Should you watch Louie?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Louie
Series · 2010
Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
The sides of Louie
- A divorced comedian raising two daughters
- Stand-up sets in New York clubs
- Episodes that drift into the absurd
Louie is good for you if…
- you like laughing at loneliness, aging and awkward dates.
- you like a comedy that turns absurd without warning.
- you like a portrait of one tired man more than a plot.
Louie is bad for you if…
- you want a comedy that leaves you feeling good.
- you need momentum. Louie lets long, awkward silences hang and scenes wander.
About: fatherhood · loneliness · divorce
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