Humor
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks agoLouis C.K.'s Next Chapter
Louis C.K. returns via standup and a debut novel, navigating ambiguous post-#MeToo reintegration while centering humor on aging, mundane pleasures, and provocative moralism.
In his typical style, C.K. opened with a gut-puncher to a sold-out house of nearly 3,000 seats and had the audience roaring into the night. I got an AIDS test today, he said as the crowd murmured. I haven't had sex in years. I just wanted some good news. The audience burst into laughter. As they quieted, C.K. took a beat and said, Turns out I have AIDS.