Louis CK is making a comeback, thanks to Netflix

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The streamer announced today that the disgraced comedian will star in his first Netflix special, titled Ridiculous, since his 2017 Netflix special 2017, released six months before his sexual misconduct scandal. He’ll also headline a show at the Hollywood Bowl on May 5 as part of the Netflix Is a Joke festival. “The move appears to mark a turning point for the comedian, who had been exiled from many mainstream comedy spaces following a 2017 New York Times report at the height of the #MeToo movement in which five women accused him of sexual misconduct,” says The Hollywood Reporter’s Katie Kilkenny. “The women alleged that he masturbated in front of them or on the phone with them. C.K. later admitted to the behavior, saying he believed at the time it had been appropriate because he had asked first. The report had major consequences for C.K., whose star power was then at its height following multiple Emmy wins for his acclaimed FX series Louie and eight sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. FX cut ties with C.K. and ended his overall deal, he lost executive producer titles on multiple shows from FX and other companies and his management firm and publicist dropped him as a client. A film he starred in, wrote and directed, I Love You, Daddy, was dropped by its distributor. In the wake of the controversy, Louis C.K. began working again but with a far lower profile. He toured in the U.S. and in Europe, filmed some specials (including one called Sorry) and released a novel set in rural Texas.”

With Louis CK’s big stage comeback thanks to Netflix, it’s time to stop pretending “cancel culture” is real.

Louis C.K. will headline Netflix's comedy festival, so everyone crying about “cancel culture” for the last decade can shut up now.

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