Sorry/Not Sorry (2024)

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I’ll admit I’m not the biggest Louis C.K. fan as I haven’t really followed his career, but from what little I’ve seen in some of his comedy specials, I have to admit he’s a wildly funny guy. Like most people, I heard about the infamous misconduct troubles he was getting into with various women in the comedy industry, which brings us to Sorry/Not Sorry, where viewers get to see little by little what happened, what it means for those involved going forward, and his interesting, huge comeback.

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Directed by both Caroline Suh and Cara Mones, and based on a New York Times article by Melena Ryzik, Cara Buckley and Jodi Kantor, this documentary mainly focuses on three women, Jen Kirkman, Abby Schachner, and Megan Koester going into how they were affected by C.K.’s inappropriate behavior.

It also blends in some of their comedy routines between interviews with them and other people in the comedy industry that’s either close to them or C.K. that share their views on what happened and his comeback to fame.

While it was pretty interesting watching these interviews shed some light on C.K. and his actions in and out of the spotlight, the biggest elephant in the room is the lack of C.K. himself being involved with the project. I understand why he wasn’t as he’s said everything he has to say on the matter, both figuratively and literally, but it doesn’t change the fact that his absence makes this documentary feel more like an informative, 90-minute piece instead.

I guess it’s not too surprising given the fact that the New York Times produced it, but it tends to hurt the overall feel of the project as it comes off as a bit uneven and one-sided. It feels as though it was made not only to focus on C.K. and his actions, but to present the question of does society really care about why he did those things.

Those looking for insight on what really happened behind the scenes with the famed comedian will want to take a look at Sorry/Not Sorry. Not having Louis C.K. directly involved does hurt it quite a bit, but what’s here is enough to shed light on his actions and let you make your own decision on how to feel about them.