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Louie (season 2)
The second season of the American television comedy series '' Louie'' premiered on June 23, 2011, and concluded on September 8, 2011. It consisted of thirteen episodes, each running approximately 23 minutes in length. FX broadcast the second season on Thursdays at 10:30 pm in the United States. The season was produced by 3 Arts Entertainment and the executive producers were Louis C.K., Dave Becky and M. Blair Breard. The second season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on June 19, 2012. ''Louie'' was created, written and directed by Louis C.K., who stars as a fictionalized version of himself, a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City. The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series, consisting of largely unconnected storylines and segments (described as "extended vignettes") that revolve around Louie's life, punctuated by live stand-up performances. The season received critical acclaim from critics. Cast Main cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis C , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
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Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey (comedian)
Godfrey C. Danchimah, Jr. (born July 21, 1969), professionally known as Godfrey, is an American comedian and actor who has appeared on BET, VH1, Comedy Central, and feature films, such as ''Soul Plane'', ''Original Gangstas'', ''Zoolander'', and ''Johnson Family Vacation''. He was also a spokesperson for 7 Up during the popular '7up yours' advertising campaign and a cast member on the first season of ''The It Factor (TV series), The It Factor'', a reality television show. Currently, he is a regular performer at the comedy club Comedy Cellar in New York City. He is also known for doing the voices of Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Tall (Season 2) in ''The Mr. Men Show'' and hosting the FOX game show ''Bullseye (2015 U.S. game show), Bullseye''. Godfrey also hosted his own radio show on SiriusXM until he parted ways with the show on July 1, 2019. He now owns and hosts a podcast called ‘In Godfrey We Trust’ on the Gas Digital Network. He is also known for collaborating with other social me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigger
In the English language, the word ''nigger'' is an ethnic slur used against black people, especially African Americans. Starting in the late 1990s, references to ''nigger'' have been progressively replaced by the euphemism , notably in cases where ''nigger'' is Use–mention distinction, mentioned but not directly used. The term ''nigger'' is also used casually and fraternally among African Americans, most commonly in the form of ''nigga''. The word originated in the 18th century as an adaptation of the Spanish word ''wikt:negro#Spanish, negro'', a descendant of the Latin adjective ''wikt:niger#Latin, niger'', which means "black". Over time it took on a derogatory connotation and became a racist insult by the 20th century. Accordingly, it began to disappear from general popular culture. Its inclusion in classic works of literature has sparked controversy and ongoing debate. Etymology and history Early use The variants ''neger'' and ''negar'' derive from various Romance l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Are You (The Who Song)
"Who Are You" is the title track on The Who's 1978 album, ''Who Are You'', the last album released by the group before Keith Moon's death in September 1978. It was written by Pete Townshend and released as a double-A-sided single with the John Entwistle composition " Had Enough", also featured on the album. The song was one of the band's biggest hits in North America, peaking at number 7 in Canada and at number 14 in the United States, and has become one of the band's signature tunes at their live shows. The piano on the track is played by Rod Argent. Background The lyrics of "Who Are You" were inspired by an incident Townshend experienced. After going out drinking with Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, Townshend was found in a "Soho doorway" by a policeman, who recognized him and said he would let him go if he could safely walk away. However, as explained by Townshend in his autobiography '' Who I Am'', the last verse is about an early incident, that happened on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunice Anderson
Eunice Anderson is an American actress who has appeared in a number of films and episodes of television shows, as well as on stage. She received credit for appearing in the films '' Jeremy'' (1973), '' A League of Their Own'' (1992), '' The Narrows'' (2008), and '' Falling Awake'' (2009), as well as the made-for-television film ''Concealed Enemies'' (1984). From 1960 to 1963 she lived in Europe and played theatre and film parts there. On stage, she was on Broadway as part of the cast of ''The Great Indoors'' in 1966 and ''Herzl'' in 1976. Off Broadway appearances have included ''Maids'' and ''The Three Sisters'', among others.Playbill - Herzl , p. 5 (1976) (page 5 of playbill has paragraph on her) She appeared in ''The Chalk Garden'' in 1981. She also had a successful two-year run playing the role of Millie in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan (Louie)
"Joan" is the fourth episode of the second season of ''Louie''. It first aired on the FX channel in the United States on July 14, 2011, and was written, directed and edited by the show's creator and star, Louis C.K. The episode features Joan Rivers in one of her final television appearances, just a few years before her death in 2014. Plot The episode starts with a quick vignette of Louie trying to order delivery from a deli but the person at the deli keeps mishearing what he says. Louie wants to order 6 bananas, but the deli keeps hearing it as 60. After Louie's sister calls him frantic and crying, a delivery person from the deli arrives at Louie's door with the 60 bananas. The rest of the episode takes place in Las Vegas, where Louie is performing as the lounge comedian in a Trump casino and doing very poorly. After bombing on stage for several minutes, Louie starts to make disparaging jokes about the casino, Donald Trump, and the lounge audience. Louie gets in trouble with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yul Vazquez
