Louis C.K. is a funny man, there's no other way to say it. His humor is many things, self-deprecating, honest, unconventional, and at times absurd. 2010 was a great year for Louis which made sure if you hadn't heard of him and his comedy before, his TV show "Louie" on FX, and the film that coincides with this album will change that. Hilarious the film is also the first ever stand-up comedy film to be accepted at the Sundance Film Festival. Louis' material delves into the absurdity often found in the mundane, and takes it even farther. He eschews about the hypocrisy and lazy lifestyle choices of white America, talks about the heft of a coin, and even fits in a shit joke or two. This is in my opinion is by far the best material he's ever done. Having been a fan of his for about 16 years I can say that he's grown into one of the best and irreverent comics of our time, if not the best. One of my favorite bits is him talking about how spoiled and fat Americans are, how with all this amazing technology around us we still find things to bitch about. He points out societal imbecility, like how it's ok to hit children but not dogs. He is the absolute best at pouring out his most messed-up inner thoughts. His everyman way of talking about topics such as religion, homophobia, divorce, fatherhood, and society in general speaks for all of us in a way. More of my favorite bits are when he talks about how he tries to have a filter when he talks to his kids and fails miserably. It's harder than it looks, to know what to say and have to be careful about being too honest and balance sparing their feelings at the same time. It shows a different side of him that we haven't seen in his early material. After 25 years of doing stand-up comedy he is able to come off as almost endearing, he can talk about the idiocy that inhabits our world without alienating his audience, he does it without bitterness, he does it without being smug. Right now I think he's doing it better than anyone. 5 out of 5
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