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Let's Go to the Video, Saturday Night Live File
Saturday Night Live: The Louis CK Sketches Worth WatchingI felt nervous watching Louis CK on Saturday Night Live up until the moment he spoke with a slightly different, high-pitched voice on the Fox and Friends sketch. CK isn't exactly a character actor -- at best, he's basically a heightened version of himself on Louie -- and the chances of him mucking up his SNL debut felt pretty high. Fortunately, CK proved he does in fact have versatility as an actor, and this week's episode ended up being pretty fun and will not go down in the SNL history books as a particularly awful installment... I'm telling you, my expectations were low. (Need I remind you about the "Dave Returns" episode of Parks and Recreation?) Rather than pick on the more underwhelming sketches of the night -- the aforementioned Fox and Friends, Kourtney Barnes and the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party bits from Weekend Update, Mountain Pass, Hotel Fees -- let's focus on the highlights:
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Hollywood To TWoP: Hello There!, Producers Speak Out
Louis CK Talks About the Louie Hiatus, and What He'll Be Eating in the MeantimeIn case you haven't heard the news, FX President John Landgraf announced yesterday on a media call that Louie will be taking an extended hiatus and probably not return until the spring 2014. Louis CK fans will be happy to hear that this isn't some kind of Dan Harmon/Community situation where someone is getting removed against their will -- CK personally asked for time off in order to help his creative process. To explain the decision, talk about the future of Louie and reflect on the excellent third season, CK and Landgraf answered some press questions and tried their best not to rub CK's multiple Emmy wins in everyone's faces. Below are the highlights.
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Why is Louis CK -- one of the finest stand-up comedians in the country and a fantastic television writer to boot -- so bad at putting together television shows for himself? Louie is his second stab at it, and though it's not as bad as the embarrassing Lucky Louie, it's still bafflingly awful. How can someone so brilliant, and someone who has been funny as an actor before (his stint on Parks and Recreation, for example) make a show this bad? And on famously liberating networks, too -- Lucky Louie was on HBO and Louie is on FX, so he can't really blame an oppressive, idiot network. I can't figure it out.
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