Louis C.K., one of the most highly regarded stand-up comedians of this age, has a new show that just premiered on FX. It’s not his first though; Lucky Louie was an HBO (anti)sitcom that despite steadily growing ratings, was canceled. It was essentially about being married with kids, while his new show, Louie, is about being divorced with kids.

The show opens with a distinctly New York intro, where Louis hilariously walks around awkwardly and stuffs a large slice of pizza into his mouth. At the end of the intro, he steps into the Comedy Cellar, leading into the stand-up routine clip that opens the show. In this way, as obvious as it is, it’s practically impossible to not compare it to Seinfeld. After a bit of his routine, the actual plot of the show begins. About halfway through the episode, the first plot seems to end, where another stand-up bit breathes life into the second tangentially related “short” of the episode. If each episode is split into two like that, it’ll be a good guard against episodes turning stale.

Since recently the majority of Louis C.K.’s comedy has been parenting related, obviously the show is going to depend largely on that. In some ways, it might not be as widely applicable as his older, broader-ranging humor, but overall it’s not hard to relate to, because if you’re not a parent, you are one’s kid. His humor is as self-deprecating and awkward as ever, which is great because he’s absolutely perfect at it. The part where he’s on the subway with his date and every time she looks at him he smiles the same way and literally can’t stop because he’s too nervous to react any differently is amazing.

In Louie, C.K. has found a pretty unique way to translate his stand-up act into real life situations. For example when his date says “Aww!” in response to him revealing that he has two daughters, he goes “…Have you seen them?” I could easily picture C.K. ranting about how people’s polite formal reactions to things are bullshit. It’s also great that he’s keeping an absurd aspect to the show, like when his date runs into a helicopter randomly and flies away. Basically, in the same way that either you love Louis C.K. or you don’t, you will either love and understand this show or you won’t. If you’re a fan, it’s definitely worth checking out, but if you’re not it’s probably not your thing. This episode wasn’t as funny as I was expecting, but it’s the first one and he had to find his footing somewhere. I have no doubt the comedy will improve as the series goes on.