SNL's Michael Che defends Louis CK: "I do believe any free person has a right to speak and make a living"

The Daily Beast

“What’s interesting to me about these articles against Louis CK performing again, is how important fame is to people,” the Emmys co-host wrote on his Instagram Stories in defending CK's surprise performance at Comedy Cellar Sunday night. “A lot of what I read says that CK shouldn’t get to be a ‘famous’ comedian anymore. Because to them, he’s still winning. Isn’t that strange? Meaning he can be shamed, humiliated, lose millions of dollars, lose all of his projects, lose the respect of a lot of his fans and peers, and whatever else that comes with what he did, but since he can still do a comedy set for free at a 200 seat club a year later, it means he got off easy. THAT’s how coveted fame is.”

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