PODCAST CHANNEL - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOil1KGkeBuIInyobMq9MlA INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/yinyangmonkey.tv/ ————————————— C.K.’s extremely hands-on approach to his projects extended to his 2011 stand-up special Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater. He produced, directed, and edited the Emmy-winning special, which, before airing on television, was distributed on C.K.’s Web site for a low price ($5) to make it more accessible to his fans and to discourage illegal downloads. He was widely praised for this novel (for the comedy world, at least) business model. In 2014 C.K. released a feature-length film that he had directed in 1998, Tomorrow Night, via a $5 download from his Web site. C.K. also produced conventionally released audio and video recordings of his stand-up performances. Hilarious (2011) and Live at Madison Square Garden (2015) won Grammy Awards for best comedy album. In 2017 he released a stand-up special through the streaming service Netflix simply called 2017. In addition, the comic acted in such films as The Invention of Lying (2009), Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine (2013), and David O. Russell’s American Hustle (2013). C.K. provided the voice of a terrier in the computer-animated children’s comedy The Secret Life of Pets (2016). He had a recurring role on the sitcom Parks and Recreation. C.K. also cocreated and wrote the television show Baskets, which premiered in 2016 and featured Zach Galifianakis as a rodeo clown; created, wrote, directed, and costarred in the Web series Horace and Pete (2016), about the goings-on at a bar; and cocreated and produced the television show Better Things, which began airing in 2016 and follows the struggles of an actress and single mother. In November 2017 The New York Times published an article in which a number of women accused C.K. of sexual misconduct. He subsequently stated that their stories were true, and he expressed remorse for his actions. FX ended its association with C.K., and he was removed as producer from such shows as Baskets and Better Things. The fate of Louie was uncertain, though it seemed unlikely to return. In addition, the distributor for I Love You, Daddy (2017)—which C.K. wrote, starred in, and directed—announced that it had canceled the film’s theatrical release. In August 2018 C.K. made a surprise visit to a comedy club in New York City, performing a stand-up routine. Other appearances followed, and his return elicited mixed reactions. In 2020 he released the stand-up comedy film Sincerely Louis CK. It was accompanied by an audio-only version, which later won the Grammy for best comedy album. In 2010 C.K. created for the FX cable channel a second television series, Louie, an offbeat, loosely structured show that consisted of short, often-surreal narrative segments—which were not always comedic in nature—interspersed with clips of C.K.’s stand-up performances. He had even more creative control in this second attempt at running a television show: he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the program. Louie was a hit with critics, and C.K. received Emmy Awards for his writing (2012 and 2014) as well as multiple nominations for best lead actor in a comedic series (2011–15). After the show’s fifth season ended in 2015, Louie went on an extended hiatus. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm8OxzP2nTs