GUILDERLAND — Controversial comedian Louis C.K., who in recent months has been trying to rebuild a career damaged a little more than a year ago by multiple accusations of sexual misconduct that he later admitted to and expressed remorse for, will perform tonight at Funny Bone Comedy Club at Crossgates Mall, according to the venue's website.

The site's ticket link showed the single performance sold out in less than 45 minutes. Funny Bone doesn't release its exact seating capacity, but it is known to be more than 300.

The appearance was added to Funny Bone's calendar at 9 a.m. today, in keeping with Louis C.K.'s recent practice of announcing shows a day ahead of time or less — sometimes on venues' websites and sometimes only via email blasts to club regulars. The strategy seems designed to limit advance media attention and quickly fill seats with fans and other comedy diehards presumed to be a more receptive audience for the disgraced comedian.

Once considered one of the best and edgiest stand-up comics in America, Louis C.K. was a busy performing comedian who also created, wrote, directed, edited, produced and starred in the Emmy Award-winning sitcom "Louie," which ran on FX for five seasons starting in 2010. In 2013, Forbes put him at No. 5 on its list of the highest-earning comedians, with annual income of $16 million, and in 2015 he set a record as the only comic to sell out 20,000-seat Madison Square Garden three times in the same tour.

Rumors of sexual impropriety by Louis C.K. bubbled up in 2015, ’16 and ’17, including in published comments from comedians Roseanne Barr and Tig Notaro. The stories came into full public view in November 2017, at the beginning of the #MeToo movement, when The New York Times reported accusations by five women comics that Louis C.K. had masturbated in front of them. He admitted to the behavior, saying he "thought it was OK" because he asked the women's permission in advance, and he further acknowledged that as one of comedy's top stars he had abused his power in the industry.

In the immediate aftermath, companies and outlets including FX, Netflix, HBO, TBS and the Disney Channel all canceled projects with him or cut ties completely, leading him to later joke that he "lost $35 million in an hour" after The New York Times story came out.

His attempts to restart his career began in August, nine months after his admission of sexual misconduct, with a surprise appearance at one of his longtime homes, the Comedy Cellar in Manhattan. In December he performed six soldout shows, announced in advance, at Governors' Comedy Club on Long Island. An audio recording of one of those sets went viral and drew widespread condemnation for material that criticized teen survivors of the Parkland school shootings in Florida.

Louis C.K. dismissed some of the students' media appearances and testimony before Congress about gun violence, saying, "’Cause you went to a high school where kids got shot, why does that mean I have to listen to you? Why does that make you interesting? You didn't get shot. You pushed some fat kid in the way, and now I gotta listen to you talking?"

The mass shooting on Valentine's Day last year took the lives of 17 teens and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

After the audio was leaked, Fred Guttenberg, the father of one of the Parkland victims, replied on Twitter: "To anyone who knows Louis C.K., please deliver this message for me. My daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting. My son ran from the bullets. My wife and I deal with loss every day. Why don't you come to my house and try out your new pathetic jokes?"

In the audio, Louis C.K. also mocked people who do not identify as male or female, using a prim, nasal voice when he said, "'You should address me as they/them, because I identify as gender neutral.' Oh, OK. You should address me as 'there,' because I identify as a location. And the location is your mother's (vagina)."

The audience at the Comedy Cellar in August was largely warm and receptive, although several people are reported to have walked out, having felt ambushed by his surprise appearance. Later, announced performances at the Manhattan club drew a small number of protesters. In the leaked audio from Governors' in December, the audience, who knew the act they would be seeing, sounds wildly enthusiastic.

"The crowds love him. He played to standing ovations for all six shows," the club's owner, James Dolce, told CNN. "He's a comic genius. He's the top, a legend in the business." Dolce told CNN he was surprised the audio had been leaked, because his club has a no-recording policy.

At Funny Bone, electronic devices are prohibited during tonight's performance, according to an email from the club, which says lockable pouches called Yondr will be used.

The email says, "All cellphones, smart watches, smart accessories, cameras or recording devices will be secured in Yondr cases upon arrival and not be permitted in the performance space."

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