Twitter Responds With Support And Disgust After Louis C.K. Announces New Tour

Last week, Louis C.K. announced a new stand-up tour in an email sent out to people who subscribed to the newsletter on his website. The tour, which kicks off today, will be heading to North Carolina, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Louisiana, with additional dates set for Israel, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, and Switzerland.

Yesterday, the New York Times wrote an article about his return, arriving nearly two years after they broke the story of his sexual misconduct allegations that caused him to become "cancelled" in the first place. Below are some of the reactions collected on Twitter after his comeback tour was announced.

First came the many angry reactions to the fallen comedian's return.

today in cancel culture: Louis CK announced an international tour beginning next month, almost exactly two years after the NYT article outing him as a predator. every club and festival he’s showed up at has a hand in this pic.twitter.com/VQP26Xwn49

— Seth Simons (@sasimons) October 27, 2019

 
The reasons for unsubscribing became a fun thing to fill out for people who no longer appreciate the comedian.

Got an unpleasant reminder in my inbox today that I was still subscribed to Louis CK's mailing list pic.twitter.com/QOPUzn6exz

— Mike Baehr (@mikebaehr) October 28, 2019

 
Clearly, there was no character limit.

Be sure to share the messages you sent Louis CK when you unsubscribed from his revived email newsletter today! pic.twitter.com/Uq92ZnMlcF

— Jeremy Bronson 🥛 (@jbrons) October 28, 2019

 
Some were dying to know how many people unsubscribed after failing to remember they were signed up for his newsletter before the news broke.

Would love to see the unsubscribe stats on that Louis CK email that just went out

— Devindra Hardawar (@Devindra) October 28, 2019

 

Many just wanted a tour of apologies following the accusations made against him.

Unless his set is about how he managed to repair the lives of the women he destroyed and the work he’s been doing on himself to prevent his predatory behavior? I don’t need to hear any more from Louis CK. https://t.co/V8P7MsDwgO

— Lauren Sivan (@LaurenSivan) November 4, 2019

 
There were of course jokes about the cities he selected for his upcoming tour.

Louis CK would rather perform in an apartheid state than apologize.

— Leslie Lee III (@leslieleeiii) October 29, 2019

 

louis ck scheduling a bunch of shows in israel #darkesttimeline

— Kath Barbadoro (@kathbarbadoro) October 27, 2019

 

The Louis CK tour is so weird. Dubuque…Holon (?) Israel, Bratislava, Slovakia

— Seth (@SethAbramovitch) October 29, 2019

 
There were tweets comparing him to garbage.

Louis CK trying to make a comeback happen https://t.co/jcQpbLzR8f

— Andrew Barnes (@SaSSmaSter14) November 5, 2019

 
And tweets using his own words to prove their point.

Every time I hear people speak in defense of Louis CK, and fail to acknowledge the victims he created with his actions, I’m constantly reminded of this scene that drives the point home, in his own words. pic.twitter.com/A2inG9HHv8

— Pony Boy (@ministerkarloff) November 4, 2019

 

And yet, the support for the comedian remained pretty strong on Twitter.

Is anyone else a little excited to have received an email from Louis CK and happy he’s back to work?

— Penelope (@ipeneIope) October 28, 2019

 
Many were dying to see him return to the stage.

Getting an email update from Louis CK was a wonderful surprise. I hope he comes back with a vengeance. pic.twitter.com/b1iYPCvBUV

— Brent MacLean – My Perfect Broken God (@mybrokengod) October 28, 2019

 
To them, his comedy remained the same and they were eager to still see it.

Breaking: Louis CK continues to do the exact same kind of comedy he's done his entire career. https://t.co/wY1nsC3b2N

— neontaster (@neontaster) November 4, 2019

 
Some assumed he was even going to sell out his shows rather quickly.

🚨🚨🚨 Louis CK tickets are available!!!🚨🚨🚨 Go buy them before they inevitably sell out.Thanks Seth! https://t.co/Q3E0iUjGsx

— Paul Sacca (@Paul_Sacca) October 28, 2019

 
To them, they were flabbergasted that the New York Times were equating his actions to far worse crimes.

This guy is acting like Louis CK raped someone, and the jokes he's complaining about are typical comedy transgressions. But at least he (the reviewer) got to signal his virtue. https://t.co/Q1tEYLNCFc

— Terry Newman (@TLNewmanMTL) November 5, 2019

 
Many just wanted to give him the chance to change and better himself before their own eyes.

I am glad he is, and people should get chances to grow and change and do better. #louisIsBack #louisck pic.twitter.com/6kKW9cQqa9

— seif mohsen (誠傅) (@seif357) October 28, 2019

 

In the meantime, it appears the comedian is still hanging around comedy clubs in New York City, as this Twitter user pointed out.

Walked past Louis CK on Macdougal St while talking shit about Louis CK with @adriennemingo, which is easily the most traumatic way to encounter a celebrity in the wild

— sam /// שבֿע (@gnuoxetine) November 1, 2019