Louis C.K. reveals how his ‘American Hustle’ ice fishing story ends

Louis C.K.'s small role in director David O. Russell's crime dramedy "American Hustle" is one of the film’s most memorable characters. The comedian plays FBI supervisor Stoddard Thorsen, the bumbling milquetoast boss of Bradley Cooper’s volatile agent Richie DiMaso.

If you’ve seen “American Hustle,” then you likely remember Thorsen’s repeated attempts to tell DiMaso a cautionary tale about ice fishing -- a story that C.K.’s character never actually gets to finish because DiMaso is always either cutting him off or beating him up.

However, in a recent visit to “The Tonight Show,” C.K. revealed that the ice fishing story was heavily improvised and mostly director Russell’s idea. Although the childhood story about Thorsen and his brother is never actually resolved on-screen in “American Hustle,” the comedian chose to tell host Jay Leno how it really ended. See for yourself:

That’s probably not the ending anyone was expecting!

In other Louis C.K. movie news, the comedian is set to finally release his feature film directing debut “Tomorrow Night” online. The bizarre comedy, which screened at Sundance in 1998 and pre-dates C.K.'s infamous “Pootie Tang” by a few years, features pre-fame appearances from Steve Carell, Amy Poehler, and J.B. Smoove. “Tomorrow Night” will be available to buy on C.K.’s website for $5 in February.

“American Hustle” is currently playing.