You know what's great ? He doesn't suck up to the audience. A lot of comedians when they're performing for the troops, go on stage and start right away with shit like 'you guys are my heroes, big round of applause for everybody'. He just gets on stage and does his jokes. It's the most respectful way to do it
Lukas Nilsson Yeah but he does it as a form of respect. A lot of comedians try to milk sympathy and respect from the soldiers before their set even begins. He doesn(t do it in a self-serving way
This is my favourite louis set. You can tell they told him to keep it relatively clean but he didn't give a shit and gave the soldiers the good laugh they deserved and needed.
Yeah I’m pretty sure nobody told him to keep it clean...He said Fuck over 100 times, told multiple blow job jokes, and made a Santa Claus rape reference...
I was really impressed with how he changed the pony biting bit to his daughter being at a party rather than his trip to Italy with his kids. Kudos for good taste, Louis.
"Of course, if you're fighting for your country and you get shot or hurt, it's a terrible tragedy, of course, of course, but maybe, if you get shot by the dude you were shooting at, it's a tiny bit your fault" I was really expecting him to say this :/
That's a really dumb thing to say and a massive PR disaster waiting to happen. It's going to alienate everyone there and turn the entire base against him, no doubt about it. Even if he did joke about it, he wouldn't write it the way you did.
Joshua Frick Sure, for his stand up special in the safety of civilian life and to a more diverse audience. He wouldn't write his joke the exact same way in this context for obvious reasons, which was my point.
Every once and a while, I'll come back and watch this...I've been a Louis CK fan for a long time and this is without a doubt, one of his best stand up acts. You guys were really lucky to have Louis come out.
It actually wasn't this set, because in that interview he said he didn't have a mic. He said he went on because the generator went out and whatever musicians were there couldn't perform without electricity. Knowing him, he's probably done several shows for the troops.
Although Louis included visiting troops on his show, I think his experience touched him and I trust his integrity. He had no entourage or personal camera crew to publicize this performance. I REALLY love this guy - hilarious, honest and hilarious again!
I've seen this routine nearly a dozen times and its still hilarious. Good to see the troops got a kick out of this set. Looking forward to his new set coming soon. ;)
I'm a comic, and I've had a few friends who were lucky enough to perform for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each and everyone says what a great experience it was and they loved it. They say how well mannered and the cool the troops were. I hope some day I get to do something like that.
@@nicholassinks2546 You are wrong. He said he opens with the closing bit of his previous set, so that he HAS to make up even more powerful jokes to follow that one. He never said he opens with his worst jokes. He said the opposite.
Haha have the higher-ups in charge of USO never heard of Louis CK before they hired him? Were they not aware that his material could be considered offensive? Still, I'm pleasantly surprised military brass allowed Louis CK to perform his entire material since they're always stressing about EO complaints. I'm glad the troops that were there were able to see Louis do his thing and not a neutered "safe" version and from the looks of it they seemed to be enjoying his material thoroughly.
Is anybody so used to his comedy special, that you can tell which parts and pauses that he did differently? I can and it's somewhat frustrating, but no less funny for sure.
It's interesting how the people who see this kind of video - I mean the slightly obscure, harder to find ones - are the ones who know the topic best. Like in this case there's a few comments from people who noticed the Pig Newton reference, or how Louis changed his "abortion on Xmas eve" joke, or know single interviews the guy has done. There's probably a chance to start a discussion on his work, or on how this show feels "different" from his specials or bootlegs (notice how in a couple of spots he feels so ill at ease he actually has to apologize to the audience? Or how the audience itself seems afraid of enjoying itself, like the guy who keeps going "oh my god, oh my god"?). This being said, thanks to the uploader for showing us a different facet of this man. Oh, and please everybody, cut out the hate comments, it makes it hard to find the good ones.
Compared to his actual staged performances, you can see how nervous he is. He's rushing through his sets so fast. It's just interesting. I've never seen him speed up THAT much
He was clearly nervous, but he may have been hauling ass through his jokes because he was allotted a short amount of time, and wanted to cram in some of his best material because he figured they'd love it. And they did.
Im really glad to hear the guy filming laughing his ass off. Its a great that Louis and other comedians go in the battle zones to make their lives brighter for one evening. Good for them, and I hope they get home safe.
KICKASS POST! Louis calls this his best performance in quite a few interviews. You are doing more for the human race by recording and sharing this than probably anything else they had you do over there. Well done.
