Louie

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Louie is a recurring comedy sketch from the MTV series "The State," known for its absurd running gag centered on a character who constantly tries to make everything "about Louie."

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Louie canonical 1
Louie (character) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf recurring sketch ⓘ
television comedy sketch ⓘ
associatedWith The State (comedy troupe) ⓘ
basedOn original concept by The State comedy troupe ⓘ
comedyStyle absurdist humor ⓘ
character-based humor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstBroadcastOn MTV in the 1990s ⓘ
format short sketch segment ⓘ
genre sketch comedy ⓘ
hasTheme self-centered behavior exaggerated for comic effect ⓘ
social situations derailed by one character ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Louie (character) ⓘ
linked to: Louie
medium television ⓘ
narrativeDevice repetition of the phrase making everything about Louie ⓘ
notableFeature absurd running gag ⓘ
central character repeatedly insists on making situations about himself ⓘ
originallyAiredAsPartOf MTV late-night comedy programming ⓘ
originalNetwork MTV ⓘ
partOf The State (TV series) ⓘ
linked to: The State
portrays a man who constantly tries to make everything about himself ⓘ
productionType ensemble sketch show segment ⓘ
recurrence appears in multiple episodes of The State ⓘ
targetAudience adult television viewers ⓘ

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The State → notableSketch → Louie ⓘ
Louie (The State sketch) → mainCharacter → Louie (character) ⓘ
subject linked to: Louie
linked to: Louie