Louis CK - Neil Patrick Harris is unfunny & Comedy

[@briankisner5035]

I wish someone had introduced Louis to chatroulette...could have saved him a lot of trouble :(

[@fahtfakcarl7695]

Well at least he asked

[@seventyfive7597]

It was consensual, and there was no business pressure or employer-employee. The *actual* complaints against Louis CK also confirm that, so you basically just have media guys spreading poisonous rumors as facts and the crowd eating it up.

[@gojeffygo1066]

Good joke. M’dudes he’s talking about what he wants happens. If you want to defend him knock yourself out but film and tv are collaborative, and he’s got distain for that. You’re saying he’ll shit on anybody but him having a say but he would’ve walked away? Dude is a narcissist and narcissists love to trap people in gray areas.

[@Bruceybaby2009]

Brian Kisner Baha!

[@zednotzee]

funny, but louis' account of that behavior makes it sound like it was quite a number of years ago. Like before chatroulette was a thing

[@razzaxxe]

This is actually a really useful conversation for writers.

[@user-xb6yf6mg2p]

razzaxxe not really though because Louie CK’s a sex pervert.

[@schoolofsunny]

Birb you can separate the two

[@user-xb6yf6mg2p]

Liam Rasmussen Nope, the penis makes it void.

[@futurestoryteller]

Sounds like hero worship to me, I don't hear anything all that practical or profound in what's being said.

[@StermaPerma]

Birb An artist =/ their art. That’s pretty basic knowledge. Charlie Chaplin eloped with an underage girl, Duke molested his children and terrorised his family, Chris Rock cheated on his wife etc. etc. You get my point.

[@tobymcgroby8967]

Louis we miss you, your loyal fans are looking forward to your return

[@araecieon]

Can't wait for his return. What he said about NPH; good person bad work, even if Louis is a bad person/did a bad thing, his work is great and I can't wait for his work when he would be able to joke about how bad he feels. I would love to see how he would write it into jokes.

[@tobymcgroby8967]

What happened with Louis was totally unfair, they are all so desperate for a bad guy to blame for everything. They tried to ruin his life without hesitation, just to feel like they're superior. He's accomplished so much, his fans are loyal & grateful. Plus, we can already see that the Hollywood snobs & mainstream media are losing their credibility like never before, they've shown us all how unreasonable they are. Louis we're with you, your fan videos continue to grow everyday, we've got your back!

[@bf3700]

Brett Chambers I hope he comes back with a bit where he's whackin it in front of a couple lady friends.

[@88binis88]

Absolutely true.We fucking love Louie

[@Superstarlight867530]

harooni22 - way to leap to some bizarrely unrelated Jew-blaming...I mean, what? How did you get from A to B there? Also, Louis CK (of whom I remain a big fan, before you make assumptions there) has Jewish heritage from his grandfather - does that ruin your conspiracy somewhat? 🙄

[@gubgub4321]

"Overconfident hyperbole" ** laugh ** "Jab for being overconfident" ** laugh ** "Witty line proving hypocrisy of prior statements" ** big laugh **

[@MysteryStew5977]

I mean it was funnier when they did it

[@JessmanChicken86]

**most of the audience, who are all dead inside**: "haha, that is indeed relatable"

[@zednotzee]

I totally agree with the "TV dialogue" thing. My wife has been re-watching 'Gilmore Girls' lately, and the phony dialogue drives me nuts. Worse than the overwrought dialogue, is the rapid fire delivery. There's not even a beat between lines. No character takes a second to absorb what's been said to them and then respond. Every line exchange is like a ping pong game

[@ryanjacob6559]

First thing I thought of at the start of this was Gilmore Girls too. Can't stand shows where the writers impose their personalities into every single character

[@Theutus2]

Try watching friends without the laugh track... yikes

[@dmitrykim3096]

@@Theutus2 cringe

[@ilikespacedinosaurs]

Embarrassing show. Watched it (half asleep 5 years ago) and it felt like the writers were 14 year old girls showing off how "good" their taste was, as opposed to the characters being that

[@Alexander-uy2st]

I think in terms of phony dialogues is very difficult to beat how irritating and pointless is "New Girl" with Zooey Deschanel.

[@Fallingmonsters]

"I have no idea, he might be the greatest guy in the world, I don't care" Louis !!

[@TwoFourFourFour]

That’s not that good of a quote

[@UltimaPowers]

Pretty sure the distasteful "let's eat Amy Winehouse" party Neil Patrick Harris threw right after she died might beg to differ.

[@JakeKilka]

@@UltimaPowers Pretty much every comic and host joked about Amy Winehouse for years. Conan, Jay, Norm... People were just waiting her to die while making jokes about her. Press was making jokes too, and you know, audiences were laughing. Then when she died people were like "Oh, so tragic and untimely!" Not to defend NPH, but there's an element of hypocricy, as it's largely the same people who are judging him which were still laughing to all the rehab jokes just a minute before Amy Winehouse died.

[@Zoologic21]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@JakeKilka Hypocrisy is the worst part.

