Louis C.K. Causes NPR's 'Fresh Air' Cancellation in Mississippi

By PopEater Staff Posted Jul 16th 2010 10:41AM

Louis C.K. and his foul mouth have gotten NPR's 'Fresh Air With Terry Gross' in trouble.

According to MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow, a conversation between Gross and the comedian got the show kicked off Mississippi radio for what Mississippi Public Broadcasting calls "recurring inappropriate conduct."

The banter in question? The radio host and her guest were talking about Louis C.K.'s penchant for wearing a shirt during sex.

"But if I'm with a woman and she wants to be with me, she must like me. I definitely have sex with my T-shirt on, always. I haven't had sex without a shirt on, God, since I was about 23," he said.

Maddow reports that several state colleges and universities share offices with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and the colleges often broadcast the radio shows when they put someone on hold.

One caller got an earful of Louis C.K.'s story and complained, prompting the cancellation, since the station has a zero-tolerance policy for inappropriate conduct.

Tags: Louis C.K., NPR, terry gross

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Friday 16 July

By Lyn

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Terry Gross is a female. She also is a great interviewer. And what Louis C.K. said sounds like something a college person would say -- not that it's intellegent, but it isn't really objectionable. Somebody got upset over nothing.

By LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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What ashame Stupid Americans HATE sex. They can NOT handle hearing or seeing it. (just like a little kid)

By Jdo52tex

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If I can, I try to get all the European English speaking version of movies and tv show. I love it when they talk w/o being beeped all the time and girls girls being nude.

Hell, my family came over here almost four-hundred years ago to get away the goody-two-shoe bible thumpers and their holy then tho attitude. Then the people raised up and threw the bible thumpers out and they came here, to start their crap here.

By teakin88

Sounds like kind of a weak reason in and of itself, but hey, if National Proletariat Radio had to yank a program, so much the better.

By Killshot

Taxpayer Supported Radio. WGAS. Not surprising that Rachel Madcow is doing this on her show rather than talk about the Sooooper economy her hero president is creating.

By Wowza

The last time I checked, America was founded on the rights of individuals and individual expression...

... which I guess in your head means I'm part of the "proletariat"?

That's fine. That just means I'm not part of your world, which to me is Fascist.

By dave

Killshot - are you referring to the economic mess he inherited from Bush? Did you really think he could clean up the largest economic meltdown in this country since the depression in 18 months? You must think he's the Messiah.

By Nico Toscani

Louis C.K. used to be funny. Now his act and TV show are nothing but "single dad humor". Blech!

Saturday 17 July

By Marcelo

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You're kidding right? You know why he does it, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT HE IS! He did married humor when he was, now he's divorce and that's what he discusses. Amazing people that have no clue what it takes to really be creative outside of themselves..

Sunday 18 July

YAWN! You are just as boring as Louie.

By cjygudwin

Yet more Bible belt nonsense from Mississippi....
This is the sort of censorship that goes on daily there and eventually convinces most educated people to leave so the kids can grow up in a more cultured environment with better schools.

By Skid Row Tom

Yes, more Bible Belt hysteria, where you can't buy beer on Sundays, most businesses can't open before 1:30 PM Sundays, smoking is still allowed in most restaurants, and crime and racism flourish. I wish Mississippi, South Carolina, et. al. would join the 20th century. We'll discuss the 21st century later.

By brrrrk

Seriously? I mean it, seriously? God forbid! Imagine the hoopla if he would have said the word condom. Oh well, just one more reason for Mississippi to be considered the backward state it is.

By Mizzy

The people of MS are lucky, Terri Gross has the most annoying voice on NPR and asks the most moronic questions I've ever heard.

By SoApparentlyYouListen

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Well according to your post, you listen to her program. Kind of stupid, if you hate her.

By Linda

This lady got offended because he has sex with his shirt on? Yet, she probably thinks it is just fine to teach pre-schoolers about sex and homesexuality. What a moron.

By RDA

Homesexuality? Isn't that what all the hoopla was about in the first place? I think you mean "homosexuality"...yins tain't from Mississippi ere yins?

By CreoleTrombone

Home Sexuality:
Must be like the question posed to the divorce lawyer in Atlanta:
"If a couple are married in Mississippi and divorced in Georgia, are they still brother and sister?"
Or maybe it's like Genesis 38: Er, Onan, Tamar & Judah. It's one of the chapters about home sexuality they usually skip in Sunday school.

By jpuzzlewhiz

Didn't anyone proofread the link to this article, the headline above it or the banner at the top? All of them have "Cancellation" with only one L when it should be 2! Pathetic.

By dcguy

FYI - Cancelation can be spelled with either one or two Ls.

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