I have a traditional mexican family and this is so absurdely accurate. The unfamiliar inuendos, the dismisisve conversation, the accepted polygamy. I heard Louis say that central mexican families are like european traditional and it's 100% true.
The thing is that Louis CK captured the wealthy "Whitexican" types perfectly. I always assumed Louis' Hungarian-Mexican family are of the oligarch types and I think this kinda confirms it. Even the guy's name "Excelsior" and his accent.
My entire childhood in the US, anytime I talked aobut my family, my classmates looked at me with the most "WTF is wrong with your family?" facial expression. I get to college, meet some European exchange students and for the first time I felt like my family was in fact somewhat normal. It's intersting to think back on how many characteristics about my mother and father's behavior are closely tied to colonial era Euro-Mexican traditions.
Dude, none of that is true. I’m a whitexican, come from a whitexican family with ties all the way back to Spain, Portugal and England, and nobody was or is like this. That kind of behavior you find it only in the very rich echelons of Mexican society, and despite stereotypes, tht shit is pretty mixed. This kind of behavior you find it among all rich folk everywhere.
The standard of F Murray's acting is astonishing. It just spoiled my viewing of other actors for a while, that's for sure. And Loui's writing? Top class.
I don't understand what you mean. He is the opposite of mysterious. His meaning cannot be more clear: A father beckons, a son comes! An uncle speaks, a nephew listens! Shame on you if you do not understand! Shame on you!
Everything, virtually everything, in this piece is out of this world. From the "is this closed?" to the background music to the "Louis, let me ask you something", everything is unfathomably good. I first saw this scene seven or eight years ago and I am still hooked. I still say some of its lines out loud to myself
4:29 - When the uncle looks at the rest of the Restaurant being polite as if there’s people watching and then Louie looks around confused at the emptiness .. I died 🤣🤣🤣
The genius of the skit is I didn't notice this until you mentioned it! This might be blasphemy but like a piece of sacred text - you could mine it forever!
That Duke anecdote is one of the funniest things Ive ever seen. That is the weirdest and vaguest description,lol...and the way he thinks its hilarious,Abraham perfecting the old man with zero selfawareness. "You know this kinda man?" Puts his hand on his chest,goes -Mm...mmmm and just laughs. 😂😂 Stuff of legend.
i'm trying very hard to understand WHY this humour works so well with me. The perfect cringe, the acting (unbelievable), the writing, everything is pure genius. LCK is the absolute best of for me.
I think, in addition to what you mention, it’s in all the little nuances and subtlety of both actors. F. Murray is so into the character he really captures it. Louis is pitch perfect with the confused befuddled look on his face. The camerawork just as important focuses on these little things.
I think part of it is that Uncle Ex's story is actually extremely logical, but told in a deranged way. Like, the analogy between the horse and the brother, and Louis and his father.
"So how does one do that? Hm? How does one kill a man? One thing to- To DREAM it...Very different when... when you have to do it.... With your own hands."
Yeah, but it really seems appropriate. Because the word wretched when you're referring to someone who's in a bad situation, is about their condition. It's about being in a state that is bad or painful. A homeless man on the side of the street can be Russian, an elderly person with a horrible condition can be wretched.
This scene is like a comedy swiss watch. The timing and precision are mind boggling. LOVE this so goddam much. Watched it at least 20x already. Can I take a class with FMA?
The whole time the finger's up, I'm like 'What. Are. You. Saying!? I know what you think you MIGHT be saying. I know that you HAVE a 'saying'. But that the fuck are you saying!?!' 🤣😭🤣😭🤣
How does Louie come up with this?! It seems like nonsense but it has hidden nuggets of truth that makes this conversation a stew of magical comedic genius.
This scene is damn near perfect: the monologue, Louie’s facial reactions, F. Murray’s wonderfully rich voice, the absolutely perfect timing and delivery of both.
This is some of the most surreal shit ever, I go back to this scene over and over cause it’s like visiting another universe or jacking into someone’s dream.
