C.K. at the 2012 Time 100 gala | ||
Releases | ||
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↙ Films | 31 | |
↙ Television series | 30 | |
↙ Web releases | 21 | |
↙ Documentaries | 10 | |
Footnotes |
American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and filmmaker Louis C.K. began his career performing stand-up while simultaneously making short films. When he was 17, he directed a comedic short film titled Trash Day (1984). His third short film, Ice Cream , won the grand prize at the Aspen Shortsfest in 1993. In the same year, he began writing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien before leaving the next year. His next writing job was on Late Show with David Letterman in 1995, and directed a series of shorts for Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies on television, followed by acting as head writer for The Dana Carvey Show (1997) and a writer on The Chris Rock Show (1997–1999). He voiced a fictional version of himself on four episodes of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist from 1996 to 2002. He directed his first feature, Tomorrow Night , in 1998, which failed to attract any distributors and was later re-released by C.K. on his website in 2014. [1]
In the early 2000s, he continued to collaborate with actor-comedian Chris Rock. They co-wrote Down to Earth in 2001 and C.K. wrote and directed Pootie Tang (which C.K. was fired from during editing) later that year – both featured Rock in acting roles. In 2002, he voiced Brendon Small's estranged father, Andrew Small, in Home Movies . His first leading role was the one-season HBO sitcom Lucky Louie , which he also wrote, in 2006. He worked again with Rock as a writer again with the comedy I Think I Love My Wife (2007). After performing stand-up on several television shows from the late 1980s, he released his first stand-up special, Shameless , in 2007. In 2008, he wrote, performed in, directed, executive produced, and edited Chewed Up , and acted in Diminished Capacity , Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins , and Role Models (all 2008). His next film role was in The Invention of Lying (2009).
Since 2010, C.K. has starred in, written, directed, edited, and produced the comedy-drama series Louie on FX. He stars as a fictionalized version of himself, a divorced father and comedian. The series has garnered critical acclaim and has won numerous awards. In 2010, his stand-up film Hilarious premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His next special was Live at the Beacon Theater (2011). He first hosted Saturday Night Live in November 2012, and subsequently hosted it on three more occasions in 2014, 2015, and 2017. He played a love interest in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine and an FBI agent's boss in David O. Russell's American Hustle (2013). C.K.'s next specials were Oh My God (2013) and Live at the Comedy Store (2015). He co-created, co-writes and executive produces FX's Baskets and wrote, directed, produced, and co-starred in the comedy-drama series Horace and Pete , which was released unexpectedly to his website in 2016. He played the lead voice role in The Secret Life of Pets in the same year.
In the year 2017, the funnyman auteur wrote, directed, produced, edited, and starred in the unreleased seriocomic film I Love You, Daddy .
