The surprise broadcast of Louis C.K at the Comedy Cellar on Sunday night in New York sparked mixed reactions from the public.

51-year-old controversial comedian makes an unexpected appearance just after midnight, according to The The Hollywood Reporter and Gothamist, weeks after returning to the booth at the same comedy club in late August.

Page Six reported for the first time that the impromptu performance of C.K. did not please some customers, adding that at least two people had gone out after his revelation.

One Twitter user, @AlliBreen, expressed some disdain: "Louis CK staged another surprise party in New York City.I imagine that he did not watch Kavanaugh's hearings during his "stop".

@Mrjriggs user, who was in the audience, sharp charges against C.K .: "I have just seen a red-haired middle-aged man who likes to indulge himself in the comic cellar."

Despite some backlash, the audio from the beginning of the C.K. series obtained by THR revealed that all animosity was drowned out by applause and applause.

USA TODAY has contacted Comedy Cellar and representatives of C.K.

His return was controversial for many people who wondered if C.K should be allowed to return less than a year after being charged with sexual misconduct at the beginning of the #MeToo movement. Comedy Cellar also had to face a violent reaction after ambushing the guests with the disgraced comedian.

In response, the comedy club has put in place a new "Swim at Your Own Risk" policy, which allows customers to leave without having to pay their check, the THR reported.

Last November, five women accused the comic of masturbating (or attempting to do so) in front of them without consent, according to the New York Times. The charges go back more than a decade.

A day later, C.K. admitted that the women's allegations against him were "true".

"The power I had over these women was that they admired me, and I exercised this power irresponsibly," he wrote. a statement, adding, "I do not forgive myself about it, I have to reconcile it with who I am."

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