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As the New YorkTimesreported, when Louis C.K.
took the stage for asurprise set at the Comedy CellarSunday night, he was met with applause.
The women were at the Comedy Cellar that night to see another comedian on the lineup when C.K.
appeared onstage after a brief introduction from the nights emcee.
The audience was very loud when Louis C.K.
From her seat to the left of the stage, she could see a pair of women sitting stone-faced.
They were just looking at him, deadpan, straight, not having it.
said the audience was mostly white, with lots of couples.
Both women say the set was awkward, but the first woman was particularly upset by it.
It was an all-male set to begin with.
It felt like there were a lot of aggressive men in the audience and very quiet women.
Its the kind of vibe that doesnt allow for a dissenting voice.
Youre just expected to be a good audience member.
Youre considered a bad sport if you speak out.
recalled that the applause at the end of C.K.s set was a bit quieter than the beginning.
It was way quieter for sure.
There was a huge difference in that volume or in those number of claps.
When he said rape whistle people were laughing, and I was just sitting there likeoh my fuck.
This is so uncomfortable and so disgusting.
Everyone around me was laughing.
That was just depressing.
The woman told Vulture that it was tense to watch C.K.
make jokes in a room so obviously welcoming of him.
Our voice is definitely not going to be prioritized in that space.
[Dworman] says we cant [have a discourse] properly.
How do you think the women in that room felt?
Its just really frustrating.
