Live in Houston (Louis C.K. album)

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Live in Houston
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Live album by
Released2001
Recorded2001, Houston, Texas
VenueThe Laff Stop
StudioLouisck.net
Genre Comedy
Length38:24
Label Circus King Productions
Producer Louis C.K.
Louis C.K. chronology
Live in Houston
(2001)
Shameless
(2007)

Live in Houston is the first live album published by comedian Louis C.K. In contrast to later releases, it was produced and published independently, and sold primarily at shows and directly through the comedian's website. The album later became the subject of interest when controversy arose surrounding whether similar material on the 2005 Dane Cook album Retaliation was plagiarized from the Louis C.K. material. [1] Much of the material overlaps with C.K.'s Comedy Central Presents special, recorded the same year.

C.K. re-released the audio-only album as a CD, vinyl album, and audio download on his website in April 2020. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:20
2."Chinese"0:18
3."Do You Have the Time"1:09
4."French Guy"0:46
5."Peach"0:48
6."Guy on Bike, Guitar, Liar"1:34
7."Shopping With No Money"1:39
8."Wal-Mart"1:30
9."Diet"2:00
10."Christmas Caroling"0:42
11."Arguing"0:33
12."Kid's Names"1:06
13."Shitty Kids"2:17
14."Guy in Traffic"2:38
15."Impressions"1:11
16."Diner Ordering"0:54
17."Cliches, Old Sayings"1:18
18."Happy and in Pain"0:41
19."Urban Myth"0:33
20."Wrong Number/AT&T"1:30
21."The Bank"2:54
22."End of Bank"0:27
23."Bill Gates"2:46
24."Sign, Sign"1:15
25."Racism"2:12
26."Faggy Shirt"0:30
27."Gay People"1:31
28."Gay Dream"0:55
29."Itchy Asshole"0:44
30."Nympho"1:40
31."Goodnight"0:03

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References

  1. Getlen, Larry. "Take the Funny and Run", Radar magazine, February 14, 2007. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2018-03-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. C.K., Louis (April 2, 2020). "Live in Houston". louisck.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.