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It’s a direct download, or watch on the website. It costs £6.80 in English pounds.
It’s extremely funny. Unless you’re not a fan of his comedy.
Its not his comedy that the issue with him, is it?
No.
He’s an exceptional comedian.
I’ve never heard of him.
I like Stewart Lee so would this appeal?
Having watched 10 minutes of something titled Ice Cream I need not bother any more!
Ice Cream is a short film. So, not stand up.
His alleged and unsolicited habit of masturbating in front of females he finds desirable is something that is hard to get past, quite literally. Even if he is the new Groucho Marx.
Not alleged. It happened.
Without wanting to sound like an apologist, (because why would I?) but he asked the ladies concerned if it was ok for him to masturbate and they said it was. But then later decided that it wasn’t. Make of that what you will, but his stand up is very impressive.
That’s a charitable interpretation of what happened, especially when the man concerned was in a position to exert power and control over the women.
But yes, make of it what you will. I do. He’s a sex pest with no boundary control and I wouldn’t put a red cent in his pocket – not least because he’s not that fucking funny.
“On November 9, 2017, The Orchard, distributor of C.K.’s upcoming film I Love You, Daddy, canceled the New York premiere of the film due to “unexpected circumstances”, while a scheduled appearance by C.K. on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert promoting the movie was also canceled. The Hollywood Reporter ran an article claiming that a very damaging story on the comedian was about to be published in the New York Times, and the premiere was canceled to mitigate the damage.[140] Later that day, the Times did indeed publish allegations of sexual harassment against C.K. by five women.[141] These included comedy duo Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, who claimed that they had been invited to C.K.’s hotel room in 2002 during the US Comedy Arts Festival, where he subsequently asked them if he could masturbate in front of them, before doing so. The story claimed the two women were laughing at C.K.’s behaviour, and then they left the hotel room and called ImprovOlympics founder Charna Halpern and relayed the experience.[141] The article included other allegations from comedian Abby Schachner said that, during a 2003 phone conversation, C.K. had complimented her appearance before she thought she heard him beginning to masturbate.[141] In another instance, comedian Rebecca Corry described how, on the set of a television pilot in 2005, C.K. had asked for permission to accompany her to her dressing room so that he could masturbate in front of her.[141] Corry and Schachner both added that C.K. reached out to them several years later and had apologized to them for this past behavior.[141]
C.K. initially declined to answer the allegations in public.[137] In a subsequent statement on November 10, after the Times article, C.K. admitted to behavior that he initially thought “was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first,” and went on to express remorse stating, “the power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly”.[142] Later that week, one of C.K.’s managers, Dave Becky, dropped C.K. as a client and apologized for a perceived “cover up”.[143][144]”
Again, to avoid any confusion, I’m not defending his behaviour.
Try this