Louie was once some of the acclaimed comedy sequence of the previous quarter century. Fittingly, the display’s cancellation and the autumn of its big name was once additionally some of the largest and maximum consequential leisure business tales of the previous few years.
Louis C.Okay. wasn’t simply the big name of the display, he was once the display: He directed, wrote, produced, or even edited nearly each episode himself. The entire whilst, he was once additionally some of the prolific and strong stand-up comedians on this planet. Even so, whispers adopted the big name for years, and have been after all showed after more than one ladies instructed the New York Occasions about his lengthy historical past of sexual misconduct. Dave Becky, his supervisor and co-producer on Louie, was once additionally accused of protecting up his shopper’s habits.
Louis C.Okay. later admitted that all of the accusations have been true. FX nearly straight away ended their trade partnership with Pig Newton, C.Okay.’s manufacturing corporate. This intended that Louie, already on a hiatus when his chickens got here house to roost, was once successfully canceled, and there is been no discuss reviving the display anyplace else.