Scripted series · FX
Louie
Misery loves comedy.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ashley Gerasimovich
Jane
4 eps
Louis C.K.
Louie
61 eps
Pamela Adlon
Pamela
38 eps
Hadley Delany
Lilly
43 eps
Ursula Parker
Jane
41 eps
Ashlie Atkinson
Teacher
1 eps
Nimo Gandhi
Taxi Driver #1
1 eps
Chelsea Peretti
Date
1 eps
Stephanie Berry
Principal
1 eps
Parker Posey
Liz
4 eps
David Lynch
Jack Dall
2 eps
Chris Rock
Chris
4 eps
Rick Crom
Rick
1 eps
Robin Williams
Robin
1 eps
Yvonne Strahovski
Blake
1 eps
Sarah Baker
Vanessa
1 eps
Devin Druid
Young Louie
1 eps
Liam Broggy
Little Boy
1 eps
Lynn Marocola
Knicks Fan (uncredited)
1 eps
Jeremy Renner
Jeff Davis
1 eps
Skipp Sudduth
Mr. Hoffman
1 eps
Cory Nichols
Brad
1 eps
Oscar Wahlberg
Danny
1 eps
Mireille Crocco
Concert Goer #2
1 eps
Sofia Hublitz
Danielle Hoffman
1 eps
Thomas Kyles
Concert Goer #5
1 eps
Tiffany Meier
JHS Girl #2
1 eps
Christine Pardo
Concert Goer #4
1 eps
Alison Pick
JHS Girl #1
1 eps
Gina Piersanti
Laurie
1 eps
Logan J. Rush
Albert
1 eps
Sebastian Quinn
Concert Goer #1
1 eps
Tony V.
Principal Doug Miner
1 eps
Chelsea Vance
Concert Goer #3
1 eps
Lily Peterson
Student
1 eps
Caroline Grossman
Spiteful Mean Girl #1
1 eps
Liz Holtan
Ellen
1 eps
Jay Russell
Jay
1 eps
Kim Barlow
Tammy
1 eps
Nicole Ehinger
Young Tammy
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Louie actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Louie reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 61 episodes.
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
9 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201013 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Bully
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201113 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S02E11 Duckling
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201213 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S03E12 Late Show (3)
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201414 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S04E03 So Did the Fat Lady
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
20158 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S05E03 Cop Story
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E11 · Signature episode
Duckling
Louie has an adventure in Afghanistan.
- Directed by Louis C.K.
- Written by Louis C.K.
S04E12 · Signature episode
In the Woods (2)
Louie Remembers his past.
- Directed by Louis C.K.
- Written by Louis C.K.
S03E12 · Signature episode
Late Show (3)
The final in a 3 Episode story.
- Directed by Louis C.K.
- Written by Louis C.K.
S04E03 · Signature episode
So Did the Fat Lady
Louie meets somebody new.
- Directed by Louis C.K.
- Written by Louis C.K.
S03E11 · Signature episode
Late Show (2)
Louie begins a quest.
- Directed by Louis C.K.
- Written by Louis C.K.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Dave BeckyExecutive Producer
- Steven WrightProducer
- M. Blair BreardExecutive Producer
- Vernon ChatmanProducer
- Pamela AdlonProducer
- Louis C.K.Executive Producer
Writing
- Pamela AdlonWriter
- Louis C.K.Writer
Direction
- Louis C.K.Director
Recognition
Awards
0 wins · 19 nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
No wins yet · 19 nominations
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series2015
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series2015
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series2015
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series2015
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series2015
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series2014
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series2014
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series2014
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series2014
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series2014
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series2013
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series2013
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series2013
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series2013
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series2013
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series2012
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series2012
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series2011
Louie · Louie
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series2011
Louie · Louie
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