Louis C.K. filmography explained

American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and filmmaker Louis C.K. began his career performing stand-up while simultaneously making short films. When he was 17, he directed a comedic short film titled Trash Day (1984). His third short film, Ice Cream, won the grand prize at the Aspen Shortsfest in 1993. In the same year, he began writing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien before leaving the next year. His next writing job was on Late Show with David Letterman in 1995, and directed a series of shorts for Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies on television, followed by acting as head writer for The Dana Carvey Show (1997) and a writer on The Chris Rock Show (1997–1999). He voiced a fictional version of himself on four episodes of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist from 1996 to 2002. He directed his first feature, Tomorrow Night, in 1998, which failed to attract any distributors and was later re-released by C.K. on his website in 2014.[1]

In the early 2000s, he continued to collaborate with actor-comedian Chris Rock. They co-wrote Down to Earth in 2001 and C.K. wrote and directed Pootie Tang (which C.K. was fired from during editing) later that year – both featured Rock in acting roles. In 2002, he voiced Brendon Small's estranged father, Andrew Small, in Home Movies. His first leading role was the HBO sitcom Lucky Louie, which he also wrote, in 2006. He worked again with Rock as a writer again with the comedy I Think I Love My Wife (2007). After performing stand-up on several television shows from the late 1980s, he released his first stand-up special, Shameless, in 2007. In 2008, he wrote, performed in, directed, executive produced, and edited Chewed Up, and acted in Diminished Capacity, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, and Role Models (all 2008). His next film role was in The Invention of Lying (2009).

Since 2010, C.K. has starred in, written, directed, edited, and produced the comedy-drama series Louie on FX. He stars as a fictionalized version of himself, a divorced father and comedian. The series has garnered critical acclaim and has won numerous awards. In 2010, his stand-up film Hilarious premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His next special was Live at the Beacon Theater (2011). He first hosted Saturday Night Live in November 2012, and subsequently hosted it on three more occasions in 2014, 2015, and 2017. He played a love interest in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine and an FBI agent's boss in David O. Russell's American Hustle (2013). C.K.'s next specials were Oh My God (2013) and Live at the Comedy Store (2015). He co-created, co-writes and executive produces FX's Baskets and wrote, directed, produced, and co-starred in the comedy-drama series Horace and Pete, which was released unexpectedly to his website in 2016. He played the lead voice role in The Secret Life of Pets in the same year.

In the year 2017, the funnyman auteur wrote, directed, produced, edited, and starred in the unreleased seriocomic film I Love You, Daddy.

For his work performing stand-up, writing, acting, directing, producing and editing, C.K. has received several awards and nominations. Among them are 39 Emmy Award nominations, with six wins.[2]

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Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditorActorRoleNotes
1984Trash DayShort film[3]
1990Caesar's SaladShort film[4] [5]
1993Ice CreamFlower VendorShort film[6]
1995The Legend of Willie BrownShort film[7]
1995The Letter VShort film
1995HighjackerShort film
1995Hello ThereMan on Street / Voice on TapeShort film
1995BrunchShort film
1995Guess Which Person is CrazyShort film[8]
1996Searching for NixonMan in Richard Nixon MaskShort film
1998Tomorrow NightMan squirting people with hose[9]
1999Persona Ne'll AquaShort film[10]
2000Ugly RevengeNarratorShort film
2000TunaClint[11]
2001Short Films by Louis C.K.VariousShort film DVD collection[12]
2001Down to EarthCo-wrote with Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, and Ali LeRoi[13]
2001Pootie Tang
2005LondonTherapist[14]
2007I Think I Love My WifeCo-wrote with Chris Rock[15]
2008Diminished CapacityStan[16]
2008Welcome Home Roscoe JenkinsMarty[17]
2008Role ModelsSecurity Guard[18]
2009The Invention of LyingGreg Kleinschmidt[19]
2010HilariousHimselfStand-up special; limited theatrical release
2013Blue JasmineAl Munsinger[20]
2013American HustleStoddard Thorsen
2014The Angriest Man in BrooklynDr. Fielding[21] [22]
2015TrumboArlen Hird[23]
2016The Secret Life of PetsMax (voice)[24]
2017I Love You, DaddyGlen TopherCo-wrote the film's story with Vernon Chatman[25]
2022Fourth of JulyTherapistCo-wrote with Joe List[26]

