Louis C. K.
Louis C. K.
Louis Székely pronounced , known professionally as Louis C.K., is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, and editor. Born in Washington, D.C., C.K. moved to Mexico City as an infant and learned Spanish as his first language, learning English once he moved back to the U.S. at age 7. He began his career writing for several comedy shows in the 1990s and early 2000s for comedians including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Chris Rock. Also in this period, he was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth2 September 1967
CountryUnited States of America
Maybe God is an asshole...of course not, he's not an asshole, he's imaginary.
I was talking to my friend and he said his girlfriend was mad at him. I said, "What happened?" He goes: "Well, I guess I, uh... I guess I said something, and, uh... and then she got her feelings hurt." That's a weird way to phrase it: "She got her feelings hurt. I said something, and then she..." Could you more remove yourself from responsibility? "She got her feelings hurt." It's like saying, "Yeah, I shot this guy in the face, and then I guess he got himself murdered. I don't know what happened. He leaned into it."
I find that when people laugh really hard, it's usually because they're connecting and identifying in a way that they hadn't considered. That's my payoff.
I love stand-up more than anything, and I'm so happy to have found a way to use it in the show.
I watch a lot of sports. But when I'm not working, I'm with my daughters every chance I get.
I grew up in a generation that had exponential technological advances.
You would never do stand-up without an audience. I mean, no one would even consider it. It's like they're the instrument you're playing.
Performing comedy, you develop a rhythm of ideas and laughs. I live for it.
You have to do a show as honestly as you can. But you also can't afford skepticism, because it's preparing for failure, which is useless.
I've always got the road. Stand-up makes you so autonomous and self-sufficient that it really helps with that part of show business.
You don't look down at your feet. A lot of comedians want to look down at their feet, but you break contact with the audience.
I do love standup. I love comedians. They're my community. Also, because I know so many of them, I know the value of them. I know what they can do.
Stand-up is probably the most solo performance in art.
Either I'll never get rich from the show but remain intensely proud of the work and stand behind every second of it, or it catches on and I'll make my money down the road.