"I'll do political tweets that are just joke tweets, but on stage I haven't really tackled that. And not all women are like Melissa Leo. Contact Ryan Cormier of The News Journal at rcormier@delawareonline.com or (302) 324-2863. He prefers small music venues or theaters like the baby grand, along with rock festivals with comedy tents, like Bonnaroo, South By Southwest and Bumbershoot. might have a side to her that's a little... difficult? Season 3, Episode 2: "Telling Jokes/Set Up" We called up Todd Barry, close friend of Louis C.K. ESQ: Do you think he went down on her because she accused him of being gay? ESQ: Excellent. There was one episode we did last season where I went on a whole rant about submerging his mother in a bathtub full of homeless-person diarrhea, and that was actually something I used to say to him, so I sort of wrote that little line. In "Elevator Part 6", the hurricane reaches New York.

News; Shows; Bio; Photos; Receipt Museum (Barry has appeared on several episodes of Louis CK's FX show "Louie," which is on an extended hiatus. I'm not into actually insulting someone, although it may seem like that sometimes.". Todd Barry's Comedy Central special Super Crazy premieres July 21 at 11 p.m. EST. -- TB: I think I did meet her a long time ago. A friend of Louie's that he plays poker with on a regular basis. After 30 years of doing stand-up comedy in clubs across the country, there are two states that Todd Barry has not yet performed in. ), after he had finished watching the most recent episode of the FX show. TB: I kind of thought that he knew she was being manipulative, but he also did seem to be rattled by it. Again, none of this is mentioned afterwards. I also loved that it was this episode that had a knock-knock joke scene and a cunnilingus scene, and the knock-knock joke scene was much longer.

Do you want me to just rattle them off? There's an episode where Louie is picked up by Chris Rock after going home with a woman turns out bad. The lifeguard in Florida, so much that his ex-wife and even the guy mistakes the friendship for romantic interest. "When's your next show?" They get progressively louder as they bang cans together and shout at each other, eventually breaking Louie's windows, crawling into his apartment, and trashing his bedroom while Louie is still in bed. Trivia (3) Also does stand-up comedy. Posted on August 12, 2015 in Past Episodes, 031: Ron Lynch (The Tulsa Skull Swingers, Tomorrow! Louie : The Comic's Recap with Doug Stanhope, The Louie Comic's Recap with Maria Bamford, All the Anguish Louis C.K. The show features several scenes, both real and imagined. Did I do a good job anyway? This is what he had to say. While at Chris' house, Chris' wife is rude as hell and it's made clear he tolerates her more than loves her. I skip to the end credits to see if I'm on, and if I don't see my name, I don't watch... No, I just thought it was great that he got Melissa Leo on the show.

Louie's ex-wife. In "Elevator Part 4" again, when Louie and Janet visit a therapist about Jane's behavior and while the latter two are deep in conversation, Louie, frustrated that he isn't making much headway into the conversation, gets up out of his seat, walks over to the window, opens it, sticks his head out, and screams as loud as he can into the streets of Manhattan.

You also might want to think, maybe the type of person who would say, "Do you want me to blow you?" I have some thoughts. Barry was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in Florida. And then it was off to the races. What's she gonna do, right? "Elevator Part 4 and 5" both start with a news broadcast about Hurricane Jasmine Forsythe, which destroyed Cuba and Florida.

I showed up on the set, and he's like, "Remember that thing you used to say to me?" That ain’t your Dad's Ramada Inn. Nowadays, when Todd isn’t busy filming comedy specials or acting in acclaimed films and TV shows, he finds time to sit in with bands like Superchunk, and Yo La Tengo. His follow-up to the Louis CK-produced "Crowd Work" special has already been shot in Brooklyn and is being shopped around. Lower Manhattan is flooded, and Louie has to rescue his ex-wife and daughters. Todd Barry was born on March 26, 1964 in The Bronx, New York, USA as Todd Andrew Barry. And maybe there was a genuine connection?

ESQ: Her character goes down on Louie and expects him to respond in kind. and frequent guest star on Louie (including this season! Perhaps surprisingly, little ol' Delaware isn't one of them. In 1999, his Comedy Central Presents aired.

), A few months before opening for Stewart at the Bob Carpenter Center in the winter of 2007, Barry performed upstairs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and showcased his crowd work skills. At 6 p.m. it's the New Jersey State Farm Convention and then promptly at 8 p.m. it's Forsaken Empire.

The news announcers again talk about it casually, saying things like "Now, as you can see in this map, everybody in this part of Western Brooklyn is already dead. After he is done venting his frustration, he pulls his head back in, closes the window, walks back to his chair and sits, where Janet and the therapist are still deep in conversation as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. © 2020 www.delawareonline.com. Patrol-car sex with wanted woman leads to no prison time for former Wilmington cop, En Vogue's Cindy Herron talks Dover show, Charlottesville, Hold the door! [Hell], maybe I will go to that show. Who's going to be the hard-ass at the door of the Vineland Ramada Inn ballroom checking costumes?" He’s also acted in movies (The Wrestler, Pootie Tang. I've known him for over twenty years. Barry also spends his time acting on hip shows such as "Louie," "Master of None," "Flight of the Conchords," "Squidbillies," "Delocated," "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" and "Aqua Team Hunger Force, along with films including "The Wrestler" and "Wanderlust." Have you ever been married? But I got Delaware awhile ago.". ESQ: Your job on Louie seems to be to show up and give Louis a hard time. Barry cracked during the extended quiz session. Do you think that kind of reciprocal oral-sex arrangement is advisable? Just when I was going to stop talking to this guy, he drops that little bombshell. TB: Especially when you're fast-forwarding past most of it. Funny Background Event: While not necessarily an event, in one scene of Todd Barry and Louie talking in a coffee shop, literally everybody in the background is standing still and staring down at their phones. ", "Five dollars if you're in costume, $7 if you’re not.". In the fourth season premiere, Louie is awoken to the sound of garbagemen making a racket outside his apartment. The News Journal. "Friday," the teen replied.

TB: I can't. Louie treats all this as a routine annoyance and goes on with his day. Hannibal Buress as Hannibal. A black car pulls up and two dark-suited men jump out, who stuff the hobo into their car and replace him with a nearly identical, also crazy hobo. So it's a Halloween show. He has made a variety of guest appearances on shows like Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Home Movies, Wond… Even though Barry's style is more deadpan than kick-in-the-door, he delivers uproarious live shows thanks to the same wit that makes Louis CK a big fan and longtime friend.

He's the way I am about analyzing stuff, I think. Louie is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on FX on June 29, 2010. On the way to his aunt's house in Pennsylvania, Louie stops to fill up. (His most recent special, "Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour," was produced by Louis CK and is available online only via Louis CK's website.). He and Joe explore the relationship between music and comedy. TB: He's probably as much of an insulter as I am, probably worse. We may earn a commission from these links. "Yes, I do.". Barry's soft touch masterfully mines audience members (and the venue that he's performing in) for quick-witted observations that he weaves with his prepared material. And remember, he's not looking for a jerk. He wrote, directed and starred in the short film Borrowing Saffron (2002), which co-starred H. Jon Benjamin. Todd Barry: It’s when a comedian interacts with the crowd instead of doing prepared jokes. Game of Thrones feast, trivia headed to Delaware, Delaware native George Thorogood just did this for the first time, "Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg: One Comedian's Tour of Not-Quite-the-Biggest Cities in the World", Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. TB: Yeah, I read it.