The Latest Breaking News from Louis CK

'I Just Couldn't Be Part of That' Weird Al Yankovic Reveals He Rejected a Seven-Figure Comedy Festival Offer in Riyadh

Weird Al Yankovic declined a seven-figure offer to perform at a Saudi comedy festival, citing discomfort with the state-sponsored event. Other comedians faced backlash for participating due to human rights concerns.

International Business Times UK · Jul 23

Once-canceled celebrities are back in the spotlight in record time — and that’s on us

IN FOCUS: Louis CK is back with a new Netflix comedy special, and Kevin Spacey is feeling ‘much more welcomed’ in Hollywood. The impact of past scandals — even serious allegations of sexual misconduct — that once would have killed careers appears to be receding, Bruce Golding explores why

The Independent UK · Jul 15

Louis C.K.'s "redemption" is complete

The supposedly disgraced comic's mainstream return proves that expecting true accountability is the real joke

Salon · Jul 3

Cancel Culture Is a Joke With Louis C.K. Headlining ‘Netflix Is a Joke’ at the Hollywood Bowl

Cancel culture ruins lives, right?

The Mary Sue · Apr 2

Epstein said he was ‘asked everyday’ for advice on #MeToo: ‘So many guys reaching out to me’

Files released by DoJ reveal the financier engaging in efforts to blunt the impact of the movement as it was gaining ground

The Guardian - US · Feb 6

“He sounds like he just smoked a big fat doobie”: Comedy fan Geddy Lee on the stand-up comedians he loves

Rush's Geddy Lee on his favourite funny people

Louder · Oct 18, 2025

Marc Maron's 'WTF' podcast ends soon. Here's a look at 7 essential episodes

The final episode of comic and actor Marc Maron's influential podcast drops Monday

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Carr. How have they responded?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Bill Burr calls critics of Riyadh comedy festival ‘sanctimonious’ and ‘phoney’

Comedian defends appearance at controversial comedy festival, saying: ‘It felt right afterward. I vibed with them’

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025

Marc Maron is the rare comedian who shows us how it should be done

In a new documentary and as his WTF podcast ends, the US comic has shown a level of integrity and perspective that many of his peers could learn from

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2025