From KCRW Santa Monica and KCRW.com, this is The Treatment.

Welcome to the treatment, which you can also hear at KCRW.com.

My guest, writer, actor, director, editor, comedian.

Louis C.K. has had the most interesting career of any coming I can think of.

He's worked for people from Oscar winners, Melissa Leo, who's in the new season of his show.

That's right.

Louis to Oscar winner, F. Mary Abraham, who was in last season.

And this season.

And this, he's back this season.

I haven't seen that episode yet.

And work with Jolulu Godara, cinematographer, Willie Karan.

He's also the creator of Poti Teng, a movie I happen to love Potey Teng.

I think I'm the only English-speaking critic to give it a good review.

Louis C.K. Show, Louis is also on FX. I've known you for a while, never had a chance to have you

sit down with me. That's right. And you really saved my life. I remember the day that Pouti

Tang came out, and that was not an easy day for me. I mean, it wasn't the day it was coming out.

I had lost control of the movie that Paramount had shoved me off of it, which is a painful thing.

And then somebody brought me your review.

And at first they let me see the cut finally.

I hadn't seen the movie.

And so they flew me to L.A. to see the cut.

And I remember the walk from my car to the screening room screening room they literally cleared the pathways they didn't

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