Louis C.K.: One Night Stand

Louis C.K.: One Night Stand gives you a 30 minute dose of Louis C.K. and his "no hold" brand of observational humor that has earned him a cult following. Louis touches upon the sometimes crazy moments one experiences in everyday married life, and many other common day to day observations, much like George Carlin did in his stand-up. Carlin was a major influence on Louis C.K. and his direct "tell it like it is" style. If you are a fan of the great late George Carlin like I am, you will appreciate Mr. C.K.'s brand of humor. I recommend this video.

GREAT material for me!The final cut set is pretty short (~30 min), but it kept me laughing--which is better than some that are an hour with some downtime. Some of the jokes had me laughing harder than I have in a while. There's plenty of extras too if a 30 minute feature isn't long enough.There's about 15 more minutes of deleted jokes from the set and you can watch them all back-to-back with a "play all" feature. My ONLY negative for this DVD is that you don't have an option to watch a full, uncut version. Not that big of a deal though.There's also an early set Louie did in '95 at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Apsen -- Young Comedians Special -- that's about 20-30 minutes itself. It's interesting to see how his act and stage presence has evolved. You can tell it took him a little while to warm up to that performance--not that it was bad or anything.There is a behind the scenes segment from his first show "Lucky Louie" too. A trailer for the show too.It's totally worth the current $8!

Some early Louis CK, still vulgar and funny, but not as fleshed out as his later material

Brilliant as allways, but this one is just half an hour long. There are 16 Minutes of deleted scenes and they are as good as the main program, yet some of that material appears in later releases. That's why I rated it only 4 out of 5.

This is Louis CK at his best, just as he was rising to fame. This 30 minutes flies right by, and it's over so quickly. It's got his signature cynicism, rawness, and irreverency, but with an honesty and straightforwardness that makes it that much funnier. The climax is simply brilliant, as Louis relates how he has to deal with an unending barrage of "why" from his daughter. He takes the joke into an arena that I don't see other comedians broaching, describing how his 6 year old daughter questions his answers until he ends up in an existential rant. There are a lot of funny comedians out there, but nobody can go from basement level, sophomoric humor to intriguing philosophical questions within minutes like Louis CK.

This guy is brilliant! He has written for NUMEROUS comics like Dana Carvey and for SNL, Conan O'Brien, and others. He is just plain HILARIOUS! irst saw this on HBO and ran across it here at Amazon and snatched it up! Funny stuff about every day life with great bits about his wife and daughter. There is one segment about him being in Hell with Demons that is to die for! I also just caught his NEW show "Shameless" from LA and almost died laughing! If you like this, you'll want that one too!This DVD also has lots of scenes not in the original HBO cut which are also hilarious--but also not for the faint of heart! This was WELL worth the money!

Waste of money.. No tthe routines Iliked originally, and it was only 30 MINUTES LONG!!! I will rely on Netflix to see the routine DVD i remember seeing on TV. I am a comedy fan, so I what I like and expect...not this one.! i did not give it a HATE rating... dont like to use that word, but let's say....BIGGGG DISAPPOINTMENT!!

I remember telling my fiancee and her family that HBO was bringing back their Half Hour Comedy show "One Night Stand", that was a regular feature back in the 1980's. Little did I know that we would fine such an amazing and talented comedian. Louis CK is quick, funny and so hilarious. We had to watch this special three times to catch all the jokes we missed because we could not stop laughing. Anytime I get into an argument with my friends and family, we end it with "Shut up and eat your french fries! Also try to catch his earlier "One Night Stand" from 1996 that is shown on HBO Comedy. Just as funny!

Saw him on tv interviews and thought what a good comedian, Bought the DVD and it's a turn off. Must be the difference between American humor and UK style humor. For me a turn off and the subjects he narrates are too predictive and he makes them no more funny than listening to anyone else, that doesn't take away his talent as a stand-up comedian. Listen once and found the subjects and style became repetitive. Worth a try nevertheless and he might appeal to you.

intelligent humor at its best. Louis CK is the thinking's man standup comic. He makes you see things in a different way. I enjoy his comedy a lot and this is a great way to start if you don't know him.

Louis ck is one of the best. This is one of his first DVDs and although he's not as polished as his newer material, it's still worth the buy!

I love Louis CK but this performance is not one of his best. C'est la vie eh

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