[@WildTrek]

The entire rest of this clip is far more interesting than the couple sentences about NPH

[@CrzyLion]

and this is why louie's shows are amazing; all those dumb scripts got us to a point where we were craving for actual conversations rather than a toilet roll of one liners being unrolled each day on the set.

[@CrzyLion]

its like i attracted the youngest and drunkest people to reply to my statment there

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

meaturama he told them what would happen and they went. Pretty sure that's not against their will there buddy

[@MrCholoPants3415]

Louie is the Westworld of Comedy-television.

[@agi2160]

meaturama Maybe he should. Would be the funniest thing he's ever done.

[@liberalfarid]

Have you watched his show? It's a surreal bit that is full of unrealistic situations with all unreal characters.. So how can you talk about real conversations when you are in a unreal situation..

[@shadowzero3983]

I like NPH but he never was a comedian, he's a performer and a great one at that look at the Tony Awards. Just needs writing that compliment his talents.

[@Boobalopbop]

Exactly... And I don't think this was a dig at him, necessarily. It's more about the type of comedy sitcom writers do for the past 20 years, really. NPH is massively talented, but I'm sure he would never call himself a comedian.

[@bub5842]

His comedic acting chops in A Serious of Unfortunate Events are actually insanely good. He steals the show in that alongside some pretty solid comedy actors. But I agree, he needs good writing.

[@tomgreenfan]

@El Matadores but hes a comedy actor so its both

[@619Gotenks]

@@tomgreenfan he's an actor in a comedy. Doesn't make him a comedy actor.

[@entropyfun]

louie is completely right. Intentionality completely kills comedy. Because people don't want to laugh at how clever you are, they wanna laugh at you. At who you are as a person. Because humanity is inherently funny.

[@naylik2562]

yeah humans are fucking retarded

[@mattpopemusic]

Which is why Frasier kills it, because Frasier and Niles are funny in their being their helplessly clever and pompous selves

[@dcta51]

He's right, not just neil patrick harris but alot of comedy actors nowadays.

[@floatinggoose9197]

they all suck

[@samanthab1923]

I never watched a lot of those sit coms. Friends too

[@acrustykrab]

Big Bang Theory too. Awful shit.

[@investigate3_11]

God, I remember that bully episode. Such a great episode. "Louie" was one of the greatest shows of all time.

[@Brakathor]

God it bugs me listening to old clips of Louis and Jim yammering back and forth under the pretext of being friends, knowing that Louis' entire career got destroyed basically for engaging in the EXACT same kind of perverted fetishes that Jim does in his private life, but simply not being as vocal about it. Meanwhile, Jim won't have Louis on his show anymore; he won't even address it or utter a SINGLE word in Louis' defence. Middle of the road Jimmy sure knows the art of opportunism.

[@deadshot1995]

As Patrice once said, Norton takes the shape of whatever container you pour him into.

[@mikeyg8568]

Uh...you realize that Norton gets consent for his fetishes, right?

[@Brakathor]

Mikey G - What makes you think Louis didn't have consent? When you ask someone "Are you ok if I..." and they say "Yeah," that's called consent. Louis is in the exact same camp as Jim in terms of being a weird fetishist, yet Jim hasn't had him on his show since the allegations broke, which is infuriating. The way it's looking now, if Louis ever comes back again, it will most likely be 25 years later like Pee-wee Herman.

[@mikeyg8568]

Brakathor uh, several of them said he didn't, and some of the ones who did said yes initially and then got freaked out and tried to leave, which he then blocked them from doing. Do your fucking homework, jackass. Consent can also be revoked at any time, too. I'm sorry you don't understand the ins and outs of consent.

[@BillyxRansom]

Brakathor you are the worst. You know exactly what you're doing and you know it's wrong, yet here you fucking are.

[@fuckamericanidiot]

The number of people who 'turned' their back on Louis CK who used to be fans of his: Zero.

[@locohuertas]

Bruh I'd get it if the guy had raped women but unanimously all women who have come out have said they knew he wasn't forcing them into anything and they could leave the room at any point after he asked them if he could whip his dick out. The man is weird but which comedian isn't? At least he doesn't rape and doesn't ruin the career of someone who'd say no

[@crochetbyrhiannon]

but you know what though - I think there's too much of a rush to wholly defend him on the other side of the spectrum. I'm a fan of his and have been since my early teens, I also think it was right that he was called on his creepy behaviour. It wasn't assault, it isn't comparable with other now well-known predators in terms of severity or harm, but it is comparable in terms of it plainly being a man who was highly respected in his field not using his better judgement and maybe putting women in uncomfortable situations, and I think that is what has made him get lost in the mix with people like Harvey Weinstein who is a brutal and violent predator. I'm a woman and I know if a man had done to me what he did in front of those women I wouldn't really be fazed, or I'd at most be like "ha you're gross" and leave it at that - but that isn't to say the act itself is okay or that any other woman should have the same response. He did a shitty thing and we're living in a time whereby people will react however they're going to react to it. Most people are reasonable and smart enough, and I think in time he could have a big career again. But he did definitely do something wrong.

