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Mst3kmann posted:Tig Nataro's legendary Largo set is now available on Louis CK's site. I didn't have any feelings about this one way or the other until I read the e-mail from Louis I just got. Holy poo poo I couldn't give him my dollars fast enough. Louis C.K. posted:Greetings to the people and parts of people that are reading this. Hi. This is Louis. I'm a comedian and you bought a thing from me. Well, I'm writing to tell You that there is a new thing you can buy on my website louisck.com. It's an audio standup set by not me but another comedian named Tig Notaro. Why am I selling someone else's comedy on my website?
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This set is best listened to in an extremely dusty room fyi.
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Oct 6, 2012 03:58
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I am trying to prepare myself mentally for this. But it's Tig.
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Oct 6, 2012 06:02
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Just bought and listened to it. It's tremendous, and the audience response will make your heart throb like a puppy just licked your face. It's also pretty damned funny. She does a great job of conveying the comic absurdity of this huge pile of crap hitting her all at once.
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Oct 6, 2012 07:10
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Exactly what I expected and hoped for. Not necessarily the funniest set I've ever heard, but probably the best in recent memory by a good margin. Really plays the whole thing up in the perfect way. It only took one or two jokes until the entire audience was on board.
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Oct 6, 2012 07:44
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Why is Louis taking a dollar of it. Why not just upload it on his site for her and let her keep all the money.
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Oct 6, 2012 17:34
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Bandwidth, probably. She'd be getting money witheld regardless of who was putting it out anyway unless she had the means to do it herself.
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Oct 6, 2012 17:47
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Good bit of business, isn't it.
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Oct 6, 2012 17:48
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SpacePig posted:Bandwidth, probably. She'd be getting money witheld regardless of who was putting it out anyway unless she had the means to do it herself. That's...not true. He could have done an even more charitable thing and just put it up there for her, eating the bandwith cost, and just giving her 100% of the profit from her sales.
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Oct 6, 2012 20:12
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It's not charity though?
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Oct 6, 2012 20:40
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80% of the gross is better than what most stores would give her. She could have made more money by setting up her own site, but 20% is a fair trade for effortless set up and an ad to the Louis CK mailing list.
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Oct 6, 2012 21:13
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I feel like people are overestimating how wealthy Louis CK is when they say he should just "eat the cost"
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Oct 6, 2012 22:25
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BobTheCow posted:It's not charity though? It is? Part of it is going to cancer research and I'm sure Tig is also using it to cover some medical bills. I think it was super nice of Louie to do this, all I'm saying is I was surprised he was keeping ANY of it.
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Oct 6, 2012 23:01
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rear end Catchcum posted:That's...not true. He could have done an even more charitable thing and just put it up there for her, eating the bandwith cost, and just giving her 100% of the profit from her sales. He also could have not said what he's taking anyway and then you wouldn't have to worry about it. We all know Louis is known for being incredibly selfish and didn't at all split up the million dollars he made off of his first release to give bonuses to his staff, pay off the bandwidth, and donated to various charities. Nope, it was all about how much money he could keep to himself! You're ridiculous. Take a minute and think about what you're saying. He isn't doing enough?
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Oct 7, 2012 00:31
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A comedian of his stature should have just cured cancer before it could hit Tig.
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Oct 7, 2012 00:36
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Maarak posted:A comedian of his stature should have just cured cancer before it could hit Tig. Why just before it hit Tig? Why is he showing his friends preferential treatment? Shouldn't someone of his station be concerned with the welfare of the populace before his own personal desires? We did elect him to this position, after all.
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Oct 7, 2012 00:56
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I say we take back what is ours from those drat comedians! Who do they think they are, up their on their gilded thrones, eating caviar by the bucket full, hanging out in their privileged "comedy clubs", and releasing hours of comedy material, the time is now people! Down with the Comediocracy!
