Misplaced Pages

Dane Cook: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 01:48, 25 January 2009 view source71.246.71.95 (talk) →Stand-Up← Previous edit Revision as of 01:48, 25 January 2009 view source 71.246.71.95 (talk) →StyleNext edit →
Line 45: Line 45:


==Style== ==Style==
NONE
Dane Cook's style is principally energetic physical comedy. He combines ] and wordplay with a casual attitude. Cook says his onstage persona is a combination of the personalities of his mom, Donna, and his dad, George. “My mother is like a Looney Tunes cartoon. She’s wiggly,” Dane says. “She has the ability to tongue in cheek a lot, and do it in a way where she’s being physical. My dad is the polar opposite. He always had a little ‘what the fuck’ in his voice. Even if he knew nothing about what he was talking about, he could sell it. So I looked at these two extremely funny people and created a style of comedy from absorbing their actions.”<ref></ref>

His routines focus on his childhood, and his plans for the future, such as his "dream home". He will sometimes deliver jokes in the form of over-the-top rants with increasingly erratic body motions, pacing, waving, and jumping.

He explains that:{{quote|I wanted to create a stage persona for myself that allowed me to really speak about anything I want... So I can be a storyteller, I can be jokey, I can be corny, I can be a little vulgar, I can be a lot vulgar. And I'm not afraid to go anywhere to get the point of the joke across, even if I have to just blabber like an idiot until it becomes apparent that I'm telling a joke and that the audience should laugh.}}


==Brother's Embezzlement== ==Brother's Embezzlement==

Revision as of 01:48, 25 January 2009

Dane Cook
Cook attending Comic Con 2007 promoting Good Luck Chuck
Born (1972-03-18) March 18, 1972 (age 52)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
MediumStand up comedy, film, television
NationalityAmerican
Years active1990–present
GenresStand-up comedy
Subject(s)observational comedy
Notable works and rolesRetaliation, Dane Cook: Vicious Circle
Websitewww.danecook.com

Dane Jeffrey Cook (March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He released three comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed, Retaliation, and Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden. Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went double platinum. Cook performed an HBO special in the Fall of 2006, Vicious Circle, a straight to DVD special entitled Rough Around The Edges (which is included in the album of the same name), and has made numerous television appearances. As an actor, Cook has appeared in fifteen films since 1997, including Mystery Men and Waiting.... He also starred in major movie roles since 2006 including Employee of the Month and Good Luck Chuck. He also had supporting roles in Mr. Brooks, (which was a departure from his standard comedic roles.) and Dan in Real Life. Most recently, Cook starred in My Best Friend's Girl.

Comedy Central consistently refers to cook as "the biggest name in stand-up," and he holds the world record for the longest stand-up stint at seven consecutive hours, which he did by playing a game of can you top this with Dave Chappelle.

Early life

Dane Cook is a little piece of pooppy that popped out of the slit between his mothers legs and littered the world with his stupid antics

Stand-Up

is shit. end of story

Film

Cook starred in his first leading role as the slacker boxboy Zach Bradley in Employee of the Month with Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepard.

Cook co-starred in his first dramatic role as the devious photographer Mr. Smith in Mr. Brooks along with Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, and William Hurt. The film debuted at #4 at the box office, just behind Shrek The Third. The movie grossed $10,017,067 in the opening weekend.

Cook starred as the dentist Charlie Logan in the release of Good Luck Chuck with Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler. The film debuted at #2 at the U.S. box office just behind Resident Evil: Extinction and in its opening weekend, grossed $13.6 million in 2,612 theaters.

Cook played a slightly demented line cook in 2005's Waiting... which starred Justin Long, Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris.

Cook co-starred as the cocky Mitch Burns in the release of Dan in Real Life along with Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche. The film grossed $11,809,445 in 1,921 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #2 at the box office, just behind Saw IV. As of December 26, 2007, it had grossed $46 million.

Cook starred as the air purifier call-center supervisor Tank Turner in the movie My Best Friend's Girl with Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, and Alec Baldwin. The film grossed $8.2 million and debuted at #3 at the box office, just behind Burn After Reading, and got a 50-50 rating on fandango.com.

Style

NONE

Brother's Embezzlement

In December 2008, Cook's older half brother Darryl McCauley was charged with stealing $1+ million from Cook over an 18 month period while acting as his business manager with Great Dane Enterprises, Inc. McCauley pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $3 million bail. McCauley was fired in November.

Criticism and controversy

Material and delivery

Numerous commentators have characterized Dane Cook's humor as unfunny, banal, and lacking jokes. Comedian Ron White has criticized Dane Cook for his lack of real material and for his inflated ego; saying "(He) does not make me laugh, at all, in any way, shape or form." When asked about his opinion of Cook on The Howard Stern Show, comedian Nick DiPaolo said “he doesn't make me laugh, but that doesn't mean he's not funny.” On Boston radio station WBCN, Dane Cook was named by radio show Toucher and Rich to a tournament of the top 16 "Worst Comedians" and, based on listener voting, was voted the "Worst Comedian" of all.

