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Louie (U.S. TV series)

Louie
Louie-title.jpg
Intertitle from seasons 1–3 & 5
Genre Black comedy
Comedy-drama
Satire
Surreal humour
Created by Louis C.K.
Written by Louis C.K.
Directed by Louis C.K.
Starring Louis C.K.
Opening theme "Brother Louie" performed by Ian Lloyd (seasons 1–3 & 5)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 61 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Louis C.K.
Dave Becky
M. Blair Breard
Producer(s) Pamela Adlon
Tony Hernandez
Location(s) New York City
Editor(s) Louis C.K.
David Abel
Susan E. Morse
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 19–41 minutes
Production company(s) 3 Arts Entertainment
Pig Newton, Inc.
FX Productions
Distributor 20th Television
Release
Original network FX
Original release June 29, 2010 (2010-06-29) – May 28, 2015 (2015-05-28)
External links
Website www.fxnetworks.com/louie

Louie is an American comedy-drama television series on the FX network that began airing in 2010. It is written, directed, edited, and produced by the show's creator, comedian Louis C.K. He also stars in the show as a fictionalized version of himself, a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City. The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series, consisting of largely unconnected storylines and segments (described by FX president John Landgraf as "extended vignettes") that revolve around Louie's life, punctuated by live stand-up performances.

The show has been met with critical acclaim and was included in various critics' 2010s top-ten lists of TV shows. C.K. has received several Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his acting, writing, and directing, and has won for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series at the 64th and 66th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Despite plans for a sixth season, FX ended their partnership with C.K. in November 2017, after he confirmed the sexual misconduct allegations against him were true; neither FX nor C.K. have yet commented about the fate of Louie.

Louie is loosely based on comedian Louis C.K.'s life, showing segments of him doing his stand-up routine onstage, and depicting his life offstage as a divorced father of two girls. Each episode features either two stories (which may or may not connect thematically) or a longer full-episode story (often consisting of numerous connected shorter pieces). The stories of all episodes revolve around Louie.

The pieces are interspersed with short clips of Louie's stand-up, usually performed in New York comedy clubs, mainly the Comedy Cellar and Carolines in Manhattan. The stand-up in the show consists of original material recorded for the series, and is usually shot from the stage rather than from the more traditional audience perspective. Sometimes these comedy segments are integrated into the stories themselves, whereas other times they simply serve to bookend them with a loosely connected topic. In the first season, blunt, socially awkward conversations between Louie and his therapist are also shown occasionally. Beginning in the third season, some episodes do not feature any stand-up performances or the opening credit sequence.


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