Uncle X reminds me EXACTLY of my Abuela, and basically all upper-class professionals from South America. The impression is so spot on of the almost-aristocratic Southern Latin American class, from his accent to his gestures to even what he orders. Out of curiosity, what do people without Argentinian lawyers and politicians for family members find funny about this? The impression seems so niche I am surprised others find it funny. I would love anyone's insight.
because it's hilarious! idk if he is from south america or china or the south pole. the acting, dialogue, humor, the beginning and ending of the scene are great. I come back and watching this about 4-5 times a year
"You are ... in ... showbusiness now?" - "Yea, yea..." "Tell me, tell me all about that." - "Well that's a ... right, it's going pretty well, and uh ..." "That's wonderful, listen, why I wanted to see you..." lol, he's not even interested
I feel like the hilarity of this scene, especially the utter absurdity of every one of the uncle’s supposedly teaching-moment stories, gets lost because of the absolute authority and seriousness F Murray portrays in the role of that uncle.
I watched this show like 6+ years ago and I always think of this scene. it is truly one of the best bits I've ever seen. I love it so much, louie is a genius
I think of this and come back here a few times a year and always crack up at the two Cornish hens and some water comment. This is an absolute master class in acting.
Murray Abraham's acting here is one of the funniest things I remember in my life. He is so subtle in his craft - what an actor! In my opinion, his work in 'Amadeus' is up there with the 70's Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis in almost everything, Geoffrey Rush in 'Shine' etc. I just regret he wasn't cast more often in different great films.
The bit with the middle finger never ceases to confuse me. Starting from "let me ask you something", his monologue had so many twists and turns and metaphors and layers of commentary. Maybe they're random, but I feel like I can take this symbolism 500 different ways
Totally agree! I assume in Mexico they point with their middle finger and its not a rude gesture? Makes the scene with just that, having Louie as a American with little ties to Mexico having this finger waved in his face post the condom analogy whilst his uncle isnt meaning the crass western depiction it adds because he's too classy for that.
The way he transitions in severity and terseness in his voice. Going from a gentle, drawn out "Yes", to a brasch "And I'm having it refinished." F Murray can yell without increasing his volume. Insane, exemplary. I'd love to hear him sing.
One of the best 4 minutes I have ever seen on television. This never stops being painfully hysterical. Louie is listening to complete nonsense from his hollow and pretentious Uncle X in the backdrop of a hollow and pretentious restaurant long past any relevance it once had. Nice touch with the Cornish game hens as well. Absolutely brilliant scene.
The layers in this scene. How not only is Exulsiors explanation of father and son with the condom so ludicrous but he’s simultaneously giving Louie the middle finger right in his face
Or too much self-awareness from LCK - you know, the younger generations life's foil, where information and social posturing and self-awareness is far more important than the authority that which Uncle Excelsior possesses, and wields.
The cognitive dissonance in this scene is so compelling. On one hand it feels like getting a mission in GTA3 and on the other it’s like your watching Shakespeare write in real time.
I thought Louis was gonna say "But uncle...my dad is already dead... I told you about this so many times...I don't know who you met but that's not my father!"
Every year or so, out of nowhere, I think of this scene and have to go back and watch it. Invariably, I send it to one or two friends who aren’t that impressed. 🤷🏻♂️ The fact that I still think of it out of the blue years after I my first time seeing it is proof that it’s an extraordinary scene.
"So that he does not catch her wretchedness". One of my many favorite lines from the show
.. he won't catch... cmon mang
If I ever have to have the sex talk with my kid. I’m going to use that line. Wear protection so you don’t catch a person wretchedness!
Louie talking to his therapist, sex isn’t confusing. The man sticks his penis inside the woman’s vagina, he ejaculates, & she dies.
It's one I gotta start saying more often.
It's such a poetic and polite way of describing it
I wish this scene was expanded to a 2 hour long movie in the vein of "My Dinner with Andre", but as a comedy.
♥️
Gasp...tell me more.
That would really be awesome
oh god yes
@@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj178 I know the reference.
I have a traditional mexican family and this is so absurdely accurate. The unfamiliar inuendos, the dismisisve conversation, the accepted polygamy. I heard Louis say that central mexican families are like european traditional and it's 100% true.