My first Louis CK 'experience' was Pootie Tang back in around 2002, but I didn't know at the time it was his creation. I think it was about 2007 I first became aware of him as a stand up. Watching him here (again) I love that everyone is coalescing around his routine. It's a nice feeling, I'm sure, to play for people who are spending most of their time doing things that we're totally lucky not to have to do.
He is one of the few comedians that does an entire different act every single year. He never recycles "jokes" from one year to the other, just like Chris Rock.
Damn I wish the audio was just a tiny bit better. I'd trade the audio for video any day. If I was recording I'd focus on audio as thats 90% of standup comedy.
Louis' humor is perfect for servicemen and women. Everyone I knew had a similar dark, edgy, very blue sense of humor, but of course he's way funnier than we were. I became a fan of his towards the end of my stint in the Marines (in '97).
Louis is actually known for coming up with a completely new set every year, but if you've seen his specials, then yes, this is probably all recycled stuff. You realize that, unless they are doing crowd work, all their material is written long ahead of time and they perform using that material hundreds of times... Loved his performance
I find it particularly funny that there's a banner saying "Hope and freedom tour 2008" to entertain the people who invaded a foreign country for no reason...
No reason? Should middle eastern dictators be allowed to murder their own people without anyone intervening? Should the Taliban be allowed to murder men and women for practically nothing? Stop pretending that Iraq and Afghanistan were great places before the US invaded.
Shengwu Chang To be honest it's material that's in his stand up's. Pretty sure everything from his 2010 one has all of this material, in case you're interested.
You know what's great ? He doesn't suck up to the audience. A lot of comedians when they're performing for the troops, go on stage and start right away with shit like 'you guys are my heroes, big round of applause for everybody'. He just gets on stage and does his jokes. It's the most respectful way to do it
He did it at the end.
Lukas Nilsson Yeah but he does it as a form of respect. A lot of comedians try to milk sympathy and respect from the soldiers before their set even begins. He doesn(t do it in a self-serving way
Anfubvinch you are absolutely right.
+Anfubvinch
or thats what he wants you to think
Banana Earth That's Louis CK we're talking about. He doesn't give a fuck about what I think
I love how he's blended parts from Shameless, Chewed Up and Hilarious. It's like his greatest hits.
Love how we know his sets so well that we see the bit coming soon as he transitions lol
Just Dick Clips really lmaooo
well he’s got to cherry pick. it would suck if he came to the troops with all the material about family and kids, for obvious reasons.
As well as his HBO half hour
Thought the same thing, awesome, he blends them together.
I was hoping he'd do the bit about not giving his first class seat up to people in the army.
+MCwelfare That joke wasn't until like five years after this. I think it's from his 2013 tour.
Even louis ck has to exercise at least a little bit of caution. Even if he turned the joke on himself, it would still appear disrespectful.
He might have written that bit after doing these gigs in the Middle East. The ideas do not come up from nowhere, you know.
or the of course if you get shot in the army it's a terrible thing, but maybe... bit
@@GenericInternetter im pretty sure he he doesnt give a fuck about being disrespectful.
This is my favourite louis set. You can tell they told him to keep it relatively clean but he didn't give a shit and gave the soldiers the good laugh they deserved and needed.
the crazy shit these people go through is nothing compared to what he could possibly say. so its dope he didn't go clean
Why wld they even ask him to keep it clean? Like how is that even an option 😅 I’m sure the troops can handle it
Yeah I’m pretty sure nobody told him to keep it clean...He said Fuck over 100 times, told multiple blow job jokes, and made a Santa Claus rape reference...
@@traviscoates6878 you need to watch more of Louis CK
He literally said that. Was that your tell?
"He's giving his life for his country, he thinks"
yeep
"but that's enough."
This comment made me realize that I’m a part of a great community
@Ted Wood that's a good way to look at it but how could it not be back under their control? those places are fucked.
It’s true
He used the same material in his live standup dvd. This means that he reserved only his best material for a set like this. That's respectable as hell.
+Michael Magill it's probably a great way to refine some of his best stuff, actually - it's a great room
Michael Magill word
Louis CK is awesome, his brand of humor is so crazy honest and spot on! The guy filming (or whomever is sitting next to him has such a great laugh.
Came for Louis, stayed for that one guy's laugh
@@Tarudizer same, reminded me of a bootleg. I’ve seen that material a bunch of times but you can re live it through a first timer.
