Protesters descend on Louis CK's latest standup gig after it was given advance notice

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New York City's Comedy Cellar listed "Louie CK" on a white board Monday evening as performing twice that night, at 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. The white board image was posted to Instagram and reposted on Twitter in advance of CK's performances. Michelle Wolf, whom Louis CK mentored, was also listed as performing on the same bill with CK for his early show. CK's performance was met by several women protesting outside the club. “He sexually harassed a bunch of women and lied about it for years…,” protester Lana McCray told The New York Post. “He shouldn’t feel comfortable performing here when he makes so many people feel uncomfortable because of what he does. He shouldn’t get to feel comfortable." Another protester held a sign that read: “When you support Louis CK you tell women that your laughter is more important than their sexual assaults and loss of their careers." The New York Times' Sopan Deb quoted CK as saying, “I need to make jokes because I need an income,” and that he lost $35 million “in an hour” as a result of The Times' original report on his sexual misconduct. “Hard things, you survive them or you don’t,” CK said. “I think even hell you can survive. Hell is not that bad. I’ve been there.”