Louis C.K.is returning to Netflix years after he was embroiled in theMe Too movement.
The 58-year-old comedian's upcomingheadlining showat the Hollywood Bowl, a new addition to theNetflix Is a Joke Festlineup, was announced on Thursday, April 2.
The standup set will take place Tuesday, May 5, toward the beginning of the streaming giant's weeklong schedule that's jam-packed with hundreds of comedy events across Los Angeles starring the likes ofJerry Seinfeld,Larry David,Kevin HartandSteve Carell. Tickets go on sale April 6 at 10 a.m. PT.
C.K.'s standup special, "Ridiculous" – for which he will also receive directing and executive producing credits – will come out this summer.
The same day as C.K.'s set, Hart, Seinfeld, Katt Williams, David Letterman and John Mulaney, Ilana Glazer and Ramy Youssef, Nicole Byer and Jim Gaffigan are among the dozens of performers also taking the stage across LA County. Shane Gillis,who also landed in hot waterover past comments widely viewed as racist and more recent jokes deemed offensive, is also part of the lineup, hosting "a blockbuster night of comedy" at the Bowl on May 4.
Tony Hinchcliffe, who faced widespread backlash in 2024for calling Puerto Ricoa "floating island of garbage" and making otherremarks deemed as racistat a rally for then president-electDonald Trump, will do a live recording of his "Kill Tony" podcast at Inglewood's Intuit Dome on May 7 as part of Netflix is a Joke.
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C.K., whose shelf is lined with a number of Grammy and Emmy Awards, was exposed for sexually harassing behavior in a 2017New York Times reportin which five women alleged the comedian had exposed himself and masturbated in front of them. The allegations followed a few years ofreports about the comedian's inappropriate behavioraround women, which he had steadfastly denied at the time.
After the Times' article was published, C.K. issueda contrite response, acknowledging the accusations were "true" and saying, "The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly."
Within a year of the comedian vowing to "step back and take a long time to listen," he was on tour and selling out several shows. He addressed the allegations in the 2020 standup special "Sincerely Louis C.K.," and at one point explained, "Men are taught to make sure the woman is OK. The thing is, women know how to seem OK when they're not OK. So you can't just look at her face and be like, 'Her eyes are dry, we're fine. Let's just keep going.'"
In July, he went on the road with hisRidiculous comedy tour, which took him across North America, and to Europe, India, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan.
Contributing: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
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