[@locohuertas]

@@crochetbyrhiannon you cant compare this to what weinstein did he destroyed careers of aspiring people in the film industry. Louis did it to people who were his piers that he found good looking people who were in the same spectrum so it wasn't a "let me fuck you for your benefit" it was a "wanna fuck?" Or "wanna watch me play with muh dick" Type of scenario that everyone goes through. He didn't deserve the hate he got

[@ChrisTopheRaz]

R Layla I don’t agree with how it turned out. People do stupid things in life sometimes as they are learning how to live and it was obviously a bit much but it was between him and the girls not him and his fans. He didn’t commit a crime nor should the me too movement have greatly affected his life and career. You can argue me all you want but you wouldn’t if you lost your career over being a bit over the top with your sexuality so long as it was not criminal in nature. I hate when people think that celebrities are supposed to be anything less than human.

[@caitlinhession4749]

@@crochetbyrhiannon I agree!

[@djmcc83]

Same with Ryan Reynolds. Decent actor and can deliver lines in a funny way. But I'd say he's more of a silly/goofy guy than actually a funny person like most people seem to think.

[@puffmoneyo3590]

He’s a fun guy

[@randomaccount3365]

​@@puffmoneyo3590Like a mushroom

[@therealharshlycritical]

No fuck outta here he is funny

[@codypower4298]

Yeah man, he's the quintessential guy for this kind of stuff

[@NickyDiamond44]

Totally agree. It’s the same sarcastic shtick in every thing he does. He’s a one trick pony who’s more irritating than funny.

[@jcmoney11111]

"Louie" is one of the best damn shows ever. Loved that episode he was describing.

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

James Tipton Joffery is talking about Louie not Lucky Louie. In this video he talks about two episodes from Louie: Bully and God.

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

James Tipton You made me laugh. I’ve done that before. But it taught me never to do it again.

[@franciscofarias6385]

Louie is truly one of the best shows ever, at least one of the best comedies. Very sad how it flew under everyone's radars

[@jcmoney11111]

@@jamestipton7872 yeah, I was specifically thinking about the bully scenes from the diner with Louie following the bully back to Staten Island by ferry. Absolutely brilliant writing and acting.

[@roems6396]

@@franciscofarias6385 It won an Emmy the first year it aired.

[@ethanevans2689]

Miss Louis... I mean come on. He asked. Lol

[@ActuallyDoubleGuitars]

Yea but didn't everyone say no and then he did it anyway and came into a pot plant. That's gross and weird!

[@ethanevans2689]

Double Guitars no. When they said no he admitted he had a problem, got depressed and walked away. Why ask me? Just take 2 mins to read some articles

[@ActuallyDoubleGuitars]

The Pretentious V.D. You are either literally ignorant to the facts or lying... He actually didn't stop what he was doing after they said no. He blocked some co workers from the door wanked in front them without permission then came in a potted plant. It's really embarrassing actually. He probably should have got some help for that a long time ago.

[@ethanevans2689]

www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/tv/louis-ck-sexual-misconduct-accuser-rebecca-corry-speaks-out/amp/

[@ActuallyDoubleGuitars]

The Pretentious V.D. Soooo what exactly is your point? Because there was more than one accuser you know. Grow up! the guy did something nasty. He needs help. End of!

[@antonio.meli.]

This is not a fight, this is actually the personal opinion of Louis about American comedy, writers and tv shows Totally agree by the way

[@Jose-dh1xz]

Are you a writer? Not being condescending just asking

[@antonio.meli.]

@@Jose-dh1xz i'm not

[@opiniondude1]

Can't wait for the Louis C.K comeback. Gonna be Epic.

[@WurstStarburst]

It was alright..

[@mentoratum]

come in your back? If you allowed

[@Upsideround]

as long as he keeps his dick out of his hand he will be respected for his talent.

[@kcbh24]

Where was it? Did I miss it?

[@brovold72]

He's right, but then it reminded me 'Lucky Louis' was very phony and unfunny in its own way. Not smarmy collegiate but self-serious community theater sort of way.

[@s10dlka]

Lol yeah I think even Louis would admit that Lucky Louie was shit. But his shows afterwards with Louie and Horace & Pete were total opposite!

[@TheFirefighter1971]

I Agree and obviously he learned from that experience, this is why he’s jizzing knowledge about this topic

[@johnnykage3903]

My girlfriend is a comedienne, I told her I love Louis CK, she said Me Too

[@datguy9408]

I feel like I've heard that one but hell that's funny

[@paulylah]

xD. Belly laughed

[@Askarcher]

Johnny Kage damn

[@jay1jayf]

he said the thing guys, its a reference i understand! Funny!

[@deefed7973]

youre cool

[@donaldr9050]

Oh man, I was on a date once and got picked on by some young kids. That episode hit too close to home.

