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"Comedian and online entrepreneur Louis C.K. is taking his self-distribution techniques to the next level \u2014 this time, with his tour.\nC.K. will sell tickets exclusively on his website for a flat $45 rate. \nAccording to C.K., making shows affordable has always been a goal of his. However, like many events today, fans are faced with re-sellers inflating the ticket prices through surcharges and handling fees. \n\"Some ticketing services charge more than 40 percent, and ironically, the lower I've made my ticket prices, the more scalpers have bought them up \u2014 so the more fans have paid for a lot of my tickets,\" C.K. explains in a press release.\n\nSEE ALSO: Louis C.K. Talks About Comedy and Hair Loss on Reddit\nFans will not have to sign up for anything to purchase a ticket. There is an opt-in email, but the only thing required is a credit card to purchase.\nC.K. also notes that he and his team have the right to cancel any tickets (with refund) if they are sold elsewhere for anything above the original price.\n\"There are some other rules you may find annoying but they are meant to prevent someone who has no intention of seeing the show from buying the ticket and just flipping it for twice the price from a thousand miles away,\" C.K. writes.\nThe challenge, according to C.K., has been finding venues that accept this exclusive ticketing service. Because of this, the comedian will be performing in some less traditional venues. His tour will run from October through February.\nAs of this writing, the site is having difficulty loading. Given that his $5 DRM-free comedy special raised $1 million in 12 days, it's likely due to increased activity on the site.\nC.K.'s self-distributed comedy special has paved the way for comedians like Aziz Ansari and Jim Gaffigan, among others, to follow suit. \nIs this the next step for the future of comedy? Do you think entertainers in other fields will start doing this too?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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