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EMAILPRINTSERIES: HBO, Sunday 10:30p (30 minutes)

Lucky Louie
48
7.5 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 19 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 134 votes
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Show Info

Genre(s): Comedy

Created By: Louis C.K.

First Air Date: June 11, 2006

Summary

Starring Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon, Mike Hagerty, Laura Kightlinger, Kelly Gould, Jerry Minor, Kim Hawthorne, and Jim Norton

With single-camera, no-laugh-track comedies now the norm, HBO has decided to revisit the conventional, multi-camera, studio audience sitcom with a raunchy take on this decades-old format revolving around stand-up comedian Louis C.K.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

75

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

"Lucky Louie" is a true original -- a pleasantly twisted variation on "The Honeymooners" or "Roseanne" for the 21st Century.

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70

The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan

The comedy is nifty, light and kind, even as it tries to be real, slitting open the stand-up themes of marital sex, masturbation and dope smoking until it's dirty enough to convince you that you're not being condescended to, but smart enough not to be grim. That's a huge feat.

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70

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

There's no shortage of laughs.

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70

Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt

Subversively hilarious.

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70

SalonHeather Havrilesky

If your family game nights tended to end with someone upturning the Monopoly board, then running to their room in tears, and your family trips hit their low point at a national monument in the middle of nowhere when someone abruptly got out of the car and refused to get back in, you're likely to find "Lucky Louie" fairly entertaining.

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63

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

Deep it's not, but funny it often is.

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60

Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield

It feels as if you've happened across a British sitcom or a rerun of "MADtv."

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60

Washington PostTom Shales

"Lucky Louie" is not a runaway smash right out of the gate, but neither does it stumble or implode.

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58

Entertainment WeeklyDan Snierson

His underdog charm is often overshadowed by flat jokes and foul one-liners that are all shock and no guffaw. [23 Jun 2006, p.63]

50

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

Often funny when it tackles taboo topics head on, the show walks a fine line between honesty and unnecessary crudeness, and it often goes a step too far.

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50

VarietyBrian Lowry

Wildly uneven.

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40

TV GuideMatt Roush

Uneven.

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38

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

Like "Roseanne," it can mine poverty for working-class laughs. It isn't executing that well, yet.

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38

People WeeklyTom Gliatto

It's like a David Mamet parody of Roseanne. [19 Jun 2006, p.37]

30

San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum

It doesn't work, largely because there's not enough wit from creator and star Louis C.K. to make the vulgarity anything more than an exercise in blue.

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30

NewsdayDiane Werts

There's certainly comedy to be found in these basic situations, but not in "Lucky Louie's" confounding approach or stilted presentation.

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20

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

It's one of HBO's more fascinating series -- but not because it's good, or funny.

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10

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

This is comedian Louis C.K.'s attempt to lampoon the classic half-hour sitcom, if by lampoon you mean drown it in toxic failure.

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0

USA TodayRobert Bianco

A show so vile, it makes you think the company's arrogant It's Not TV -- It's HBO slogan isn't a brag -- it's a threat.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 134 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Melody H. gave it a10:
This was one of the best shows on HBO. I think it was a mistake to cancel it.

amy c gave it a9:
my husband and I watched it for the first time on5/7/07 we thinks its the best went out looking for dvd's

Lance B gave it a10:
Funniest sitcom ever

cam ham gave it a10:
I can't believe this didn't get a second season. its hilarious. not like the average corperate turned cheesy crap on regular TV

andy d gave it a6:
Extremely funny standup guy who doesn't seem to translate into sitcom laughs. Once you get beyond the cursing that adds to the comedy, the show lacks any real substance.

D gave it a10:
yea none of you know what your talking about . Eon you can go blow a fat one... along with anybody else who doesnt like lucky louie...oh yea so can HBO and all the corporate KHOHK suckers that work there....because hbo cancelled it hbo is now the worst tv network that exists so i give LL a 10 and HBO a nice F-you

Chad M gave it a10:
The most hilarous sitcom ever! This is what ever sitcom wished it could do but couldnt without cable!

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