or something?

I don't like him anyway because he's crude. But if a guy gets consent but he still gets nailed for something, I'm not sure what more he is supposed to do if he wants to get frisky.
 
xalres
2022-10-10 11:42:23 AM  

RaceDTruck: How is this guy getting arena gigs?


There's a sizeable part of the population for whom annoying/angering the straw people they have standing in for real groups in their mind is the whole point of most of their lives. "Owning the libs" is the highest form of expression to them. They don't care that there was a legitimate reason for his "canceling"*, just that their continued fandom pisses off the right people.

*Ask any one of them outside of the context of what Louie did and they'll fully agree with the fact that no, seeing your boss/co-worker's dick should definitely not be a part of most people's normal workday.
 
steklo [TotalFark]
2022-10-10 11:44:14 AM  
Most comedians have severe social issues to begin with. Doesn't surprise me one bit that they are misogynic and creepy or view women as objects.

Remember folks, there's truth in comedy.

so they say...
 
UltimaCS
2022-10-10 11:45:13 AM  

LikeALeafOnTheWind: and hes into consensually being watched jerking off. so what.


Might want to click that article. You might find 1 or 2 women who are into it, but if you think you've randomly run into 5 of them then you really shouldn't go to Thailand or a strip club.
 
IRestoreFurniture
2022-10-10 11:47:53 AM  

LikeALeafOnTheWind: some of you just love your moral outrage huh? i thought he was funny before i knew he masturbates, and i still think hes funny now that i know hes a dirty dirty sinner. and its fine if you dont. to each their own. from what i know the guy never touched anyone inappropriately and hes into consensually being watched jerking off. so what.


So, here's the thing...


From what I understand it was always with people that he was in an elevated peer relationship with.  If you have some sort of power (professional, spiritual, personal, whatever) the person you invite I to your sex life may be uncomfortable with it because they may feel they have something to gain, or may not even know any better, if if ostensibly they seem to be in it consensually.  That's an example of even the appearance of impropriety.  Don't do it.  Want to do these things?  Do it with someone who doesn't possibly have a professional gain by their participation.


That's really not difficult to understand, but we all know your post was meant to be "edgy".
 
HotWingConspiracy
2022-10-10 11:54:27 AM  

WhackingDay: HotWingConspiracy: We were told we weren't allowed to use phones, not only for photographs but for any reason, including text messages. This has become de rigueur for the post-cancellation comedy circuit, and when C.K. has been playing smaller gigs in the run up to these big shows, the policy has been the same, a "fark you" to the online outrage machine that would pore over clips of his off-color jokes with new intensity now he's been exposed as a wrong'un.

This is standard for every large venue comedy show now, kind of kills a tour if all the material is posted online after the first night.

Strange, I recently saw both Patton Oswalt and Marc Maron and didn't have to surrender or even turn off my phone.


Are they doing a tour kick off or did they do known bits?

I went to Tim & Eric in the old timey days before the pandemic and they were super strict. They had someone removed for just having their phone out.
 
spaceman375
2022-10-10 11:56:17 AM  
I'm gonna fry in hell for this, but...
The hashtag character was (and still is) called "pound", for instance on the phone dial (okay, button pad).
That puts a whole new spin on #MeToo.

Ouch! Just trying to submit that hurts.
 
UltimaCS
2022-10-10 11:56:19 AM  

IRestoreFurniture: LikeALeafOnTheWind: some of you just love your moral outrage huh? i thought he was funny before i knew he masturbates, and i still think hes funny now that i know hes a dirty dirty sinner. and its fine if you dont. to each their own. from what i know the guy never touched anyone inappropriately and hes into consensually being watched jerking off. so what.

So, here's the thing...


From what I understand it was always with people that he was in an elevated peer relationship with.  If you have some sort of power (professional, spiritual, personal, whatever) the person you invite I to your sex life may be uncomfortable with it because they may feel they have something to gain, or may not even know any better, if if ostensibly they seem to be in it consensually.  That's an example of even the appearance of impropriety.  Don't do it.  Want to do these things?  Do it with someone who doesn't possibly have a professional gain by their participation.


That's really not difficult to understand, but we all know your post was meant to be "edgy".


That explanation always sat a little uneasy with me. I could understand the pressure of he was their boss, but it feels like we're meant to treat adult women like grade schoolers being preyed on by their teacher. He did plenty of wrong, unprofessional shiat in this scenario without having to insult women's ability to manage their own decisions.
 
wildcardjack
2022-10-10 11:59:58 AM  

spaceman375: I'm gonna fry in hell for this, but...
The hashtag character was (and still is) called "pound", for instance on the phone dial (okay, button pad).
That puts a whole new spin on #MeToo.

Ouch! Just trying to submit that hurts.