For his work performing stand-up, writing, acting, directing, producing and editing, C.K. has received several awards and nominations. Among them are 39 Emmy Award nominations, with six wins. [2]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1984 | Trash Day | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | — | Short film | [3] |
1990 | Caesar's Salad | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | Short film | [4] [5] |
1993 | Ice Cream | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Flower Vendor | Short film | [5] [6] |
1995 | The Legend of Willie Brown | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | Short film | [5] [7] |
1995 | The Letter V | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | Short film | [5] [7] |
1995 | Highjacker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | Short film | [5] [7] |
1995 | Hello There | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Man on Street / Voice on Tape | Short film | [5] [7] |
1995 | Brunch | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | Short film | [5] [7] |
1995 | Guess Which Person is Crazy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | Short film | [8] |
1996 | Searching for Nixon | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Man in Richard Nixon Mask | Short film | [9] |
1998 | Tomorrow Night | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Man squirting people with hose | [10] | |
1999 | Persona Ne'll Aqua | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | — | Short film | [9] |
2000 | Ugly Revenge | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Narrator | Short film | [9] |
2000 | Tuna | No | No | No | No | Yes | Clint | [11] | |
2001 | Short Films by Louis C.K. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Various | Short film DVD collection | [12] |
2001 | Down to Earth | No | Yes | No | No | No | — | Co-wrote with Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, and Ali LeRoi | [13] |
2001 | Pootie Tang | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | — | [13] | |
2005 | London | No | No | No | No | Yes | Therapist | [14] | |
2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | No | Yes | No | No | No | — | Co-wrote with Chris Rock | [15] |
2008 | Diminished Capacity | No | No | No | No | Yes | Stan | [16] | |
2008 | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | No | No | No | No | Yes | Marty | [17] | |
2008 | Role Models | No | No | No | No | Yes | Security Guard | [18] | |
2009 | The Invention of Lying | No | No | No | No | Yes | Greg Kleinschmidt | [19] | |
2010 | Hilarious | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special; limited theatrical release | |
2013 | Blue Jasmine | No | No | No | No | Yes | Al Munsinger | [20] | |
2013 | American Hustle | No | No | No | No | Yes | Stoddard Thorsen | [20] | |
2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | No | No | No | No | Yes | Dr. Fielding | [21] [22] | |
2015 | Trumbo | No | No | No | No | Yes | Arlen Hird | [23] | |
2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | No | No | No | No | Yes | Max (voice) | [24] | |
2017 [a] | I Love You, Daddy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Glen Topher | Co-wrote the film's story with Vernon Chatman | [26] |
2022 | Fourth of July | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Yes | Therapist | Co-wrote with Joe List | [27] |
Year | Title | Creator | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1993–94 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Various | 291 episodes | [28] [29] |
1995 | Late Show with David Letterman | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | — | 11 episodes | [30] |
1995 | Saturday Night Live | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Escaped Prisoner | Episode: "Season 21 Episode 02" | [31] |
1995 | Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Various characters | [5] | |
1996 | The Dana Carvey Show | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Various characters | 8 episodes | [32] |
1996 | HBO Comedy Half-Hour | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [33] |
1996–2002 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Louis | Voice; 4 episodes | [34] |
1997 | Oddville, MTV | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | David Cross | 1 episode | [35] |
1997–99 | The Chris Rock Show | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Various characters | 28 episodes | [13] |
1997–2007 | Saturday Night Live | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | — | "Saturday TV Funhouse" segments | [36] |
1999 | Louis C.K.'s Filthy Stupid Talent Show | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Himself | Television special | [4] |
2000 | ShortCuts | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Host | 10 episodes | [37] |
2001 | Comedy Central Presents | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [38] |
2002 | Home Movies | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Andrew Small | Voice; 5 episodes | [39] |
2002–03 | Cedric the Entertainer Presents | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | 16 episodes | [13] |
2005 | One Night Stand | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [40] |
2006 | Lucky Louie | Yes | No | Yes | Executive | No | Yes | Louie | 13 episodes | [41] |
2007 | Shameless | No | No | Yes | Executive | No | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [42] |
2008 | Chewed Up | No | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [43] |
2009–12 | Parks and Recreation | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Dave Sanderson | 6 episodes | [37] [44] |
