The Return of Louie

Starting this week (May 5) you can catch new episodes on FX of Louis C.K.'s Louie.  After a wait of about 19 months, I am eager to see what he has put together for the fourth season. Given it is basically a one-man show with him directing, writing, editing, and acting in each episode, we need to give him a little bit of time to get it right.

Louie appeared on David Letterman last Thursday in a black suit and tie, something very unusual for the man of black t-shirts.  Letterman was impressed after encouraging a better dress code when Louie last appeared.  Most of the conversation that ensued discussed the new show and the trials of raising kids.  Clearly Louie will have plenty of family situations to keep his writing lively for years to come.  Louie also used some colorful language that seemed to overwhelm Letterman.  Letterman made it clear he had never heard "sucks balls" in a previous broadcast. 

And you can catch more Louis CK on a recent broadcast of ABC News with Diane Sawyer.  She labeled Louis CK the "Person of the Week" and met with him to discuss his show and his background, including his Mexican economist father and being raised by his single mom.  And as with Letterman, he makes it clear that he just wants people to be happy with what they have and not expect all dreams to come through.  Is that hopeful?  Not especially.  But do we need more people on TV to say this?  Certainly.  

Update:  The first two episodes this week were a lot of fun, with Sarah Silverman in the first episode and a very angry Jerry Seinfeld in the second episode.  And yes, there was plenty sex talk at the card table as well as strange story lines.  Both episodes had dream sequences or what appeared to be dream sequences, which really played with Louie's mind as well as that of the viewers.  Good fun for all.  Check it out.