Yes there was some risky material there but the worst was Martin Lawrence in 1994. They banned him from the show and that episode was never aired again unedited. I had the pleasure of seeing it live with my mom and sister. It was very uncomfortable watching with them. Martin talked about women not "washing their asses properly" and giving women oral sex while they had a yeast infection and "coming up with dough on your damn lip". It was hilarious but bad.....My mother actually wrote a letter to NBC about how offended she was...she doesn't do stuff like that so that was a big deal.
@@LM-yd1hh No. If Louis' jokes did not offend and did not ride the fine line between being offensive, you would not find them funny at all. Comedy is supposed to push social bounderies, yes, but that means those bounderies have to be there in the first place. You should be happy there are people who get offended at jokes.
@Gatti if someone is impersonating someone then they're usually making fun of that person. If they aren't making fun of that person in some way then it's not funny. It's talented, but not funny. Therefore the impersonator would have to be offending someone, In this case the person being impersonated. All good comedy has to push some type of boundary, if they don't then it's just some lame ass story being told
My favorite part of this whole bit is when he says “You can only really surmise, that it must be really good”, and seeing the band behind them drop their heads and shaking
@@milessmith6611 The entertainment industry is international most of the celebrities that operate in New York also operate in California playing semantics just makes you a smug jackass
No. That's being shocking or ballsy. Funny is not always in your face "look at me, I'm a famous comedian making racist and child molestation jokes on national Tv." Too often comedians and some people think being edgy is being funny. No, it's just being edgy, plain and simple.
This was the most surgical train wreck of all time . The execution , the panic, the losing and gaining of the audience . This proves Louis is one of the greats
I think he acted nervous on purpose to make it seem like he changed the subject talking about the mars bar, only to then surprise everyone that he was still on the subject lol
@@Ihaaab they're just doing social commentary these days :D where is all the cleverly written jokes and stand up routine ? I'm a fan of both of them but in terms of stand up and written jokes, CK is on another level
@@irvingdiaz6862 Props to SNL and the network for having no apprehension in putting up the clip. They could have let the live broadcast be the only time this was seen and heard, if they had wanted to. Especially in today's crybaby society. Lorne Michaels and anybody with a brain knew this was absolute genius.
That was one hell of a journey. He was literally self assessing, and reading the audience while delivering his material, and was able to react and adjust in order to nail it. That was an artistic performance!
He goes where no one else dares too... pushes the boundaries of our perception of funny/tragic/evil/good... you can listen to him just for a good laugh or even find philosophical elements in some of the stuff he says (seemingly inspired by George Carlin)... we’ll never see his like again
Spencer Schubert chappelle is also pretty good at that, but they're all in their own leagues so it's not really fair to compare them, love em all the same
I remember when they “banned” this monologue, and there was no video of it on RUclips. I’m glad it’s here now. This is some serious “laser dodging” Louie is the king of making the darkest stuff funny.
I doubt that ever happened, it was broadcasted by NBC on their most well-known program. If it wasn't on RUclips right away, it was NBC being hesitant about uploading it. There's no way RUclips would "ban" this, it's not even that edgy. It's a watered down cable version of Louis CK
This is actually the last SNL I can remember where I made an effort to watch it only because Louis was hosting. I made my wife watch it with me and I will never forget the look on her face getting more and more upset when he was doing the child molester bit. One of the best moments of my life. She was so angry about it. And it was that moment when it really hit me that we weren’t meant to be married, so now we’re divorced. The End
@@Lostxanfound nah louis ck revealed that his wife had no sense of humour which is indicative of a persons character. Same with using the term "meat munch"💀
Chris Rock ? Bitch please.... Chris Rock is only funny because he screams like 99% of the time... that's the equivalent to why you jump from a jumpscare ... it tries really hard.
You are an absolute child, let me google the top 10 comedians of our era, and list the top 5 in chronological order without any substance to back myself up? You did not like his jokes because you were the direct victim of them.
and was not wrong. Lorne took a chance, and the audience took a chance too, laughing at it and owning that they thought his molestation jokes were funny.
In my opinion, the best stand-up alive today. No one can turn a crowd as quickly as Louie. Guarantee that everyone in that audience was laughing harder than they ever had.
This monologue should be studied and taught in film schools, how to be a master in writing and delivering materials. He was basically dancing and dodging laser beams in a freakin minefield as he could have easily lost his whole career at that exact moment but instead went away with probably the best monologue in the history of snl.
Has to be one of the most daring and most brilliant SNL opening monologues ever. He got the audience to laugh at three of the most taboo subjects in America "racism, religious hatred and child molesters". He may be banned from SNL but that stand-up routine will never be forgotten. Louis CK is our generations Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor.
W Lee Right on, W Lee. Apparently Hiram thinks comedic craft is tapping the caps lock button on a computer keypad. But to your point of CK taking on the 3 taboo subjects of "racism, religious hatred and child molesters;" I'm assuming the "religious hatred" subject you're referring to is CK's bit on Israel/Palestine. I don't consider that subject to be about religious hatred, but that's besides the point I wanna make here. Sure, racism and pedophilia are kinda taboo and it's of course difficult to do genuinely funny, insightful stand-up on those topics. CK does it here. Burr, Chappelle, Silverman have done it. However, imo, Israel/Palestine is a MUCH more taboo subject than the other two, and is also more difficult to make funny. Palestine has been essentially my concern for quite a while so it's very difficult to get me to laugh on the topic. But forgetting the whole "comedy craft" thing for a minute, I'm absolutely blown away that CK even broached that subject, let alone gave it 2 and 1/2 minutes, in his LIVE stand up from NEW YORK. It took major league balls to do what he did last night. Evidenced by the nervous laughter he got from the joke about what Israel does w/ the missiles we sell Israel (i.e.: kill 500 children in a few weeks last summer...). Or this: "The little one's like Palestine 'cuz she always gets screwed. She gets the worst deals." Brass balls saying that on live TV. How long 'til ADL and the Brandeis Center put CK on their list of dangerous anti-Semites? As simplistic as the bit might have been in terms of the actual conflict (unavoidable of course in 2 minutes...), my hat's off to Louis CK for not cutting that from the monologue. If he had to have it approved before air I've got to assume he got some major push back on it. Anyway, sorry to "derail." The biggest laughs for me came w/ the pedophile bit. I think I woke my neighbors. No seriously. Absolutely hilarious...
This is the most hardcore comedy set I have ever seen. The way that he ropes you in and gets you to laugh at this final, despicable joke is just masterful. Wow.
You haven't watched a lot of stand-up, have you? Norm McDonald, Frankie Boyle, Bill Burr, Jimmy Carr, and the MASTER George Carlin. If you think that's hardcore...well, try them on.
Watch Jesselnik. Way darker. A bit different style though (he is one liner), but still soooo dark. I love Louis, he is my number 1 forever but Anthony Jesselnik is the darkest mindset I've heard so far. Try his "Worst crowd" and "Drop the baby". Also Ive seen one of his bits called "Murder-suicide" somewhere in compilations but I cant find it separately for some reason... Its cool too.
@@mikewestprod none of those are hardcore. Jummy Carr had some hardcore stuff but its mostly nasty kind of "hardcore", sex jokes you know. Nothing hardcore at all about any of the rest of them even though I love most of their work.
the point of comedy is to push that line as far as you can, if the guy doesnt even try theres no point. doug stanhope however forgot his red marker at home and just keeps walking
The way that Louis throws himself on the pyre is definitely rare, and maybe even unique. His ability to frame his scumbag thoughts (we all have'm) and occasionally take some heat for trying (usually very successfully) to make some truly fucking awful shit funny as hell is part of what makes him a far-more-than-tolerable pervert (which he also certainly is). Glad to see that his hiatus didn't last long - hope to catch his act asap.
I'm always astounded when people call comedians geniuses. They are skilled at reading and shaping a room and that requires in born talent at his level, and lots of practice over years, but genius? I don't know...
@@mikechilds4452 Yeah. In order to be a genius you need to think of something that nobody has ever thought of. Or invent a number. Now it's like "I brought a cup in case we need another cup", "dude, you're a genius."
He pushed it to the very edge in this monologue. Very close to the edge. and he knew it. At the last scene you can actually see some fear in his eyes. What a legend.
@@YanzBra Nah, there's his usual put-on hesitation, but you can literally see him get super flushed in the last 30 seconds when he does the deep sigh. I'd say this was a tricky one, even for a pro.
