
Sure, he works “blue,” but Louis C.K.’s sad-sack vulnerability and lacerating honesty put him a cut above your typical Friar’s Club emcee. In fact, if you include his artful slice-of-life FX TV series “Louie,” his oeuvre evokes comparisons to Woody Allen or even Charlie Chaplin, rather than roasters like Jeffrey Ross. Now that the third season of “Louie” has drawn its critical raves and the self-produced video of his Beacon Theatre show grossed more than a cool million (at $5 a pop), Louis is taking his show on the road. And he’s thwarting the system again, avoiding ticket agencies by managing the sales for all shows through his own website.
