- Network: HBO
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 11, 2006
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"Lucky Louie" is a true original -- a pleasantly twisted variation on "The Honeymooners" or "Roseanne" for the 21st Century.
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There's no shortage of laughs.
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Subversively hilarious.
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The comedy is nifty, light and kind, even as it tries to be real, slitting open the stand-up themes of marital sex, masturbation and dope smoking until it's dirty enough to convince you that you're not being condescended to, but smart enough not to be grim. That's a huge feat.
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If your family game nights tended to end with someone upturning the Monopoly board, then running to their room in tears, and your family trips hit their low point at a national monument in the middle of nowhere when someone abruptly got out of the car and refused to get back in, you're likely to find "Lucky Louie" fairly entertaining.
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Deep it's not, but funny it often is.
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It feels as if you've happened across a British sitcom or a rerun of "MADtv."
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"Lucky Louie" is not a runaway smash right out of the gate, but neither does it stumble or implode.
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His underdog charm is often overshadowed by flat jokes and foul one-liners that are all shock and no guffaw. [23 Jun 2006, p.63]
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Wildly uneven.
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Often funny when it tackles taboo topics head on, the show walks a fine line between honesty and unnecessary crudeness, and it often goes a step too far.
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Uneven.
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Like "Roseanne," it can mine poverty for working-class laughs. It isn't executing that well, yet.
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It's like a David Mamet parody of Roseanne. [19 Jun 2006, p.37]
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It doesn't work, largely because there's not enough wit from creator and star Louis C.K. to make the vulgarity anything more than an exercise in blue.
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There's certainly comedy to be found in these basic situations, but not in "Lucky Louie's" confounding approach or stilted presentation.
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It's one of HBO's more fascinating series -- but not because it's good, or funny.
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This is comedian Louis C.K.'s attempt to lampoon the classic half-hour sitcom, if by lampoon you mean drown it in toxic failure.
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A show so vile, it makes you think the company's arrogant It's Not TV -- It's HBO slogan isn't a brag -- it's a threat.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 119 out of 156
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Mixed: 10 out of 156
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Negative: 27 out of 156
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edbOct 8, 2006
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MichelleSSep 27, 2006
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DanRJun 26, 2006