Louis C.K. Re-Enters the Mainstream With Caustic Netflix Special ‘Ridiculous’: TV Review
Home TV Reviews Jun 30, 2026 12:01am PT Louis C.K. C.K. had already been working for decades, but his career really popped off only when he was a divorced, pot-bellied dad mocking his own abjection. As a basis for the institutional approval that C.K. evidently still craves despite doing just fine on his own, “Ridiculous” fits the brief.
- ▪Home TV Reviews Jun 30, 2026 12:01am PT Louis C.K.
- ▪C.K. had already been working for decades, but his career really popped off only when he was a divorced, pot-bellied dad mocking his own abjection.
- ▪As a basis for the institutional approval that C.K. evidently still craves despite doing just fine on his own, “Ridiculous” fits the brief.
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Home TV Reviews Jun 30, 2026 12:01am PT Louis C.K. Re-Enters the Mainstream With Caustic Netflix Special ‘Ridiculous’: TV Review By Alison Herman Plus Icon Alison Herman TV Critic aherman2006 Latest Larry David’s Obama-Produced Sketch Show ‘Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness’ Puts ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ in Period Drag: TV Review 6 days ago Netflix’s Spanish Resort Drama ‘Oasis’ Is More ‘Elite’ Than ‘The White Lotus’: TV Review 2 weeks ago ‘Widow’s Bay’ Star Matthew Rhys on That Devastating Finale Reveal and Grilling Creator Katie Dippold About Season 2: ‘What’s Gonna Happen?!?!” 2 weeks ago See All Courtesy of Netflix As Louis C.K was publicly accused of sexual misconduct, subsequently confirmed that “these stories are true,” partially retreated from public life and gradually…
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