I think Louis CK and Franco Escamilla are at the same level. Too bad if you aren’t bilingual you cannot appreciate his comedy. Franco Escamilla probably has as many or more fans than Louis CK since he has reached to pretty much all of Spanish speaking America.
you would think after they push plagiarism as a big no-no in school so much, people would stop. but no people need glory - even if it's on an internet comment section.
"Not to us, cuz we're all awesome" - Oh man, you can tell he was genuinely worried about this. Like, in front of millions of people on SNL, and no idea if this was gonna fly. And still effin did it. And it's brilliant.
He's often discussed how the seemingly off the cuff, "improvised" looking additions to certain jokes are in fact designed to look that way from the very start. But I don't think that would exactly apply to some of the anxiety you see/hear in his face/voice in this monologue. He knows he's on the precipice of either hearing them all laugh or boo & it's just as likely for either to happen, especially that last bit... After all it's not just him fuckin' around at a random comedy club where the stakes are low & he can experiment, it's a friggin 40th anniversary SNL season finale.
I never once even considered stopped being a fan. If he raped someone, then yes, I would join the cancel crowd. But he whipped out his dick in front of grown ass women who just... sat there? And another woman said he whipped it out when she was ON THE PHONE with him? Really? Get up and leave. And hang up. Idiot. But of course not. "PoWeR dyNaMiCs". Sounds like they wanted him to hook them up with stuff otherwise they would tell. I guess they didn't get hooked up.
I was at the dress rehearsal for this episode. I remember just being like I can't believe this dude just said that on national TV hahaha Louis Ck is a legend.
Johnny CT Dupee I was wondering, when do they do the dress rehersal? Is it like earlier in the day on Saturday or earlier in the week to see what jokes work and which ones don't, to make changes?
undrtakr900 it's pretty much right before the live show, they do it back to back. it's literally the same show, but sometimes if someone messes up, they will make a joke like, "who cares? it's dress"
I, personaly, am pissed off, that he had to explain the joke. Really? These stupid fucks will groan, because he used some offensive humor? Fuck them, how about that? Stay home, cover your eyes and ears if you are easily offended. "See no evil"... Fuck those people... It is my dream, to see comic(or any public person for that matter) who just says his shit, and don`t try to apologize or explain himself. And people should think for themselves, instead running every word through chart "that is ok, i can laugh at that, that is a no- no, you have to boo this bit." Right now closest one is Bill Burr, but still he explains himself sometimes, so i havet met my "dream" person :)
Heretyk_13. Nah it was hilarious. I laughed immediately as soon as he said it, and i laughed even harder when i heard the reaction of the audience because i know its a very fucked up thing to say, but it being fucked up doesn't mean its not funny. I laughed so hard when he was trying to explain his joke nervously xD I'm honestly against this type of comedy if its done by someone who isn't a professional comedian, it will only be hurtful to other people and will make you look like an asshole and it won't be funny at all. But if its done by a professional, it will make you look like a hilarious asshole, which is something i admire.
I totally agree, check out Dave Chapelle's monologue about man rape for instance or the "how old is 15?" they're both hilarious while they're sensitive subjects! These two men are geniuses!
Louie says what he thinks in his 47 year old mind. We've all thought of the worst things imaginable sometimes. Louie just isn't afraid to say it. Its called being a comedian. If you cringed or felt uncomfortable then he did his job.
No, he's a comedian. If you laughed he did his job. Preachers, perverts, and public nuisances make people cringe or feel uncomfortable. ...Did I just do that?
k i l l e r D L S I support Louie's right to speak his mind. But I do feel a bit jealous that he gets a pass because he's a comedian, but if I said the same thing I would get skewered.
k i l l e r D L S No, his job is to make you laugh. If you cringe or felt uncomfortable and didn't laugh then he didn't do his job. If you laughed without cringing or feeling uncomfortable then he still did his job.If you laughed and still cringed then he still did his job. That's being a comedian, not "pushing boundaries." If boundaries do or don't get pushed in the process it doesn't matter so long as the laughs come. This has to be the funniest monologue of the year btw.
George Henry Somebody who tells people they don't know what comedy means, we call that narrow minded. I was laughing the whole way through. Either everything is okay to joke about, or nothing is, because everything is a sensitive topic to somebody.
George Henry I replied to this "apparently this guy has has no idea what comedy actually means.". I'm sure every comic who makes predominantly offensive jokes knows that other sorts of comedy exist, but they are trying to fill a niche.
There is literally no one else who could tell that joke. He's missed. He has a weird fetish. But he asked for consent. The treatment he gets, like he's Harvey Weinstein...That's bullshit. Let the man come back.
@Elle A Libre Who? Seriously, who? Who could hold that monologue in front of the SNL live audience and make it it work. I know you couldn't, because you are obviously a bone-dry annoying bitch
the fact that he gets put in the same sentence as Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby is crazy. On one hand, you have serial rapists that drugged and raped dozens of women for years on end. On the other hand, you got a dude that jerked off while a girl was on the other line of a phone conversation.
Cliff: In all fairness, as much as I love Louis CK, I think that Australian comedian Jim Jefferies would probably be the only one who could easily tell that joke. Jim Jefferies is excellent at dark humor and has told jokes about women getting raped. He’s also one of my favorite comedians.
"I was born in 1967. So I grew up in the 70s. So...I'm not racist *pause* ....however" (Louis wanted the audience to say shit..He's gunna talk about it) Lmaoo he's a genius
Totally agree, although there are better "bits" in this monologue, as far as comic timing is involved, that "however" is pretty much as good as it gets.
He was making fun of racists who seem to love saying: "I'm not racist, but …" Usually something racist follows. That is also why he exchanges the "but" for "however".
zTxmi I like them both but you can tell that jimmy carr just tries to be as offensive as possible. They're both hilarious but Louis C.K has so much more class. He's like a reincarnation of George Carlin.
@Gabriel Godina oh yeah, following a woman into the bathroom and asking her if you can beat off in front of her and when she doesnt say anything standing in front of the door and doing it is totally just being, "a little weird sexually". Its absolutely beyond absurd to try to justify his behavior as a sex act between consenting adults.
Keith Greenan With self-awareness and proper tone that method can produce magical results. But if you lack either of these you are walking into an uncomfortable and dangerous situation for yourself
The Carlin quote also mentioned bringing the audience across that line with you. Which is the difficult thing to do in this era of politically correct sissies.
He's a supreme craftsman of comedy. Every word, pause, look, rhythm is worked out with precision. A textbook example of how to make a very controversial subject funny and pull an audience with you. Brilliant.
yes a legend comedian rehearses their act right to the T like you said it comes off as he is talking off the cuff natural and expressing his feelings on the spot but no it is all rehearsed comedians actually are very talented actors.
If people weren't so disgustingly fake and pretentious, you wouldn't need comedy to avoid getting treated like Trump. Just call it how it is. They're laughing because they assume he's "just joking". He's actually amazed that they think that and he's hiding it pretty well, but not well enough imo
well at least until two bitch's get pissed off your doing well and and accuse you of asking for a sexual encounter that they agreed to but are suddenly not ok with anymore XD
@@Endlessvoidsutidos Nope. As an "employer/career-influencer", Louis C.K. was in a position to coerce the women, and they knew it even if he didn't. IF he didn't fully appreciate how much of an asshole he was being (which I personally do believe), he therefore didn't intend to offend at the level that he did, including offending them at all. That kind of sexual transgression isn't hostile, being (imo) only slightly more aggressive and slightly less funny than streaking. In short, he was being an asshole. That said, those women DID potentially have a lot to lose either by "just walking away" (to which Louis C.K. could have found offense and responded vindictively) or "do nothing" (to which Louis C.K. could have derived tactic approval, not to mention the signal it would send to other employers/boss/co-workers that fucking with you is okay had he been a Weinstein-type). Louis C.K., otoh, didn't risk much of anything (already showed his dick on camera, has a reputation for being "edgy") if the allegations were true. Clearly he isn't Harvey Weinstein at all, and no responsible person - including any of Louis C.K.'s accusers - claim that he was (calm your fucking nuts). He did, idiotically, expose himself (so to speak) to gold-digging whores (as Bill Burr might say). Either way it was stupid, and now he's paying for his actions. That said, if you don't understand the influence of a possible power-dynamic of the sexual harassment of which Louis C.K. was likely guilty (annoying on the surface and not seemingly aggressive, but capable of abuse), feel free to shut your crazy ass the fuck up.
