Talk:Louis C.K.

Should Seinfeld be added to the list of influences? C.K. did tour with him at an early point in his career. Also in the HBO special (Talking Funny) he says Seinfeld told him the "f-word" is the Corvette of comedy (which turns out to be a bad thing). Xzpx (talk) 10:44, 28 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

I kinda feel like they're too close in age. He hadn't even heard of Seinfeld when he was starting. Plus, Louis says the F-word a lot in his act. Comatmebro ^{~Come at me~} 21:07, 18 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

Louis C.K. is on the Alice Morning Show with Sarah and No Name right now in San Francisco, and he stated that he was born in Mexico. Does anyone have any hard evidence that he was actually born in NYC? 206.15.76.98 15:45, 21 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

This [1]is an in-depth article about his unique background. It doesn't say where he was born but it says his family moved to Mexico after he was born. He did live there for much of his childhood so maybe that's what you heard. But I know a lot of Mexican-Americans who say they were born in Mexico when they were actually born here. It's some kind of pride thing that's too complex to get into. MrBlondNYC 01:57, 29 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

In a July 7th, 2010 interview on Fresh Air Terry Gross states that he was born in Mexico, and he does not correct her. He says "Yeah" in response to the statement. You can hear it at 34:05-34:18 of the interview.

In a 2006 NPR interview, C.K. explicitly states: "I was born here and left before I was one. And so I came here not speaking English, and I had the experience of coming here like as an immigrant". All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 01:06, 9 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

Should this article mention Dane Cook stealing from him

Out of respect for the fact that Louis CK doesn't want to participate in the feud, probably not. There's a bit on theft in Dane's article, though.Frogacuda 22:26, 17 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

I know this isn't a message board or anything, but I have to say that I really admire Louis CK for that. That is impressive that he could ignore someone stealing his jokes and making millions.--131.123.69.95 06:05, 5 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

It really it pretty admirable that he's decided to be the bigger man. He may not have the fame that Cook has yet, but I think it's pretty clear when you watch his comedy that he's down to earth and just wants to make people laugh from his ideas. The Dane Cook page has plenty of info about his alleged plagiarism as it is anyway. I just hope that Louis CK gets the fame he deserves one of these days, he really has a special sincere quality that you only find in some of the biggest stand-up acts. Tegrenath (talk) 09:57, 23 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

How about a "See also" link or something to the appropriate section of the Dane Cook page? That would allow readers to know about the contoversy if they wish to. Although at the moment the Dane Cook page is under a neutrality dispute, so it might not be a good idea at the moment.--Intergy 04:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Maybe add Dane Cook in the "influenced" section? ;) --Tsaylor (talk) 23:15, 25 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

CK makes millions? I doubt it. Doesn't matter how good you are, Stand Up Comedians don't make much. 98.198.83.12 (talk) 03:04, 23 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

The notion that the theft of material should not be added to this entry "out of respect for the fact that Louis CK doesn't want to participate in [a]feud" is unbelievably silly. Since when do the feelings of various indviduals dictate what appears in an encyclopedic entry?74.138.40.183 (talk) 03:39, 6 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

Agreed. It was a big thing in his career, it should absolutely be added. He even addressed it in his show.Comatmebro ^{~Come at me~} 00:10, 8 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

We get absolutely no idea of how distant either of these ancestries are. In fact, Louis C.K. seems to indicate on his FAQ page of lousck.com [2] that he isn't Jewish. So... 80.58.205.101 14:59, 16 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

According to this audio from the Opie and Anthony show, in which Louis explains his origin, the information about his mother and father are reversed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftf1VYHfsDg 69.253.96.227 (talk) 22:36, 9 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

What do you mean? Everything he says about his father matches what's in the article right now. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 23:02, 9 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

I listened to it again and I guess I misunderstood it before. He doesn't say anything about his mom, so I assume whats on wikipedia is right. His father's father was a Jew from Hungary. He couldn't get into America so he went to Mexico and met Louis' catholic Mexican Grandma. Louis' dad is Mexican. Sorry if this is useless info.69.253.96.227 (talk) 23:06, 9 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

I would say the Hungarian link is not completely irrelevant as when you're saying Louis C.K. you're almost pronouncing his real name *in Hungarian* (Székely in Hungarian pronunciation is [ˈseːkɛj]) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.155.178.252 (talk) 18:02, 16 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

If his mother is Irish, why is does the intro say he is "Mexican-American" like that is a thing? It might just as well say Irish or Jewish American, since none of them are really accurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.255.170.232 (talk) 05:41, 24 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

I think it's because he's a Mexican citizen. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 06:12, 24 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

This article has shown me that Americans do not know the definitions of nationality or ethnicity or citizenship. As an American, it's embarrassing. MrBlondNYC (talk) 00:13, 25 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly features him on the cover and says he was raised "by a single Irish mother." RavenThePackIsBack (talk) 23:32, 29 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

That's what's creating confusion. People use nationality interchangeably with ancestry. His mother was not Irish as in "born in Ireland". She is just of some sort of Irish descent (and who knows what else). The reality is that Louis CK is an American born in American born from a Mexican dad and an American mom. He himself is an American. He has nothing to do with Ireland or even less with Judaism. He is an atheist. If anything, he's closer to a Catholic just because he went to a Catholic school, but even that alone doesn't make anyone a Catholic. Please stop trying to claim celebrities as being of your own "ethnic team". You are making wikipedia articles more confusing instead of more clear. Hamsterlopithecus (talk) 17:56, 12 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 14:52, 9 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Louis has a new sitcom on the way with former co-star Pamela Adlon. This should be mentioned in the article.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3icb0afd62b39381d195a182850ebda2fb —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.53.153.80 (talk) 19:40, 13 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

He had hinted at it in the past, but today on Opie and Anthony, Louis CK stated he is now divorced. Andrewhime (talk) 20:54, 25 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

He clarified this morning that he is in fact separated, but they intend to divorce and have "not yet set a date". Now stop removing it. Andrewhime (talk) 17:33, 27 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

He talks about it in his standup now too. He also talks about his now ex-wife and children extensively. Why no Personal section past early childhood? --74.73.164.26 (talk) 01:24, 3 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

This article uses "C.K." and "CK" interchangeably, but I have found that the artist himself almost always writes it as "CK". Should this be corrected and standardized? If not, should the varied usage at least be mentioned? Danielsan1701 (talk) 20:05, 6 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Indeed, I've seen "CK" sometimes, as well as "C.K." I'll tell you what I haven't seen: This nonsensically awkward "C. K." Where is that coming from? Unless someone can show that his idea is to made C look like his middle initial (and that he is actually known this way), this should be fixed to C.K.—including renaming the article. On his own site, he refers to himself as "Louis C.K." I think I'm just going to be bold. — RVJ (talk) 14:37, 29 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Just noticed there was no mention of the Filthy Stupid Talent Show in the article; it should be thrown in somewhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.58.204.115 (talk) 12:48, 31 May 2009 (UTC)Reply

Why isn't that added? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.17.139.229 (talk) 00:45, 2 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

Because he's not an atheist. Just because one is critical of the Catholic Church, or any organized religion, doesn't mean they're an atheist. Unless, of course, they say they are. 98.198.83.12 (talk) 03:06, 23 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

From an interview on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/n9tef/hi_im_louis_ck_and_this_is_a_thing/

"I'm not an atheist. I think god is there and that he is watching and he made us. I just don't give a shit ... Well I don't "Believe in God" I have zero idea how everything got here. I would personally say that, if I had to make a list of possibles, God would be pretty far down. But if I were to make a list of people that know what the fuck they are talking about, I would be REALLY far down."

That said, I'm personally always fascinated by what people do or don't believe, because that shapes their view of the world and I learn more of where their perspectives are coming from. LovelyLillith (talk) 04:43, 20 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

In his Personal Life section, there's a portion that says that people think he's an atheist, but isn't. Is it okay if I remove that? It's kind of circular and doesn't read as something that belongs in an encyclopedia.Comatmebro ^{~Come at me~} 00:50, 24 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

I completely agree Comatmembro that it's completely inappropriate for an encyclopedia to say "this person isn't an atheist despite the fact that some undisclosed folks think they are." I'll remove it, and also saying he doesn't believe in God but isn't an atheist is wrong. He says "Believe in God" in caps meaning, he doesn't share the mindset of those who Believe in God as a thing, but in the same quote he says he thinks there's a god of some sort. PFR 20:10, 11 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by PFR (talk • contribs)

Can we say he is Agnostic? Because he is for sure not a member of any religion, even though there is more discussion about Judaism and Irish Catholicism in this article than about what Louis CK actually thinks. Hamsterlopithecus (talk) 18:00, 12 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

Contradicting sources The source currently in this article claims that C.K. was born in Washington, D. C., but Fresh Air from July 7, 2010, claims that he was born in Mexico. Does anyone know better? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 15:08, 5 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

[copied from above] In a 2006 NPR interview, C.K. explicitly states: "I was born here and left before I was one. And so I came here not speaking English, and I had the experience of coming here like as an immigrant". All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 18:36, 5 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Genius Thanks. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 04:57, 13 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

More Contradiction http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/louis-c-k-im-an-accidental-white-person-20130411 states California, http://web.archive.org/web/20081216083356/http://members.pikmail.com/home.php?feature=24&aid=7909&gid=5 states Washington DC. Which is it? Fushiryu (talk) 20:25, 11 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

He is not listed on the California Birth Index - see here. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 00:03, 12 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

In a 2010 interview, C.K. described returning to stand-up and doing specials after his divorce as a year and a half working "to catch up to" the breakup of his marriage which, although portrayed in the HBO series Lucky Louie as fractious, had nonetheless been central to the show and his life.

First of all, that is a hot mess. Secondly, I looked up "fractious", and it can mean "resistant to control", "peevish or cranky", or "inclined to make trouble", none of which are qualities I would describe to a divorce. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.23.244.241 (talk) 12:15, 5 September 2010 (UTC)Reply

I totally agree. When I was reading the article I independently thought the same things, and when I later saw your message here I decided to actually make the change. I think it's a lot clearer and less clunky now, since I went to the source to work out what it should say. I'm surprised that that sentence had survived for years after your post. BreakfastJr (talk) 02:02, 18 January 2014 (UTC)Reply

"The two met at Harvard University while Louis was trying to finish his degree during a summer school program. Louis moved to Mexico City and lived there until the age of seven."

This is also a mess. I guess the first Louis is CK's father, but then I don't think baby CK moved alone to Mexico City and lived there. Thecatred (talk) 16:06, 16 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

How can it be, that 'sexuality' is missing in the listing on the right. I think this topic is featured way more often and certainly in many more variations than 'marriage' or 'parenting'. --188.108.154.182 (talk) 10:15, 20 September 2010 (UTC)Reply

In the 2nd paragraph of the "early life and career" section, while describing Louie's start in standup in the mid-late 1980s, the current text says he caught a break with some podcast I've never heard of. A few things come to mind about this. Of course podcasts didn't exist in the 1980s, and the particular podcast in question launched in 2009. And it's a damn podcast, so it wouldn't constitute a "break" for anybody. If anything, getting Louie C.K. involved in any way would be a major break for the podcast. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justinulysses (talk • contribs) 01:40, 13 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

I've deleted this sentence referred to above. When reviewing the link to which it was credited http://nymag.com/arts/tv/upfronts/2011/louis-ck-2011-5/index1.html it was obvious that whoever wrote the sentence completely misunderstood what they had read. Bertsnert (talk) 15:02, 15 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

I tried to edit "Mexican" out of the first sentence, but I can't edit that section. He's not Mexican. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonnewyork (talk • contribs) 05:13, 4 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Um, yes, he is. His father is from Mexico and C.K. was raised in Mexico City until he was 7. His first language is Spanish. Try again. 71.59.181.111 (talk) 21:22, 1 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

His first language is most certainly NOT Spanish. I was just watching this video and clearly his Spanish is shit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHuX1dhxzc8

Louis CK is most certainly Mexican American. This is repeatedly established throughout the article itself. Please stop trying to erase this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.51.243.3 (talk) 00:57, 15 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

In 2008 or 2009 I tried to edit it so that it said he was Mexican-American, but my edits were constantly reverted, because of the fact that he was actually born in Washington, DC. He is not Mexican-American, so I edited that part out.--71.94.223.245 (talk) 04:28, 13 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

He is a Mexican citizen. Wikipedia puts people's nationality - not ethnicity - in the article's header. He has dual citizenship making him a Mexican-American. MrBlondNYC (talk) 09:40, 13 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

Would he not more accurately be an Irish-Mexican-American? --JeffJ (talk) 17:29, 13 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

If we was an Irish CITIZEN, then yes. Again, this is not about his ethnicity. MrBlondNYC (talk) 02:57, 14 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

If he is Mexican American then a citation needs to be included which one is currently not. I'm removing the reference. Frankly. even if by some far stretch of interpretation one decides he could be labeled Mexican-American, taht distinction certainly doesn't belong in the headline paragraph of the article because it is not at all relevant to his notability. Obama's article doesn't begin by calling him an Indonesian-American, despite the fact that Obama grew up in Indonesia and had citizenship there. Byates5637 (talk) 23:12, 14 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

Firstly, a person's nationality is a standard inclusion in the headers of all biographies on Wikipedia. Secondly, there are numerous cites from reliable sources in the article stating C.K.'s Mexican citizenship, making him a national of both the US and Mexico. Does anyone here know what "citizenship" or "nationality" means? Thirdly, there is no proof from any reliable source that Obama ever was an Indonesian citizen and Obama's nationality is irrelevant to this article. MrBlondNYC (talk) 01:32, 15 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

Really, people. An American citizen is an American, but a Mexican citizen is not Mexican? Think. MrBlondNYC (talk) 08:25, 16 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

We're all quite capable of thinking well beyond the walls of your self-imposed semantic prison, MrBlondNYC. However if you insist that people with multiple citizenships be identified by phrases that are ambiguous to common usage and completely disregard how that person self identifies then I am going now to Charlize Theron's page to change her nationality to African-American. --OGRastamon (talk) 02:45, 20 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

A citizen of Mexico is a Mexican. A citizen of the US is an American. That's not "semantics". That is the definition of the word. If you check the cites, he self-identifies as a dual citizen of Mexico and the US. Show me one cite in which he renounces his Mexican citizenship. If Charlize Theron is dual citizen, SOUTH African-American would be correct. Just like it would be for a dual citizen the US and any other country. MrBlondNYC (talk) 08:28, 21 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

"SOUTH African-American"? Give me a break. Once again, we see politics dictating things on this site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.138.40.183 (talk) 03:46, 6 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

Africa is NOT a country...African is not a nationality. Louis holds dual citizenship. Geez — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ranchwhere (talk • contribs) 09:29, 6 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

You people crack me up! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.22.93.237 (talk) 03:27, 12 September 2013 (UTC)Reply

People get bothered when their world view is shattered, thats all. To most americans, they think Spaniards look like "typical" Mexicans [ie: looks like a native american/a short brown person]. Conversely a Mexican CANNOT look white to Americans either! It shatters their world view since they think Spaniards are what Mexicans are [brown]! Which is funny since Spaniards ARE white. And it even extends to black-slavery, most Americans think slavery was only in the USA...90% went to Latin America. SMH! Shatter the world views and keep CK listed as what he is - A Mexican!. 107.222.205.242 (talk) 107.222.205.242 (talk)

I disagree with user MrBlondNYC and agree with everyone else. Just because one user arbitrarily decides to misinterpret the use of hyphen-Americans doesn't mean he gets to hijack this article. Louis CK is an American born in America to a Mexican dad and an American mom. Other articles are steering away from using the hyphen-American descriptor and have started saying things like "Mexican-born American". Which is more precise and absolutely does not apply to Loui CK. I would like user MrBlondNYC to let others voice their opinions on this. It seems like the overwhelming majority think that the article should read "Louis CK is an American comedian..." Hamsterlopithecus (talk) 18:12, 12 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