Plagiarism

In 2005, on the message boards of comedy web site 'A Special Thing', Louis C.K. posted a response to his fans who accused Cook of stealing jokes from him, writing, "Okay, this kid is stealing from me. And making lots of money. Three bits on one CD." Later, C.K. wrote "Just so you know, guys, I'm not going to do anything about this.... I'm not going to court over a bit called 'Itchy Asshole.'" In an interview on the Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show in February 2007, C.K. stated that while the jokes are similar, the issue was "overblown" and may stem from a backlash against Cook's popularity. However, C.K. accused Cook of being "bullyish" and litigious towards comedians for having similar material to his despite Cook claiming elsewhere that comedians often have similar material and it is not a big issue to him. C.K. also stated "Too bad the guy can't write enough to fill up his material..." After pressure by the hosts for a statement, C.K. ended the interview by finally adding (as a joke): "Fuck Dane Cook, he's a cunt."

Comedian Joe Rogan has spoken on many occasions about Cook performing a bit on an episode of Premium Blend that Rogan had developed on I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday (sketch titled "Tigers Fucking"), and claims to have performed the routine earlier in clubs with Cook present.

Jim Breuer talked about Dane Cook's reputation within the comedy industry, saying: "Everyone kills this guy... Not one comedian comes on and says 'I'm so happy for him,' which is weird. ... They can't stand this poor guy." He went on to explain that a lot of comedians "are upset because they really feel this guy has snatched a lot of material". Breuer then went on to say that he personally thinks Cook is a "tremendous performer."

Yuk-Yuks controversy

On July 24, 2006, Cook asked for a guest spot at the Yuk-Yuks comedy club. Initially he was set to go up at the end of the night, but upon arriving at the club he requested to go up before the headliner, Peter Kelamis. Cook went over his allotted time, and after several minutes of the "wrap it up" light flashing, the club cut his microphone and attempted to "play him off" with music. Cook acted as though it was a mistake and continued his set for another five minutes until the process was repeated. Cook then dropped the mic and walked off-stage, furious, and was heard screaming obscenities at club employees backstage. Kelamis then refused to take the stage, and later referred to Cook's actions as "the most arrogant thing that I've ever seen in my life".

Mark Breslin, the founder of the comedy club chain, quickly apologized and blamed the club's manager. Breslin stated in support of Cook, "I'm on Dane's side totally, 100 percent." Breslin also explained that Kelamis was the last show that evening and there was no reason he could not have gone on late, stating "the tradition is that stardom trumps everything". When asked by People magazine "What's something you did recently you wish you could take back?" Cook responded, "I went onstage and was the rudest, most obnoxious version of myself. Women came up to me after and said, 'Don't ever say those things again. That was horrible!'".

Discography

Albums

DVDs

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock US Pop 100 UK Singles Chart Germany
2006 "I'll Never Be You" - - - 100 - 4 -
2007 "Forward" - - - - - - -

Cook co-wrote and performed the song "Ruthie Pigface Draper" for the Dan In Real Life movie with Norbert Leo Butz.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Flypaper Tim
Buddy Fair Cop
1999 Spiral David
Simon Sez Nick Miranda
Mystery Men The Waffler
2000 Comedy Central Presents Himself Stand-up comedy series
Episode: June 28, 2000
1999-2001 The Late Show Himself Episode: April 12, 1999
Episode: March 14, 2001
2002 L.A.X. Terrell Chasman
The Touch Bob
2003 Stuck on You Officer Fraioli
8 Guys Dane
Windy City Heat Roman Polanski TV Movie
2004 Mr. 3000 Sausage Mascot Voice
Torque Neal Luff
2005 Waiting... Floyd
London George
2006 Employee of the Month Zack Bradley
2007 Farce of the Penguins Online Penguin Voice
Mr. Brooks Mr. Smith
Good Luck Chuck Chuck/Charlie
Dan in Real Life Mitch Burns
2008 My Best Friend's Girl Tank

Notes

  1. Time's 100 Most Influential People
  2. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=mrbrooks.htm
  3. Dane Cook is Good Luck Chuck - ComingSoon.net
  4. http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2007&wknd=43&p=.htm
  5. http://www.fandango.com/mybestfriendsgirl_113135/movieoverview
  6. Valencia, Milton J. (December 31, 2008). "Dane Cook's kin accused of stealing millions from comic". Boston Globe.
  8. "Dane Cook - Not Funny?", 6abc.com
  9. "Overcooked", Salon.com
  10. "Pop Life: The Joke's on Us: How can any comedian get as famous as Dane Cook has with no jokes?" by Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, October 19, 2006.
  11. "Ron White Interview" by David Medsker.
  12. Scott the emotional engineer - The Howard Stern Show
  13. http://www.nypost.com/seven/04012008/gossip/pagesix/pagesix_u.htm
  14. Getlen, Larry (2007-02-14). "Take the Funny and Run". Radar. Retrieved 2007-09-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. www.freebeerandhotwings.com, Louis C.K. interview, accessed February 3, 2007
  16. "Joe Rogan Exposes Dane Cook"
  17. ^ "Comics Question the Rise of Dane Cook", Free Press Release, November 9, 2006.
  18. Guy Macpherson, "Dane Cook Gets the Hook at Yuk Yuk's". The Province, July 25, 2006.
  19. People magazine, Nov.17, 2008 p.142
  20. Dan in Real Life (2007) - Soundtracks

External links

News articles & interviews

Dane Cook
Stand-up
Other releases
Categories: