Anderson on aging, 'Baskets,' comedy

Stand-up comedian Louie Anderson holds out the tantalizing prospect of another stage show.

He misses Christine Baskets, the character he played on "Baskets," the FX comedy that ended in August after four seasons.

"I've been thinking about doing an evening with Christine Baskets on life, love and parenthood," Anderson said. He would take questions from the audience.

"I think to a lot of people, Christine Baskets is a real person," Anderson, 66, said. "I do believe I did all I could to make that part come alive."

He received three Emmy nominations, winning the first time. Before his stand-up performance, he recaps his career in a tape, and at the end of his act, he discusses "Baskets."

"I talk about the fact I got the part of my life at 61 years old," Anderson said. "I always thought I'd get a part that would be great. I just never knew it was going to be a woman."

In his stand-up, he focuses on things that amuse him, such as a repeated Latin phrase during the Trump impeachment inquiry. "I thought it was so funny that no one could say quid pro quo," he said. "None of the politicians could say it."

Anderson mimics Elmer Fudd saying it. The comic also takes some Trumpisms and applies them to his dad.

"I am not playing sides. I don't do any of that in my act," Anderson said. "My thing is family. I talk about if my dad were alive, he'd love all this political stuff. That's the kind of stuff that I always go back to: my family or myself or food or fat or now being over 60, and how happy I am that I'm still alive. That's a fantastic thing."

He does a lot of aging material because he's aging. "Every time you get out of the chair, you're reminded of your age," he said. "I make the same identical sounds as my dad did when he got out of his chair. I want to let everyone know I'm...