I was really impressed with how he changed the pony biting bit to his daughter being at a party rather than his trip to Italy with his kids. Kudos for good taste, Louis.
Shout out to the most under-appreciated camera man on youtube
"Of course, if you're fighting for your country and you get shot or hurt, it's a terrible tragedy, of course, of course, but maybe, if you get shot by the dude you were shooting at, it's a tiny bit your fault"
I was really expecting him to say this :/
I mean... That probably wouldn't go over well considering that would be directed at all of them
That's a really dumb thing to say and a massive PR disaster waiting to happen. It's going to alienate everyone there and turn the entire base against him, no doubt about it. Even if he did joke about it, he wouldn't write it the way you did.
+doryfishie2 He did write it that way. It's a direct quote from his 2013 stand up special "Oh My God".
Joshua Frick
Sure, for his stand up special in the safety of civilian life and to a more diverse audience. He wouldn't write his joke the exact same way in this context for obvious reasons, which was my point.
doryfishie2 You're coming off like a Louis CK expert, and you haven't even watched his "Oh My God" special. That's my point.
All the best bits of his shows together, performing for a great audience. Best thing ever!
He has such a way with words, whether it's writing comedy or even that sincere and genuine compliment he gave to all the soldiers at the end.
Every once and a while, I'll come back and watch this...I've been a Louis CK fan for a long time and this is without a doubt, one of his best stand up acts. You guys were really lucky to have Louis come out.
Civilians are also really lucky to not have to fight in wars
This was one of Louis CK s best shows and the audience was awesome! BRAVO
That set was actually pretty fucking awesome...
17:07 Cutting out the abortion part of that joke was a good call for this crowd.
According to him this was his favorite show he did.
according to you, this was his favorite show, according to him
hahah
It's from an interview I think, but I can't remember which one.
halfhigh jedrzejku I bare witness to the interview as well.
It actually wasn't this set, because in that interview he said he didn't have a mic. He said he went on because the generator went out and whatever musicians were there couldn't perform without electricity. Knowing him, he's probably done several shows for the troops.
Stephen Roberts You're right! I remember it now as you're mentioning it. No this couldn't be it then.
I like the guy's laugh... Not sure if it's the guy recording or someone just sitting near him, but I like it! (:
Anyway, Louis CK rocks!! So funny!
Yeah it's adorable
Nowadays we only listen to leaked Louie footage with horrible laughs over it.
What a great set! Louis CK is awesome.
I've never seen Louis enjoy a show so much.. for a grateful audience..
Although Louis included visiting troops on his show, I think his experience touched him and I trust his integrity. He had no entourage or personal camera crew to publicize this performance. I REALLY love this guy - hilarious, honest and hilarious again!
I sincerely hope you can confirm that what you had written in this comment still holds true.
wanna cry.. triggered
@@orestispalampougioukis6043 In 2021, it still holds true.
You can tell he's really enjoying it, never seen him smile this much while performing
I love how you can see him feeling out the audience...he's a total comedic machine, love Louis
He pulled out material from about 3 different sets. He was throwing out his A material from over a few years cause he knew it would kill. Awesome
This is such a master set. The little changes he makes are perfectly tailored to the crowd and he just keeps the punches coming.
I've seen this routine nearly a dozen times and its still hilarious. Good to see the troops got a kick out of this set. Looking forward to his new set coming soon. ;)
I'm a comic, and I've had a few friends who were lucky enough to perform for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each and everyone says what a great experience it was and they loved it. They say how well mannered and the cool the troops were. I hope some day I get to do something like that.
You're a comic? Sure, haha.
+Gero_ Marc your a piece of shit FOR SURE HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Why would you wanna perform for people that go to another country to kill of behalf of a greedy government?
@@flatoutlogic3615 Look at his profile you idiot
Is this what the Louie episode "Duckling" is about?
noslen2010 i imagine so, yes
+noslen2010 Absolutely great episode.
noslen2010 that's what I thought
this is so importent to be online. tnx
you're never suppose to introduce someone and say "he's really funny". MISTAKE
azam987654321 Louis does it to himself to just fuck himself over
@@nicholassinks2546 You are wrong. He said he opens with the closing bit of his previous set, so that he HAS to make up even more powerful jokes to follow that one. He never said he opens with his worst jokes. He said the opposite.
no, it's ur not suppose to introduce a comedian as 'the funniest person alive' cuz ur setting the bar too high for the audience
Oh ok I didn't no that I was wondering why he gave her that look when he came on stage lol
@@RyynerWicked because she’s hot as hell
Thnx for the upload, soldier, and for being there- people like you and Louis is what makes this world go round.
