Louis CK performed at the San Jose Improv in California on Wednesday night to a sold-out audience. He is pictured in 2016. No photos have been allowed at his shows since he was caught up in the #MeToo scandal
A male protester was reportedly punched in the face outside Louis CK's California show on Wednesday night, allegedly by an audience member who made their way into the building after launching the attack.
Around 30 protesters had descended on CK's show in San Jose to try to stop him from returning to the stage.
The 51-year-old, whose real name is Louis Székely, was one of the most prominent villains of the #MeToo movement after it emerged he had masturbated in front of female comics for years.
He apologized for his behavior and vowed to take a 'step back' from the limelight at the end of 2017, but has been quietly performing at stand-up shows again since August.
On Wednesday, he performed at the San Jose Improv to a sold-out performance and made light of the scandal.
'I like to jerk off, and I don’t like being alone,' he told the crowd.
He also tried to laugh off the criticism he received for mocking the survivors of the Parkland school shooting, a joke which he was skewered for last year, saying: 'If you ever need people to forget that you jerked off, what you do is you make a joke about kids that got shot.'
CK also invoked 9/11 to try to win laughs.
'I got on a plane once. And this couple comes up to me as we’re boarding. There’s an empty seat next to me, and this woman says to me, "Would you mind moving so my husband and I can sit together?"
'And he’s behind her and he’s like [motions – no]. I didn’t know what to do. I don’t wanna upset him. But I don’t wanna sit with his f****** wife. So I just got off the plane.
'And then the plane took off. And it hit the World Trade Center,' he said.
No photographs were allowed at the show.
According to The Daily Beast, audience members had to put their phones in sealed cases that could only be unlocked in the lobby in order to stop people taking photos and videos.
Activists from the Enough is Enough Voter Project were outraged that CK had been given a spot and descended on the venue with megaphones and signs to share their fury.
Their group was mostly made up of women but a second, smaller group which had just two protesters in it, included the man who was reportedly punched.
Thirty protesters from Enough is Enough, a voter movement, descended on the San Jose Improv to fight his performance. The man who was reportedly punched has not been pictured or named
The protesters were angry that CK had been given a slot when a year ago, he was exposed for masturbating in front of female comedians
The comedian was not pictured at the event. He is performing again on Thursday night
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the alleged victim, who has not been named, was hit as she shouted into a bullhorn.
His alleged attacker was also male. He is said to have entered the club afterwards.
Officers from the San Jose Police Department told DailyMail.com on Thursday that they were not aware of any such incident.
CK's shows since he returned to the stage have been filled with controversial content including jokes about the survivors of the Parkland school shooting and sexually explicit, racist barbs jibes directed at Asians.
The comedian found himself at the heart of the #MeToo movement in November 2017 when five women spoke out about how he had masturbated in front of them.
All were actresses or comedians themselves and the women said they felt they had no choice but to go along with his lewd behavior because they thought he could further - or damage - their careers.
He apologized unreservedly afterwards despite still maintaining support from his fans and some people in Hollywood.
Among those who spoke out in favor of him but later walked-back her claims was Sarah Silverman.
He will perform again at the San Jose Improv on Thursday night. No other shows have yet been announced on his website.
Victims: Julia Wolov (left) and Dana Goodman (right) were among women to speak out against the comedian
Rachel Corry (left) and Abby Schachner (right) also told how CK was inappropriate to them in 2017
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Louis CK performed at the San Jose Improv in California on Wednesday night to a sold-out audience. He is pictured in 2016. No photos have been allowed at his shows since he was caught up in the #MeToo scandal
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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