Louis CK takes on the Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire and wins

 

Tuesday 11 December 2012 05:04 EST
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Comedian Louis C.K. attends the George Carlin Tribute hosted by Whoopi Goldberg on March 24, 2010 in New York City.
Comedian Louis C.K. attends the George Carlin Tribute hosted by Whoopi Goldberg on March 24, 2010 in New York City. (Getty Images)

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Vanity Fair has a long-running feature, the Proust Questionnaire, which consists of questions intended to elicit self-analysis. It seems the questionnaire has finally met it's match with the caustic red-head comedian Louis CK.

His tactic is a mixture of outright refusals to answer (What or who is the greatest love of your life?: "My God. What a personal question. Who is this?") and disarming honesty (What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?: "I have an absolutely beautiful penis. It’s stunning in every way. God I hate my perfect penis.") At least we assume that's what that was.

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