The thing is that Louis CK captured the wealthy "Whitexican" types perfectly. I always assumed Louis' Hungarian-Mexican family are of the oligarch types and I think this kinda confirms it. Even the guy's name "Excelsior" and his accent.
My entire childhood in the US, anytime I talked aobut my family, my classmates looked at me with the most "WTF is wrong with your family?" facial expression. I get to college, meet some European exchange students and for the first time I felt like my family was in fact somewhat normal. It's intersting to think back on how many characteristics about my mother and father's behavior are closely tied to colonial era Euro-Mexican traditions.
Are you by any chance related to Carlos Slim?
None of what you listed is traditionally european.
Dude, none of that is true. I’m a whitexican, come from a whitexican family with ties all the way back to Spain, Portugal and England, and nobody was or is like this. That kind of behavior you find it only in the very rich echelons of Mexican society, and despite stereotypes, tht shit is pretty mixed. This kind of behavior you find it among all rich folk everywhere.
The standard of F Murray's acting is astonishing. It just spoiled my viewing of other actors for a while, that's for sure. And Loui's writing? Top class.
I was about to say the same thing, Murray is just doing everything perfectly
I'd really like to see more of F. Murray.. criminally underused Actor..
@@Karmakatt6 He was good in Homeland
@@ai._m hahahahaha
To think he use to be a gang member in shitty El Paso .. no one makes it out of that garbage town ..
"Tell me all about that"
Proceeds to not let Louie speak for the next 4 minutes
It’s almost as if he really didn’t meant it! 😂😂😂 - it’s like when you say how are you to someone and keep walking! 😂😂😂
This scene is a master class in writing, acting, staging, and comedy. It is one of the funniest things I've ever seen and I absolutely love it.
100%. Makes me wanna rewatch the show again
FUF!
Louie, let me ask you something 🖕🏻
F Murray Abraham's nod to no one in the last shot is the perfect closure to the scene. I've watched this so many times and it's hysterical every time.
I still laugh every time I see it.
"This kind of man, you know --you know!?"
He describes that kind of man very well.
Okay
Could not stop laughing
hilarious scene for sure....
🤣
uncle Excelsior is deadass the most mysterious man in the universe
The phone number alone sets him up amazingly
@@whispersmith what phone number? What scene u talkin about?
I have no proof, but I'm sure he is a vampire.
2 years late but he calls louie in the scene before and his number is 11111111 @@oshun459
I don't understand what you mean. He is the opposite of mysterious. His meaning cannot be more clear: A father beckons, a son comes! An uncle speaks, a nephew listens! Shame on you if you do not understand! Shame on you!
Everything, virtually everything, in this piece is out of this world. From the "is this closed?" to the background music to the "Louis, let me ask you something", everything is unfathomably good. I first saw this scene seven or eight years ago and I am still hooked. I still say some of its lines out loud to myself
my favorite part is when Uncle X says, "Your abuelo" like in case Louie was wondering who Uncle X was talking about exactly, lmaoo.
You may want to see a professional about that.
Huh?
What about Obama?
He was this kind of man, hmm?
"like this kind of man, you know?"
"...okay"
Hmm... hmmm?
Sometimes you just can't relate to some people even if they're blood relatives.
"This is for life, Louie" with the middle finger in Louie's face makes me laugh every goddamn time
It’s the middle finger, plus the analogy of there needing to be no condom between you and your father 😂😂 So great!
Louis nearly breaks a few times, but you can hardly blame him
In addition to everything, the subtext of "You're fucked for life" is also present. 'Louie' is such a masterpiece lmaoo
I don't know how Louie didn't lose it.
It kills me, I have to hit my desk or my thigh EVERY TIME i watch hit xD
4:29 - When the uncle looks at the rest of the Restaurant being polite as if there’s people watching and then Louie looks around confused at the emptiness .. I died 🤣🤣🤣
Dude this is the first time I looked at Louis during that. 🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
And the sound...what is that sound lmao
Is that his mouth smiling?
@@seanmatthewking haha that little squirt lol
The genius of the skit is I didn't notice this until you mentioned it! This might be blasphemy but like a piece of sacred text - you could mine it forever!