@@xunder3 At the time when it happened, Louis was just another struggling comedian. He wasn't an influencer and he held no power over them. Your entire rant is moot.
The way he senses he's about to lose the audience and then ropes them in again is masterful. Only an experienced comedian could do this.This is top tier delivery.
Oh yeah, that problem ain't going anywhere. To resolve that conflict would require the ignoring or abandonment of much of what is written in centuries-old literature, considered divine. Ain't happening
Really now that u look back its like ohh shit i think he was serious lmfao. Still love em tho. And i mean its not like he was a full blown rapist. Just liked to jerk off infront of chicks i mean cmon thats not even bad.
This monologue was Louis CK spitting at political correctness. When a comedian can make people laugh, even at the most heinous or tragic things, you know he's tapped into our collective funny bone.
We're not laughing *at* the most heinous or tragic things, we're laughing around them. Mainly at the way people handled them at the time and the way we handle it internally. Thats the art. Louis never made fun of the victims. only of the perpetrators. and he mostly led us to identify with the latter category. That is why he is the master of his craft.
The guy standing up the back did laugh and clearly enjoyed the ‘mild racism’ humour! And why not - it was funny and it creates more dialogue about a difficult subject that should be addressed. Louis is comedy genius. 😍
Sascha Rouillon I know it’s funny that’s why I said it’s funny I just think it’s even more funny that while he is making a joke about it I’m literally doing it
This is my favorite eight minutes of stand-up comedy ever. From the first time I watched it almost a decade ago to now, it has consistently made me laugh out loud. Such incredible energy, such artistic risk. The thrill of imagining how nervous Louis must be going through it combined with the audience’s horror and his giddiness just adds to it. 10/10.
It´s not about liberals,this is serious.It´s about shameless whores, fuck the politics. You make it sound like one can put a whole fist up a republican ladys ass without any disturbance...maybe one can?
I thought this was hilarious. He wanted to make people feel uncomfortable and he did. George Carlin - 'I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.' This will also get so much media attention.
At the finale of Saturday Night Live (I can only assume this was a widely watched show in the US) he does a comedy routine covering racism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and child molestation. This man is simply brilliant. He will (already has) go down in history as one of the greats.
***** George Carlin set the standard for legendary comedy. His insights on government, religion, history, and human nature are just unparalleled. Comedy would not be what it is today had it not been for him. I will say that today we have some great comics that could emulate him with time if they persist in their works, but they'll have to give their life to comedy as did George Carlin.
You should definitely check out his series 'Horace and Pete' as well. I think he's always known he can write totally gripping drama as well and with H&P he does it. One of my favorite series ever.
Louis is amazing because he doesn't just try to get the easiest possible laugh. He KNOWS it's hard to joke about racism and child molestation. He writes jokes about them anyway because he is an ARTIST always trying to push the boundaries. Amazing.
Sometimes when I watch this I get a bit choked up. I wouldn't say he's my favorite comedian, but this set is really something special. Every topic is 3rd rail. The jokes hit hard, but the reason why it is special is it is something no other comedian could do. It is someone at the top of their game drawing a line between them and every other standup comedian, and the line is real. Bargatze, Burr, Chappelle, Bamford, Mulaney, Gulman, Stanhope, or name your favorite stand up couldn't get away with this. He has to go so far over the line, and yet get you to excuse him for it. Norm would probably get a laugh from the folks at home with it, but I could see the crowd icing even him for this one. The laugh on "How do you think I feel, this is my last show probably," is so big, and shows the crowd is so aware of the joke, the logic of the joke, and the implications of the joke. It is a dark observation about one of the worst things human beings do, somehow made into something so funny. Louie is so acutely aware of just how much grace the audience is willing to give him. Seeing someone like this, at their best, being uniquely great and at the top of their field, is something worth marveling at. Other times I watch this and it just makes me laugh.
If you never seen bro, look up "louis ck and patrice o'neal blacks vs mexicans" hilarious debate. And also "louis ck tells patrice the origin of the n word"
@@codinginflow damm bro, was checking your channel this morning, loved that "Images, Animations, Transitions" playlist. thats good stuff we dont have so well explained here in brazil, gold mine, keep it up!
@@o2xb He's not making light of pedophilia so much as of pedophiles. He never took a shot at a victim, or tried to make doing so funny as a function of that victimhood. Taking an absurd angle to rationalize the perspective of the villain might not be your style, but to state that there's *nothing* funny about *any* topic just isn't true.
Louis deservedly gets a ton of credit for putting this set together but SNL/Lorne Michaels deserve big recognition for approving it and making it happen on network TV. They knew full well the shit they were going to get for it.
I actually knew the Jean Baptiste he's talking about, I'm pretty sure. Louis grew up in Newton Mass, and I was in adjacent Cambridge MA around the same time. There was a guy "Jean Baptiste" that used to cruise and loiter around Harvard Square which was a teenage boy hangout in the early-mid 80's (skaters and punks), and hit on many of us, but not overtly sexual. His modus operandi was to invite us to coffee or dinner (there wasn't a McDonalds around). With his french accent and lack of any overt sex talk he just seemed like someone sophisticated (although he had a pretty run-down car). went to dinner with him when I was 16, at some sort-of-fancy restaurant that had no problem serving me lots of Martinis. Then he suggested we go for a walk, which we did, then he suggested we go hang out at his apartment but I said I need to get back. He just said "okay" (internally probably "Curses! Foiled again") and took me back.
@Jesus Hong There wasn't a McDonalds in all of Cambridge. There was a Burger King a few miles down the road in Central Square, but that may have been beneath even a pedophile.
This is one of the best opening monologues on SNL ever and I love how risky it is and how it took a chance and yet Louis CK still has the charisma in order to pull this off and this is why he's my second favorite comedian of all time the first being George carlin
Louis CK is so true to his craft. He is always risky with his taboo subjects but it’s the very reason I enjoy and respect his stand up. There’s so many angles of perspective to what he pitches that’s you can’t help but find the humor in it.
The jokes in this monologue are sensational, but I'll give you some advice: Don't try to repeat them. I tried to be funny with them at my father-in-law's party and my girlfriend's whole family looks at me and treats me differently since then...
Definitely part of it was the delivery, but a good deal of why it worked was also just that he's Louis lol. My condolences, I know the feeling (although I learned it on slightly less dangerous jokes to bomb with haha)
Ahahahah same thing happened to me. I made a joke at the Thanksgiving dinner table one year with the in laws and the brother in law's family and guess what...they're all now former in-laws. Not because of the joke but the joke didn't help.
This is the riskiest monologue to ever be performed on SNL and that’s why I love Louis
Twisted people get off on doing twisted things. That's some groundbreaking insight.
John Downs bless your heart
Yes there was some risky material there but the worst was Martin Lawrence in 1994. They banned him from the show and that episode was never aired again unedited. I had the pleasure of seeing it live with my mom and sister. It was very uncomfortable watching with them. Martin talked about women not "washing their asses properly" and giving women oral sex while they had a yeast infection and "coming up with dough on your damn lip". It was hilarious but bad.....My mother actually wrote a letter to NBC about how offended she was...she doesn't do stuff like that so that was a big deal.
Norm MacDonald is up there. Gets fired from the show, comes back to host and first thing he says is how much the show sucks.
Nah i think norm McDonald's was
My mild racism was , look at the black guy in the back the whole time to see how he react.
lol yep, me too
is that paul mooney? lol.
:D exactly
Spot on :-)
Yea kinda.
Who would think that admitting to mild racism would be the safe part of a monologue?
Safe? Lol wtf do you mean by safe? It's a joke.
the king of all satans safe meaning it’s the one that least offended people
@@kulatoid jokes shouldn't offend people. The point of comedy is to cross the line and not take it seriously.
@@LM-yd1hh No. If Louis' jokes did not offend and did not ride the fine line between being offensive, you would not find them funny at all. Comedy is supposed to push social bounderies, yes, but that means those bounderies have to be there in the first place. You should be happy there are people who get offended at jokes.
@Gatti if someone is impersonating someone then they're usually making fun of that person. If they aren't making fun of that person in some way then it's not funny. It's talented, but not funny. Therefore the impersonator would have to be offending someone, In this case the person being impersonated. All good comedy has to push some type of boundary, if they don't then it's just some lame ass story being told
My favorite part of this whole bit is when he says “You can only really surmise, that it must be really good”, and seeing the band behind them drop their heads and shaking
They probably know he's speaking the truth with all the pedos in Hollywood
@@DangerousGamerTouch WOW I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, YOURE SO SMART.
@@DangerousGamerTouch all those Hollywood pedos living in New York huh
@@milessmith6611 The entertainment industry is international most of the celebrities that operate in New York also operate in California playing semantics just makes you a smug jackass
For real lmaooo. I was watching mostly the band during the video. Guitarist in the front-left was dying the whole time haha.
I gotta admit, no one else could successfully get through that joke.
Zahra Abdullahi watch Doug Stanhope
Louis is master class
Chapelle. Bill Burr. Bill Hicks.
@@ricarleite yea
ANDYofzz even if Stanhope was booed he’d just tell the audience to shove it with a smile. No fucks given with that guy.
Probably the best measure of how funny you are is if you get people to laugh at a joke about child molestation.
Bryon Letterman lol
Bryon Letterman pizzagate
Well in the US it is even more. :D
Not to mention a joke where a crying child is strangled to death.
No. That's being shocking or ballsy. Funny is not always in your face "look at me, I'm a famous comedian making racist and child molestation jokes on national Tv." Too often comedians and some people think being edgy is being funny. No, it's just being edgy, plain and simple.
This was the most surgical train wreck of all time . The execution , the panic, the losing and gaining of the audience . This proves Louis is one of the greats
It almost feels like another comedian dared him “do something on child molesting”. Then he’s like OK. And pulled it off to the shock of everyone.
I think he acted nervous on purpose to make it seem like he changed the subject talking about the mars bar, only to then surprise everyone that he was still on the subject lol
Haven’t watch norm Macdonald if this is losing the audience
I Wana have his baby
Amen.
It's hard to watch other stand-ups after hearing Louis. He's been on another level for two decades.
Dude exactly. Just like Breaking Bad, it literally ruiined drama tv shows for me, cause it doesn't reach the level of greatness.
Yep. Shane Gillis and Joe List are very good too. But Louis is top dog and Norm probably 2nd all time
@@KK----- Totally agree. Norm is my favorite but I think Louis has the stand-up crown.
Really? What about bill burr or dave chapelle?
@@Ihaaab they're just doing social commentary these days :D where is all the cleverly written jokes and stand up routine ? I'm a fan of both of them but in terms of stand up and written jokes, CK is on another level
This monologue is a masterpiece everything is perfectly tight and perfectly delivered
Panos Voulgaris 😂😂😂
@Scruff Looking Nerve Hurter ...Yeah, so?
He talks about creating the set on o&a. This dude works hard
Not an ounce of fat on it
You bet..one of the best
The fact he had the balls to do this set on live national tv is amazing.
and especially on network tv.
@@jacobshirley3457 specially SNL
@@irvingdiaz6862 Props to SNL and the network for having no apprehension in putting up the clip. They could have let the live broadcast be the only time this was seen and heard, if they had wanted to. Especially in today's crybaby society. Lorne Michaels and anybody with a brain knew this was absolute genius.
Especially when they got quite at first 😂 I might have chickened out
That pedophile routine... insane.
To get on National TV and joke about child molestation is ballsy as fuck. Louis is an Absolute legend
Carlin would be proud
MORE hilarious
What does he say at 7:33 ?
"How do ye think I feel, it's my last show probably"
Degenerate
That was one hell of a journey. He was literally self assessing, and reading the audience while delivering his material, and was able to react and adjust in order to nail it. That was an artistic performance!
own that fraud ppluvr215@Ppluvr215
@Ppluvr215 yeah but its matt dam0n
@Ppluvr215actually it is.
@Ppluvr215 College level my guy? 🗿 📸
Anyone else spend most of the time watching the video staring at the musicians in the background to see if they're enjoying it
That was totally me, too
daaaaaamn ! i did the same xD
same
yes! why is that? so glad to find out there are others!
i hope someone thinks about us like this as well.
Me too.
This guy is an absolute legend, he made people laugh about racism, Israel and Palestine and also child molestation.
On national television
He goes where no one else dares too... pushes the boundaries of our perception of funny/tragic/evil/good... you can listen to him just for a good laugh or even find philosophical elements in some of the stuff he says (seemingly inspired by George Carlin)... we’ll never see his like again
Underrated comment😂😂
Spencer Schubert chappelle is also pretty good at that, but they're all in their own leagues so it's not really fair to compare them, love em all the same
The fact he pulled this off on such a mainstream show... Is mind-boggling
I remember when they “banned” this monologue, and there was no video of it on RUclips. I’m glad it’s here now. This is some serious “laser dodging” Louie is the king of making the darkest stuff funny.
I doubt that ever happened, it was broadcasted by NBC on their most well-known program. If it wasn't on RUclips right away, it was NBC being hesitant about uploading it. There's no way RUclips would "ban" this, it's not even that edgy. It's a watered down cable version of Louis CK
Jesus Hong you sound like an anti-sjw sjw jesus christ
@Jesus Hong Fully agree, you're first line is gold.
@Jesus Hong facts
It says published 2015, so how was it banned?
This is actually the last SNL I can remember where I made an effort to watch it only because Louis was hosting. I made my wife watch it with me and I will never forget the look on her face getting more and more upset when he was doing the child molester bit. One of the best moments of my life. She was so angry about it. And it was that moment when it really hit me that we weren’t meant to be married, so now we’re divorced. The End
More time alone with the kids, eh?
Bro dropped his whole relationship so he could meat munch on Louis CK guilt free💀boy wtf is you smoking?
Congrats on your freedom.
@@Lostxanfound nah louis ck revealed that his wife had no sense of humour which is indicative of a persons character. Same with using the term "meat munch"💀
@@genzlegacy7988 I've honestly never even heard the term "meat munch" until this comment thread.
Sounds like a yearly parade or something. 🤣
One of the greatest monologues ever.
The Merovingian Dynasty what are a few really good ones?
Chris Rock ? Bitch please....
Chris Rock is only funny because he screams like 99% of the time... that's the equivalent to why you jump from a jumpscare ... it tries really hard.
You are an absolute child, let me google the top 10 comedians of our era, and list the top 5 in chronological order without any substance to back myself up? You did not like his jokes because you were the direct victim of them.
Charles Martel is coming.
Somehow, I read your comment as "One of the best molestations ever" lol
Brilliant ending. "We got through it." Makes the audience an accessory.
and was not wrong. Lorne took a chance, and the audience took a chance too, laughing at it and owning that they thought his molestation jokes were funny.
In my opinion, the best stand-up alive today. No one can turn a crowd as quickly as Louie. Guarantee that everyone in that audience was laughing harder than they ever had.
Man i go back to this so often. Just such an incredible 10 minutes. I truly have never seen the band react so much to a monologue. Legendary status
Me too. It’s perfect
Same. love this one. One of the all time great monologues from one of the all time great comedians.
This monologue should be studied and taught in film schools, how to be a master in writing and delivering materials. He was basically dancing and dodging laser beams in a freakin minefield as he could have easily lost his whole career at that exact moment but instead went away with probably the best monologue in the history of snl.
the part whet he lost his career came a few months later 👍
@@hardlyworking_ well that time he actually landed his feet on the minefield
Did you get this from a RUclips video or something
@@hardlyworking_ He didn't lose shit. He's still killing it.
@@hardlyworking_ he hosted again after this
Credit to snl for leaving this up
@Elliepopcorn You sort of just repeated what he said but with a lot more words.
I'm gay
oops wrong chat
Hes the jump the shark of me too
InfinityReptar that’s cool man
i love how louis' version of dressing up is deciding to tuck the black shirt that he always wears into the jeans that he also always wears
@Long Change 😀I just started standup and want ur OPINION.Please SUBSCRIBE if u LIKE.
(Watch the Time Traveler set first)
ruclips.net/user/JeffWarren47
8 years later and still one of the best monologues ever!
Has to be one of the most daring and most brilliant SNL opening monologues ever. He got the audience to laugh at three of the most taboo subjects in America "racism, religious hatred and child molesters". He may be banned from SNL but that stand-up routine will never be forgotten. Louis CK is our generations Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor.
See That's what mean. That isn't funny so imagine the skill to take a mindset like this comment and make normal people laugh.
W Lee i Think hes a carlin more or less.