2010–15 | Louie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Yes | Louie C.K. | 61 episodes | [45] |
2011 | Talking Funny | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself | Television special, HBO | [46] |
2012–17 | Saturday Night Live | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Host | 4 episodes | [31] [47] [48] [49] |
2013 | Oh My God | No | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [50] |
2014 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself | Episode: Comedy, Sex, and the Blue Numbers | [51] |
2015 | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself | TV special | [52] |
2015–16 | Gravity Falls | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | The Horrifying Sweaty One-Armed Monstrosity | Voice; 2 episodes [b] | [54] |
2015–17 | One Mississippi | No | No | No | Executive | No | No | — | [55] [56] | |
2016 | Portlandia | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself | Episode: "Family Emergency" | [57] |
2016–17 | Baskets | Yes | No | Yes | Executive | No | Yes | Himself | [58] | |
2016–17 | Better Things | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | No | — | [59] | |
2017 | Family Guy | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself (voice) | Episode: "Emmy-Winning Episode" | [60] |
2017 | Louis C.K.: 2017 | No | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [61] |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1996 | HBO Comedy Half-Hour | HBO |
2001 | Comedy Central Presents | Comedy Central |
2001 | Live in Houston | louisck.com |
2003 | Just for Laughs | JFL |
2005 | One Night Stand | HBO |
2007 | Shameless | HBO/louisck.com |
2008 | Chewed Up | Showtime/Image Entertainment/louisck.com |
2010 | Hilarious | Epix/Comedy Central/louisck.com |
2011 | Live at the Beacon Theater | louisck.com/FX |
2012 | Word: Live at Carnegie Hall | louisck.com |
2013 | Just for Laughs | JFL |
2013 | Oh My God | HBO/louisck.com |
2015 | Live at the Comedy Store [62] | louisck.com/FX |
2015 | Live at Madison Square Garden | louisck.com |
2017 | 2017 | Netflix/louisck.com |
2020 | Sincerely Louis CK | louisck.com |
2021 | Sorry | louisck.com |
2023 | Back to the Garden | louisck.com |
2023 | Louis C.K. at The Dolby | louisck.com |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | Jimmy Carter builds a house | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Jimmy Carter | Video short | [63] |
2007 | Louis C.K. learns about the Catholic Church [c] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Himself | Video short | [64] |
2007 | Louis C.K. and a child [c] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Himself | Video short | [63] |
2007 | Louis C.K. animation short [c] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Himself (voice) | Video short | [63] |
2007 | Louis C.K. airline safety video [c] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | — | Video short | [63] |
2008 | I Say the Darndest Things to Kids [c] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Himself | Video short | [63] |
2009 | Louis C.K.’s Last Chance | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Himself | Video short | [63] |
2011 | Live at the Beacon Theater | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [65] |
2012 | Word: Live at Carnegie Hall | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | Yes | Himself | Stand-up album | [66] |
2014 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | No | No | No | No | Yes | Himself (guest) | Web series | [67] |
2014 | Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour | No | No | Executive | No | No | — | Stand-up special | [68] |
2015 | Live at the Comedy Store | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [69] |
2015 | Live at Madison Square Garden | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | Yes | Himself | Stand-up album | [70] |
2016 | Horace and Pete | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | Yes | Horace Wittel VIII | Web series | [71] |
2016 | Barry Crimmins: Whatever Threatens You | Yes | No | Executive | No | Yes | Himself, introduction | Stand-up special | [72] |
2020 | Sincerely Louis CK | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | [73] |
2020 | Long-Distance Relationship | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself | Podcast series with Blanche Gardin | [74] |
2021 | Sorry | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special | |
2023 | Robert Kelly Kill Box | Yes | No | Executive | No | No | — | Stand-up special | |
2023 | Louis C.K.: Back at the Garden | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Himself | Online stand-up live special | |
2023 | Louis C.K. at The Dolby | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | Yes | Himself | Stand-up special |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | Maxed Out | Himself | Documentary film | [76] |
2007 | Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl | Himself | Documentary, HBO | [77] |
2010 | I Am Comic | Himself | Documentary | [78] |
2011 | Talking Funny | Himself | Television special, HBO | [79] |
2016 | Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Himself | [80] [81] | |
2017 | Too Funny to Fail | Himself (archived footage) | Documentary film, Hulu | [82] |
2017 | The History of Comedy | Himself | Documentary series, CNN | |
2017 | Oh, Rick! | Himself | Documentary film | [83] |
2020 | Live at the Comedy Store | Himself | Documentary series, Showtime | [84] |
2023 | Sorry/Not Sorry | Himself (archived footage) | Documentary film | [85] |
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