[@_..-.._..-.._]

Yeah, Louie went with the mature reaction and his date dried up like a….date. His point stands though, what does she want him to do? Hit minors? She cognitively knows he did the right thing but her biology doesn’t like it, sort of like when a man cries in front of his lady, she will say it makes her happy to feel so close and open with him, but inevitably she dries up because it’s seen as “pathetic” for a man to cry no matter what people say about it being a good thing.

[@Loctorak]

@@_..-.._..-.._ in high school, I had the "gentle giant" thing going on and dated a girl for 5 years who really liked my temperament and patient/quiet personality. But I'll never forget this one time where someone did something she didnt like and i defused the situation in a mutually agreeable way (as was my nature and as i had done in the past) and the rest of the night she festered until she blew up at me for not basically reacting like a violent thug in that situation. Completely blind-sided me that she'd have even wanted me to act that way, let alone just how upset she was that i hadn't acted completely contrary to the fibre of my being. Relationships are weird

[@buckyhurdle4776]

@@Loctorak If your girlfriend is ever angry and arguing with someone, NEVER speak unless you're about to come in with the same level of anger at the other person. If you ever try to chill your girlfriend out you will fight about it later. When you save a stranger from your girlfriend's yelling, you are absorbing that yelling for yourself later lmao

[@jamesthecat]

​@@LoctorakRelationships are weird because people are essentially quite primitive, and complex dynamics reveal that nature.

[@Heel_Turn23]

Relationships are pointless and the most exhausting thing in the world.

[@Mosababumarzouk]

Not to mention Jim fuking parson, the single unfunniest actor to ever work in comedy, winning comedy awards and hosting SNL.

[@plainpawesome]

Mos'ab abumarzouk I can't agree more. Worse than HIMYM.

[@todahouse19]

Preach

[@willt.9654]

Jim Parsons is too good for that show. Watch him in The Normal Heart to really see how wasted his talent is on Big Bang.

[@markwatt3596]

I think Parsons is a good actor, and some of his choices on TBBT are hilarious.

[@NostalgiNorden]

Nah, he is great.

[@mccloysong]

Those are the precious pieces 6:04 where the art uses you as a medium, instead of you creating the art. As a songwriter, my favorite tracks are the ones that told ME how they were going to go. So I LOVED hearing Louis say that too.

[@Ozhull]

That's insanely pretentious

[@mccloysong]

@@Ozhull You mean that he said it? Or that I agreed? Either way I hope one day it happens for you when you create

[@cardboardbelt]

I love Louis' comedy and shows, but I really dislike this instinct to pit different artists or styles against one another. Was the world of the show Harris was on elevated in its reality and a little glossy? Sure, but that's the style they chose. They weren't even aiming at the thing Louis is saying he prefers. And guess what? They made a ton of people laugh out loud with their approach to their show. Louis knows that laughs from an audience are honest. Comedy is like a sport. If the audience laughs that means you scored. It doesn't matter if you ran the ball in or threw it. You scored. And no kvetching from someone who thinks you should have scored a different way matters at all. I also find the constant complaints that "people don't talk that way!" to be of very little interest to me. Have you ever listened to the way people actually talk most of the time? It's BORING. Every show is going to be written for something approaching hyper realism or something very unrealistic or something in between, and these are all valid approaches to the work. If you claim that only one approach is valid then you are boring in your approach to art. You do you. Hopefully you will be successful, but other people will be too.

[@cabezaboomer]

Love Louie. But he's wrong. NPH is great in what he does. Just different style

[@JasonWindsor88]

Good word to describe Neil Patrick Harris in HIMYM- “smarmy”

[@tommygeno92]

U mean swarley

[@Wormuloid4157]

That whole fucking show was corny ass sitcom dog shit. I liked it tho.

[@piercethegale6125]

I don't watch much TV so I read that phonetically as himyim

[@chinmaylovekar]

That is why you watch its always sunny in philadelphia!

[@fire.walk.with.me.430]

holy based

[@extremetee]

I agree that How I met your mother, two and half men, big bang style here's a quirky funny guy snappy one liners, canned laughter style shows are mind numbing. However I would be lying if I said I don´t occasionally find them comforting and unchallenging entertainment.

[@Charliefox71]

extremetee That style of character seems derived straight from Chandler Bing.

[@crackheadbiden7269]

@@Charliefox71 OMG he was patient zero for this bullshit.

[@Colaws]

I like how ridiculous Neil Patrick Harris acts in how I met your mother. I don’t want a silly sitcom to be immersive all the time. Barney is just a chaotic force in the show and that’s what makes him funny. But I see his point

[@teledoink]

I agree. It’s like eating a meal from Taco Bell as opposed to a nice Mexican meal. Both have their place and can hit just right. I love Louis, but he can be a bit of a snob when it comes to comedy.

[@Mths6]

​@teledoink exactly. I enjoy both Neil patrick harris's comedy as well as Norm Macdonalds comedy. Their humor is wildely different, and i definitely like Norm comedy more in general, but both of their comedic styles make me laugh.