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Oct 7, 2012 01:32
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The only money going to charity for this is the money that Tig is electing to give to charity from her take. I don't see why Louie asking for a bit, regardless of his reasons, is such a bad thing since he's the one hosting it and advertising it.
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Oct 7, 2012 03:17
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SpacePig posted:The only money going to charity for this is the money that Tig is electing to give to charity from her take. You don't know that for sure, though. It's totally possible that after Louis pays off the bandwidth fees and the people who run his site/put it together, he may give the extra money he makes to the charity Tig chooses (or just give it to Tig herself). Maybe the people at the Largo asked Louis if they could have a small cut of the money because it will help keep the lights on, and Louis figured he would rather it come out of his take instead of Tig having to deal with it. The point is only Louis knows exactly what the buck is for. I think it's wrong to look at it like Tig is only getting 80% and Louis is hoarding 20% for himself. It's more likely that Tig is receiving close to 100% of the actual profit and Louis will deal with all the other stuff. Just like others have mentioned, Louis isn't exactly rich enough to just eat those costs. Does Louis really come across as the kind of guy who sees a friend going through rough times and thinks it's an opportunity to exploit it and profit from it? Okay that was a lot of words for something that really shouldn't be an issue at all.
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Oct 7, 2012 04:09
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The really jaded part of me thinks this was all set up from the beginning. Louis just happened to be out in LA to be a guest performer at Tig's show, the venue just happened to record the set, alot of big name comedians tweet that it the greatest show of anything ever, and Louis ends up talking her into selling it on his website. Not that it's that big of a deal even if it's true (medical bills are a motherfucker) but I'm curious to see if it actually lives up to the hype.
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Oct 7, 2012 04:18
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Sporadic posted:The really jaded part of me You mis-typed "crazy".
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Oct 7, 2012 05:32
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haha, guys, alright. I was just saying, the email from louis struck me as odd when I read "Tig gets 4, I'm just taking 1." I just read it as, why are you taking 1 at all? You could easily just throw the mp3 up there and eat the band with costs. Its not a million dollars in band with costs. I just thought it was odd he mentioned at all he was taking a dollar, or would even bother taking a dollar in the first place.
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Oct 7, 2012 05:40
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:You mis-typed "crazy". ta-mato to-mota
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Oct 7, 2012 05:44
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Sporadic posted:The really jaded part of me thinks this was all set up from the beginning. Louis just happened to be out in LA to be a guest performer at Tig's show, the venue just happened to record the set, alot of big name comedians tweet that it the greatest show of anything ever, and Louis ends up talking her into selling it on his website. As mentioned this is crazy. And yes, it lives up to the hype. I never thought I'd get to hear it, and it's actually better than I had imagined. This is way more than just a stand up set of jokes, which is something Tig is also very good at. Though I'm guessing it's not really going to persuade anyone that doesn't already like Tig. It may be on a different level than her usual stuff, but it's still very much the same sense of humor she's always had.
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Oct 7, 2012 07:58
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Also, comedy venues frequently record shows, that's not a red flag either. And in L.A. of all places you could expect comedians to run into each other working on material.
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Oct 7, 2012 18:10
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Are you going to sit there and tell me all these comedians just happen to live in New York and perform at the Comedy Cellar all the time? bullshit.
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Oct 7, 2012 19:40
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You tellin me these people in a very niche entertainment venue with only a very small amount of 'big name' venues to play in fuckin know eachother? Nice try, buddy.
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Oct 7, 2012 23:41
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It was actually viral marketing for those hilarious cancer greeting cards.
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Oct 7, 2012 23:53
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"Tig, I got this idea. I want you to sell your very confessional and legendary set where you tell everyone you have cancer. And I'm going to keep a dollar of it."
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Oct 8, 2012 17:25
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rear end Catchcum posted:"Tig, I got this idea. I want you to sell your very confessional and legendary set where you tell everyone you have cancer. And I'm going to keep a dollar of it." "Ok, that seems reasonable if you're going to do the work promoting it and putting it up for sale on your website, which I also know gets a lot more traffic than mine and will probably sell many more times over."
