King Of Comedy

December, 2013

LOUIS C.K. USHERS IN A STAND-UP RENAISSANCEAs the joke goes, the early-1990s stand-up com­edy boom was so big, TV execs handed out development deals to comics at the L.A. airport like natives bestow­ing leis on tourists entering Hawaii. Fueled by a glut of tal­ent and the absurd success of The Cosby Show, comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres and Roseanne Barr all found themselves with hit sitcoms. On ABC alone there was Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, Home Improve­ment, Grace Under Fire an...