It was an unmitigated success, though C.K. hasn’t disclosed how much money he made off the venture, but he was kind enough to post a snapshot of his PayPal account showing over $1 million had been grossed by Live at the Beacon Theater.  While it’s unclear whether this model will achieve widespread success, it’s encouraged another comedian with a ravenously loyal fan base, Jim Gaffigan, to take the same approach, with one dollar of the five given to The Bob Woodruff Foundation, a charity benefitting veterans and their families.

You can read Gaffigan‘s post about it here, but he gives credit to C.K. for leading the way on this initiative.

I hear this time, Gaffigan’s really gonna give it to Toaster Strudels.