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Oct 8, 2012 17:33
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What work in promoting it? Drafting a heartfelt letter for a friend who had double breastcancer and lost her mother a couple weeks before and then hitting Send To All on his mailing list? Or copy and pasting the link on twitter? You're right in that his site and online presence are bigger than hers, that's why it was a nice thing to do and probably why he suggested hosting it. I'm just surprised he would even bother taking any of the money and not just giving it all to her. I find it a little opportunistic.
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Oct 8, 2012 18:09
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Would you prefer it not be released at all, then, if Tig wasn't getting 100% of the proceeds? I mean, I get where you're coming from to a certain extent, but I sincerely doubt he got the video from Largo for free, and I doubt Tig has the resources to release it this way, and may never have intended to release it like this in the first place. And it's not like he's holding the thing hostage, he made a deal with Tig and these are the terms the agreed on. What is the problem?
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Oct 8, 2012 18:43
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Some of you guys are pretty dumb.
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Oct 8, 2012 18:44
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Terry Gross interviewed her today about this. http://www.npr.org/2012/10/08/162514763/standup-comic-tig-notaro
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Oct 8, 2012 18:57
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SpacePig posted:Would you prefer it not be released at all, then, if Tig wasn't getting 100% of the proceeds? It's not video, it's MP3, and yes, he most likely did get it from them for free. How do you think that conversation went? "Hey can Tig have the audio of her set from last week?" "Sure, but it'll cost you!" You think a club that is going to be mentioned as the place where she recorded, and is home to that many comics, is going to hold their sets hostage? These aren't open micers, these are the best of the best comics. The venue is most likely recording just as a courtesy to them, it's not like the venue is recording the material and selling it or stockpiling it to be put on a compliaton album. It's being recorded FOR the comics to use, whether it be for release of as an audio notepad while they're working stuff out. You're right that Tig does not have the same means or ability that Louis does. It's not like Louis is Wal-Mart. He's a dude. And Tig is his friend. Imagine you had a friend who had a really popular website, and you get cancer and your mom dies and your girlfriend leaves you. And your friend is like "hey, listen, I'm a lot more popular than you, would you like me to put your audio file up on my site so you get the most exposure you can?" Oh yeah by the way your friend is a millionaire. He literally has a million dollars he made from selling his special and tickets to his shows directly because he is so famous and popular he can completely bypass the entire infrastructure that has been in place up until he decided he didn't want to do it that way anymore. And then, with all that in mind, while you're trying to figure out how you're going to pay off the recently incurred medical bills, your mom's funeral, and getting overwhelmed at the thought of being able to pay off the future bills for the cancer that will eventually comeback, your friend is like, "yeah and you know, I'll just take a a fifth of your profits." What? Why? Why the gently caress do you need to bother taking a dollar of it. Why can't you just do a nice thing and host the god drat mp3 file where she told everyone she has cancer, for free. It's a loving dollar. It just seems super petty to me. Ass Catchcum fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Oct 8, 2012 |
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Oct 8, 2012 19:41
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rear end Catchcum posted:It's a loving dollar. It just seems super petty to me. Exactly. So calm down about it.
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Oct 8, 2012 20:05
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Drunkboxer posted:Exactly. So calm down about it. It's a millionaire taking a little money that he doesn't have to take from a person without a lot of money who needs money.
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Oct 8, 2012 20:30
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rear end Catchcum posted:It's a millionaire taking a little money that he doesn't have to take from a person without a lot of money who needs money. Then you should email him about it because no one else in this thread cares.
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rear end Catchcum posted:It's a millionaire taking a little money that he doesn't have to take from a person without a lot of money who needs money. Explain how he is taking anything from Tig.
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I explained my position up above. Taking might not be the right word, but not letting her have access to all of the money when he very well could describes what I'm talking about. I don't want to get into a semantics argument about it.
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