Louis C.K. is riding his giant wave of money and acclaim from his brilliant self-produced stand up special to network TV. According to Hollywood Reporter, CBS has given the green light to the comedian and creator of the Soup Nazi Spike Feresten for a half-hour comedy pilot. There's no title yet but it will likely not feature the words "Pootie" or "Tang." more ›

Louis C.K.'s Beacon Theater comedy special/internet experiment turned out better than anyone could have expected: in the 12 days since the special was put online for $5, Louis has made more than a million dollars! And he announced on his website that he is donating $280,000 to five different charities: "The thing is still on sale. I hope folks keep buying it. If I make another million, I'll give more of it away. I'll let you know when that happens because I like you getting to know what happened to your 5 dollars and bringing awareness to the bla bla bla." Aww: come for the bag of dicks, stay for the benevolence. more ›

If you're a connoisseur of funny things you may already know that NYC's own Louis C.K. has a new comedy special out featuring his performances at the Beacon Theater last month. It's on his website for $5, and his thinking is akin to Radiohead's In Rainbows experiment: will people pay for something if they can steal it? Apparently if it's good enough, yes. The comedian tells David Carr that on Thursday night, 175,000 people bought the special, and he was expecting 200,000 total after the weekend. Minus production costs, "That's a $750,000 profit. And he owns the rights, and the long tail of buyers, in perpetuity." Not bad for the recipient of the America's Saddest Handjob. more ›

Not only does comedian Louis CK have the balls to repeatedly ask Donald Rumsfeld if he's a lizard alien, but he truly has a deep and abiding love for the city, and isn't afraid to let people in on his favorite NY haunts. Despite his recent fame, he's also still one of the hardest working comedians we've come across—every year, he throws out his old material, and forces himself to come up with a brand new set. Last night, he unveiled some of his new jokes on Letterman, during his first Late Show appearance in 15 years. Watch below: more ›

Today, in honor of fantastically cranky, Rumsfeld-baiting comic Louis C.K.'s Emmy nomination, we're taking a little trip down memory lane, to a time when Louis was young, thin, and blessed with a full head of hair. more ›

Donald Rumsfeld has been all over the media to plug his new book, and yesterday he surfaced on the Opie & Anthony Show, where comedian Louis CK happened to be a guest. Over the protestations of the sycophantic hosts, Louis repeatedly pressed the former Defense Secretary on whether he's a flesh-eating lizard person. It starts around the 2:30 mark: more ›