W Lee Right on, W Lee. Apparently Hiram thinks comedic craft is tapping the caps lock button on a computer keypad. But to your point of CK taking on the 3 taboo subjects of "racism, religious hatred and child molesters;" I'm assuming the "religious hatred" subject you're referring to is CK's bit on Israel/Palestine. I don't consider that subject to be about religious hatred, but that's besides the point I wanna make here. Sure, racism and pedophilia are kinda taboo and it's of course difficult to do genuinely funny, insightful stand-up on those topics. CK does it here. Burr, Chappelle, Silverman have done it. However, imo, Israel/Palestine is a MUCH more taboo subject than the other two, and is also more difficult to make funny. Palestine has been essentially my concern for quite a while so it's very difficult to get me to laugh on the topic. But forgetting the whole "comedy craft" thing for a minute, I'm absolutely blown away that CK even broached that subject, let alone gave it 2 and 1/2 minutes, in his LIVE stand up from NEW YORK. It took major league balls to do what he did last night. Evidenced by the nervous laughter he got from the joke about what Israel does w/ the missiles we sell Israel (i.e.: kill 500 children in a few weeks last summer...). Or this: "The little one's like Palestine 'cuz she always gets screwed. She gets the worst deals." Brass balls saying that on live TV. How long 'til ADL and the Brandeis Center put CK on their list of dangerous anti-Semites? As simplistic as the bit might have been in terms of the actual conflict (unavoidable of course in 2 minutes...), my hat's off to Louis CK for not cutting that from the monologue. If he had to have it approved before air I've got to assume he got some major push back on it.
Anyway, sorry to "derail." The biggest laughs for me came w/ the pedophile bit. I think I woke my neighbors. No seriously. Absolutely hilarious...
W Lee He's banned from SNL? How do you know, did Lorne officially say so or was there an article or something?
Wow he actually got banned from SNL? Was it because of this skit or what?
This is the most hardcore comedy set I have ever seen. The way that he ropes you in and gets you to laugh at this final, despicable joke is just masterful. Wow.
You haven't watched a lot of stand-up, have you? Norm McDonald, Frankie Boyle, Bill Burr, Jimmy Carr, and the MASTER George Carlin. If you think that's hardcore...well, try them on.
M. West name one routine from any of those guys that is this dark
@@IncredibleIceCastle Agree. I know Norm, Burr, Carr and Carlin. None of them go this far. Not that it's a competition.
Watch Jesselnik. Way darker. A bit different style though (he is one liner), but still soooo dark. I love Louis, he is my number 1 forever but Anthony Jesselnik is the darkest mindset I've heard so far. Try his "Worst crowd" and "Drop the baby". Also Ive seen one of his bits called "Murder-suicide" somewhere in compilations but I cant find it separately for some reason... Its cool too.
@@mikewestprod none of those are hardcore. Jummy Carr had some hardcore stuff but its mostly nasty kind of "hardcore", sex jokes you know. Nothing hardcore at all about any of the rest of them even though I love most of their work.
I feel like in comedy there seems to be a red line people tend not to cross. And then there's Louis CK molesting that red line.
Christian Boeckh While simultaneously eating a Mounds bar lol 😄
No he can't eat a mounds bar while doing anything else. He molests the red line, then celebrates with a Mounds Bar.
It must feel really good to molest that red line ..... for Louis CK. For him! Not for us! We are all awesome!
That line is a child
the point of comedy is to push that line as far as you can, if the guy doesnt even try theres no point. doug stanhope however forgot his red marker at home and just keeps walking
Master of his craft. If anyone else tried that. Gone.
lets be honest- this is not the first time you are here.
It’s like the 17th time and believe me there will be at least 17 times more. And I’m not even American. I’m a Mexican Louis’ die hard fan.
Mans a genius
I come here once a week
When ever this pops up on my feed I watch. It's so damn funny
It actually is the first time
As Seinfeld would say, this is a comedian tap dancing over 20 laser beams.
If the audience's moans are any indication, it sounds like he got hit a couple times.
A comedian dancing successfully jumping over 14 laser beams
@@CPTHAP yeah but when the moans immediately get drowned out by an ocean of laughs, it's worth and makes the save even better.
The way that Louis throws himself on the pyre is definitely rare, and maybe even unique. His ability to frame his scumbag thoughts (we all have'm) and occasionally take some heat for trying (usually very successfully) to make some truly fucking awful shit funny as hell is part of what makes him a far-more-than-tolerable pervert (which he also certainly is).
Glad to see that his hiatus didn't last long - hope to catch his act asap.
Louie is incapable of being hit by lazers
The best thing about this monologue is that it's obvious that Louis knew exactly what he was doing through that whole segment which is pure genius.
Yeah. Usually comedians have no idea, what they are doing.
I'm always astounded when people call comedians geniuses. They are skilled at reading and shaping a room and that requires in born talent at his level, and lots of practice over years, but genius? I don't know...
@@mikechilds4452 Yeah. In order to be a genius you need to think of something that nobody has ever thought of. Or invent a number. Now it's like "I brought a cup in case we need another cup", "dude, you're a genius."
He pushed it to the very edge in this monologue. Very close to the edge. and he knew it. At the last scene you can actually see some fear in his eyes. What a legend.
I see no fear. He's a life long rehearsed professional, he's not gonna get scared and show it at the end. Risky af yes but fear, no. Youre projecting.
@@YanzBra He definitely looks mildly concerned
@@SilentSongXIII and mildly racist!
@@YanzBra Nah, there's his usual put-on hesitation, but you can literally see him get super flushed in the last 30 seconds when he does the deep sigh. I'd say this was a tricky one, even for a pro.
how do you think i feel, its probly my last show.
Louis CK is my favorite Mexican comedian.
Lol
Need takes offense
@Gertg Derften you mean the Guatemalan fake Mexican?
I think Louis CK and Franco Escamilla are at the same level. Too bad if you aren’t bilingual you cannot appreciate his comedy. Franco Escamilla probably has as many or more fans than Louis CK since he has reached to pretty much all of Spanish speaking America.
@@cletokings4302 PFFFFFF Franco ni se acerca
He just tapped danced over 10 lazer beams!
+David Atkinson lol, nice Seinfeld reference xD
+David Atkinson I wish they would do another episode of that if they had the ability to fill the time like they did last time.
+Garrett Newman they cut it down from 4 hours
yea people think they're slick. at least do this '' '' - Jerry Seinfeld
you would think after they push plagiarism as a big no-no in school so much, people would stop. but no people need glory - even if it's on an internet comment section.
"Not to us, cuz we're all awesome" - Oh man, you can tell he was genuinely worried about this. Like, in front of millions of people on SNL, and no idea if this was gonna fly. And still effin did it. And it's brilliant.
That was part of the performance
@@hasundarwiche5589 Everything he did during the performance is part of the performance by definition.
Yep I also think he was really worried for a second... when the audience gasped. But then brought it back.
He's often discussed how the seemingly off the cuff, "improvised" looking additions to certain jokes are in fact designed to look that way from the very start. But I don't think that would exactly apply to some of the anxiety you see/hear in his face/voice in this monologue. He knows he's on the precipice of either hearing them all laugh or boo & it's just as likely for either to happen, especially that last bit... After all it's not just him fuckin' around at a random comedy club where the stakes are low & he can experiment, it's a friggin 40th anniversary SNL season finale.
@@carnolasluggs5417 Exactly, totally agree.
The joke about the Middle East is aging a little too well
That's crazy 8 years later and it applies now better than ever
@@dummy999 that's kind of the point, it's been going on for 80 years or something.
@@delta-996980 years in its current iteration, but more like 1,000+ years of conflict contributing to the perennial hate.
It’s 2023 and the Middle East joke is perfect. As he said, everything changes except the middle east…
To many people in the same room, lol, shits wild.
I was molested as a teenager by an older man. That was amazing. (The monologue not the molesting. The molesting was pretty terrible. )
you need to like... word that differently
@Adam Craig my sides
"Molesting was terrible, would not recommend"
@@corpseplayground1949 You killed me.
@Jesus Hong go to hell
Man, Louis is the only guy who could pull it off in front of a crowd. Now I know he regularly pulls it off in front of a crowd.
aaahahahahaaha
LMFAO got'em
🔥
Wow. Very accurate. Impressive.
he constantly pulls off before crowds from what i hear..
Whether you like him or not, you can't reasonably deny that Louis is one of the greatest comedians of all time.
That's oxymoronic.
@@simoncharb.3284 You are right. Just like him period. He is great. No pussy footing
I never once even considered stopped being a fan.
If he raped someone, then yes, I would join the cancel crowd.
But he whipped out his dick in front of grown ass women who just... sat there? And another woman said he whipped it out when she was ON THE PHONE with him?
