Has Louis CK’s sexual harassment scandal ruined the self-referential comedy genre? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 12-20-2017, 02:00 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...rting-to-grate

Louis CK's Louie influenced a wide range of shows, including Marc Maron’s Maron, Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi and Maria Bamford’s Lady Dynamite. “CK’s downfall has brought the meta sitcom’s dark side into hard contrast,” says Stuart Heritage. “If you’re making a show about your life, and you’re willing to throw a few self-deprecating bones to the crowd here and there, you can use it as a shield to hide all your worst impulses. The audience will assume honesty in what it watches, because self-referential comedy relies on the perception of honesty to function. And now the trust is eroded, so the form has to work harder to win us over.”

Chocolate Moose · 12-20-2017, 10:44 AM

Hmmmmm

Could be. I guess we'll see.

TMC · 12-21-2017, 01:30 AM

Sexual harassment accusers describe the backlash: Louis CK accuser says she’s "getting death threats and I’m getting ripped apart”
In a discussion led by Rose McGowan, eight women described the consequences for coming forward. “I’m getting all this free hate every single day, by telling the truth that he’s actually admitted to,” says Rebecca Corry, one of Louis CK’s accusers.

12-20-2017, 02:00 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,445	Has Louis CK’s sexual harassment scandal ruined the self-referential comedy genre? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...rting-to-grate Louis CK's Louie influenced a wide range of shows, including Marc Maron’s Maron, Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi and Maria Bamford’s Lady Dynamite. “CK’s downfall has brought the meta sitcom’s dark side into hard contrast,” says Stuart Heritage. “If you’re making a show about your life, and you’re willing to throw a few self-deprecating bones to the crowd here and there, you can use it as a shield to hide all your worst impulses. The audience will assume honesty in what it watches, because self-referential comedy relies on the perception of honesty to function. And now the trust is eroded, so the form has to work harder to win us over.”

12-20-2017, 10:44 AM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,881	Hmmmmm Could be. I guess we'll see.
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12-21-2017, 01:30 AM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,445	Sexual harassment accusers describe the backlash: Louis CK accuser says she’s "getting death threats and I’m getting ripped apart” In a discussion led by Rose McGowan, eight women described the consequences for coming forward. “I’m getting all this free hate every single day, by telling the truth that he’s actually admitted to,” says Rebecca Corry, one of Louis CK’s accusers.