Overview
- Netflix announced Tuesday that Louis C.K.’s stand-up special Ridiculous will debut globally on June 30 and released a first-look trailer to promote the release.
- The trailer features a routine about placing his elderly father in a retirement home and establishes the tone of the new set.
- Ridiculous is his first stand-up special distributed by a major company since 2017 when five women accused him of sexual misconduct and he publicly admitted the behavior.
- Since 2017 C.K. has self-released several specials, toured extensively and won the 2022 Grammy for best comedy album for Sincerely Louis CK, and he recently headlined the Hollywood Bowl for the Netflix Is a Joke festival where he received a standing ovation.
- The Netflix release could widen C.K.’s audience and prompt renewed public and industry scrutiny, so observers will be watching viewer numbers and critical and public reaction to gauge whether major-platform ties truly return.