Louis CK criticised for mocking student activists from Parkland school shooting in latest stand-up set

An audio has emerged of Louis CK apparently mocking the students-turned-activists from the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. The sound-only recording was posted Sunday in a since-removed YouTube video that said it was from a 16 December stand-up set at a Levittown, New York, comedy club. Several media outlets captured and posted clips and transcripts of the set. [caption id=“attachment_4203115” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Louis CK. Image courtesy: Facebook[/caption] “You’re not interesting because you went to a high school where kids got shot,” CK can be heard saying on the recording. “Why does that mean I have to listen to you? Why does that make you interesting? You didn’t get shot, you pushed some fat kid in the way, and now I gotta listen to you talking?” Parkland parent Fred Guttenberg replied to the CK material on Twitter. “My daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting,” Guttenberg said. “My son ran from the bullets. My wife and I deal with loss every day. Why don’t you come to my house and try out your new pathetic jokes?” Guttenberg even later justified his stand saying he would continue calling people out like this.

Dear Trolls, surprising that you took the occasion of the Louis CK event to come out and attack. The problem is that you truly have no idea what you are saying. Yes, he has a first amendment right to say whatever he wants. However, I have a first amendment right to call it out.

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) January 2, 2019

The most prominent of the student-activists from Parkland have not offered comment. A message seeking comment left at CK’s website wasn’t immediately returned. A gunman killed 17 students and staff members at the school on 14 February. CK, 51, temporarily disappeared from public life after acknowledging and apologizing for sexual misconduct in November of 2017. He lost a production deal with FX networks and a movie release was canceled. But since August he has been making unannounced appearances. performing new material at East Coast comedy clubs. (With inputs from agencies)