Television

YearTitleCreatorDirectorWriterProducerEditorActorRoleNotes
1993–94Late Night with Conan O'BrienVarious291 episodes[27] [28]
1995Late Show with David Letterman11 episodes[29]
1995Saturday Night LiveEscaped PrisonerEpisode: "Season 21 Episode 02"[30]
1995Howie Mandel's Sunny SkiesVarious characters
1996The Dana Carvey ShowVarious characters8 episodes[31]
1996HBO Comedy Half-HourHimselfStand-up special[32]
1996–2002Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistLouis Voice; 4 episodes[33]
1997Oddville, MTVDavid Cross1 episode[34]
1997–99The Chris Rock ShowVarious characters28 episodes
1997–2007Saturday Night Live"Saturday TV Funhouse" segments[35]
1999Louis C.K.'s Filthy Stupid Talent ShowHimselfTelevision special
2000ShortCutsHost10 episodes[36]
2001Comedy Central PresentsHimselfStand-up special[37]
2002Home MoviesAndrew Small Voice; 5 episodes[38]
2002–03Cedric the Entertainer Presents16 episodes
2005One Night StandHimselfStand-up special[39]
2006Lucky LouieLouie13 episodes[40]
2007ShamelessHimselfStand-up special[41]
2008Chewed UpHimselfStand-up special[42]
2009–12Parks and RecreationDave Sanderson6 episodes
[43]
2010–15LouieLouie C.K.61 episodes[44]
2011Talking FunnyHimself [45]
2012–17Saturday Night LiveHost4 episodes[46]
[47] [48]
2013Oh My GodHimselfStand-up special[49]
2014 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee HimselfEpisode: Comedy, Sex, and the Blue Numbers[50]
2015Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary SpecialHimself TV special [51]
2015–16Gravity FallsThe Horrifying Sweaty One-Armed MonstrosityVoice; 2 episodes[52]
2015–17One Mississippi[53] [54]
2016PortlandiaHimselfEpisode: "Family Emergency"[55]
2016–17BasketsHimself[56]
2016–17Better Things[57]
2017Family GuyHimself (voice)Episode: "Emmy-Winning Episode"[58]
2017Louis C.K.: 2017HimselfStand-up special[59]

Standup specials

YearTitleNotes
1996HBO Comedy Half-HourHBO
2001Comedy Central PresentsComedy Central
2001Live in Houstonlouisck.com
2003Just for LaughsJFL
2005One Night StandHBO
2007ShamelessHBO/louisck.com
2008Chewed UpShowtime/Image Entertainment/louisck.com
2010HilariousEpix/Comedy Central/louisck.com
2011Live at the Beacon Theaterlouisck.com/FX
2012louisck.com
2013Just for LaughsJFL
2013Oh My GodHBO/louisck.com
2015Live at the Comedy Store[60] louisck.com/FX
2015Live at Madison Square Gardenlouisck.com
20172017Netflix/louisck.com
2020Sincerely Louis CKlouisck.com
2021Sorrylouisck.com
2023Back to the Gardenlouisck.com
2023Louis C.K. at The Dolbylouisck.com

Web releases

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditorActorRoleNotesRef.
2006Jimmy Carter builds a houseJimmy CarterVideo short[61]
2007Louis C.K. learns about the Catholic ChurchHimselfVideo short[62]
2007Louis C.K. and a childHimselfVideo short
2007Louis C.K. animation shortHimself (voice)Video short
2007Louis C.K. airline safety videoVideo short
2008I Say the Darndest Things to KidsHimselfVideo short
2009Louis C.K.’s Last ChanceHimselfVideo short
2011Live at the Beacon TheaterHimselfStand-up special[63]
2012HimselfStand-up album[64]
2014Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeHimself (guest)Web series[65]
2014Todd Barry

The Crowd Work Tour

Stand-up special[66]
2015Live at the Comedy StoreHimselfStand-up special[67]
2015Live at Madison Square GardenHimselfStand-up album[68]
2016Horace and PeteHorace Wittel VIIIWeb series[69]
2016Barry Crimmins

Whatever Threatens You

Himself, introductionStand-up special[70]
2020Sincerely Louis CKHimselfStand-up special[71]
2020Long-Distance RelationshipHimselfPodcast series with Blanche Gardin[72]
2021SorryHimselfStand-up special
2023Robert Kelly Kill BoxStand-up special
2023Louis C.K.: Back at the GardenHimselfOnline Stand-up live special
2023Louis C.K. at The DolbyHimselfStand-up special

Documentary appearances

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006Maxed OutHimselfDocumentary film [73]
2007Assume the Position 201 with Mr. WuhlHimself[74]
2010I Am ComicHimselfDocumentary[75]
2011Talking FunnyHimselfTelevision special, HBO[76]
2016Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close MarathonHimself[77] [78]
2017Too Funny to Fail Himself (archived footage)Documentary film, Hulu[79]
2017 The History of ComedyHimself Documentary series, CNN
2017Oh, Rick!HimselfDocumentary film[80]
2020Live at the Comedy StoreHimselfDocumentary series, Showtime[81]
2023Sorry/Not SorryHimself (archived footage)Documentary film[82]

