Louis CK on starting in comedy, first open mics and bombing

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[@timstadlmueller58]

Louie Ck is one of my greatest sources of both creative and professional influence. Thank you for posting this.

[@DrVonNostrand]

Yeah same, he's an influence on me too. Louis is the reason why I jerk it in front of strange women.

[@MickaelEnFrance-hq1uh]

Pathetic

[@justgivemethetruth]

Louie has a real brilliance to him - Life is about survival of failure. Brilliant.

[@TheWorld_2099]

Great stuff, it’s so fantastic hearing him tell a story, it was easy just listening to all three versions straight through.

[@TheBrothersBlue]

I am SO glad I discovered this channel. Your work weeding through all these podcast gems does not go unnoticed✊🏽

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[@Studeb]

The street sign bit still holds up.

[@clinicaltranscription1190]

I forgot about Kevin Meaney, dude was funny and one of those natural performers. So cool how he gave Louis a shot just meeting him at the video store. Seemed like the type of guy who'd do that, no ego (of course I could be wrong). Just looked him up and sad to see he died young just ~7 years ago, "That's not right!" 😂 RIP and thanks for the laughs

[@mayormc]

I've seen Kevin Meaney five times and he was really great and so seldom mentioned anymore.

[@andrewstephens8790]

thx for this

[@CharlieGeorge_]

Love this

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[@fatwoul]

Ah yes, I've been searching for videos where someone tells the same story three times. Thank you!

[@DemetriusFuller]

"No, U turn." Nice

[@RiddlerKeepz]

I wonder what they mean by “you have to die on stage in order to be good”

[@whataboutthis10]

Surrender the unchallenged inflated views of your self, the immature ego. Basically shedding immaturity. Could be cozy beliefs of greatness and self-importance. Or the opposite even, whatever you're trying to "prove to yourself, by trying to convince others", whatever's holding you back to experience broader life. Giving up shielding what's core to you in order to be present. Feels like dying because your losing anything that offered ultimate stability, what seemed to be core of confidence, yet more likely was ignorant arrogance. Only after rebirth performance can be playful instead of a fight. When it's a fight for survival of initial wannabe beliefs, you might still be funny or whatever's the goal, you might make it somewhat even, but you're essentially limited. In that initial stage criticisms are perceived as attacks, rather than suggestions. Don't take everything literally, also enlightenment doesn't stay forever. Ego builds again, every time is similar but it gets easier I guess, it's sure special as it gets first time

[@vladolteanu2905]

this is my favorite comment of all time@@whataboutthis10

[@ARCoventry]

They mean you have to fail in order to be successful. “Die” meaning do bad, no laughs from audience

[@Blackdiamondprod.]

They mean that you have to die on stage to be good. Hope that helps. On some real shit though, I think it is an improper quote. It would be better to say “you need to know you’re dying on stage to get good”. All new comedians are bad, no exceptions, but many don’t know that they’re bad. I was guilty of this myself. Once you really start to recognize that you’re eating shit in front of an entire room of people where you’re the center of attention, you really get the motivation to either get better or quit.

[@Adam-zb5kk]

​@@whataboutthis10 W comment. This is true for life in a broader sense as well. What you think about yourself is irrelevant, yet we are drawn through life by it. It's a little string tied around our balls moving us from one place to another. We think we have the reins, but our egos are the bit & bridle

[@great567]

Ended up being the best

[@thomasbrown3325]

This is from 2008? I’m guessing it’s no longer his worst thing.

[@popeyedoyle6360]

Bombing is worse

[@DavidGamero]

I think it still is, in fact I'll bet a pair of little girls panties on it

[@esellers47]

The thumbnail looks like a young William Montgomery 😂

[@glassboxes]

kinda, yeah

[@NicholsBlauner]

who the fuck just said that?

[@westinian3144]

HE HE A LOT RIDING ON THIS SET, OKAY

[@quintofeu6195]

Absolute G.O.A.T and I mean all time. Also, Goatier than the greats before him because it s just weird as he still not dead but G.O.A.T

[@YouSnoozeYouNooze]

If you ever find early Louie clips he is truly bad

[@user-bb8wu3ct4s]

Only regret I have is not trying to do stand up

[@iTammy]

Ahh that’s my daddy 😍😍

[@deangulberry1876]

CK had nothing but success after success his whole career.

[@vladimirvladimirovich5712]

Have you seen his first sets? They were absolutely unfunny with simple punchlines and weird observations

[@vladimirvladimirovich5712]

But now he is a legend. So if you think that there was nothing in his career but success, you don't know much about him and about stand-up in general

[@deangulberry1876]

@@vladimirvladimirovich5712 by 26 he was writing for Conan, then Letterman, then for the Dana carvey show, then for Chris rock show. Got a HBO half hour in 96. This is all before age 30. Most stand-ups don’t get anything like that their whole career.

[@vladimirvladimirovich5712]

@deangulberry1876 26. What about 6 years before? Nothing but success, too?

[@YouB3anz]

louie’s old stuff is way worse than his newer stuff. Something definitely happened in his forties with his comedy

[@Megacliff]

Howard is such a good interviewer

[@jasonlitherland4270]

I’m sorry but that paper towel joke is hilarious

[@getsome4806]

I'd say you're in luck. Sounds like most material out there currently.

[@nchaison]

Why do you think we use verbs like “kill” or “slay” or “murder” to describe doing really well doing a comedy act? And if you don’t do well, you “bomb” or are “destroyed.”???? Interesting.

[@wildgeeses]

Because they’re intense, violent and therefore somewhat visual words describing an intense non-violent feeling or experience. Hyperbole

[@DeckofLies]

Not that deep, lay off the edibles man

[@nicandromartinezsotelo3300]

Is this the dude from Ron and Fez?

[@xenalin1]

Yes

[@alexclarence4027]

Bring back Opie and Anthony! Imagine O and A and Jimmy back together, theres so much to talk about!!!! I can hear Opie stopping the flow already 🤩

[@theaffliction21]

Yeah that's East side Dave

[@iSOBigD]

Jim, Ant, Sam with guest comics. I don't know why they don't do at least a weekly show. That would be funnier than anything else out currently, and I don't know that there's anything holding them back contractually.

[@nicandromartinezsotelo3300]

@@iSOBigD all of them are millionaires and lazy. They don't want or need more money

[@girthygumbolini882]

He got cancelled for the goofiest stuff ever. The best part is, nobody remembers those women’s names. 😂😂

[@TheDwightMamba]

I think the worst thing is everyone knowing his weird and sad kink. At least he wanted consent though.

[@Red_Cupp]

I’d rather live my dream like Louis and for people to know I like jerking off in front of women than to toil away in unfulfilled obscurity while my kinks remain a secret

[@joshuafisher4241]

Who cares? James Joyce was a fart fetishist. People today mainly remember him for his books

[@TheDwightMamba]

@@joshuafisher4241 In real life, you wouldn't have said that to me. Sit on that for a while.

[@joshuafisher4241]

@@TheDwightMamba Why not? I've said it to other people and posts have gone viral talking about it in terms of James Joyce.

[@TheDwightMamba]

@@joshuafisher4241 I stated my opinion that people knowing my weird kink would be worse than anything that could happen in an open mic. Saying, "Who cares?" is the move of a passive aggressive prick that would never say it in real life. That's the part I zeroed in on. After that, I quit reading.