Louis C.K. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He has earned multiple accolades, including three Peabody Awards, three Grammy Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has also received numerous honors for The Chris Rock Show, Louie, and his stand-up specials Live at the Beacon Theater (2011) and Oh My God (2013).

In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked his stand-up special Shameless third on its “Divine Comedy: 25 Best Stand-Up Specials and Movies of All Time” list and placed him fourth on its 2017 list of the 50 greatest stand-up comedians.

C.K. returned to stand-up in 2018 and announced an international tour in 2019. He later released the specials Sincerely Louis CK (2020) and Sorry (2021) on his website, with the former earning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. In 2022, he co-wrote and directed the film Fourth of July.