Available onlineThe comedian´s first standup special since he was disgraced in 2017 is heavy on self-pity and won´t appease those outraged by his behaviourHottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online`How was your last couple of years? Anybody else get in global amounts of trouble?` It was only a matter of time before Louis CK, disgraced in 2017 when he admitted to masturbating in front of several female comedians, confirmed his comeback with a special. Sure enough last weekend, mid-lockdown and out of the blue, Sincerely Louis CK - recorded in Washington DC last year - was made available on his website. It is his first broadcast gig since becoming a major (if temporary) casualty of the #MeToo era.Like Aziz Ansari´s corresponding show a year ago, this set is hard to watch through any lens other than that of CK´s behaviour. And, of course, he addresses them, in a manner you may find less pious than Ansari´s, or less penitent, depending on how reprehensible you considered CK (or how much you loved his work) in the first place. Judging by this set, CK doesn´t think he did anything uniquely bad. Everyone has their sexual quirks, he argues, and now, he reports shamefaced, `everyone knows mine` - from Barack Obama to the Italian kid pointing at him recently in an airport. Continue reading...
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