History Series / Louie

* WorstNewsJudgementEver: One of the reports on Hurricane Jasmine covers the death of UsefulNotes/LeBronJames... and the rest of the Miami Heat... and 5.5 million other Miami-area residents. Another report from that time frame features the death of a bird due to sadness.

* WorstNewsJudgementEver: One of the reports on Hurricane Jasmine covers the death of [=LeBron=] James...and the rest of the Miami Heat...and 5.5 million other Miami-area residents. Another report from that time frame features the death of a bird due to sadness.

* AdultFear:
** A couple of thugs are following you? Scary. A couple of thugs catch up to you and start threatening your children? Terrifying.
** "Elevator (Part 1)" touches on the very real fear of being separated from one's child for a lengthy period of time in a public setting. Louie is with his kids in a subway car when Jane, believing herself to still be in a dream, decides to walk away from Louie and Lilly as the doors are closing. Frantic, Louie yells for someone to stop the train while Jane assuredly yells at him that she will stay exactly in place until Louie comes to find her. From there, we follow Louie and Lilly as they're forced to ride the train to the next stop, get onto a different train to take them back to Jane, and sprint from the subway station to Jane's location across the street. Meanwhile, at one point, Jane is approached by a man, and the audience isn't sure if he'll take her away from her spot or not. When Louie finally reaches Jane, it offers a moment of relief and sadness, as Louie proceeds to yell at and shake Jane, admonishing her for acting so irresponsibly (leading her to cry). The action is rough to watch, but completely understandable for any parent scared to death of a similar situation happening to them and their kids.

''Louie'' is a semi-autobiographic comedy show written by, directed by and starring stand-up comedian Creator/LouisCK, shown on Creator/{{FX|Networks}} since 2010. It's the type of show that begs the question of when a show stops being a sitcom, and [[MindScrew starts being a series of unconnected absurdist short films centered around one character.]]

Typically following Louie performing stand up (similarly to ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''), the episode also delves into a fiction version of his real life with his daughters, and is set to a mostly dry soundtrack (or silence) and no LaughTrack. Many episodes [[QuarterHourShort have two unrelated stories]], and some of the material is either somewhat surreal or similar to his Youtube material, but overall the show gives the impression of being [[LifeEmbellished fairly true to life.]]

Somewhat similar to ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'', ''Louie'' features no laugh track and most of the humor is derived from [[CringeComedy excruciatingly awkward or painful situations]]. For the first three seasons, there weren't really any season arcs beyond the occasional link or two, with the exception being the trilogy of "Late Show" episodes, and each half of most other episodes was fairly self-contained, Occasionally, the show would delve into [[WhamEpisode more serious topics]] (like [=S1E11=] "God") which are more about significant experiences in Louis C.K.'s life that made him who he is. The fourth season, however, was much more dramatic and featured increased continuity and three multi-episode storylines including the six-part "Elevator" arc. [[WordOfGod C.K. has mentioned]] that the fifth season will return to having more humorous episodes.

Following the third season, the show went on an extended hiatus so CK could recharge his creative batteries, finally returning for its fourth season in May 2014. Louis recently announced he will take another [[http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/07/fxs-louie-going-extended-hiatus long hiatus]] between the fifth and sixth seasons, as he is co-producing a new series for FX called ''Series/BetterThings'' starring his friend (and ''Louie'' co-star) actress Pamela Aldon.

As of November 2017, the possibility of future seasons of the show seems ''extremely'' unlikely in the wake of a string of sexual misconduct allegations towards CK going back decades, culminating in (among other consequences) Creator/{{FX|Networks}} formally and publicly cutting all ties with him.

* YouHaveToHaveJews: Louie's agent gets him a part he doesn't want in Matthew Broderick's remake of ''The Godfather'', which is set two years in the future and "it's all Jews".

* ItsPronouncedTropay: PlayedForLaughs in the Late Night arc. Louie is waiting to see Jack Dall.
-->'''Jack's Receptionist:''' It's pronounced "Dall."\\
'''Louie:''' Dall?\\
'''Jack's Receptionist:''' DALL.\\
'''Louie:''' Dall.\\
(''Closeup shot of the receptionist has a different actress'')\\
'''[[TheOtherDarrin Jack's Receptionist]]:''' Dall.\\
'''Louie:''' [[OverlyLongGag Dall]]?

* PottyFailure: Nebar [[spoiler: has diarrhea in Louie's bath tub when he stays over for a day]].

