Louis C.K. making Netflix comeback with standup special, LA show

KiMi Robinson, USA TODAYThu, April 2, 2026 at 7:51 PM UTC

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Louis C.K. is returning to Netflix years after he was embroiled in the Me Too movement.

The 58-year-old comedian's upcoming headlining show at the Hollywood Bowl, a new addition to the Netflix Is a Joke Fest lineup, was announced on Thursday, April 2.

The standup set will take place Tuesday, May 5, toward the beginning of the streaming giant's weeklong schedule that's jam-packed with hundreds of comedy events across Los Angeles starring the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Kevin Hart and Steve Carell. Tickets go on sale April 6 at 10 a.m. PT.

C.K.'s standup special, "Ridiculous" – for which he will also receive directing and executive producing credits – will come out this summer.

Louis C.K. performs during the 2025 New York Comedy Festival at the Beacon Theatre on Nov. 14, 2025, in New York City.

The same day as C.K.'s set, Hart, Seinfeld, Katt Williams, David Letterman and John Mulaney, Ilana Glazer and Ramy Youssef, Nicole Byer and Jim Gaffigan are among the dozens of performers also taking the stage across LA County. Shane Gillis, who also landed in hot water over past comments widely viewed as racist and more recent jokes deemed offensive, is also part of the lineup, hosting "a blockbuster night of comedy" at the Bowl on May 4.

Tony Hinchcliffe, who faced widespread backlash in 2024 for calling Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" and making other remarks deemed as racist at a rally for then president-elect Donald Trump, will do a live recording of his "Kill Tony" podcast at Inglewood's Intuit Dome on May 7 as part of Netflix is a Joke.

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C.K., whose shelf is lined with a number of Grammy and Emmy Awards, was exposed for sexually harassing behavior in a 2017 New York Times report in which five women alleged the comedian had exposed himself and masturbated in front of them. The allegations followed a few years of reports about the comedian’s inappropriate behavior around women, which he had steadfastly denied at the time.

After the Times' article was published, C.K. issued a contrite response, acknowledging the accusations were "true" and saying, "The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly."

Within a year of the comedian vowing to "step back and take a long time to listen," he was on tour and selling out several shows. He addressed the allegations in the 2020 standup special "Sincerely Louis C.K.," and at one point explained, "Men are taught to make sure the woman is OK. The thing is, women know how to seem OK when they're not OK. So you can't just look at her face and be like, 'Her eyes are dry, we're fine. Let's just keep going.'"

In July, he went on the road with his Ridiculous comedy tour, which took him across North America, and to Europe, India, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan.

Contributing: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY

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