Arts: Louie, Season 3

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Tv Club Louie, Season 3 Conan gets replaced by Jay yet again! By David Haglund Posted Friday, Aug 31, 2012, at 01:58 PM ET My favorite moment in this whole episode was when Louie's impossibly young-looking agent Doug pops his head out from behind Garry Marshall so he can blurt out an incredulous "No?!" after Louie turns down what sounded like an offer to host the Late Show on CBS. Which is fitting: "Late Show: Part 1" was Edward Gelbinovich's finest half-hour. C.K. even gave him some extra screen time by showing an extended take of his backstage reaction shot as the credits rolled. I'm a little surprised that Gelbinovich's two upcoming credits on IMDb are playing characters called "Burnt Child" and "Skinny Kid," but perhaps this episode will be his breakout moment. And Jonah, he only looks prepubescent: Those basso pipes of his command authority. My second favorite moment was that tornado of cosmetic preparation that swirled around Louie before he walked out on the Tonight Show stage. This was, as Allison mentioned, very much a showbiz episode—and that whole scene with Garry Marshall was a tour de force (even if I half-wish C.K. had cast Paul F. Tompkins in that part). Its most striking showbiz lesson concerned the proximity of wild, improbable success and painful, desperate failure. "You're gonna crack your head on the ceiling, and you're gonna go down, probably for good," Garry Marshall tells Louie. Then he paints a picture of life after the road not taken. "In 10 years, you're gonna be teaching comedy at a community college to ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Where Is George W. Bush? Lawless Play the Slate News Quiz	Advertisement
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