Really?
Get up and leave. And hang up. Idiot.
But of course not. "PoWeR dyNaMiCs". Sounds like they wanted him to hook them up with stuff otherwise they would tell. I guess they didn't get hooked up.
@simoncharb.3284 which part?
I cannot believe I am sitting here in 2024, and the mid-east joke still works perfectly....I will come back in another 10 yrs to check again......
i think you could come back in 200 years and it'll still be relevant
Check again
Naw Israel is really trying to push that ethnic cleansing to a whole new level @@commandingsteel
@@commandingsteel Maybe not so long now that nukes are a thing
I was thinking the same thing.
I was at the dress rehearsal for this episode. I remember just being like I can't believe this dude just said that on national TV hahaha Louis Ck is a legend.
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Johnny CT Dupee I was wondering, when do they do the dress rehersal? Is it like earlier in the day on Saturday or earlier in the week to see what jokes work and which ones don't, to make changes?
Neat! By the way, didn't this episode air right after the Steelers vs Ravens game?
undrtakr900 it's pretty much right before the live show, they do it back to back. it's literally the same show, but sometimes if someone messes up, they will make a joke like, "who cares? it's dress"
A9ForeverFine Heyyyy bayyybeee
Risky as hell. Pushing the boundaries but still pulls it off. I admire the approach.
Niall Purcell -"Pulls it off"? You are great and apparently psychic.
I, personaly, am pissed off, that he had to explain the joke. Really? These stupid fucks will groan, because he used some offensive humor? Fuck them, how about that? Stay home, cover your eyes and ears if you are easily offended. "See no evil"... Fuck those people...
It is my dream, to see comic(or any public person for that matter) who just says his shit, and don`t try to apologize or explain himself. And people should think for themselves, instead running every word through chart "that is ok, i can laugh at that, that is a no- no, you have to boo this bit." Right now closest one is Bill Burr, but still he explains himself sometimes, so i havet met my "dream" person :)
Heretyk_13. Nah it was hilarious. I laughed immediately as soon as he said it, and i laughed even harder when i heard the reaction of the audience because i know its a very fucked up thing to say, but it being fucked up doesn't mean its not funny. I laughed so hard when he was trying to explain his joke nervously xD I'm honestly against this type of comedy if its done by someone who isn't a professional comedian, it will only be hurtful to other people and will make you look like an asshole and it won't be funny at all. But if its done by a professional, it will make you look like a hilarious asshole, which is something i admire.
This is arguably one of the best SNL monologues of all time, for multiple reasons
BRO this was truly borderline, he was on the edge... I love Louis.
Q: How fucking good do you have to be to get a crowd to laugh at child molestation?
A: Louis CK good.
lol
I don't know anyone who can make a sensitive subject funny. Jerry Seinfeld did one on suicide, but that was 30 years ago.
+Dao Yang Anthony Jeselnik and he's the best at it
Gabriel Escobar Haha! Love Jeselnik. He's great!
I totally agree, check out Dave Chapelle's monologue about man rape for instance or the "how old is 15?" they're both hilarious while they're sensitive subjects! These two men are geniuses!
Louie says what he thinks in his 47 year old mind. We've all thought of the worst things imaginable sometimes. Louie just isn't afraid to say it. Its called being a comedian. If you cringed or felt uncomfortable then he did his job.
No, he's a comedian. If you laughed he did his job. Preachers, perverts, and public nuisances make people cringe or feel uncomfortable.
...Did I just do that?
k i l l e r D L S I support Louie's right to speak his mind. But I do feel a bit jealous that he gets a pass because he's a comedian, but if I said the same thing I would get skewered.
k i l l e r D L S No, his job is to make you laugh. If you cringe or felt uncomfortable and didn't laugh then he didn't do his job. If you laughed without cringing or feeling uncomfortable then he still did his job.If you laughed and still cringed then he still did his job. That's being a comedian, not "pushing boundaries." If boundaries do or don't get pushed in the process it doesn't matter so long as the laughs come. This has to be the funniest monologue of the year btw.
George Henry Somebody who tells people they don't know what comedy means, we call that narrow minded.
I was laughing the whole way through.
Either everything is okay to joke about, or nothing is, because everything is a sensitive topic to somebody.
George Henry I replied to this "apparently this guy has has no idea what comedy actually means.".
I'm sure every comic who makes predominantly offensive jokes knows that other sorts of comedy exist, but they are trying to fill a niche.
I was molested as a child, and I thought this monologue was the BEST SNL monologue in a very long time. Louis CK is hilarious!
TMI...sorry :-/
@@dij7878 right there with ya dij. just don't go over there, thats where he lives...
This has to be one of the greatest short standups of all time. Genius
Me, my two sisters and my mom should open a pizza place and call it "four black girls pizza" XD
+Maya Henry Sell bar-be-que chicken and pulled pork pizzas. You'll be rich as fuck.
+Maya Henry Seriously somebody should do it and invite him to stop by lol I bet he will too
+POOP BALLS fried chicken pizza might actually be delicious if you could keep the chicken from drying out while baking it
+POOP BALLS kinda overboard don't you think lol
kobron1559 Not nearly racist enough, pizza will be served with sizzurp and a complimentary durag.
This is my favourite opening monologue on SNL. Ever. I mean, I've only seen like 50 episodes but still, this is amazing.
+Earl Lemongrab I mean, seriously, just listen to the audience reaction during the child molester part. People are losing it. On SNL.
Try watching an hour of his stand-up, specifically "Chewed Up"
this might actually be him subconsciously admitting he thinks about molesting all of the young children he meets through taking care of kids lol
Ernest could you elaborate on that please? Would be interesting given all the current shenanigans
I want this guy back!
He's still doing some stand up - ruclips.net/video/R8Nc3x_TkF4/видео.html
He will be, give it some time
#metoo
He's making his way back
Utkarsh Tiwari I love that drive profile picture it's a shame only God forgives wasn't as well received
The greatness to not only write and rehearse this entire set, but then absolutely nail it on SNL's 40th anniversary. All time great performance.
There is literally no one else who could tell that joke.
He's missed. He has a weird fetish. But he asked for consent. The treatment he gets, like he's Harvey Weinstein...That's bullshit. Let the man come back.
@Elle A Libre Who? Seriously, who? Who could hold that monologue in front of the SNL live audience and make it it work.
I know you couldn't, because you are obviously a bone-dry annoying bitch
No one is keeping him away, he produced and distributed his own work and definitely has a loyal following.
Cliff I think that Ricky Gervais could've told that joke and made it work. But I tried to think of a second person and came up blank.
the fact that he gets put in the same sentence as Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby is crazy. On one hand, you have serial rapists that drugged and raped dozens of women for years on end. On the other hand, you got a dude that jerked off while a girl was on the other line of a phone conversation.
Cliff: In all fairness, as much as I love Louis CK, I think that Australian comedian Jim Jefferies would probably be the only one who could easily tell that joke. Jim Jefferies is excellent at dark humor and has told jokes about women getting raped. He’s also one of my favorite comedians.
It's February 2020 and I'm still a Louis fan. There, I said it.
SO BRAVE.
Hear, hear!
#StunningAndBrave
Same
Ayup. I also.
"I was born in 1967. So I grew up in the 70s. So...I'm not racist *pause* ....however" (Louis wanted the audience to say shit..He's gunna talk about it) Lmaoo he's a genius
Totally agree, although there are better "bits" in this monologue, as far as comic timing is involved, that "however" is pretty much as good as it gets.
You obviously cared enough to answer it.
He was making fun of racists who seem to love saying: "I'm not racist, but …" Usually something racist follows. That is also why he exchanges the "but" for "however".
+Anshal Majmudar thus proving you wrong.
Also born in 1967, I can attest every word he said was dialed in, accurate to 12 decimal places ... I can show you the scars. Here, look...
Louis is the best to ever do it. I love everybody here that’s been watching recently. Appreciating how truly great this comic is and these monologues.
It took some pretty big balls to do that on Saturday night live
+Marques Martinez It takes balls to invite a comedian who is known for his no holds barred style to host your TV-14 show
+ThatRabbitGuy Wut? If you want no boundaries, Louis C.K. is nothing compared to Jimmy Carr.
KnifingGame Yeah, sure, but it'll cost an arm and a leg more to invite a Brit from Britland than a local guy
+daarrkmatter Not at all
zTxmi I like them both but you can tell that jimmy carr just tries to be as offensive as possible. They're both hilarious but Louis C.K has so much more class. He's like a reincarnation of George Carlin.
