Louis C.K. has mastered the art of the post-cancellation comeback ^41.8%

MS NOW - By Jacques Berlinerblau - 7/3/2026, 10:00 AM

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In order to make sense of Louis C.K.’s new Netflix special, “Ridiculous,” I find it’s helpful to consider how the controversial and once-“canceled” comedian looks. When I watch him move on stage, it seems he moves slowly. The camera trains on his face, weighed down by eye bags that cast shadows on his cheeks. His balding dome is potted... more