Louis was really on that day and he had those troops in hysterics. What a treat for both him and them.
Thank you for this upload. This is great!!!!
Haha have the higher-ups in charge of USO never heard of Louis CK before they hired him? Were they not aware that his material could be considered offensive? Still, I'm pleasantly surprised military brass allowed Louis CK to perform his entire material since they're always stressing about EO complaints. I'm glad the troops that were there were able to see Louis do his thing and not a neutered "safe" version and from the looks of it they seemed to be enjoying his material thoroughly.
He really gave them the grand tour, absolute best of his best, jam-packed in 30 minutes. wow.
Is anybody so used to his comedy special, that you can tell which parts and pauses that he did differently? I can and it's somewhat frustrating, but no less funny for sure.
Timing!
real comedy need thing, absolutely happens
yes
I would rather him repeat a funny joke than tell an new unfunny joke.
mister wiggins I'd rather him tell a new funny joke
You know he’s good when a video shot from the middle of the crowd of jokes on specials gets a million views, love it.
Louis absolutely killed this set.
Thanks for uploading this! Louis C.K. is a great comic and a great person. I feel like he speaks to everybody.
It's interesting how the people who see this kind of video - I mean the slightly obscure, harder to find ones - are the ones who know the topic best. Like in this case there's a few comments from people who noticed the Pig Newton reference, or how Louis changed his "abortion on Xmas eve" joke, or know single interviews the guy has done. There's probably a chance to start a discussion on his work, or on how this show feels "different" from his specials or bootlegs (notice how in a couple of spots he feels so ill at ease he actually has to apologize to the audience? Or how the audience itself seems afraid of enjoying itself, like the guy who keeps going "oh my god, oh my god"?). This being said, thanks to the uploader for showing us a different facet of this man. Oh, and please everybody, cut out the hate comments, it makes it hard to find the good ones.
Glad this soldier lived long enough to post this video
Great performer, get set, great audience... great.
It is interesting how he ties all of his segments together from different routines in a different order. His segues are perfect.
Compared to his actual staged performances, you can see how nervous he is. He's rushing through his sets so fast. It's just interesting. I've never seen him speed up THAT much
He was clearly nervous, but he may have been hauling ass through his jokes because he was allotted a short amount of time, and wanted to cram in some of his best material because he figured they'd love it. And they did.
sirpicksalot_ yes he said 8 minutes in, I got 18 minutes left so he was monitoring his time on stage.
He was nervous. He thought he was gonna get shot.
Open venues have less reverberating laughter. So the laughter dies down sooner each time, and you got to keep up the pace.
he had limited time, moron.
This is all my favorite bits from Shameless, Chewed Up, and Hilarious combined!!!
Very cool,love how some of the material is specifically for the troops, I would never have gotten to hear it if you hadn't uploaded.
The laughter drowns out his lines at points, this is what 2008 comedy should sound like 100%
Oh man, it was nice to hear sincere laugh from the audience :)
The fact that he is entertaining our soldiers is pretty special.
Kashmir for the intro and outro. Noice.
ian wulf Dammit you spoiled the ending for me
So badass
Im really glad to hear the guy filming laughing his ass off. Its a great that Louis and other comedians go in the battle zones to make their lives brighter for one evening. Good for them, and I hope they get home safe.
The best part is the camera man's laughter.
he is brilliant as always, thank for posting for when he does it for them, perfection
He look happy to do this show...nice upload
Hell yeah man Camp Vance. Was there during my stay at Bagram
KICKASS POST! Louis calls this his best performance in quite a few interviews. You are doing more for the human race by recording and sharing this than probably anything else they had you do over there. Well done.
I'm not sure; didn't he mention in an interview that the PA system wasn't working that day or something like that?
Thank you for uploading this
That's a great video, thanks for posting.
wow... this isn't easy material for the a show for military and they're loving it... louis ck is the master!
I bet this was a tour highlight for the troops.
Louis' best execution of these bits that I've seen. Nice upload.
