No.7: Louis Szekely 路易•塞克利(路易C.K.)
Louis Szekely (born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K., is an Emmy and Grammy award winning Mexican-American stand-up comedian, television and film writer, and actor. He is the star of the FX comedy series Louie, which he also writes, directs, and edits.
On December 10, 2011, Louis C.K. released his fourth full-length special, Live at the Beacon Theater. It was distributed digitally on the comedian's website, foregoing both physical and broadcast media. C.K. released the special DRM(Data Rights Management)-free for $5.00 USD. On December 21, 2011, the website has earned over US$1,000,000. The success of the special prompted other comedians to release their own specials with a similar business model. Louis ranked the seventh on the list.