Louis C.K. is performing in Toronto this week starting Wednesday night, and the disgraced comedian is already attracting controversy with his appearance.

C.K. will appear at Yuk Yuk’s comedy club for a “XXX-rated adults only” set until Sunday, with two shows on Friday and Saturday evening.

Tickets are $35, plus tax and a service fee, but the shows are already completely sold out, according to the club’s website.

C.K. was accused of sexual misconduct by five women in a 2017 New York Times article, one of several powerful men called out as part of the #MeToo movement.

The comedian’s career took a downturn after the allegations of exposing himself and masturbating in front of women without their consent went public, and he soon admitted they were true.

The women in the Times story pointed out there are disturbing parallels in his act, which has involved miming and discussing masturbation at length.

On Twitter, a few fans were happy about Yuk Yuk’s bringing C.K. to Toronto, while others expressed dismay at the decision.

Grace Smith, a Toronto-based comedian, writer and performer, said in an email she wished those slots at Yuk Yuk’s had gone to talented local comedians who need a signal boost, rather than a comedian she believes doesn’t deserve one.

“I am disappointed Yuk Yuk’s Toronto cares more about cheap attention than they do about the safety and well-being of their female staff,” she wrote.

“Comedy clubs are a workplace for many and the behaviour C.K. admitted to demonstrates he is a liability in the workplace; nothing he has done or said since has shown growth, reflection or improvement.”

In an emailed statement, Yuk Yuk’s head office said it sees “comedy as the final frontier” and doesn’t “censor artists.”

The club “wants them to perform without scrutiny” and trusts that audiences can decide their own limits.

“We understand that not everyone will agree with our decision and we respect their right to disagree. We also respect Louis C.K.’s right to perform,” the statement added.

“Over the past 40 years Yuk Yuk’s has brought the most popular and the most sought-after comics that people want to see. We are not the gatekeepers of ideas. We are a comedy club.”

It’s not the first foray back into comedy clubs for the six-time Emmy winner, who once sold out Madison Square Garden three times for the same tour. He headlined a show at the Air Canada Centre (now Scotiabank Arena) in 2017.

The 52-year-old has been making more low profile appearances at clubs in the U.S., starting with one in August 2018 at the New York Comedy Cellar.

The show will be “cellphone free,” according to a Yuk Yuk’s press release on the club’s website.

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“Recording of any kind, including note taking, is not permitting in the show room. You will be asked to leave,” it reads.

Smart watches, smart accessories, cameras and recording devices will also not be permitted at the show.