Louis CK's second return may be proof of a "nonchalant reintroduction into the cultural bloodstream"

Slate

When Louis CK generated outrage in the aftermath of his surprise return to standup comedy at the Comedy Cellar in late August, Christina Cauterucci predicted that his comeback without any fanfare, apology, statements or interviews about what he’d learned in his time away would probably be the model for some men disgraced by the #MeToo movement. "The more likely route to reputation renovation will simply be nonchalant reintroduction into the cultural bloodstream, little by little, like routine allergy shots that cause a milder reaction with each prick," she wrote. As Matthew Dessum points out, "it appears that CK is taking precisely this route, returning to the Comedy Cellar to give the public one of his trademark surprise pricks about a month after the last one." CK's return to the Comedy Cellar on Sunday night, five weeks after his first comeback, may have reportedly prompted two women to walk out, but he was greeted with "wild applause" and left with a "warm send-off," according to The New York Times. The Hollywood Reporter obtained audio of the audience's reaction, and there was a lot of cheering and whistling. It's unclear at this point if CK's comeback will generate the same level of outrage as his first comeback.

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