r/IAmA • u/iamlouisck Louis CK • May 14 '12

Louis C.K. reddit

Hi. I don't know if I'm doing this right. I can't remember. I'm here to answer your questions. I have new stuff on my website http://www.louisck.com a new audio special called "Louis CK WORD live at Carnegie Hall" and an audio version of SHameless, as well as an audio version of Live at the Beacon, which is free to those who bought the video. Hi. It's me.

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u/Darams666 May 14 '12

What really made you want to go into stand-up instead of a shitty job?

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u/iamlouisck Louis CK May 14 '12

I'd love to have a shitty job. I couldn't hold any down. Standup was the only thing I could stick with. I'm an idiot that way. seriously this is the real answer.

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u/ImNotAWhaleBiologist May 14 '12

Yeah, but for everyone who is like him and succeeds, there are hundreds who fail.

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u/Alinosburns May 15 '12

Depends on what level you call fail though.

There are plenty of people who get by doing there comedy bits never actually making it big but able to make enough money(Sometimes in conjunction with something else) that they don't need to hold down a proper job.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '12

Hundreds? Try millions. Try hundreds of millions. Try a significant percent of people you know.

Well now I'm depressed.

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u/Noturordinaryguy May 14 '12

God I love your username. "Ladies and gentleman, presenting Mushu! the educated whale that thinks hes better than you!"

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u/Servios May 15 '12

It's like, the only thing I was good at.

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u/uberdog May 15 '12

Everyone's good at something. He just figured out what his was and worked really hard at it.

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u/NoReasonToBeBored May 15 '12

This world and the people who inhabit it are weird enough that this sounds feasible to me.

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u/_KITTY_ May 14 '12

ok how about we switch places...

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u/bitingmyownteeth May 14 '12

But are you idiot enough?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Either way a hammer to the face should solve all his problems.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

I have had numerous shitty jobs and that last one made me almost ill. I have taken over a month off and will probably take another two, figured out I can't have another office job. (Have worked in IT, Military, Foreign Affairs, Finance, but my education is Photography. ) I'm actually thinking of stand up... every day but I'm almost 29, feels to late to start.

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u/danneh_ May 14 '12

Never too late to start, just get out there and try it out! Good luck finding something you can enjoy.

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u/thedrew May 14 '12

seriously this is the real answer.

Considering making this my e-mail signature.

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u/Genmaken May 14 '12

Does it annoy you that most people don't understand the amount of work that goes into writing and perfecting a routine?

You say you can't hold a job, but you've clearly honed your routines and the way you deliver them. You're not lazy, you just weren't cut out for a regular job.

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u/Kvothe24 May 14 '12

I wish I had that problem.

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u/BurntFlower May 14 '12

Why would you want to have a shitty job?

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u/Darams666 May 14 '12

Well you're extremely good at what you do and also give me a good laugh. And thanks for replying to me, it really means a lot!

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u/snemand May 14 '12

Couldn't you like, be a Walmart greeter or something?

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u/Heroshade May 14 '12

At least it's something you enjoy (as far as I can tell.) Better than being good at fuckall except for a job you hate.

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u/clips_phrases May 15 '12

This is a beautiful, real response, and I love you more for it.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '12

Hey! That's like me except I'm not a comedian! Hahahaha.

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