Popping culture: Louis CK wishes he were gay . . . sometimes

By Simon Thibault • June 29, 2012 9:04 am EDT

I have to admit, I really dig Louis CK.

I mean, it’s not just that I think he’s attractive (don’t judge — a funny man is a sexy one, except for Robin Williams), but he’s smart in his comedy. He plays with people’s perceptions of masculinity and emotions. I mean, he even wrote an entire sketch around straight men asking about gay sex, which is pretty brilliant.

But Louis was recently a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where he talked about sometimes wishing he were gay so he could do certain things, gay sex not being one of them.

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