Overview
A no-holds-barred stand-up performance that tackles everything from marriage to modern fatherhood with brutal honesty.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- sardonic
- late night comedy
- adult comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The routine repeatedly addresses sex, marriage, lying to a spouse, and loss of privacy in an adults-only performance.
Louis C.K. targets spending, bumper stickers, strangers, friends, Californians, and parental pastimes.
The special is taped before a live audience at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles.
The presentation is explicitly promoted as adults-only and no-holds-barred, with frank sexual and social material.
Films like Louis C.K.: Shameless, and why
Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
adult stand-up comedy built around observational humor, social awkwardness, sex, and everyday frustrations
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
raw, adults-only observational stand-up with provocative jokes about relationships, family, and social behavior
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
single-performer comedy special driven by candid relationship material, taboo subjects, and conversational stage presence
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven J. Santos
- Release Date
- 2007-01-13
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (187)
Cast
- Louis C.K.
Where to watch in United States
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Louis C.K.: Shameless about?
- Louis C.K. delivers a raw, adults-only stand-up set that mines sex, marriage, privacy, and everyday social irritation for blunt observational laughs.
- What is Louis C.K.: Shameless like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Louis C.K.: Shameless as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Louis C.K.: Shameless violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Louis C.K.: Shameless.
- Which films are like Louis C.K.: Shameless?
- Films with a similar feel include Louis C.K.: Chewed Up, George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing, and Eddie Murphy: Delirious.
- How long is Louis C.K.: Shameless?
- Louis C.K.: Shameless runs 57 minutes.
- Where can I watch Louis C.K.: Shameless?
- In United States, Louis C.K.: Shameless is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
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