I think most - if not all - of these jokes are from his Chewed Up set, but still so good, so on-point. Louis CK = GREATEST COMEDIAN ALIVE!
My first Louis CK 'experience' was Pootie Tang back in around 2002, but I didn't know at the time it was his creation. I think it was about 2007 I first became aware of him as a stand up. Watching him here (again) I love that everyone is coalescing around his routine. It's a nice feeling, I'm sure, to play for people who are spending most of their time doing things that we're totally lucky not to have to do.
just watched louie episode where he goes there.
awesome.
Alex Hashaga good episode
you know its a good show when you can hardly hear Louis over the laughter of the troops!
Damn i wish the sound was better, but nice vid !
God... non-stop laughter from beginning to end. That's how I watch Louis CK, too!
that sign-off was powerful
He is one of the few comedians that does an entire different act every single year. He never recycles "jokes" from one year to the other, just like Chris Rock.
I wish this video was 2 hours long it was so damn funny
Wow! ...... I actually teared up at his last comment.
@8.31 did anyone else check to see how long was left and find that it was almost exactly 18 minutes?
Oh man, it's like a remix of his routines... Love it... And the little message at the end is so nice of him.
(daughter whispers) "what's that sweetie?" (Whispers again) "Yeah sometimes dogs ARE brown, very good"
Disappointed they didn't really laugh at that
Thank you for sharing and thank you to Louis!
Damn I wish the audio was just a tiny bit better. I'd trade the audio for video any day. If I was recording I'd focus on audio as thats 90% of standup comedy.
A lot of his jokes are visual, like the jerking off bit
thanks for uploading this..im sure he dosent mind...he did an awesome show..huge fan!
It's like I'm listening to this underwater. Good lord that audio.
Little Skatey its a Guy recording it. it wasnt meant To be recorded so its not bad considering
Life is hard.
Louis CK is one of the greatest comedians ever.
Louis' humor is perfect for servicemen and women. Everyone I knew had a similar dark, edgy, very blue sense of humor, but of course he's way funnier than we were. I became a fan of his towards the end of my stint in the Marines (in '97).
He is combining all his best bits, great piece of work.
Louis is actually known for coming up with a completely new set every year, but if you've seen his specials, then yes, this is probably all recycled stuff. You realize that, unless they are doing crowd work, all their material is written long ahead of time and they perform using that material hundreds of times... Loved his performance
I bet so many of these soldiers left there with a new favorite stand-up comedian
damn, he absolutely CRUSHED here.
I feel like I should screen record this in case RUclips ever takes it down
Classic epic Louis
this guy is better than all those main stream people, he has been killing it for over 5 years now.
I find it particularly funny that there's a banner saying "Hope and freedom tour 2008" to entertain the people who invaded a foreign country for no reason...
Propaganda my child
Not their fault. They did their jobs.
Matthew Clay that's arguable
They were sent there by politicians who were elected by the people. Who is ultimately responsible?
No reason? Should middle eastern dictators be allowed to murder their own people without anyone intervening? Should the Taliban be allowed to murder men and women for practically nothing? Stop pretending that Iraq and Afghanistan were great places before the US invaded.
Thank you so much for this upload!
I remember that Cinnabon
Thanks a lot for this man, it's great.
Just a warning: It's a real shit show in the comments. Like you wouldn't believe.
shitposting hit mainstream on youtube, thats what youtube comments are for
Of course it is, I'd never want it any other way! lmao
energeez this guy gets it
the guy laughing nonstop is a good example of the the magic of louis ck
It's funny that he does the "thinking-about-your-wife-when-you-masturbate" joke, because soldiers might actually do that.
True. Pretty sure they dream about raping their wives.
Of course there aren't any Marines, they're all WORKING. But seriously what a treat for these guys and gals.
I love how classy he is
I would really love to meet this man one day. He is absolutely brilliant.
1:08 im glad louie pointed out how weird that chick was.
lol he was going in for a handshake
Nah, he had that face because she was hot.
Please never delete this
Man what's wrong with the audio?
I can't really get what he's saying with my headphones
Shengwu Chang It was recorded with a camera, not with pro level audio.
SomeoneWitSkill Ah, that's right. Too bad I can't get what he's saying, I'm really into his stand up comedies.
Shengwu Chang To be honest it's material that's in his stand up's. Pretty sure everything from his 2010 one has all of this material, in case you're interested.
This set is actually so perfect for the audience