LOL
AND I'M HAVING IT REDONE
😂😂😂😂
BEST use of a finger in an analogy EVER!
ANALogy
@@peslaul182 no.
lobmin yes
Pissibly
That Duke anecdote is one of the funniest things Ive ever seen. That is the weirdest and vaguest description,lol...and the way he thinks its hilarious,Abraham perfecting the old man with zero selfawareness. "You know this kinda man?" Puts his hand on his chest,goes -Mm...mmmm and just laughs. 😂😂 Stuff of legend.
And it's all a preamble just to say that he met Louie's dad in Boston, which he could have just said all along.
A pretentious, hobnobbing, limpwristed aristocratic, deuche...... you know this kind of man! I don't but damn, so funny. 😅
i'm trying very hard to understand WHY this humour works so well with me. The perfect cringe, the acting (unbelievable), the writing, everything is pure genius.
LCK is the absolute best of for me.
I think, in addition to what you mention, it’s in all the little nuances and subtlety of both actors. F. Murray is so into the character he really captures it. Louis is pitch perfect with the confused befuddled look on his face. The camerawork just as important focuses on these little things.
I think part of it is that Uncle Ex's story is actually extremely logical, but told in a deranged way. Like, the analogy between the horse and the brother, and Louis and his father.
My first time in NYC I walked past this place by chance and remembered this scene fondly. I didn't catch any wretchedness.
I've watched this around 20 times and it gets better every time.
I want a show just about Uncle Excelsior. This performance is simply amazing and leaves me wanting more.
His performance in Amadeus is still one of my favorites of all time.
One of the greatest performances in cinema history.
"So how does one do that? Hm? How does one kill a man? One thing to- To DREAM it...Very different when... when you have to do it.... With your own hands."
Scarface?
@@jamesdemetro2145 Scarface is overrated. As great as Pacino is, that Cuban accent was pretty terrible.
Such longing. Such unfulfillable longing.
"We'd like two Cornish hens. And some water."
I wonder if this was a nod to The Blues Brothers in which John Belushi orders two fried chickens and a Coke.
@@willmercury Four. Four fried chickens. And a Coke.
That was said. Very good.
😂😂😂
i thought he said cornichon which is just a pickle
Every role FMA touches turns to gold.
Full Metal Alchemist was a good show on its own
"So that he won't catch her wretchedness", well that got me laughing out loud
...to protect his family...LOL!!
hhaha
Yeah, but it really seems appropriate. Because the word wretched when you're referring to someone who's in a bad situation, is about their condition. It's about being in a state that is bad or painful. A homeless man on the side of the street can be Russian, an elderly person with a horrible condition can be wretched.
The way he rolls and unrolls the imaginary condom, while flipping off Louie
He’s such a colossal a$$ 😂😂😂
This scene is like a comedy swiss watch. The timing and precision are mind boggling. LOVE this so goddam much. Watched it at least 20x already. Can I take a class with FMA?
Some of the greatest acting you will see. I've watched this scene about 30 times
Unbelievable to sit across from Louie and manage this
same
when he peels off the condom 'there can be NO separation!' ROFL
The whole time the finger's up, I'm like 'What. Are. You. Saying!? I know what you think you MIGHT be saying. I know that you HAVE a 'saying'. But that the fuck are you saying!?!' 🤣😭🤣😭🤣
@@Koujujutsu I know that you what to HAVE a saying.
That’s what you said.
@@seanmatthewking Thank you!
The end of the scene when he smiles at no one and Louie’s look of confusion always gets me😂😂
I didn't notice that until you said. Omg he's a genius! 😂
How does Louie come up with this?! It seems like nonsense but it has hidden nuggets of truth that makes this conversation a stew of magical comedic genius.
This scene is damn near perfect: the monologue, Louie’s facial reactions, F. Murray’s wonderfully rich voice, the absolutely perfect timing and delivery of both.
This is the single best performance I have seen. I can't stop watching it. Probably 40 times now.
