Louis C.K.
About Louis C.K.
Louis Alfred Szekely (born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K., is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Born in Washington, D.C., and of Mexican, Hungarian-Jewish, and Irish descent, he spent part of his childhood in Mexico, where his first language was Spanish, before his family settled in the Boston area. He began his career in the 1990s writing for comedians including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Chris Rock, and directed the features Tomorrow Night (1998) and Pootie Tang (2001). He gained widespread acclaim for his FX semi-autobiographical series Louie (2010-2015), which he created, directed, and starred in, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. C.K. has won six Emmy Awards and three Grammy Awards, and was listed among Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2012. In 2017, he admitted to several incidents of sexual misconduct following an article in The New York Times. He returned to stand-up in 2018 and later released the specials Sincerely Louis C.K. (2020) and Sorry (2021).
Videos (79)
Videos 73 to 79 of 79.
9:10Louis CK & Joe List Hilarious (or not) Movie Promo
28.5K views
0:25Louis C.K. USO BLOG: Baghdad Day one part TWO...quiet fob
27.6K views
0:55Louis C.K. USO BLOG: Baghdad Day one part TWO...socccer
26.8K views
1:31LOUIE is streaming NOW at LouisCK.com
26.8K views
0:25Louis C.K. USO BLOG: Baghdad Day one part TWO...brown paper in Iraq
24.4K views
1:15Sincerely, Sorry, and Back to the Garden Now on Netflix
24.3K views
2:03Order 'Ingram' Now For Christmas
21.3K viewsGuest appearances (31)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Louis C.K..
Guest appearances 1 to 24 of 31.
4:51Louis C.K. Hates Cell Phones | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
14.9M views
2:29:40Louis C.K. | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Theo Von
10.2M views
2:04Louis C.K. Hates Twitter | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
4.5M views
5:57Louis C.K. Quit The Internet | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
3.6M views
4:40Louis C.K. Is All In For Hillary | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
2.7M views
3:03Louis C.K.: Dancing Is The Worst Possible Career Choice | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
2.5M views
3:45Louis C.K. & Conan Remember The Early Days Of "Late Night" | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
2.3M views
2:24:13Louis C.K. | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Theo Von
2.2M views
3:57Louis C.K.: Joe Pesci Thinks I Suck | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
1.9M views
1:04Ewan McGregor: Louis C.K. Can Put His Money Where His Mouth Is | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
1.8M views
3:24Louis C.K. Remembers Writing for Conan - Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers
1.7M views
6:00Louis C.K. Released His New Show in a Weird Way
Jimmy Kimmel
1.3M views
3:09Louis C.K.'s Embarrassing NYC Story | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
981K views
1:50Heckler questions Louis C.K.'s return to Netflix
Jimmy Carr
802.2K views
2:08Louis C.K. Wanted To Dance Just Like N'SYNC | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
790.9K views
2:03Louis C.K. Got Paul Simon To Write His Theme Song | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
556.5K views
1:17:10Talking to the Tombstone with Louis C.K. | Soder Podcast | EP 139
Dan Soder
489.2K views
4:07Louis C.K. Tells The Classics - BRAND NEW SPECIAL!
J-L Cauvin
422.7K views
5:49Louis C.K. Hates Cell Phones | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
370.6K views
0:59Mark Normand Farts w/ Louis C.K. - Joe Rogan Experience
Mark Normand
271K views
1:37:43Around The World with Louis C.K. | Jim Norton Can't Save You EP 68
Jim Norton
230.5K views
1:19:23Louis C.K. on Rejection, Friendship and Comedy Burnout
Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons
205.2K views
4:43Seth Explains Teen Slang: iPhone, Louis C.K.
Seth Meyers
176.8K views
0:20Louis C.K. identifies as Lucille Ball
Chris Distefano
69.5K viewsChannels on this page: Conan O'Brien, Theo Von, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Carr, Dan Soder, J-L Cauvin, Mark Normand, Jim Norton, Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons, Chris Distefano
Frequently asked questions
What is Louis C.K.'s real name?
Louis C.K. is the professional name of Louis Alfred Szekely, an American stand-up comedian, actor and filmmaker born on September 12, 1967, in Washington, D.C.
What was Louis C.K.'s first language?
He spent part of his childhood in Mexico, where Spanish was his first language, before settling in the Boston area.
What is the series Louie?
Louie is the semi-autobiographical FX series (2010-2015) that Louis C.K. created, directed and starred in, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
How many Emmy and Grammy Awards has Louis C.K. won?
Louis C.K. has won six Emmy Awards and three Grammy Awards, and in 2012 he was listed among Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People.
Who did Louis C.K. write for?
In the 1990s he wrote for comedians including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Chris Rock, and directed the features Tomorrow Night (1998) and Pootie Tang (2001).
What are Louis C.K.'s later specials?
After returning to stand-up in 2018, he released the specials Sincerely Louis C.K. (2020) and Sorry (2021).