If he's a dual citizen of two countries, then yes it makes sense to list that (like the many Canadian American comedians). South Africa doesn't allow dual citizenship, so it's unlikely the same applies to Charlize Theron, though she's obviously originally from South Africa. Maybe the hyphen is the issue? I don't know, I'm not American. It seems the hyphen is used mostly for ancestry, rather than citizenship (ie Italian-Americans often don't have Italian citizenship but are of Italian decent). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.1.212.67 (talk) 11:57, 20 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Please don't remove He's Mexican ethnically, citizenship-wise, and by virtue of being from Mexico. See, e.g. here. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:24, 6 November 2011 (UTC)Reply

Why in the world is there no mention of Louis CK cancelling his hosting gig for the Radio and Television Correspondent's Dinner? And why is no mention made of the insults he directed at Sarah Palin that likely resulted in him backing out of the dinner? Smells like a whitewash. Any claim that the incident is not notable would be absolutely ludicrous. If the entry mentions his question to Rumsfeld, surely a mention should be made that he called a former VP candidate and Governor of Alaska a "cunt"; that incident generated far more controversy than the Rumsfeld episode.74.138.40.183 (talk) 03:44, 6 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

I'm not familiar with what you are talking about but I'm interested now. I briefly googled a couple terms and can't find anything relating to this. If you think something needs to be added to the article then by all means, add it in. We're not stopping you. Alternatively, if you want to list a couple references here I could add it to the article for you. Byates5637 (talk) 22:21, 12 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

Exactly how hard did you look on Google? There is this source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/03/louis-ck-cancels-on-rtca-dinner-116987.html and this one http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/215267-louis-ck-cancels-appearance-at-rtca-dinner and this one http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/wayne-brady-safer-pick-for-rtca-dinner-than-louis-ck/2012/04/03/gIQAxeHctS_blog.html and this one http://www.newser.com/story/141489/louis-ck-cancels-speech-after-conservative-outcry.html . Those took a grand total of three seconds to find on Google. There are hundreds more that could have been cited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.138.44.226 (talk) 20:56, 2 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

Why is the title in quotations, as if it were somehow not a legitimate title? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.81.44.162 (talk) 04:30, 21 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

Removed, thanks. The Interior (Talk) 04:39, 21 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

I have no idea how to pronounce it, nor how to add phonetic notation to Wikipedia. Mark Matthew Dalton (talk) 01:39, 16 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

It is emblematic of the shoddy quality of Wikipedia as a resource that "C.K" has a pronunciation guide, yet "Szekely" does not. Since this is an English language page I would guess that most people know how to pronounce "C.K." However, unless they have some knowledge of Hungarian then "Szekely" remains a mystery. Wikipedia is a great tool -- but an encyclopedia it ain't. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.22.93.237 (talk) 03:23, 12 September 2013 (UTC)Reply

I second that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.212.139.102 (talk) 21:09, 26 January 2014 (UTC)Reply

So edit the article and add a pronunciation guide, you lazy moaners. That's what this site is about.

If I already knew how to pronounce "Szkely", I wouldn't be asking for a pronunciation guide. Get it? -- 24.212.139.102 (talk) 15:19, 24 April 2014 (UTC)Reply

All Hallow's Wraith (talk) To answer your question: "Biography: why does it say "Spanish European ancestry"? Aside from Spanish, he has Hungarian Jewish and Native ancestry (as stated below)),"

C.K. specifically described his ancestry on his father's mother's side as Spanish European to clearly -- as described by C.K. himself -- differentiate it from the traditional non-European Mexican population in Mexico. His father's mother's side came to Mexico from Spain, are of a European background. The Hungarian Jewish side, in contrast, is his father's father's side. I think both sides of his father's side are important. And I think all of this is important because C.K. discusses his background often in his work.

As for the change in the heading levels, I was trying to follow what has seemed to me to be a typical, Person was born in Place to Father and Mother. So I think the Family background heading is redundant and is not used in most entries.

