Louis is a show based on comedian Louis CK’s stand-up. Recently an acquaintance told me that he can’t deal with stand-up comedy in New York because it is brutally realistic and dark as well as openly racist and homophobic. I had no idea what he is talking about, because going to see stand-up comedy seems really depressing and I never do it.However, I think he was referring to comedians like Louis CK and his friends who co-star with him. New York has always specialized in anxious self-loathing humorists, but this show mixes this the current intellectual trend of realism. The result is some real-talk and some really smart and hilarious moments that feel a bit deeper than a lot of comedy on television. Also I like how people can swear on TV these days.