Lucky Louie

A blue-collar family man grapples with life's challenges while trying to maintain his marriage, raise his young daughter, and deal with the eccentricities of his friends and neighbors.

Lucky Louie (2006) is an American HBO adult sitcom created by Louis C.K. that runs for a single season of thirteen half-hour episodes. Louis C.K. plays Louie, a blue collar family man trying to keep his marriage together and raise his young daughter while his volatile wife Kim, played by Pamela Adlon, pushes back against his missteps. Jim Norton plays Rich, one of Louie's crude and eccentric friends, and Mike Hagerty and Jerry Minor add to the ensemble of neighbors and buddies whose strange habits constantly complicate ordinary days. The engine of each episode is small domestic friction: a botched household chore, an awkward night out, a bad decision with the guys, and the fallout at home. Episodes build around a family that cannot quite afford its own ambitions. The show uses the unpolished rhythms of a stand-up comic, with long awkward pauses, blunt language and wincing discomfort. Its tone is raw, deadpan and self deprecating, with warmth showing through the mess. Fans of Married with Children, The Honeymooners and Louie will find resonance in its working class domesticity and cringe-prone humor. The result is a sharp, uneven, intimate comedy about marriage and parenthood.

Audiences found Lucky Louie a positive, if uneven, blue-collar sitcom with a raw, confessional edge and a strong comic lead.

• Married... with Childrenshared blue collar family sitcom tone, cringe comedy, flawed everyman father
• Louieshared raw stand-up driven autobiographical sitcom style, deadpan everyman humor
• The Honeymoonersshared working class family life, domestic irritations and warm absurdity

Created by

Louis C.K.

Release Date

2006-06-11

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

7.8 / 10 (147)

What is Lucky Louie about?

A blue collar family man muddles through marriage, fatherhood and his eccentric friends and neighbors in this single season HBO sitcom.

What is Lucky Louie like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lucky Louie as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Lucky Louie violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Lucky Louie.

What did critics think of Lucky Louie?

Audiences found Lucky Louie a positive, if uneven, blue-collar sitcom with a raw, confessional edge and a strong comic lead.

Which shows are like Lucky Louie?

Shows with a similar feel include Married... with Children, Louie, and The Honeymooners.

How long is Lucky Louie?

Lucky Louie: 1 season, 13 episodes.

Is Lucky Louie still running?

No, Lucky Louie has ended.