So if you agree, I would like to undo both of these edits. Please let me know what you think. Best, Erika BrillLyle (talk) 23:41, 16 January 2014 (UTC)Reply

I am confused. Why would it say "C.K.'s father, a Mexican of Spanish European ancestry" if his father has other ancestry groups as well (Hungarian Jewish and Native)? Shouldn't it list all three in that sentence if it's addressed there at all? Since there are three paragraphs more or less only on the issue of C.K.'s family, I think "Family background" is appropriate. "Biography" is not specific enough and refers to the whole early life text or even most of the article. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 23:57, 16 January 2014 (UTC)Reply

Weird how Székely and Szekely are used interchangeable in the article, e.g. "Mary Louise Szekely (née Davis), a software engineer, and Luis Székely". Should probably just use one, and explain once that the other is used in the other language. --82.136.210.153 (talk) 02:17, 27 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

I have corrected it for consistency. People are often lazy about accents because not all keyboards have them. Mezigue (talk) 10:15, 27 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

All right. The PDF needs a lower case "s" though. --82.136.210.153 (talk) 11:15, 27 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Also, I'm not sure you should change quotes and titles that don't include "é". If the source has no "é", maybe just keep "e". --82.136.210.153 (talk) 11:18, 27 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

And finally, we'll need another citation for Székely (with the "é") in the lead. It currently uses a page at theatlantic.com where it says Szekely and not Székely, which means the verification fails. --82.136.210.153 (talk) 11:20, 27 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Why does it say, "infamous king of cucks?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CF93:1FB0:605A:2AB1:FE40:4555 (talk) 17:42, 13 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

That was spam and has since been removed. --82.136.210.153 (talk) 06:59, 16 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

There is still regular back-and-fro to add/remove "Mexican" in the opening paragraph, so I thought I'd check the Manual of Style:

Context (location or nationality);

In most modern-day cases this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen, national or permanent resident, or if notable mainly for past events, the country where the person was a citizen, national or permanent resident when the person became notable.

Ethnicity or sexuality should not generally be emphasized in the opening unless it is relevant to the subject's notability. Similarly, previous nationalities or the country of birth should not be mentioned in the opening sentence unless they are relevant to the subject's notability.

As such, though C.K. is of Mexican origin and may well have a dual nationality, he is an "American comedian" in the sense that he does comedy in the US. Mezigue (talk) 08:13, 15 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

Also, it should be noted that he was born in the United States, and that his ancestors were of 1/2 Irish Catholic, 1/4 Hungarian Jew, and 1/4 Mexican Catholic descent, so saying he is Mexican-American is quite definitely an odd and ill-supported claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:84:8901:6ACB:809A:3823:7232:83E6 (talk) 10:07, 10 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

It is a fairly well-supported claim but it isn't Wikipedia policy to introduce people in this way. Mezigue (talk) 11:44, 10 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

The above is a weird comment - His father was Mexican of various ancestries, and he's a Mexican citizen. We don't get to discount Mexicans of Hungarian Jewish background and claim they are less Mexican than those of Spanish Catholic decent. Imagine doing the same thing to US citizens - inappropriate! This claim is talking about citizenship not nationality or ethnicity.

In the second paragraph it is cited that he stopped being Editor of Louie in 2012, which is true. However, he became editor again in 2014 (for the fourth season). http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0127373/?ref_=nv_sr_2#editor It will be strange to rearrange the existing sentence. 75.159.229.77 (talk) 02:25, 29 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

I removed a sentence in the bio that stated that Louis C.K. is a "well known serial flasher!" Even if recent sexual misconduct allegations are true, the statement was poorly cited and didn't deal with the subject in an appropriate manner. Also, to say he is "well known" for those allegations is a serious overstatement. That's not to say that the allegations shouldn't be mentioned somewhere on this page, but I'll let other people figure that out. W. T. Perkins (talk) 06:18, 1 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

The only real source is a gawker article which is pretty much not a source. Can't be included until there's any substantial coverage.CaffeinAddict (talk) 19:25, 1 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

Any thoughts on including a sentence about C.K. being the last guest ever on John Stewart last night? Comatmebro User talk:Comatmebro 22:51, 6 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

I think it's worth adding if there's a place in the article where that information would fit in nicely. I'm not sure there is one. (If you add it, make sure to spell Jon Stewart correctly!) - Uncle Alf (talk) 12:20, 29 September 2015 (UTC)Reply