‘It’s an interesting thing about human beings, that we live with the knowledge that we’re gonna die. I found out when I was 7 that everybody dies. My grandfather told me. He said, “Everybody dies!’’ I wasn’t even talking to him. I was just trying to blow out the candles.’

— Louis C.K. performs at the Boch Center Wang Theatre Thursday and Friday.

NICK A. ZAINO III

Nick A. Zaino III can be reached at nick@nickzaino.com.