His glum outlook on life aside, it’s not a bad time to be time to be Louis C.K. The comedian, who in April was named one of Time’s Most Influential People, recently made $4.5 million bypassing Ticketmaster and selling tickets directly to his fans, and tonight marks the return of his critically acclaimed FX series “Louie.” Yesterday, C.K. — the show’s sole writer, director and editor — had a conference call with reporters to talk about what viewers can expect from the third season of the sometimes plotless but always enjoyable series.
As previously reported, Jerry Seinfeld will guest star on an episode this season. C.K. told reporters that Seinfeld’s “acting was both phenomenal and something that fans wouldn’t normally expect.” The other big reveal was a little more controversial. Louie’s often referenced, but rarely seen, ex-wife character will actually appear on the show this season — and she’s played by Susan Kelechi Watson, who is black. (Louie’s fictional daughters are white.) C.K. had this to say: “To me, the racial thing is like — when people probably first see her, their brains do a little bit of DNA map and go ‘I’m not sure I get how that would happen,’ and then I think with my show, most people, they go ‘Oh, all right, just go ahead.’”
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