14 Problems Only Comedians Will Understand

6. You Will Never Be As Good As Louis CK

There are a number of comedians' comedians, artists that are almost universal figureheads for aspiring comics - Daniel Kitson, Stewart Lee - but none that compare to Louis CK.

It's not just that he's a brilliant comic with an enviable ability to turn rote subject matter into constantly surprising delight, but he's a comedian that has his own TV show, which he's allowed to write, and often direct and edit himself.

Comedians DREAM of having that sort of creative control, sending Louis CK to the top of the list of artists that comedians love, but also despair to know they will never match.