*The bravest comedy ever attempted. We miss ya Louie. Come back when you can. We'll be here.*
Here here
I've seen him live and hes absolutely amazing, but now that we know hes a sexual predator itd be hard for me to go see him again.
@Gabriel Godina oh yeah, following a woman into the bathroom and asking her if you can beat off in front of her and when she doesnt say anything standing in front of the door and doing it is totally just being, "a little weird sexually". Its absolutely beyond absurd to try to justify his behavior as a sex act between consenting adults.
He will jerk his way back into your life
imaferretmaster Don't yuck his yum.
He follows the advice of George Carlin. A comedian should know where the line is then deliberately cross it.
Keith Greenan With self-awareness and proper tone that method can produce magical results. But if you lack either of these you are walking into an uncomfortable and dangerous situation for yourself
The Carlin quote also mentioned bringing the audience across that line with you. Which is the difficult thing to do in this era of politically correct sissies.
"Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far." - Jean Cocteau
A comedian's job is that of a social scientist. It is their mission to FIND the line. Crossing it is up to the individual comedian.
And...... 9 years has passed and Israel and Palestine are still fighting
Bible says they will until Jesus comes back
Yes, hopefully he gets rid of israhell, however they have their Moshiach (Anti-Christ) coming..
Nerd
No topic is above comedy. Louis CK FTW.
Thebebop2008 I have.
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That was awesome
Thebebop2008 Jim Jefferies did www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/mhnni/whats_the_most_offensive_joke_you_know/c30zv8a
Will Barnard it's kind of an oxymoron. No joke is offensive.
It's provocative. Gets the people going!
😂😂😂
Ball so hard mothafuckers wanna fine me
*gets a seizure*
@@main3rror - Makes me sad people think of the song first and not the actual thing that it's from.
So why are people complaining about this on twitter? As far as I'm concerned he killed it...
Kebour Indris because in America you need to be politically correct about everything... in public, most people are racist as shit in private
Kebour Indris Its because they lack the ability to understand context, so they apply their own context and get offended.
Kebour Indris because we're now in an age where everyone is offended at everything
MattyFizzle04 your a troll you don't even say anything. you just call people names.
MattyFizzle04 Worst kind of person right here
Gotta watch this masterpiece at least once every three months
He's a supreme craftsman of comedy. Every word, pause, look, rhythm is worked out with precision. A textbook example of how to make a very controversial subject funny and pull an audience with you. Brilliant.
yes a legend comedian rehearses their act right to the T like you said it comes off as he is talking off the cuff natural and expressing his feelings on the spot but no it is all rehearsed comedians actually are very talented actors.
If people weren't so disgustingly fake and pretentious, you wouldn't need comedy to avoid getting treated like Trump.
Just call it how it is. They're laughing because they assume he's "just joking".
He's actually amazed that they think that and he's hiding it pretty well, but not well enough imo
i was molested as a child.. and yet i thihk this is one of the best openings for snl ever.
greenrolaids I'm so sorry
VIRTUUUUEEEE!!!!
how do you distinguish between somebody actually being decent and virtue signaling?
By thinking you know everything.
greenrolaids lol how do we know your probably a psycho or gonna be
The best opening monologue SNL ever had. There are no boundaries in comedy.
well at least until two bitch's get pissed off your doing well and and accuse you of asking for a sexual encounter that they agreed to but are suddenly not ok with anymore XD
@@Endlessvoidsutidos Nope.
As an "employer/career-influencer", Louis C.K. was in a position to coerce the women, and they knew it even if he didn't. IF he didn't fully appreciate how much of an asshole he was being (which I personally do believe), he therefore didn't intend to offend at the level that he did, including offending them at all. That kind of sexual transgression isn't hostile, being (imo) only slightly more aggressive and slightly less funny than streaking. In short, he was being an asshole.
That said, those women DID potentially have a lot to lose either by "just walking away" (to which Louis C.K. could have found offense and responded vindictively) or "do nothing" (to which Louis C.K. could have derived tactic approval, not to mention the signal it would send to other employers/boss/co-workers that fucking with you is okay had he been a Weinstein-type). Louis C.K., otoh, didn't risk much of anything (already showed his dick on camera, has a reputation for being "edgy") if the allegations were true.
Clearly he isn't Harvey Weinstein at all, and no responsible person - including any of Louis C.K.'s accusers - claim that he was (calm your fucking nuts). He did, idiotically, expose himself (so to speak) to gold-digging whores (as Bill Burr might say). Either way it was stupid, and now he's paying for his actions.
That said, if you don't understand the influence of a possible power-dynamic of the sexual harassment of which Louis C.K. was likely guilty (annoying on the surface and not seemingly aggressive, but capable of abuse), feel free to shut your crazy ass the fuck up.
@@NiceGuy678 oh it seems like you were there, thanks for letting us know.
Giuh no problem.
@@xunder3 At the time when it happened, Louis was just another struggling comedian. He wasn't an influencer and he held no power over them. Your entire rant is moot.
The way he senses he's about to lose the audience and then ropes them in again is masterful. Only an experienced comedian could do this.This is top tier delivery.
He obviously knew he’d have to play recovery when he was writing the joke lol
But you’re right still
It takes a lot of confidence going on national tv dressed like a miner.
I understood that reference hahahaha
@@Detonated66 Not a minor, but a miner 😂😂
@@racentour5172 A grown man working in the mines, jacked off to the 50 year old at a fair.
I have 3 phds and I dont get what you mean sir.
Well played
I wonder how many black t shirts Louie owns.
+TheHehe1223 i think hes just been sweating in that same one for years
+TheHehe1223 its the same one, he talks about it in the documentary. he said its his lucky tshirt and he always wears it for performing.
+TheHehe1223 He owns about as many as you do. Only difference is he doesn't care how many you own.
+Ryan Nickens lol
He's like roger waters in the 70s lol Black t shirts everyday
" hey you interrupted me, I was saying something racist" lmfao
decade later and the Israel Palestine joke still lands 100% lmfao
Oh yeah, that problem ain't going anywhere. To resolve that conflict would require the ignoring or abandonment of much of what is written in centuries-old literature, considered divine. Ain't happening
this is the pg-13 version of louis too
nyyankee488 This was sooo great live. Watching the Twitter reactions last night LOL.
Really now that u look back its like ohh shit i think he was serious lmfao. Still love em tho. And i mean its not like he was a full blown rapist. Just liked to jerk off infront of chicks i mean cmon thats not even bad.
This monologue was Louis CK spitting at political correctness. When a comedian can make people laugh, even at the most heinous or tragic things, you know he's tapped into our collective funny bone.
Joe Rogan does/did it. Doug Stanhope, Jim Norton, other comedians in that vein.
hes catholic mexican
+James Bond Well, there's Jimmy Carr. He's on another level when it comes to being offensive
try out Bill Burr. That guy makes fun of sad and tragic things all the time, and he is just killing it.
We're not laughing *at* the most heinous or tragic things, we're laughing around them. Mainly at the way people handled them at the time and the way we handle it internally. Thats the art.
Louis never made fun of the victims. only of the perpetrators. and he mostly led us to identify with the latter category. That is why he is the master of his craft.
Lol mild racism is funny
Meanwhile during the whole joke I’m looking at the two black guys behind him hoping they laugh
The guy standing up the back did laugh and clearly enjoyed the ‘mild racism’ humour! And why not - it was funny and it creates more dialogue about a difficult subject that should be addressed. Louis is comedy genius. 😍
Sascha Rouillon I know it’s funny that’s why I said it’s funny I just think it’s even more funny that while he is making a joke about it I’m literally doing it
Lol....my barometer was the black woman on the right.....and she was laughing at everything.
well the point of the joke is that Louis is that bad guy. it’s not just racist to be racist
dockoston I know that I’m just pointing out MY mild racism because I’m hoping the black guys laugh at it thinking they wouldn’t
This is my favorite eight minutes of stand-up comedy ever. From the first time I watched it almost a decade ago to now, it has consistently made me laugh out loud. Such incredible energy, such artistic risk. The thrill of imagining how nervous Louis must be going through it combined with the audience’s horror and his giddiness just adds to it. 10/10.
I love how Louie can purposely say a word improperly, grammar wise, and it works so perfectly to make us laugh.
“Childs”
Grammar.
@@racelox Thank you
Norm used to do the same thing. Very funny fellas
“However you lost your legs…ha ha ha….. you haven’t legs, and we’ve legs”-Louis CK
He nailed the spirit of a comedian who's really lived and experienced.
only Louis
George Carlin, Anthony Jeselnik, Jim Carr etc they could've pulled it off too
oh grow the fuck up. He never did anything wrong, just stupid fucking liberals wanting attention.
666 likes lol
It´s not about liberals,this is serious.It´s about shameless whores, fuck the politics. You make it sound like one can put a whole fist up a republican ladys ass without any disturbance...maybe one can?
I can literally name 20 comics that could not only get away this... but have done it better...
we will never reach this level of comedy ever again
I thought this was hilarious. He wanted to make people feel uncomfortable and he did. George Carlin - 'I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.'
This will also get so much media attention.
Dont u ever compare carlin to this mexican "wanna be white" hack.. carlin is top 5 all time. Piss iff
BlackLatinCeaser He gets it. Carlin was of his time and Louis is of his. Let the dialogue happen.
BlackLatinCeaser I just quoted Carlin, I didn't even compare the two. How do you read that as a comparison lol
sniktu Agreed
BlackLatinCeaser CK > Carlin
come at me bro
At the finale of Saturday Night Live (I can only assume this was a widely watched show in the US) he does a comedy routine covering racism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and child molestation. This man is simply brilliant. He will (already has) go down in history as one of the greats.
doone See about that...
this comment aged terribly
Muhammad Alrashed not really, his allegations are extremely mild and consensual and many ppl will see that with time
@@MuhammadAlrashed nope
Already the best comedian to ever live.
10 years ago already...And he keeps outdoing himself! I cant believe how many times i almost died of laughter with this guy :) pure legend
Dave Chappell
.....hell no , didn't laugh at this shit once
talesin- god of the internet True, but Louis is the closest guy we have, and the right one to take up the mantle.
***** George Carlin set the standard for legendary comedy. His insights on government, religion, history, and human nature are just unparalleled. Comedy would not be what it is today had it not been for him. I will say that today we have some great comics that could emulate him with time if they persist in their works, but they'll have to give their life to comedy as did George Carlin.
Almost a decade later and the Israel/Palestine jokes hit harder now.
"Not to us. Cause we are awesome."
Don't know about the crowd but he sure is.
That’s the line. It’s about our hypocrisy, that we’re all good because child molesters are all bad
@@paulsouth2604 yep but I think he had to throw that in there just for safety lol
@@hendy24 seems spineless
Just finished LOUIE, it was great, it made me laugh to tears to almost cry from sadness, very easy to identify ourselves with the character.
Spiri7ualShi7 Its the Most REAL series i have ever seen. And I think thats whats he went for.
Joe Fawkes 100% I hope he can do like 20 seasons because that show is synonymous with greatness
You should definitely check out his series 'Horace and Pete' as well. I think he's always known he can write totally gripping drama as well and with H&P he does it. One of my favorite series ever.
Louis is amazing because he doesn't just try to get the easiest possible laugh. He KNOWS it's hard to joke about racism and child molestation. He writes jokes about them anyway because he is an ARTIST always trying to push the boundaries. Amazing.
Pookz
Pookz k
Sometimes when I watch this I get a bit choked up. I wouldn't say he's my favorite comedian, but this set is really something special. Every topic is 3rd rail. The jokes hit hard, but the reason why it is special is it is something no other comedian could do. It is someone at the top of their game drawing a line between them and every other standup comedian, and the line is real. Bargatze, Burr, Chappelle, Bamford, Mulaney, Gulman, Stanhope, or name your favorite stand up couldn't get away with this. He has to go so far over the line, and yet get you to excuse him for it. Norm would probably get a laugh from the folks at home with it, but I could see the crowd icing even him for this one.
The laugh on "How do you think I feel, this is my last show probably," is so big, and shows the crowd is so aware of the joke, the logic of the joke, and the implications of the joke. It is a dark observation about one of the worst things human beings do, somehow made into something so funny. Louie is so acutely aware of just how much grace the audience is willing to give him. Seeing someone like this, at their best, being uniquely great and at the top of their field, is something worth marveling at.
Other times I watch this and it just makes me laugh.
Very well said. I watched it live. It was simply awesome.
cuz we're all awesome
That's the funniest standup I've ever seen
If you never seen bro, look up "louis ck and patrice o'neal blacks vs mexicans" hilarious debate. And also "louis ck tells patrice the origin of the n word"
@@drewinsur7321 I will, thank you 👍
@@codinginflow damm bro, was checking your channel this morning, loved that "Images, Animations, Transitions" playlist. thats good stuff we dont have so well explained here in brazil, gold mine, keep it up!
@@drewinsur7321 My pleasure bro
@@codinginflow there's a beautiful love story blossoming here.
This is what comedy is supposed to be. Talking about taboo topics!
nar nothing funny about pedophilia
@@o2xb nah that shits funny af
@@o2xb He's not making light of pedophilia so much as of pedophiles. He never took a shot at a victim, or tried to make doing so funny as a function of that victimhood.
Taking an absurd angle to rationalize the perspective of the villain might not be your style, but to state that there's *nothing* funny about *any* topic just isn't true.
@@xunder3 you are making light of it if you can find humour from such a situation
@@xunder3 your comprehension skills are below par.I never said any topic but of pedophilia specifically.
When he said “it must be really good” about child molesting the entire crowd just laughed and groaned
Genius shit comedically at least
i lost it there
Louis deservedly gets a ton of credit for putting this set together but SNL/Lorne Michaels deserve big recognition for approving it and making it happen on network TV. They knew full well the shit they were going to get for it.
I actually knew the Jean Baptiste he's talking about, I'm pretty sure. Louis grew up in Newton Mass, and I was in adjacent Cambridge MA around the same time. There was a guy "Jean Baptiste" that used to cruise and loiter around Harvard Square which was a teenage boy hangout in the early-mid 80's (skaters and punks), and hit on many of us, but not overtly sexual. His modus operandi was to invite us to coffee or dinner (there wasn't a McDonalds around). With his french accent and lack of any overt sex talk he just seemed like someone sophisticated (although he had a pretty run-down car). went to dinner with him when I was 16, at some sort-of-fancy restaurant that had no problem serving me lots of Martinis. Then he suggested we go for a walk, which we did, then he suggested we go hang out at his apartment but I said I need to get back. He just said "okay" (internally probably "Curses! Foiled again") and took me back.
@Jesus Hong There wasn't a McDonalds in all of Cambridge. There was a Burger King a few miles down the road in Central Square, but that may have been beneath even a pedophile.
Wow!!
Big if true
You're pretty good at lying. Good job!
There is no way Louis used his real name
God I hope he hosts the Oscars next year.
+Natalie Bruce probably never gonna happen
They wouldn't want him masturbating in front of the female nominees
J Town hahahahah
yo is there anything new about that? i read it was a rumor like 2 years ago
hope he doesnt. i mean all that scripted innocent jokes
This is one of the best opening monologues on SNL ever and I love how risky it is and how it took a chance and yet Louis CK still has the charisma in order to pull this off and this is why he's my second favorite comedian of all time the first being George carlin
Louis CK is so true to his craft. He is always risky with his taboo subjects but it’s the very reason I enjoy and respect his stand up. There’s so many angles of perspective to what he pitches that’s you can’t help but find the humor in it.
A masterclass in navigating a landmine topic with a finesse uncommon to even most seasoned stand-ups
The jokes in this monologue are sensational, but I'll give you some advice: Don't try to repeat them. I tried to be funny with them at my father-in-law's party and my girlfriend's whole family looks at me and treats me differently since then...
Definitely part of it was the delivery, but a good deal of why it worked was also just that he's Louis lol. My condolences, I know the feeling (although I learned it on slightly less dangerous jokes to bomb with haha)
Ahahahah same thing happened to me. I made a joke at the Thanksgiving dinner table one year with the in laws and the brother in law's family and guess what...they're all now former in-laws. Not because of the joke but the joke didn't help.
Seems like you are making a joke here with this comment- throwing it out there
The delivery of the joke is everything. Plus they might know you as a different guy and the jokes seemed out of character.
It definitely needs to come with a "Don't try this at home" warning
“I’ll buy you a really cool missile”
I like your name and pic
Helter skelter
FACE MELTER « you do whatever you want with it » lol
I've watched this numerous times and I still laugh at this like it's the first time I watched it.
I think lately I laugh even harder, I guess because I know it by heart already !!