Louis Anderson

Type: Person

As of November 2026, Louis Anderson has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Bad Friends (Nov 2025). Central to a story about casting him as Zach Galifianakis’s mother on 'Baskets' and his Emmy win; used as an example of great performance and career moment.

Louis Perry Anderson was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host. He created the cartoon series Life with Louie and the television sitcom The Louie Show, and wrote four books, including Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too, which was published in 2018. Anderson was the third host of the game show Family Feud from 1999 to 2002 — the first host in its third and current run.