* {{Adorkable}}: Louie.

As of November 2017, the possibility of future seasons of the show seems ''extremely'' unlikely in the wake of a string of sexual assault allegations towards CK going back decades, culminating in (among other consequences) Creator/{{FX|Networks}} formally and publicly cutting all ties with him.

* RealSongThemeTune "Brother Louie" by Stories, also qualifies as an EarWorm.

''Louie'' is a semi-autobiographic comedy show written by, directed by and starring stand-up comedian Creator/LouisCK, shown on Creator/{{FX}} since 2010. It's the type of show that begs the question of when a show stops being a sitcom, and [[MindScrew starts being a series of unconnected absurdist short films centered around one character.]]

As of November 2017, the possibility of future seasons of the show seems ''extremely'' unlikely in the wake of a string of sexual assault allegations towards CK going back decades, culminating in (among other consequences) Creator/{{FX}} formally and publicly cutting all ties with him.

** Creator/JimJarmusch's ''Stranger Than Paradise'' is one of Louis' favorite movies, and the "Elevator" episodes is a WholePlotReference to them.

* TensionCuttingLaughter: In a standoff between [[spoiler:Afghani militia and US soldiers,]] all it took was Louie tripping all over himself to make everyone laugh and diffuse the situation entirely.

As of November 2017, the possibility of future seasons of the show seems 'extremely' unlikely in the wake of a string of sexual assault allegations towards CK going back decades, culminating in (among other consequences) Creator/{{FX}} formally and publicly cutting all ties with him.

As of November 2017, the possibility of future seasons of the show seems *extremely* unlikely in the wake of a string of sexual assault allegations towards CK going back decades, culminating in (among other consequences) Creator/{{FX}} formally and publicly cutting all ties with him.

Typically following Louie performing stand up (similarly to ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''), the episode also delves into a fiction version of his real life with his daughters, and is set to a mostly dry soundtrack (or silence) and no LaughTrack. Most episodes [[HalfwayPlotSwitch have two unrelated stories]], and some of the material is either somewhat surreal or similar to his Youtube material, but overall the show gives the impression of being [[TruthInTelevision fairly true to life.]]

Following the third season, the show went on an extended hiatus so CK could recharge his creative batteries, finally returning for its fourth season in May 2014. Louis recently announced he will take another [[http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/07/fxs-louie-going-extended-hiatus long hiatus]] between the fifth and sixth seasons, as he is co-producing a new series for FX starring his friend (and ''Louie'' co-star) actress Pamela Aldon.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Liz considers herself this.

* UnreliableNarrator: Either that, or the fictional verse the series is set in is where it is O.K. for waste collectors to break your windows and jump around beating on trash cans.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The show has often been described as basically being ''{{Seinfeld}}'' [-IF IT WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT NOTHING-]!

''Louie'' is a semi-autobiographic comedy show written by, directed by and starring stand-up comedian Creator/LouisCK, shown on Creator/{{FX}} since 2010. It's the type of show that begs the question of when a show stops being a sitcom,[[MindScrew and starts being a series of unconnected absurdist short films centered around one character.]]

''Louie'' is a semi-autobiographic comedy show written by, directed by and starring stand-up comedian Creator/LouisCK, shown on Creator/{{FX}} since 2010. [[MindScrew It's the type of show that begs the question of when a show stops being a sitcom, and starts being a series of unconnected absurdist short films centered around one character.]]

** It's very possible that the episode where he tries to play a cop for an all-Jewish remake of ''Film/TheGodfather'' is a reference to his role in ''ParksAndRecreation''.

** "Elevator (Part 1)" touches on the very real fear of being separated from one's child for a lengthy period of time in a public setting. Louis is with his kids in a subway car when Jane, believing herself to still be in a dream, decides to walk away from Louie and Lilly as the doors are closing. Frantic, Louis yells for someone to stop the train while Jane assuredly yells at him that she will stay exactly in place until Louis comes to find her. From there, we follow Louis and Lilly as they're forced to ride the train to the next stop, get onto a different train to take them back to Jane, and sprint from the subway station to Jane's location across the street. Meanwhile, at one point, Jane is approached by a man, and the audience isn't sure if he'll take her away from her spot or not. When Louis finally reaches Jane, it offers a moment of relief and sadness, as Louis proceeds to yell at and shake Jane, admonishing her for acting so irresponsibly (leading her to cry). The action is rough to watch, but completely understandable for any parent scared to death of a similar situation happening to them and their kids.