COMEDIAN Louis CK told an audience in Israel that he'd "rather be in Auschwitz than New York City" after his masturbation shame.

The disgraced stand-up - on a comeback tour after admitting exposing himself to women - made the Holocaust joke during a Tel Aviv performance on Thursday.

Louis CK, pictured in 2015, told a crowd in Tel Aviv that he'd 'rather be in Auschwitz than New York City' Credit: Getty Images - Getty

Israelis walk past a billboard showing Comedian Louis CK in the Israeli city of Holon near Tel Aviv Credit: AP:Associated Press

He told the 5,000-strong crowd: "I'd rather be in Auschwitz than New York City."

The former New Yorker, 52, whose paternal grandfather was Jewish, added: "I mean now, not when it was open."

His off-color joke was met with startled laughter and applause from the mainly supportive crowd of devoted fans.

It came as CK continues an international comedy tour meant to bring him back into the mainstream after he was booted from stages for admittedly masturbating in front of women.

COMEBACK TOUR

He’s booked to perform a pair of shows in Slovakia on Saturday, before appearing on stage in Hungary next week.

The comic also has a series of US performances booked in New Orleans, Houston, Akron, Ohio and Detroit through February.

His Tel Aviv show also included his own commentary on the accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against him.

If they say ‘yes,’ then still don’t do it, because it’s not popular Louis CK

He said that even though he had asked permission before masturbating in front of women, it had been a mistake.

And CK advised the audience against mimicking his sick behavior.

“If they say ‘yes,’ then still don’t do it, because it’s not popular,” he joked.

CK previously admitted to “showing my d***” to his accusers after being pilloried amid the #MeToo movement.

Earlier this month, one of his five accusers disputed that his behavior was consensual.

Julia Wolov wrote in an article for Canadian Jewish News: "We never agreed nor asked him to take all his clothes off and masturbate to completion in front of us."

The revelations led to the cancellation of CK's numerous TV contracts and the scrapping of a feature-length film.

Louis CK, pictured in 2016, was embroiled in the #MeToo scandal when he admitted masturbating in front of women Credit: AP:Associated Press