This is some of the most surreal shit ever, I go back to this scene over and over cause it’s like visiting another universe or jacking into someone’s dream.
one of the most brilliant scenes from a brilliant show
Louis really struggled to keep it together a few times. I'd love to see the blooper reel! F. Murray absolutely nailed it
Something about this scene just gets me every time
I actually fell off of the bed laughing.
That ‘NO!’ After Louie asked to say something was delivered with a sledgehammer. Brilliant.
I watch this scene every morning.
I watch this atleast once every week
Uncle X reminds me EXACTLY of my Abuela, and basically all upper-class professionals from South America. The impression is so spot on of the almost-aristocratic Southern Latin American class, from his accent to his gestures to even what he orders. Out of curiosity, what do people without Argentinian lawyers and politicians for family members find funny about this? The impression seems so niche I am surprised others find it funny. I would love anyone's insight.
it's funny because it's unique. it's a culture they don't understand...
@@AJ-oc5eh that makes sense!
It’s just so specific. Even if I don’t know the world it comes from, I’m fascinated by the detail.
because it's hilarious! idk if he is from south america or china or the south pole. the acting, dialogue, humor, the beginning and ending of the scene are great. I come back and watching this about 4-5 times a year
"You are ... in ... showbusiness now?"
- "Yea, yea..."
"Tell me, tell me all about that."
- "Well that's a ... right, it's going pretty well, and uh ..."
"That's wonderful, listen, why I wanted to see you..."
lol, he's not even interested
what a great actor F Murray Abraham is, for real. This character and the delivery is as close to real life as it gets.
Thanks. My favourite scene from Louie. F. Murray is flawless.
Mine too. Couldn't agree more.
Every millisecond of this is perfect. I've watched it many times and it just gets funnier.
The way he puts the rubber on his finger is a masterpiece of acting 🤣 criminaly underrated this show.
One of the most underrated acteos ever.
Not quite he won an Oscar. And then proceeded to not be in any movies ever again.
@@stephenstrang590 Gotta quit while you're ahead
@@stephenstrang590 He was in alot... not just any good movies where he put in good work. Good actor but in movies,we call him a one-off.
I feel like the hilarity of this scene, especially the utter absurdity of every one of the uncle’s supposedly teaching-moment stories, gets lost because of the absolute authority and seriousness F Murray portrays in the role of that uncle.
For real, I know he is supposed to be ridiculous, but he is played so well that I actually want to be like him.
AND IM HAVING IT RE-DONE
Better get a respectable carpenter. Preferably one from Boston.
@@0mnicide Only the finest historic carpenter in that fair town will do.
"....AND I'M having it redone!"
I keep coming back for this. Abraham is soooo good. It's haunting me
I watched this show like 6+ years ago and I always think of this scene. it is truly one of the best bits I've ever seen. I love it so much, louie is a genius
Louis had to be dying in the outtakes
AND I'M HAVING IT REDONE.
The way he says louie 3 times each differently was pure comedic genius 😂
I felt the same way. Complete genius!!!
I can never seem to get tired of re-watching this scene. F Murray is gold.
when he removes the condom slowly
The horror the horror
That was a masterclass of acting!! F. Murray, what an ACTOR!
that last look and smile to no one and louis' reaction to it is killing me every time
I think of this and come back here a few times a year and always crack up at the two Cornish hens and some water comment. This is an absolute master class in acting.
Cornish hens! Thank you so much!
Every few months this scene invades my mind and I have to revisit it.
This is one of my favorite scenes from Louie. The man who plays his uncle KNOCKS IT OUT OF THE PARK
4:16 That unfinished “Shame” reproach after “you go and see him, yes, yes?” was quite nicely placed. As was the polite fake smile to the waiter.
I absolutely love the reassuring smile to the unknown staff across the way.
My friend keeps sending me memos imitating “I must make you a gift of one” and it keeps killing me every time!!!
Louie's hand wave when he orders the hens just slays me for no reason, just too good.
The smile at the staff at the end 👌🏽 chef’s kiss
“This is for life, Louie. For life!” A big fuck you sign.
1:25 is the best thing ever
This show was entertainment for smart people.
I loved it.