Yul Vazquez (born March 18, 1965) is a Cuban-American actor and musician. He has appeared in ''Runaway Bride (film), Runaway Bride'' (1999), ''Bad Boys II'' (2003), ''War of the Worlds (2005 film), War of the Worlds'' (2005), ''American Gangster (film), American Gangster'' (2007), ''The A-Team (film), The A-Team'' (2010), ''Captain Phillips (film), Captain Phillips'' (2013), ''The Infiltrator (2016 film), The Infiltrator'' (2016), ''Midnight, Texas'' (2017–2018), Russian Doll (TV series), ''Russian Doll'' (2019), and Severance (TV series), ''Severance'' (2022). Vazquez used to be the lead guitarist for melodic rock bands Urgent (American band), Urgent and Diving for Pearls. Early life Vazquez was born in Cuba on March 18, 1965 and came to the United States with his family as part of the Cuban exodus, Cuban Exodus in 1971. He was named after Russian actor Yul Brynner. He grew up in Miami in a studio apartment with his mother, grandmother and older sister, thus being the youngest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty Schwimmer
Rusty Schwimmer is an American character actress and singer. She has appeared in films such as '' A Little Princess'' (1995), '' Twister'' (1996), '' The Perfect Storm'' (2000), '' Runaway Jury'' (2003), ''North Country'' (2005), '' The Informant!'' (2009), and '' The Sessions'' (2012). Early life Schwimmer was raised in Chicago. She attended New Trier High School in suburban Winnetka, with her best friend, actress Virginia Madsen. Career Schwimmer made her film debut in 1988, appearing in '' Memories of Me''. She had small parts in '' Highlander II: The Quickening'', '' Sleepwalkers'' and '' Candyman'', before playing Joey B in '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' (1993). In 1995, she starred as Amelia Minchin in'' A Little Princess'' directed by Alfonso Cuarón. She went on to appear as Mrs. Thornton (Jo Harding's mother) in '' Twister'' (1996), Mrs Pendleton in '' Amistad'' (1997), Gridlock'd ''Gridlock'd'' (1997), Alice in '' EDtv'' (1999), Irene "Big Red" Johnson in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Wright
Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctly lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations. Wright was ranked as the 15th Greatest Comedian by ''Rolling Stone'' in its 2017 list of the 50 Greatest Stand-up Comics. His accolades include the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for starring in, writing, and producing the short film ''The Appointments of Dennis Jennings'' (1988) and two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations as a producer of '' Louie'' (2010–15). He is known for his supporting role as Leon in the Peabody Award–winning tragicomedy web series ''Horace and Pete''. Early life and career Wright was born at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and grew up in Burlington, Massachusetts, one of four childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keni Thomas
Kenneth Mervyn Thomas (born July 1, 1965) is an American country music singer and former United States Army Ranger. Thomas was deployed in support of Operation Restore Hope as a member of Task Force Ranger in Somalia, and served in the Battle of Mogadishu. Thomas works as a motivational speaker drawing from this experience as an Army Ranger. As a country singer, Thomas has recorded several independently released albums. Two singles, from the album ''Flags of Our Fathers: A Soldier's Story'' charted on the ''Billboard'' country music charts. Thomas appeared in a pair of 2011 episodes of FX television show '' Louie'', portraying himself in a fictionalized version of a real U.S.O. visit to Afghanistan (season 2 episodes 11 and 12). Military career Thomas enlisted in the Army in 1991. Prior to joining the Army he graduated from the University of Florida. He served in the 3rd Ranger Battalion, eventually attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. Thomas was a member of Task Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Stanhope
Doug Stanhope (born March 25, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, author, political activist and podcast host. His stand-up material favors caustic and often obscene observations of life in the style of Bill Hicks and Bill Burr, which he delivers while consuming alcohol. Politically, he has favored libertarianism and once endorsed the Free State Project, a proposed political migration of at least 20,000 libertarians to a single low-population state to foster libertarian ideas. Early life Stanhope was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, to a middle class family. His father Russ was head of science at Stanhope's school, and died in 2000. His mother Bonnie (''née'' Kirk) was a waitress. A recovering alcoholic, she divorced her husband when Stanhope was ten years old, quit drinking and moved to Florida. In 1998, he persuaded her to live near him in West Hollywood. In her later life she suffered from emphysema. In 2008, at her request, she wished for Stanhope to be involved in an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Saget
Robert Lane Saget (May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Saget played Danny Tanner on the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' (1987-1995), and reprised the role for its Netflix sequel '' Fuller House'' (2016–2020). He additionally was the original host of ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' (1989–1997), and the voice of narrator Ted Mosby on the CBS sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'' (2005–2014). Saget was also known for his adult-oriented stand-up comedy, and his 2014 album ''That's What I'm Talkin' About'' was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Early life Saget was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 17, 1956, to a Jewish family. His father, Benjamin, was a supermarket executive, and his mother, Rosalyn "Dolly", was a hospital administrator. Early in his life, Saget's family moved to Norfolk, Virginia, where he briefly attended Lake Taylor High. Saget would later attribute the start of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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