Louis C.K. Surprises Attendees At Dave Chappelle Socially-Distant Standup Show

By Michael Haskoor @Tweetskoor
Published Aug. 9, 2020, 3:26 p.m. ET

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This week, Dave Chappelle hosted yet another installment of his quarantine standup series “An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair,” but this time he brought along a controversial special guest. Louis C.K., whose comedy career took a turn following a series of sexual misconduct allegations, joined Chappelle and several other comics at the Wirrig Pavilion in Yellow Springs, Ohio on Tuesday.

Photographer Mathieu Bitton posted a photograph to Instagram with Chapelle, C.K., Michelle Wolf, Mo Amer, and DJ Trauma posing together on stage, which you can see below.

In a New York Times article published in November 2017, five women accused Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct. All five of his accusers worked with Louie in some capacity, whether as aspiring comedians or on the sets of TV shows.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, they all made similar allegations against C.K., detailing incidents in which he asked to masturbate in front of them — or physically did so without their consent. Louis C.K. has not denied these allegations but instead has acknowledged that they were true, apologizing for his actions. As a result of the admission, both HBO and FX terminated their contracts with the comedian. In addition, the release of his film, I Love You, Daddy, was canceled.

Despite his fallout, however, C.K. was back on the comedy club circuit less than a year later, even making jokes about rape and his own sexual allegations. He released a comedy special in April which also touched on these topics and more.

Chappelle has remained supportive of C.K. throughout his scandal, even defending him during his own recent standup special. “Louis C.K. was a very good friend of mine before he died in that terrible masturbation accident. … He didn’t do anything you can call the police for. I dare you to try,” Chappelle said in Netflix’s Sticks & Stones. “Now he’s coming back playing comedy clubs and they’re acting like if he’s able to do that that’s going to hurt women. What the f— is your agenda, ladies?”

Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor