Louis C.K. surprised fans by releasing a new comedy special, which fans can stream for $8 from his own self-titled website.The 52-year-old has been mostly absent from the spotlight in recent years, ever since allegations arose in the fall of 2017 from several sources accusing him of sexual misconduct.In a statement announcing the move on Saturday on his site, the father of two said he felt it was important to make people laugh amid the devastating coronavirus pandemic.'One kind needs to laugh when things get sh***y.
In fact, the sh***ier things get, the more serious, the more dark the more terrifying, the more dangerous and dire anything is, the more important it is to laugh in the midst of it and often directly in its face,' he wrote.