Notes and References

  1. News: Schneider. Steve. Parallel dementias. January 30, 2014. Orlando Weekly. June 18, 1998.
  2. Web site: Louis C.K. - Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins. Emmys.com. May 27, 2020.
  3. Web site: Fitz-Gerald. Sean. How Louis C.K. Became a King of Comedy. Vulture. New York. March 21, 2016. May 28, 2015.
  4. Web site: Chagollan. Steve. Louis C.K.. Variety. March 20, 2016. July 15, 2000.
  5. Web site: Evans. Bradford. The Short Films of Louis C.K. Spitslider. March 20, 2016. March 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701213250/http://splitsider.com/2012/03/the-short-films-of-louis-c-k/. July 1, 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Zinoman. Jason. Louis C. K. to Release His First Feature Film Online. ArtsBeat. The New York Times. March 20, 2016. January 28, 2014.
  7. Web site: Bailey. Jason. 10 Louis C.K. Movies You (Probably) Haven't Seen. Flavorwire. March 20, 2016. April 26, 2013.
  8. Web site: Short Films by Louis C.K.. 2 March 2020. 7 March 2020. Louisck.com. Pig Newton. C.K.. Louis.
  9. Blistein. Jon. Louis C.K. to Release 1998 Film With Steve Carell, Amy Poehler. Rolling Stone. March 20, 2016. January 9, 2014.
  10. Web site: Marshall. Colin. The Surreal Short Films of Louis C.K., 1993-1999. Open Culture. March 20, 2016. April 19, 2013.
  11. Web site: Louis C.K., Nick Offerman Co-Starred In 'Tuna The Movie' 13 Years Ago (VIDEO). The Huffington Post. March 20, 2016. April 17, 2013.
  12. Web site: Louie's Short Films DVD. https://web.archive.org/web/20011129220451/http://www.louisck.com/. dead. 29 November 2001. 29 November 2001. 7 March 2020. Louisck.com. Circus King Films. C.K.. Louis.
  13. Web site: Rabin. Nathan. Pootie Tang: A Look Back With Director Louis C.K.. The A.V. Club. March 20, 2016. February 25, 2004.
  14. News: London - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards. https://archive.today/20160620205535/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/336718/London/cast. dead. June 20, 2016. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. March 20, 2016.
  15. Web site: Kennedy. Lisa. It's hard to like "I Think I Love My Wife". The Denver Post. March 20, 2016. March 16, 2007.
  16. Web site: Louis C.K. Movies and Filmographies. AllMovie. March 20, 2016.
  17. Web site: French. Phillip. Review: Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. The Guardian. March 20, 2016. June 1, 2000.
  18. Web site: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Louis C.K.. The Huffington Post. March 20, 2016. July 12, 2014.
  19. Web site: Kettle. James. Meet Louis CK: the nicest guy in massively offensive comedy. The Guardian. March 20, 2016. March 19, 2011.
  20. Web site: Corsello. Andrew. Louis C.K. Is America's Undisputed King of Comedy. GQ. March 20, 2016. May 13, 2014.
  21. Web site: Stewart. Sara. Great actors miscast in 'Angriest Man in Brooklyn'. New York Post. March 20, 2016. May 21, 2014.
  22. Web site: Wloszcyna. Susan. Career Watch: TV Provides Stepping Stone to Film for Edgy Emmy Nominees Dreyfuss, Driver, Louis C.K.. Indiewire. May 29, 2016. July 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20151106101802/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/career-watch-three-emmy-nominated-tv-stars-make-movie-moves-20140728. November 6, 2015. dead.
  23. News: Rapold. Nicolas. 'Trumbo' Recalls the Hunters and the Hunted of Hollywood. The New York Times. March 20, 2016. November 4, 2015.
  24. Web site: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet & Kevin Hart To Voice Animated 'Pets' Movie - Deadline. Mike Fleming Jr. Deadline Hollywood. January 24, 2014. March 21, 2016.
  25. Rosen. Christopher. Louis C.K. to debut first feature film in 16 years. Entertainment Weekly. August 15, 2017. August 15, 2017.
  26. Web site: u/SoulJoels. Unfortunately the live pod on 8/10 is being rescheduled :(. Reddit. September 11, 2021. August 1, 2021.