[@wadekubat5141]

Man that Louie Bully episode, I saw that as a kid and it stuck with me forever. You don’t have to like FIGHT the person and sometimes you’re lucky and sometimes you’re not but absolutely, yes, on a date especially but even in a relationship women (no matter what they SAY after) like that you physically stood for them (provided you don’t get your shit rocked).

[@brendansheehy8124]

HIMYM makes up for poor comic writing with good chemistry between the cast. I never laugh at it but still enjoy it. To me shows like Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half were way bigger culprits of what Louie is referring to.

[@dixonhill1108]

" with good chemistry between the cast" god the estrogen is pouring out of you. These are lame boring people, you wanna see that kind of chemistry just go to an Ikea on a saturday morning.

[@Fridgemusa]

Nothing against the actors of HIMYM but I couldn't stand that fucking show :(

[@roterfuchs8201]

it was a steaming pile of shit, the main guy with the fucking bed head hairdo should have never been allowed to be on tv.

[@plunderpunk2]

Total vapid nonsense - along with Big Bang, Two Broke Girls, that Charlie Sheen show... horrible wastes of time that are pushed on network as “funny” and “comedy”. Filler GARBAGE. I’ve been forced to watch several eps of Big Bang at realitives houses, and Jesus Christ, they weren’t funny in about the slightest.

[@Psyrecx]

Eh, it had it's moments and it's dry spots... but I'm not and uppity self entitled douche with a dick permanently lodged in my ass, so what do I know.

[@Fridgemusa]

That's not what your Tinder profile says!

[@monkeymuggs]

Fridgemusa I know, everything about it sounded like a gdamn lame ass laugh track. The show sucked.

[@ksd99999]

I really miss Louis making content. I hope things turn around with time and he slowly makes more content, even another season of Louie or something.

[@diamondmine9773]

wishes come true

[@maxwellhere8694]

@@diamondmine9773 LMAO

[@sayitdontsprayit9325]

note: if ur a creative person (writer, etc.) and ever need inspiration listen to louie talk about his craft. it always makes me immediately want to get to work.

[@cjok8367]

Louie ducked up when he made 4million off Horance & Pete without any network help. He was showing ppl how to break away from that old system. I believe he pissed off some powerful ppl & he had to go. Considering he hasn't done anything any worse than 95% of other ppl in showbiz & what he did was ask permission!

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

Bingo. He also talked on Opie and Anthony about how he was becoming more independent with his stand up in the business sense.

[@zerozero1zerozero100]

yo where's the rest of the clip? that conversation was getting better some how

[@evansgate]

look up Jim Norton interviews Louis CK

[@-Gorbi-]

Modern family, Community, 2 1/2 men, SO MANY shows have that same smarmy persnickety unfunny cadence. The gossipy socialites’ idea of funny

[@ebdprod]

True NPH story which tells you how random showbiz is...I was working on a pilot at CBS that was casting the same time as HIMYM that was far more in demand to actors than it. Neil desperately wanted our show because it was created by very prestigious producers and he tested (auditioned for the network execs) literally right before HIMYM and we had to let his agent know right away he didn’t get ours so he was available to go in for them like 30 minuets later. I mean his agent desperately tried to get him on our show and cancel the HIMYM reading but no, he wasn’t getting our show. He was ice cold in the business and wanted to be on a show (ours) that looked likely to work and would be good for his career. The result: our show failed and was cancelled after 13 episodes, and HIMYM made him incredibly rich, famous and an Emmy winner. Showbiz is literally playing the lottery.

[@nathanieldoyle1746]

He's spot on. Even worse than HIMYM is Big Bang Theory. No one is funny and there are no jokes. The "jokes" are hey look, he made this reference, isn't that funny!? Aren't stereotypes funny? It's definitely hey, I'm in a comedy, am I right? Or am I right? I miss Louis :( I want to see his movie. He fucked up but it's forgivable. Come back!

[@TitoTimTravels]

I love Louis CK and hope he gets back in the business... but... NPH is fucking hilarious. 😀🍹🇵🇭

[@Clipahoy]

When was he hilarious?

[@Clipahoy]

In his gay show or the other gay show he is in. St Fu!

[@artis1969]

One of the first examples I saw of what they're speaking of was Clerks. Very astute and flowing conversation. It was great, and to absorb everything being said and going on took more than one viewing. One of the first examples of the awful side of the same coin was Gilmore Girls. No words ever out of place, quick snappy comebacks, but to the point of being completely scripted and unreal. Now, it's an anomaly when a script isn't written in this fashion.

[@erakattack]

Great editing choice on this video. I usually don't enjoy watching audio-only clips and staring at a logo or something. This one still kinda gave me the vibe of watching a video while I did other stuff.

[@Edyremoh]

I have to agree, actually, I wasn’t able to put my finger on why I liked it.

[@erakattack]

@fjf sjdnx why's that? and which idiot am I in?

