India, Oct. 5 -- Louis C.K., the 58-year-old comedian whose career was disrupted by sexual misconduct allegations in 2017, made a television return on Friday night. He appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher to promote his upcoming book, Ingram: A Novel.

C.K. was greeted with a standing ovation. "I think I'll let that standing ovation speak for itself," said Maher, 69. The two discussed the book, with Maher explaining that the main character, Ingram, discovers masturbation and "kind of pays a high price for that." When Maher asked where he got his ideas, C.K. joked, "Like you said, write what you know," which made the audience laugh, as per the NY Post.

In 2017, five women accused C.K. of masturbating in front of them, and he admitted tha...