In this comedy special (officially titled "PRESENT/TENSE") I use my unique, punchline-heavy stand up style to explore what happens when the hopes and dreams of the past conflict with the far-from-perfect reality of the present. It’s also a comedy special about jokes. And it has A TON of them. Jokes about everything from heartbreak to hummus; from social issues to Scooby Doo. This comedy special even has jokes about comedy specials. And I think it’s my best work yet.
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00:00 Cold Open featuring Dave Attell, Ali Wong, Nate Bargatze, Al Madrigal, Doug Stanhope, Marc Maron, W Kamau Bell
03:03 First Joke
04:03 Bachelor Parties
06:22 The Present
Written, Directed and Performed by Louis Katz
Produced by Ron S. Doyle
Director of Photography & Technical Director Brandon Carter
Edited by Blake Gingerich
Sound Recordist Carl Hernandez
Sound Mixer Laurence Schwarz
Colorist Blake Gingerich
Makeup Joy Martinez
Warm-Up Comedians Lane Lonion, Miriam Moreno
Camera Operators Jon Roberts, Trish Tolentino, Pax X
Gimbal Operator Blake Sinnock
First Camera Assistant Andrew Yang
DIT Chris Nightingale
Gaffer Eric Fulcher
Swing Cheshire Li
Production Assistant Karen Wachtel
Music Rotem Hecht
Art Design Alex Koll
Thumbnail Photo by Jon Landry
Filmed at The Comedy Fort in Fort Collins, Colorado
Special thanks to:
David Rodriguez and the entire staff at the Fort
Blake Gingerich and Laurence Schwarz for having patience with me through countless edits/mixes
Dave Attell
Nate Bargatze
Ali Wong
Marc Maron
Doug Stanhope
W Kamau Bell
Al Madrigal
Eddie Pepitone
Mark Normand
Sam Morril
Todd Barry
Sam Morril
Bobby Lee
Dan Soder
Moshe Kasher
Natasha Leggero
Ari Shaffir
Chris Garcia
Kevin Camia
Sheng Wang
Guy Branum
Grant Gordon
Mike Vecchione
Joe List
Sarah Tolemache
Graham Kay
Kevin Lahue
Marlon Gonzalez
Howard & Alisa Katz
Leora Katz
Rob & Frani Nunes
And extra special thanks to my angel, Angela
Louis Katz’s comedy deftly combines the highbrow and the lowbrow, creating a truly unique style that has been described as “cerebral filth.” Throughout his career, Louis’ stand-up has been featured on NBC, HBO, and 5 times on Comedy Central, including his own half-hour special and an appearance on their storytelling show, “This Is Not Happening,” which has since been viewed over 2.9 million times on YouTube. His latest album, “KATZKILLS,” was named one of the top 5 comedy albums of the year by vulture.com, who called it “a raucous comedy party.” Louis’ first one-hour special was released on Epix in 2022 as part of their “Unprotected Sets” series.