Netflix just wants to give subscribers the Louis C.K. "option"

The Curious, Uncomfortable, and Perhaps Inevitable Return of Louis C.K.

After years of self-financing his career outside the studio system, Louis C.K. has returned to the mainstream with Netflix’s blessing—suggesting that in Hollywood, “cancellation” only lasts until the audience, and money, comes back.

Netflix just wants to give subscribers the Louis C.K. "option"

Responding to questions about why Netflix would book Louis C.K., a comedian whose behavior the streamer once characterized as “disturbing,” Netflix says that it wants to give audiences the “option.” Last month, Netflix announced a reunion with C.K., whom they stopped working with in 2017 after the comic admitted to sexually harassing his female openers and colleagues. Speaking to Variety, Netflix stand-up comedy chief Robbie Praw says it’s now a…