  27. Web site: Luippold. Ross. Louis C.K. And Conan Remember Their Early Days On 'Late Night' Together. The Huffington Post. March 20, 2016. September 20, 2013.
  28. Web site: Yakas. Ben. '90s Flashback: Louis C.K., Robert Smigel & Adam Sandler Do Silly Dog Voices On Conan. Gothamist. February 27, 2017. February 28, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427034621/http://gothamist.com/2015/02/28/90s_flashback_louis_ck_robert_smige.php. April 27, 2016.
  29. Web site: Knoblauch. Max. 8 comedians who worked for David Letterman before they were big. Mashable. May 27, 2016. May 20, 2015. After writing for Conan's Late Night between 1993 and 1994, C.K. briefly wrote for Letterman's Late Show in 1995.
  30. Web site: Chitwood. Adam. Louis C.K. to Host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on November 3. Collider. March 20, 2016. October 21, 2012.
  31. Crouch. Ian. The Unfortunate Genius of "The Dana Carvey Show. The New Yorker. November 6, 2016. October 23, 2017.
  32. Web site: Ham. Robert. Ranking Louis C.K.'s Stand-up Specials. Paste. March 20, 2016. August 20, 2015.
  33. Web site: Kurp. Josh. The Collected Wisdom Of Louis C.K. On 'Dr. Katz'. Uproxx. March 20, 2016. April 11, 2013.
  34. Web site: McFarland. Kevin. Here's a clip of a young Louis C.K. playing an avant garde photographer on MTV. The A.V. Club. May 27, 2016. June 10, 2013.
  35. Web site: Robison. Joanna. Why Louis C.K. Is Glad He Didn't Get Hired at S.N.L.. Vanity Fair. 8 April 2015. May 29, 2016.
  36. Web site: Louis C.K. List of Movies and TV Shows. TV Guide. June 12, 2016.
  37. Web site: Louis C.K.. https://web.archive.org/web/20140318043253/http://www.cc.com/comedians/louis-ck. dead. March 18, 2014. Comedy Central. March 20, 2016.
  38. Web site: Adams. Erik. "Home Movies": "Dad"/"Therapy". The A.V. Club. March 20, 2016. March 26, 2013.
  39. News: Zinoman. Jason. Louis C. K.'s Blue Collar in First Class. The New York Times. March 20, 2016. December 19, 2011.
  40. Web site: Lyons. Margaret. Reconsidering Lucky Louie. Vulture. New York. March 20, 2016. June 27, 2012.
  41. Web site: Tung. Cameron. Revisiting 'Shameless,' Louis CK's First Stand-up Special. Splitsider. March 20, 2016. November 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424183907/http://splitsider.com/2012/11/revisiting-shameless-louis-cks-first-stand-up-special/. April 24, 2016. dead.
  42. Web site: Chapman. Glen. Louis C.K. Chewed Up DVD review. Den of Geek. Dennis Publishing. March 20, 2016. November 12, 2009.
  43. Web site: Arbeiter. Michael. Louis C.K. will Return to 'Parks and Recreation' as Amy Poehler's Ex-Boyfriend. Hollywood.com. March 20, 2016. November 29, 2011.
  44. Web site: Interview: 'Louie' creator/star Louis CK on season 1, drunken Sarah Palin tweets and more . January 24, 2011 . Sepinwall . Alan . HitFix.com . March 20, 2016.
  45. HBO's 'Talking Funny': Are you having a laugh?. Entertainment Weekly. June 8, 2020.
  46. Busis. Hillary. 'Saturday Night Live' recap: Louis C.K. does his thing. Entertainment Weekly. March 20, 2016. March 30, 2014.
  47. Busis. Hillary. Louis C.K. hosts the Saturday Night Live finale this weekend: Talk about it here!. Entertainment Weekly. March 20, 2016. May 16, 2015.
  48. Web site: Czajkowski. Elise. Saturday Night Live: Louis CK in top form with redeeming monologue. The Guardian. April 10, 2017. April 9, 2017.
  49. News: Hale. Mike. Lessons on Bacon, Sex and Nixon, Not Available in a Sitcom. The New York Times. March 20, 2016. April 12, 2013.
  50. Web site: Tina Fey, Louis CK and Patton Oswalt Among Jerry Seinfeld's Guests on 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee' (VIDEO). 23 December 2013.
  51. Web site: "SNL" 40th Anniversary Red Carpet Arrivals.
  52. Kickham. Dylan. Gravity Falls: Jason Ritter & Alex Hirsch talk 'Weirdmageddon,' Louis C.K., and Rick and Morty. Entertainment Weekly. March 20, 2016. October 26, 2015.
