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		seanalltogether on Dec 14, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Louis C.K. experiment results: over $500,000 in 4 ... Yeah maybe. I think the numbers are a bit weird then. He talks about making a profit of 200k, but then admits that ticket sales largely covered production costs, so is his total revenue around 750k with profits closer to 500k? I wonder if HBO or CC paid for the special, whether he would still get 100% of ticket sales.

catshirt on Dec 14, 2011 | [–]

i can say with near complete certainty that if HBO or CC paid for the special he would receive substantially less than 100%

brownie on Dec 15, 2011 | [–]

Most tapings for Comedy Central standup specials are free to encourage a full house, so he would have made a lot less.

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