8.423 minSeason 4 • Episode 10
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Chip Baskets wants to follow his dream of being a French clown—however, reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an impenetrable language barrier, he moves back home to Bakersfield with high hopes. There, he is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and competing with his siblings for his mother's approval and affection.
Acting
Louie Anderson plays Chip's mom. Yes, really. Emmy-winning magic.
Writing
Zach plays twin brothers—one pathetic, one aggressively pathetic.
Direction
Jonathan Krisel makes Bakersfield look like a French New Wave hellscape.
Creators
Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis, Jonathan Krisel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Louis C.K. was removed as executive producer after Season 2 following misconduct allegations, though the show continued without him.
The 'Twin-peaks' episode where both brothers appear together required Galifianakis to perform opposite a stand-in, creating genuinely disorienting chemistry.
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