  53. Web site: Wright. Meegh. Tig Notaro and Louis C.K.'s Pilot 'One Mississippi' Is Now on Amazon. Splitsider. March 20, 2016. November 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427004102/http://splitsider.com/2015/11/tig-notaro-and-louis-c-k-s-pilot-one-mississippi-is-now-on-amazon/. April 27, 2016. dead.
  54. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. Amazon Picks Up 5 New Primetime Series & 3 Kids Series, Renews 'Red Oaks' & 'Hand Of God'. Deadline Hollywood. May 4, 2016. December 8, 2015.
  55. Kreps. Daniel. Louis C.K. Has Awkward Dinner With 'Fred' and 'Carrie' on 'Portlandia' . Rolling Stone. March 20, 2016. March 2, 2016.
  56. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. Zach Galifianakis & Louis C.K.'s Comedy 'Baskets' Gets FX Series Order. Deadline Hollywood. March 20, 2016. August 27, 2015.
  57. Web site: Rose. Lacey. Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon's 'Better Things' Comedy Lands Series Order at FX. The Hollywood Reporter. March 20, 2016. August 7, 2015.
  58. Snierson. Dan. Kristen Bell and Louis C.K. to guest on Family Guy. Entertainment Weekly. September 25, 2017. August 13, 2017.
  59. Web site: Watch Louis C.K. 2017 | Netflix Official Site. Netflix.
  60. News: FX to Air Louis CK Comedy Special. Birnbaum. Debra. January 18, 2015. Variety. February 16, 2015.
  61. Web site: The Short Films of Louis C.K.. Vulture. 19 March 2012. June 13, 2020.
  62. Web site: How Louis C.K. Became a King of Comedy. Vulture. 28 May 2015. June 13, 2020.
  63. Web site: Sims. David. Louis C.K.: Live At The Beacon Theater. The A.V. Club. March 20, 2016. December 10, 2011.
  64. Web site: Word: Live at Carnegie Hall.
  65. Web site: Every Episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Ranked. Vulture. 19 July 2019. June 13, 2020.
  66. News: Locker. Melissa. Todd Barry Talks Working With Louis CK On His New Crowd Work Tour Comedy Special. Time. March 20, 2016. March 27, 2014.
  67. Web site: Live at the Comedy Store.
  68. Web site: Live at Madison Square Garden.
  69. News: Poniewozik. James. 'Horace and Pete,' Keeping You on the Edge of Your Seat, Right Up to Last Call. The New York Times. May 27, 2016. April 4, 2016.
  70. Web site: Barsanti. Sam. Louis CK releases Barry Crimmins comedy special and pays tribute to Kevin Meaney. The A.V. Club. December 22, 2016. October 23, 2016.
  71. Web site: Sincerely Louis CK . louisck.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404175219/https://louisck.com/products/sincerely-louis-ck . 2020-04-04.
  72. Web site: Long-Distance Relationship: Complete Series.
  73. News: Holden. Stephen. Big Wishes, Easy Credit, Tough Times. The New York Times. April 28, 2016. March 9, 2007.
  74. Web site: Robert Wuhl: Assume the Position 201 With Mr. Wuhl. AllMovie. April 28, 2016.
  75. Web site: Czajkowski. Elise. Watching the Comedy Documentary I Am Comic. Splitsider. April 28, 2016. March 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803200237/http://splitsider.com/2012/03/watching-the-comedy-documentary-i-am-comic/. August 3, 2016. dead.
  76. Web site: Sepinwall. Alan. Review: HBO's 'Talking Funny' an insightful, entertaining hour about stand-up comedy. HitFix. April 28, 2016. April 21, 2011.
  77. Web site: Vinyard. Papa. SXSW Day 2: Vinyard examines THANK YOU DEL: THE STORY OF THE DEL CLOSE MARATHON, IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE, and KEANU!. Ain't It Cool News. April 28, 2016. March 13, 2016.
  78. Web site: Harvey. Dennis. SXSW Film Review: 'Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon'. Variety. April 28, 2016. March 16, 2016.
  79. Web site: 'Too Funny to Fail' Review: 'Dana Carvey Show' Doc Finds Some Joy in One of Comedy's Most Glorious Failures. IndieWire. 21 October 2017. June 13, 2020.
  80. Web site: Oh, Rick!. IMDb.
  81. Web site: Breaking News - Showtime(R) Documentary Films Announces Docu-Series About the Legendary Comedy Store . TheFutonCritic.com . 2019-04-22 . 2022-05-06.
  82. Web site: Sorry/Not Sorry. Apple TV+. 11 March 2024 . March 11, 2024.

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