FX orders 13 eps of Louis C.K. show

[isoS]

Variety.com is reporting that FX has ordered 13 episodes of the Louis C.K. comedy series "Louie," which uses a mix of stand-up and filmed "vignettes" to tell the autobiographical story of a recently divorced comedian raising two daughters in New York. The trade believes "Louie" will premiere early next year, while the cable network's other new comedy "The League," from "Seinfeld" and "Curb" alum Jeff Schaffer, could begin airing alongside "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" this fall. (Look for Paul Scheer and Nick Kroll in the cast of that show.)

Of the 12 episode (plus pilot) pickup, Louis told AST he's in "total shock. I expected [a] 5 [episode order]."

[yumitree]

despite the addition of entourage to the lineup, fx seems solidly behind good comedy.

[rotation]

anybody notice jon lajoie in the cast of the league? exciting news for canadiens!

[Barmy Man]

Congratulations, Louis!

I'm gonna go grin awhile.

[Libel]

despite the addition of entourage to the lineup, fx seems solidly behind good comedy.

entourage is a comedy?

[yumitree]

the matt walsh/ian roberts fx series ([the?]players?) was picked up, but won't debut until 2010 because fx purchased syndication rights to entourage as part of their "comedy push."

[frogmann]

This is gonna be so fucking great! ~*I luv Louie*~

(also, wasnt the walsh/roberts thing for SpikeTV?)

[yumitree]

fuck, you're right. the MAN channel.

[Cameron]

I thought Entourage reruns were Spike as well.

Aside from It's Always Sunny, I haven't watched FX in FOREVER. I'm guessing they don't still air a ton of Married With Children reruns.

Anyway, this is extremely exciting. Louis CK needs to be on my TV every week again.

[BillBrasky]

Does this mean that Norm's show is officially dead?

[Itslikeimsayin]

Awesome! Congrats LCK.

[aenemaTron]

If my experience at the stand-up taping is any indication, this is going to be a game-changer. GAME CHANGER! Maybe you'll see me or the wife way, way, way in the back not on camera.

[scamboogah]

Maybe you'll see me or the wife way, way, way in the back not on camera.

Will I be able to see you if I stand behind my television and look at it that way?

[Popinjay-Z]

This is awesome news! Louis' material about domestic life is far and away the funniest and most painfully honest I've ever heard. He should always be on T.V. Congrats, LCK!

[aenemaTron]

Bootleg photo taken at the taping! Illicit!

[dorothy mantooth]

YES!!! This is fantastic news! And something to look forward to.

[BillBrasky]

From the New York Times:

Though his run on the cult HBO series “Lucky Louie” wasn’t especially fortunate, the comedian Louis C.K. will return to cable television next year in a new FX series called “Louie,” the network announced on Thursday. And its star and creator is already promising a series unlike anything he’s done before.

“It’s not like other shows, and I don’t mean to brag,” Louis C.K. said in a telephone interview. “I just mean that it’s hard to describe.”

Actually, “Louie” isn’t that hard to pin down: Louis C.K. said the show would combine short autobiographical comedy films, about his life as a single divorced father and a comedian, with segments of him performing standup routines that would be thematically tied to the films.

“It’s very vignette-y,” Louis C.K. said. “It’s very vérité. All those French words. I use ‘em all.”

The show will be shot in New York, and Louis C.K. will write and direct it himself. “I’m even editing it,” he said. “It’s basically all being generated by my MacBook. To me it’s the most comforting way to work.”

Production for “Louie” is planned to begin in November, after Louis C.K. finishes shooting a recurring role for the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” and the new show is expected to start airing in 2010. The comedian is also nominated for an Emmy Award for his Showtime standup special “Louis C.K.: Chewed Up.”

For those fans who fondly recall the short-lived “Lucky Louie,” a dark family sitcom that was shown for one season on HBO, Louis C.K. said that show was “my favorite thing I’ve done so far.” But his new series, he said, “is my favorite job I’ve ever been given.”

[ASR]

this sucks

[Itslikeimsayin]

this sucks

What?

[ASR]

If I don't pretend to be angry about this I'm going to blow my load everywhere in a constant stream until the first episode airs, and that will probably only accelerate things.