They never make shows for us.
right at the end, he looks into distance and smiles at no-one, Louie's expression is brilliant :)
Murray Abraham's acting here is one of the funniest things I remember in my life. He is so subtle in his craft - what an actor! In my opinion, his work in 'Amadeus' is up there with the 70's Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis in almost everything, Geoffrey Rush in 'Shine' etc. I just regret he wasn't cast more often in different great films.
Super weird, funny but almost scary scene... It almost looks like something David Lynch would shoot.
4:29 There should be a compilation of these "everything is fine" smiles from F Murray Abraham
The bit with the middle finger never ceases to confuse me. Starting from "let me ask you something", his monologue had so many twists and turns and metaphors and layers of commentary. Maybe they're random, but I feel like I can take this symbolism 500 different ways
The amount of non-verbal communication and smart "between the lines"-gags is absolutely unreal.
Totally agree! I assume in Mexico they point with their middle finger and its not a rude gesture? Makes the scene with just that, having Louie as a American with little ties to Mexico having this finger waved in his face post the condom analogy whilst his uncle isnt meaning the crass western depiction it adds because he's too classy for that.
The way he transitions in severity and terseness in his voice. Going from a gentle, drawn out "Yes", to a brasch "And I'm having it refinished." F Murray can yell without increasing his volume. Insane, exemplary. I'd love to hear him sing.
Chronic public masturbator or not Louie CK is a genius and this is a prime example.
I AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY
Uncle Excelsior doesn’t always drink beer but when he does, he prefers Dos Equis.
There's not a single comedian that writes this good.
One of the best 4 minutes I have ever seen on television. This never stops being painfully hysterical. Louie is listening to complete nonsense from his hollow and pretentious Uncle X in the backdrop of a hollow and pretentious restaurant long past any relevance it once had. Nice touch with the Cornish game hens as well. Absolutely brilliant scene.
When the middle finger goes up I lose my shit every time, this scene is magical.
F. Murray’s voice is exquisite. Like Jose Ferrer’s powerful dominating baritone delivered with such supreme control.
The layers in this scene. How not only is Exulsiors explanation of father and son with the condom so ludicrous but he’s simultaneously giving Louie the middle finger right in his face
Uncle is incredible.
Louie's reaction to the dude having no self awareness is so funny and yet so accurate
F Murray rules.
I had dinner at the Russian Tea Room based on this scene alone
"you know this kind of man..."
Louie: "ok"
Probably the best way to respond to being put on the spot to understand something you have no clue about.
"and I had it shipped to Boston...aNd I'm hAviNg IT RedOnE!!"
Ingenious writing; one of my favorite scenes from any comedy.
Or too much self-awareness from LCK - you know, the younger generations life's foil, where information and social posturing and self-awareness is far more important than the authority that which Uncle Excelsior possesses, and wields.
@@tomallen5837 so all of these younger generations act like they are old money? But without the money??? I couldn’t agree more lol
His uncle is an incredible actor!!!
Some platinum quality acting right there
How do you write scenes like these? The detail, the sequence, and the acting, all just masterful.
The cognitive dissonance in this scene is so compelling. On one hand it feels like getting a mission in GTA3 and on the other it’s like your watching Shakespeare write in real time.
The best-written scene in the best episode of the best show starring the best actor giving his best performance.
A great piece of film making
That must have been some credenza.
"I must make you a gift of one."
Oh She was!
This is so well written and so well performed...
Wow I just realized this guy was in scarface. That took me way too long.
Toby Park it's his body language and nose
He was this kind of man.... you know?
13 ghosts
Amadeus
He was also in Amadeus
The confusion and doubt in Louis face!
Is this show completely amazing? Everything I've seen so far is excellent!
F Murray Abraham is a master. Gifted actor.
“...it was Deesusting, like a Wooman”
Excelsior is my spirit animal
I thought Louis was gonna say "But uncle...my dad is already dead... I told you about this so many times...I don't know who you met but that's not my father!"
Every year or so, out of nowhere, I think of this scene and have to go back and watch it.
Invariably, I send it to one or two friends who aren’t that impressed.
🤷🏻♂️
The fact that I still think of it out of the blue years after I my first time seeing it is proof that it’s an extraordinary scene.