[@matthewreed2614]

speaking of unfunny…. lucky louis

[@Taospark]

The thing is, there are few writers who are capable of putting out entire (or almost entire) episodes of comedy from their head; even Louis took a lot of time to write a shorter season. HIMYM was a fun for what it was like Frasier - it's a farce based on familiar characters like a warm blanket; when it's a show like Louie, you don't know where the jokes lead to. It's also a risk because you're putting it mostly on one person's brain to make the show; HIMYM was good early on but hit a nosedive because writers and scripts changed little by little instead of just one creator shitting the bed.

[@r3d5ive87]

I never watched Neil’s tv show but he was hilarious in the Harold and kumar movies

[@raphexe]

cool video, I love how the audio cuts mid sen

[@TheBeachGhost]

I keep saying the problem with movies and tv is too many writers - the best movies have one or two writers

[@hollisarkham]

Louis' Great Shunning... judging by the special he just put out, that global level of humiliation gave him wolverine bones. He's the greatest of all time, now

[@leorickt.9604]

Man i saw him live during this last tour and it was the greatest standup performance ive ever seen. He controlled the energy of the room, you could feel it.

[@IYPITWL]

Chappell just dropped a new show.

[@ronniechilds2002]

The world did Louis a favor with they shunned him.

[@viperrecords3288]

Since Mathew Perry died I’ve made this same point. His Chandler character was unbearably unfunny. But this dude thought he invented sarcasm so there that is.

[@geico105]

Something must be wrong when a Nickelodeon sitcom (Drake and Josh) is genuinely more entertaining than most modern “grown-up” sitcoms.

[@_..-.._..-.._]

Nah, you’re 12.

[@_..-.._..-.._]

Also, speaking of grown up, Josh was a grown-up talking to/doing things to underage girls.

[@JoshPhoenix11]

Theres definitely a science to Larry Davids non-writing on Curb Your Enthusiasm. But what Larry demonstrates is the standard comedy writing science that was being talked about isn't a universal law. Plus another point is if you agree theres such a thing as 'comedic timing' then you're acknowledging theres a science and formula behind why its an actual thing.

[@thedancingveganatheist6310]

Every year without a season of LOUIE is a bad year.

[@jimfath]

Art by committee sucks....

[@zacharybrooks4169]

keith who?

[@alberto7754]

Keith Robinson. Google Louis CK and Keith Robinson: they've done some interviews together, lots of shows together, and there's a few articles I found where he recommends people check Keith's stuff out, so pretty sure it's him.

[@zan6585]

Kimmel and Fallon are perfect examples of this, totally TV dialogue safe structured fake barf.

[@1977pawelos]

Please make Louis CK come back. He may be a creep, but the way he sees the world and how funny, twisted and unique is that, makes him valuable and needed. Jordan Peterson called him a philosopher quoting him. Well, in a humorous way, but there something in it. Just like this comment , what else can we do?

[@MrFeeny1988]

Plenty of other people like LCK who havent jerked it in front of random ppl lol this guy sucks

[@ManifestingRed]

He isn't a creep.

[@benzos5704]

Louis says “not funny comedy” but let’s be honest, some of those HIMYM zingers are just as good as Mark Normand calling something gay or Shane Gillis talking about how funny special Olympics are again and again.

[@kylemagley6960]

OMG i have had the same opinion on nph. everything he says has a wink and a nod to the audience. "can you believe it's me, doogy howser, saying this?!?!"

[@DiegoVT91]

HIMYM is absolute garbage, Louie is spot on.

[@alesiayw]

Come back Louie ❤️

[@alesiayw]

Oh my, someone got rapped 😱!?!? That’s crazy. Tell me, who was forced to have sexual intercourse without consent?

[@alesiayw]

He asked for permission. What a monster 😑😒

[@alesiayw]

I need people to stop being emotional sheep and think. (No offense) Some people are into that. If a person, no matter the relationship to me, was attracted to their coworker and maybe had a history of flirting and what not, if that person ask for permission to take it further, I can’t see how that could be offensive. The answer is yes or no. It sounds like he respected their answer. I wish people would use common sense and not emotions all the time. But I guess that’s the simple minded estrogen world we live in. This thread is no longer worth my time.

[@jwhite1016aol]

harooni22 yes.. it is okay

[@Tedshatimporium]

Poor Louie, asking permission to jerk off in front of ladies and being treated like serial rapist bill cosby... And he is not jewish... he's a mexican

[@hinkhall5291]

It’s network TV. What does Louie expect? You don’t get Seinfeld/Friends/Office numbers of viewership without Seinfeld/Friends/Office type of humor. Curb on the other hand, or Lucky Louie or IASIP get to be what they are only on HBO or FX where they won’t pull huge numbers. Apples and Oranges. They pull different audiences. No point in being bitter and judging them by the same standards. I also don’t find NPH all that funny but a lot of people do / did in HIMYM. Show would not have lasted long if that weren’t true.

[@Alex_1729]

Why so many dislikes? This is actually very interesting to listen, there's a lot of truth in it

[@KeyboardKramer]

I hope it's people who are annoyed that the clip is cut off so early.

[@rodrigoprata]

Because even though I think he is a very smart guy, he does seen to not respect the craft of screenwriting that much. He sounds a little bit butthurt.

