He's vulgar. He's immature. He's petty. He's ignorant. In other words, Louis C.K. is fucking hysterical. The guy's a Boston-native and an Irishmen by heart. I've seen him live at the Comedy Connection in Fanuel Hall. A side-grabbing performance indeed!
Here's a little background information on this week's featured comedian. Louis Szekely was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Mary and Luis Szekely, an economist.His mother was of Irish Catholic descent and his father, a native of Mexico, was of Mexican Catholic and Hungarian Jewish ancestry. After four years in Mexico City, Szekely grew up in Massachusetts—first Framingham and then Newton. His family pronounces their surname, Hungarian-origin Szekely, roughly as [se'-ke], and in his grade-school years he resorted to "C. K." as an easy way to get his name pronounced almost correctly as [si' ke].
He has performed his stand-up frequently on shows like Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. In August 2005, C. K. starred in a half-hour HBO special as part of the stand-up series One Night Stand. In June 2006, he began starring in Lucky Louie, a sitcom he created. The series premiered on HBO. The show was videotaped in front of a live studio audience; it was HBO's first series in that format. Lucky Louie is described as a bluntly realistic portrayal of family life. However, HBO canceled the series after its first season. Louis has a supporting role in Ricky Gervais' The Invention of Lying. He also plays a small role as a security guard in Role Models. Most recently, he has been added to NBC’s Parks and Recreation, where he appears in a multi-episode story arc as a potential love interest for Amy Poehler’s character.
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