Live at the Beacon Theater

Live at the Beacon Theater is the fourth fulllength comedy specialconcert film by comedian Louis C.K.. The special takes place at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan, New York.

Reviews have largely been positive, with most describing the special as of comparably high quality to C.K.s previous work. Much of the media attention, however, has focused on his decision to forgo not only physical media, but thirdparty digital distribution channels like Hulu and Netflix, as well as his decision to forgo DRM on the video file. Instead, C.K. included a letter emphasizing the direct relationship between the artist and consumer in the hopes that this would more effectively deter piracy.Although it is difficult to objectively draw conclusions about the models viability and impact, the comedian himself considered the experiment a success. According to a statement issued three days after the films release, he claimed to have covered the 250,000 costs of the film and website withinhours of its release, and that he had grossed 550,000 as of the time of the statements writing. Although the film was made available by pirates shortly after release, C.K. believes that the rate of piracy was low due to the low cost of the product, convenient delivery, and the lack of a middle man profiting from its sales. In an interview with Bill Simmons two days later, he said that his gross had increased to 800,000. On December 21, 2011, C.K. appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where he provided an extensive recounting of the special C.K. said that 220,000 people had bought the show, providing a gross of 1.1 million. With the proceeds, C.K. said that he reimbursed his company 250,000 for production costs, gave 250,000 in bonuses to those who work for him, donated 280,000 to a mix of charities, and joked he would use the remaining 220,000 to buy himself a new penis Im keeping the old one...Im gonna have an old one and a new one, right there. Its gonna be nice.. ........

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