[@saulsotelo6407]

It’s no that many dislikes cmon now

[@seankelley6378]

Probably the video quality being straight up dogshit

[@MCJJtracks]

@@rodrigoprata Respect it too much and you end up with the dogshit we have on TV. He's just calling out bad writing practices, along with the differences between writing funny, and actually BEING funny

[@jodythomas4324]

Quiet class, the master of the craft is talking.

[@davisanderson4274]

Wow these people are so competitive. Its ridiculous-- shouldnt they be happy with their success? Is that not enough? I dont think of NPH as a comedian but I do think he is an honest and good person. This is right up there with Seth Rogen having issues with the Entourage cast, for similar reasons.

The click-bait title almost makes me miss this excellent piece of conversación. Really unnecessary

[@kuziokundera]

Louis CK is one of the greatest standups ever. BUT…Lucky Louis was terrible…Louis (tv show) wasn’t funny either. He’s a terrible to average “writer” of scripted TV or movies. So take this conversation with alot of salt.

[@CordellPotts]

It's 2022 and Louis is making a comeback. He's doing things differently and on a smaller scale, But he's funnier than ever. This is what happens when a decent person fucks up, They learn from their mistakes.

[@danpsou]

I'd say that the people whose careers got stomped while he and his boys were covering up all the non-consensual sexual advances, would object to the word "decent". And what kills me about him getting a pass and his accusers still being called liars and opportunists by his fans to this day, is that I don't think he's even that funny. But that's just me, I get it.

[@idk-ol8ev]

What still hasn’t been made clear is what happened? Does anyone really know? Or are accusations as a good as fact now?

[@RickJaeger]

Wdym "cover[ed it] up?"

[@thyssaliki]

@@danpsou Yeah, well fuck their objections. Overruled.

[@lannyfce4786]

​@@danpsouyou came to a comment section of a video about someone you don't think is that funny for what reason? To say he's a bad person? Spend your fucking time better dude that's just sad

[@kylekenobi3693]

Hilarious, that’s exactly how I view Louis CK, unfunny.

[@WTFBUTWHY]

My wife gets so annoyed because I ruin everything we watch by pointing out how fake and un natural everything is now

[@carlosdanger7499]

Everything I watch sounds like college age female writers who watched Gilmore Girls and think it’s clever

[@maluorno]

Louis didn't see Harold & Kumar (the first one)

[@august6389]

Thats not a tv show

[@cwbrooks5329]

Meh. There have always been different styles of comedy, whether live theater or TV. Maybe everything doesn't have to be "Friends," but it would be equally boring if everything was some version of "Louie," IMO. Also, it's called show "business," not show "art." TV shows are largely about getting eyes on the screen, and if "banter" shows are the ones that make that happen, that's what's going to get made. Shows that generate large revenues make it possible for networks to take chances on shows that may have more limited appeal. Just sayin.

[@whoisbenbrown]

I knew it would be an O&A clip before I clicked the thumbnail. This was some of the best Louis, too bad we will never have another show like it.

[@TimWing23]

Neil Patrick Harris is funny in Harold and Kumar, but it's because of the writing.

[@queenslander954]

No kidding .. his Oscar schtick was hilariously ..bad.

[@andyinmichigan9058]

I think they're both funny in their own ways. I didn't watch himym much, But NPH himself is pretty funny. Also Louis is Hilarious as well, sorta surpsied he wouldn't find nph funny one way or another, but it's subjective I suppose. Seems he got caught doing something a little unsavory. Well, he apologized...and I think he's smart enough to realize his mistakes. I don't think he should be done forever. I'm sure he'll be around soon enough. Time seems to heal all wounds, and create indifference as well.

[@philly2ks]

Fair opinion, but I like NPH. I think he's a funny actor.

[@johnspence8141]

I’m not a huge fan of Neil Patrick Harris but the guy is both amazingly talented and has great comedic timing. And I’m a huge louis fan. This was the one time I disagreed.

[@RK-eo8gl]

Why was the conversation cut so abruptly, Louie was in mid sentence.

[@humanoidmodel4217]

I don't care where, how or at who Louis comes, I just want him to come back

[@natejuda6855]

Not a big tv watcher, but I thought NPH was very funny in a Million Ways to Die in the West.

[@sellitlikemike6313]

Louie is the man. Great comedian. Everything else is just bullshit.

[@pimplepickerton]

Let's be honest, Lucky Louie was absolutely horrible.

[@JazzyUnderscoreTrumpeter]

The way everyone talks in Gilmore Girls annoys the crap out of me. They talk like writers, not people... I swear, everytime I go to my friend's house his little sister is watching it. I legit think it sucks.

