Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater

Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater

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Directed by Louis C.K.

Produced by Pig Newton, Circus King Productions

201162 min7.8 / 10

A sharp, energetic stand-up performance that balances observational humor with humanistic reflection on modern life and personal behavior.

Recorded November 10th, 2011 as part of the New York Comedy Festival, and only available for purchase online, Louis C.K. follows up his 2010 concert film Hilarious with a new hour’s worth of shrewdly observed and periodically profane material. He starts with making his own kind of please-turn-off-your-cell-phone announcement, as well as a warning not to text or tweet during the show: “Just live your life,” he asks. Whether he’s talking about a unique way to drop a rental car off at an airport or describing why a man in his 40s should not smoke dope, it’s terrific, humane, carried-to-crazed-extremes stuff.

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  • Is Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Does Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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