Louis C.K.: my radar, his fans, his act, and the man himself. I saw Louis C.K. perform last night at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. Let’s start with his fans. I like Louis C.K. because every broad I talk to, lovves him. Sort of like a 20 year old Dane Cook fan will one day grow up to mature and become a Louis fan - trust. The difference is Louis C.K. doesn’t deserve drop-kick treatment like one Dane Cook. Often times during Louis’ act, I found myself just smiling (no homo), but it was like why close my mouth if I know I’m about to blurt out laughing any second, so I was just grinning. Starring at a man grinning at him, three rows back isn’t gay, is it?

As far as Louis C.K. and his placement on my radar, it has been spotty (thank god for youtube clips of late night talk show appearances)… but, I don’t think the Louis true charm shines on the couch at some dumb Jay Leno appearance. He shines on stage, where he truely looks happy (most comics actually love performing, it’s just the travel and the downtime between gigs that they dread). I think I first heard of Louis from one of his comedy pals, Greg Fitzsimmons. To be honest, my ’scope’ of comedians that I heart, are comedians who come into the Howard Stern Show, and win over the room. I am not sure why Louis has yet to do the show, perhaps he is loyal to his buddy Jim Norton and O&A. But the Stern Show - that’s instant fanfare. A good Howard Stern Show appearance would propel Louis C.K. even higher, even though his post HBO-show popularity is already booming (with a DVD and CD coming out in December). But let’s not doubt the Stern-Effect: Artie Lange’s Too Fat To Fish debuted on the NYTimes Best Seller List at #1, for crying aloud.

And like Artie Lange, by the end of his set, when Louis C.K. walks off the stage, everybody in the house is like wait, “Louis where you going? I thought we’re boys, didn’t you want to catch a drink later?” That is a sign of a great comedian, you wish you could have a beer with him and shoot the shit, (while he looks at you and finds comedy in what you call your face). I mean, you try being a 41 year old newly divorced comedic genius, and not ooze charm. That is called biological stank-on-hanglow reciprocators. As far as Louis’ stage presence, if we both were in high school together, and he was at my high school talent show, he would probably be the most popular kid in school, and I would probably hate him for that. Either way though, the man deserves his props. He has a solid hour and a half of material, and is now easily one of my favorite comedians. While Artie may be Too Fat To Fish, Louis is not, “Too Ginger To Kidd.”

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