[@ryanwiseman9141]

Yes Elias, they talk like Yale or Harvard writers. Same point Louis's making Big Network sitcoms

[@ryanwiseman9141]

-about-

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

I think most of the comments for this are missing the point of this video. Whether or not you liked NPH as an actor (I for one think he's incredibly charismatic), the problem CK has with most sitcoms is their lack of sincerity and realistic dialogue, which he believes has to do with most people who write comedy as a "craft" not actually being funny. I don't think that he's inherently saying he's better- that's not really his point. He made his show to give a contrast to most of what he'd been seeing on tv. And you know what? Since Louie came out, a lot of tv shows have gotten better in terms of sincerity and attention to detail.

[@miki_mao]

Louis isn't wrong... NPH isn't funny at all

[@Alexander-uy2st]

In terms of phony dialogues i think nothing beats "New Girl" with Zooey Deschanel.

[@DisposableSupervillainHenchman]

Can’t stand that show. I don’t see how people can enjoy it. I guess most people are just that brainless.

[@LT-zs5nn]

@@DisposableSupervillainHenchman Not all comedy needs to be “intelligent”

[@coreymiller3706]

Why is jim norton talking about whats funny? Guy is not at all funny

[@JoakimKanon]

I would extend this to all the HIMYM cast are terribly unfunny.

[@董家琪]

And extend to most sitcoms except the ones where stand-up guys get their own shows

[@briantripoli5348]

This my be the 1st time I disagree with Louis. HIMYM Was a good sitcom compared to what is on TV

[@playlistjohnnybitter]

Laugh tracts is the key to making shitty. Comedy.

[@lanolinlight]

This dude is the auteur Jerry Lewis always thought he was--and minus Jerry's offscreen pomposity.

[@AlexG-xl1cc]

Hopefully Louie makes something as off key as a clown in a holocaust camp lol, sadly I think he is past that

[@lutfensusshow5397]

​@@AlexG-xl1cci love you daddy was pretty off key...

[@samanthab1923]

If you’re not funny why go into writing comedy? Idgi.

[@JohnDoe-mp3cv]

How dare he ask permission before doing something sexual in front of a woman!

[@vinny5638]

+harooni22 Now we're onto something, wanting to punch a guy in the face for something he did doesn't mean you are then permitted to set fire to his career based on your emotional opinion. This is what the triggered wave of bitches with victim complexes somehow wider than their vaginas did with #metoo.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

I think you guys are missing the point. A point made by Louis himself when he explained why what he did was wrong. He didn’t ask random women, he asked subordinates who he was the boss of. Women who’s salary and job itself are decided by him. He said he thought it was ok at the time, but now realizes that asking his employees is what makes it a problem. This has been explained many times. Employers cannot ask their employees for sexual favors.

[@vinny5638]

+harooni22 Agreed. Its not criminal, but its pretty morally reprehensible from an employer/employee perspective.

[@jrgzz]

he didn't say they were subordinates or he was their boss, you idiot. he simply said they looked up to him.

[@andrelacombe2822]

the sexual stuff was the starting point... but that wasn't the whole issue, his agent threatened the women to keep their mouths shut about him playing with himself, it was work related people whos jobs were threatened after the encounter

[@tinyturnip7676]

I think that was the overall problem with COMMUNITY for me. Everyone had their comedy voice except Chevy Chase.

[@dolphin7860]

To be fair, he won an Emmy for being the best actor in a comedy, not the funniest actor in all shows. Of course it’s tacky, it’s mainstream smut

[@talkingheadsforever]

Not sure I completely agree. If the dialog is clever, witty , and of a high standard it does not have to be rooted in realism. Frasier is a clear example. In a similar vein Aaron Sorkin's West Wing dialog seemed artificial yet enthralling. Sometimes we want our art to lift us out of the banality of everyday life.

[@chrismcgahee893]

NPH not funny? U can say he doesn’t do it for me or I dont like Barney from how I met but not funny as an actor/person. Talented as shit and yes funny person in general. Also Come On, Dr. horrible sing along... he is unfunny in that? There are different types of comedy besides standup. If it makes u laugh it’s comedy.

[@NA1c158]

Bro, NPH has made me laugh. I think you just don't like the dude. Hes an actor. And a good one. The show runners of HIMYM just wasted him for 90% of the show.

[@TheSkullConfernece]

Louis did nothing wrong! Comedy is dying because of weak, entitled, brittle snobs.

[@mgBabylonRocker]

Jim Norton?

[@Lessdeth14]

" A comedic actor wins awards for best comedic actor. Who does he think he is, taking scripts that are shit and making people laugh anyway? He's completely unfunny because I don't like the way the show is written!" With all due respect, the argument is asinine. To paraphrase Richard Pryor: if people laugh, do that shit.

[@evangelionl0vr857]

Exactly. NPH is a much better actor than pretty much any comedic actor is (in terms of acting chops) and in HIMYM he shows both his ability to play a convincing over-the-top comedic character, as well as his ability to nail important and emotional scenes. In terms of acting, he was miles ahead of any "comedic role" that I've seen, apart from MAYBE Steve Carell in The Office, and the award is not for best "comedian" it's for best "comedic actor". It's well deserved IMO, just because it's not Louis' cup of tea doesn't mean NPH didn't do an amazing job in that role.