And that brings me to ?necessary.? I?ve already thanked Louis for this in person, so now I?ll do it here, in the forever of the Internet. What?s necessary about Louie, beyond the hilarity and brilliance and beauty, is that I can point to it when someone doesn?t understand how stand-up comedy, and comedians, ?work.? When I?m still asked if I write my own material, or aren?t I just doing comedy because obviously I must be sad and tormented, or don?t all comedians hate each other, I can tell them to watch Louie, and have all of their misconceptions brilliantly explained away and clarified without having to get into a fight. Like any great piece of work?The Wire, or Slap Shot, or Richard Pryor?s stand-up routines?it gives outsiders a clear and affectionate feeling for a world they might not inhabit. Police work, sports, race relations. And now, with Louie, what it is to be a stand-up comedian, to be a comedian who truly wants to be a comedian, despite (and sometimes with the help of) family, emotional wreckage, the assault of living in New York City, competition and aging. All of it. That?s the mantra. Those three words. All of it. To fully grow as an artist in any medium?embrace all of it.
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