The film appears to be torn between honoring the personal ambitions of its creators and playing by the rules of formula.
Louie offers a chance to reconnect with Louis C.K.’s roots as a more modest performer.
Louie is akin to Seinfeld in its view of a privileged life constantly swayed by the particulars of Manhattan geography.
Tourgasm reeks of a money-grubbing network handing over a camera crew to Cook and saying “have fun.”