Quote

In 27 years doing this, I've seen a handful of truly great, masterful standup sets. One was Tig Notaro last night at Largo.

Louis C. K.

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Louis C. K.
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 12
Actor
Cabaret Artist
Comedian
Dancer
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Showrunner
Singer
Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Tecamac Municipality
Louis Székely
Louis CK
Louis Szekely
Great
Masterful
Years
Handful
Sets
Truly
Seen
Lasts
Last
Night

More quotes by Louis C. K.

Image
If you can survive disappointment, nothing can beat you
Louis C. K.
Image
What happens after you die? Lot's of things happen after you die - they just don't involve you
Louis C. K.
Image
I have a lot of beliefs, and I live by none of them - that's just the way I am they make me feel good about who I am.
Louis C. K.
Image
When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant, and you sort of get a list from her every day, and you do, you know, you run down the list, and it feels very much like a chore.
Louis C. K.
Image
It's a positive thing to talk about terrible things and make people laugh about them.
Louis C. K.
Image
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Leave the dude alone and he'll figure it out.
Louis C. K.
Image
I do have very deep, fond memories of my family in Mexico City, but I also remember feeling funny for not speaking English - I was basically an immigrant. But I picked up the language fast and soon I knew that I wanted to be a writer.
Louis C. K.
Image
Performing comedy, you develop a rhythm of ideas and laughs. I live for it.
Louis C. K.
Image
Stereotypically speaking feminists can't take a joke. ::audience boo:: See?
Louis C. K.
Image
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.
Louis C. K.
Image
I could never sit down and write jokes.
Louis C. K.
Image
You can figure out how bad a person you are by how soon after September 11th you masturbated, like how long you waited... and for me it was between the two buildings going down... I had to do it, otherwise they'd win.
Louis C. K.
Image
I remember the day I saw my hair was thinning. I don't remember caring much. I don't care. It's just hair. It never bothered me much. I was pretty young, too. And it happened and is happening very slowly. I have a feeling dead people get really mad when we complain about losing hair.
Louis C. K.
Image
Human kindness has no reward. You should give to others in every way you see. expect absolutely nothing from anyone. It should be your goal to love every human you encounter. All human suffering that you're aware of and continues without your effort to stop it becomes your crime.
Louis C. K.
Image
If you had a jetpack you'd be like I have the shittiest jetpack. Who's your service provider on your jetpack? Did they make the new one? I hate this thing.
Louis C. K.
Image
I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up.
Louis C. K.
Image
It's kind of awkward to eat alone in a restaurant because everybody's looking at me.
Louis C. K.
Image
Being popular with an audience is a very rickety ladder to be on.
Louis C. K.
Image
Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don't avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it.
Louis C. K.
Image
The thing is, comedy's gone in a weird direction. People are really into ironic comedy and fakeness and cleverness.
Louis C. K.