Louis CK is still trying to make his comeback happen. He's been popping up at comedy clubs that refuse to announce beforehand that he'll be performing, probably hoping to avoid angry hecklers like the woman who yelled "Get your dick out" at him late last year. Now, CK is going to an entirely new level to protect himself from criticism: threatening to sue any audience member who shares his material.

For just-announced performances in Minneapolis, CK is requiring that clubs have audience members use YONDR pouches—small pockets that prevent cellphone use. Under normal circumstances, that might seem reasonable, but CK is also sending the clubs disclaimers that copyright everything he says in his routine and threatening "all legal remedies" against anyone who uses any form of media to share his performance. So far, his new material has mostly consisted of tired jokes about transgender people and the Parkland students.

The comedian's fall from grace happened at breakneck speed in 2017, after The New York Times exhaustively detailed accusations that he'd exposed himself to female comedians and leveraged his influence to keep them from stopping him. This isn't the behavior of someone who's reflected, grown, shown remorse, or asked for forgiveness. Instead, it smacks of someone who's hoping to wait out the storm of public opinion and carry on as though nothing has happened. And no one captured the irony better than Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, who tweeted, "Oh! So now Louis CK cares about consent."