The special features are extremely bare, but you get an interview with Louis C.K. in which he addresses the camera and answers what I assume to be fan questions. The sound is a bit poor, but he answers everything from why his special is named what it is (you'll know why by the last joke in the special), how he writes his material, what inspired the look of the special (with special nods to Pryor and Bill Cosby), why he does boxing training and how it relates to standup, and advice to people trying to do standup. The best part of it is when he discusses the philosophy of his comedy. I know it might sound a bit self indulgent, but it's not and it gives a lot of insight into why his comedy really is so rooted in more honest and truthful material. Overall, it makes the one little special feature worth it for fans of Louis C.K. or even standup comedy in general.
It's fitting that the special was dedicated to the memory of George Carlin. Carlin was a comic who cut through the bullshit and told it straight from his point of view and told it with sincerity and with conviction straight from the gut. It's a characteristic and philosophy you see very clearly with Louis C.K. I think Carlin would have approved. Fans of standup should certainly check out Louis C.K.: Chewed Up (as well as other his work).
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