Octothorp me too
 
IRestoreFurniture
2022-10-10 12:07:54 PM  

UltimaCS: IRestoreFurniture: LikeALeafOnTheWind: some of you just love your moral outrage huh? i thought he was funny before i knew he masturbates, and i still think hes funny now that i know hes a dirty dirty sinner. and its fine if you dont. to each their own. from what i know the guy never touched anyone inappropriately and hes into consensually being watched jerking off. so what.

So, here's the thing...


From what I understand it was always with people that he was in an elevated peer relationship with.  If you have some sort of power (professional, spiritual, personal, whatever) the person you invite I to your sex life may be uncomfortable with it because they may feel they have something to gain, or may not even know any better, if if ostensibly they seem to be in it consensually.  That's an example of even the appearance of impropriety.  Don't do it.  Want to do these things?  Do it with someone who doesn't possibly have a professional gain by their participation.


That's really not difficult to understand, but we all know your post was meant to be "edgy".

That explanation always sat a little uneasy with me. I could understand the pressure of he was their boss, but it feels like we're meant to treat adult women like grade schoolers being preyed on by their teacher. He did plenty of wrong, unprofessional shiat in this scenario without having to insult women's ability to manage their own decisions.


The only person at any fault here, is Louis CK.
 
scruffythecat
2022-10-10 12:21:25 PM  

pastramithemosterotic: some_beer_drinker: pastramithemosterotic: I liked his tv work. It's a shame he turned out to be such a creeper

all he wanted was for someone to watch him jerk off. where is the harm in that? give the guy a break

Then pay a hooker. Don't lock women in your office against their will


Paying a hooker is easy, doesn't take much power. It's all about power.
 
evilmrsock [BareFark]
2022-10-10 12:29:24 PM  

Gramma: "At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true," C.K. wrote. "But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your dick isn't a question. It's a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly."

So he asked and they consented and then he's somehow a problem?   And the power he had wasn't that they worked for him, just that he had Star Power or something?

I don't like him anyway because he's crude. But if a guy gets consent but he still gets nailed for something, I'm not sure what more he is supposed to do if he wants to get frisky.


These weren't random people unrelated to the show business field.

If Louis was vouching for you at that time, it could only benefit your career.

Nobody in that situation wasn't aware of "a yes might further my career and a no might hamper it" just because they weren't directly employed by him, and the problem is he lied to himself the same way you are by pretending that wasn't true.
 
UltimaCS
2022-10-10 12:33:55 PM  

Gramma: So he asked and they consented and then he's somehow a problem?


That was the explanation when the first woman came forward. Now there's 5, and most of them weren't asked for permission. Even among the ones who were asked permission, it's not an unlimited pass to have a surprise wank session when they were trying to do their jobs. I implore you to read at least a tiny bit of that article.
 
IRestoreFurniture
2022-10-10 12:34:40 PM  
Here's the thing for all the soft defenders of this.


Does Louis CK think he would have been as successful in finding "consensual" partners if he didn't carry fame, and the possibility of something in return for the other participant?


Do you imagine that is the case as well?
 
tom baker's scarf
2022-10-10 12:58:59 PM  
i'm guessing it was hilarious.
 
Some Junkie Cosmonaut
2022-10-10 1:03:09 PM  

Gramma: "At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true," C.K. wrote. "But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your dick isn't a question. It's a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly."

So he asked and they consented and then he's somehow a problem?   And the power he had wasn't that they worked for him, just that he had Star Power or something?

I don't like him anyway because he's crude. But if a guy gets consent but he still gets nailed for something, I'm not sure what more he is supposed to do if he wants to get frisky.


When you're in a position of authority over a person, there's a strong element of compulsion - they don't want to lose their job/whatever other bad shiat could happen from, "No I don't want to see that shiat WTH man??"  Same reason schools(even for the grown)/the military/most jobs/practically everybody in creation has policies and laws against trying that shiat on your subordinates and other tangentially related workers when you're in a position to mess with their career/life bigtime.  "Is it ok if I do this?" is not a legit question when a no answer could end in you trying to get a job at Taco Bell, losing your housing, or being punished/framed for shiat you didn't even do at work.  All of which are examples that have happen.  YOU DON'T DO THAT SHIAT
 
moeburn
2022-10-10 1:03:44 PM  
Does anyone have a clip of that episode of Louie where there's a homeless guy jerking off on a bus and Louis goes up to him and asks him "Hey man, why do you do that?" and the homeless guy says "Cause I like it and it makes me feel good!" and Louis, instead of stopping him or calling the cops to report this man who could have sexually assaulted his own daughters, he just smiles and nods approvingly, and the episode finishes.

I swear to god that is in an episode of Louie but I'm not gonna go download a shiatty mid-2000's drama and watch every episode one by one, with every groan-inducing episode where there's some horrible misunderstanding and a woman slaps Louis in the face if only he had just taken the time to explain what he really meant, just to find the homeless jerkoff episode.
 
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