Slog - Comments on Prepubescent Boy-Men Rejoice

Comment by BillyCorazon

BillyCorazon — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:34:57 -0800

Ugh. Ye Gods, Dane Cook has always given me a total douche chill. He and Patton Oswalt are like the Skeksis and Mystics of modern stand-up with one representing all that is good and just and decent and hilarious (Oswalt) and one representing all that is hacky and cretinous and painfully unfunny (Cook).

Yeah, that's right, I just busted out the Dark Crystal reference. What of it?

Comment by Secondable

Secondable — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:36:59 -0800

Yeah, but who's Fizgig?

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:42:58 -0800

I fucking hate him. And his movies suck.

Comment by Funnier

Funnier — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:47:07 -0800

He is the most overrated comedian. What a junk show!!

Comment by Rotten666

Rotten666 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:54:45 -0800

I am regularly forced to explain to my high school aged students the many reasons Dane Cook is not funny.

High school students are pretty dumb.

Comment by D

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:55:55 -0800

Dane the Stain...
I have laughed harder at jokes from a 5 year old.

Comment by Buddy

Buddy — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:56:35 -0800

Seriously, I knew there were a lot of douche bags in the Seattle area, but enough to sell out Key Arena for Dane Cook? Yikes...

Comment by burnout

burnout — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:02:10 -0800

Oh jeez, I thought the flyer said the show was at 10:00am. Dane Cook with a bowl of oatmeal I can handle.

Comment by Amelia

Amelia — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:48:55 -0800

Wow, I had no idea Seattle had such a passionate hatred for Dane Cook. It's probably just because he became popular, so naturally all the cool people gravitate away. I enjoy Dane Cook AND David Sedaris.

Comment by earth douche

earth douche — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:58:09 -0800

Douche!

Comment by Carollani

Carollani — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:01:07 -0800

Yuck. May god save Seattle's soul for allowing that man to hold a microphone within our hallowed city.

Comment by June Bee

June Bee — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:12:21 -0800

Amelia, nice blog. Now listen, my advice is often questionable, but I would NOT accept Mary Kate's invitation to be a guest Slogger if I were 17yrs old. I'd sign up out of the blue based on a friend's suggestion, in person, to DO, oh something like go to Austria and study/party for two months.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:13:52 -0800

Big surprise. You hate South Park, you like Dane Cook, and you actually went to see The Heartbreak Kid. Your taste in humor is incredible.

And yes, that's why we dislike him. Because he's popular. You got us. Since you're obviously above the whole 'if it's popular it's lame' attitude in Seattle, which I don't think actually exists, why are you on Slog? Why are you linking to Slog? Hmmm?

Comment by T

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:41:32 -0800

I was about to come to Dane Cook's defense until I realized that the only thing I've ever liked were his 2 albums. I still like those, but they don't have the lasting value of a David Cross album. Everything else he's done has been awful.

There's a lot of comedy out there, and in the grand scheme of things, Dane Cook is pretty innocuous. It could be worse...it could be Carlos Mencia or Larry The Cable Guy coming to Key Arena.

Comment by Darcy

Darcy — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:37:13 -0800

@14: I was about to come to Dane Cook's defense until I realized that the only thing I've ever liked were his 2 albums.

I was about to say the same thing. I used to rather like his albums, but then I started actually listening to/watching other comedy and realized that not only is Dane Cook not the funniest guy out there, he also got a lot of his shit from other people who did it first.

He just gives off douche-vibes, and his frat boy groupies don't help matters much either.

Comment by jackie treehorn

jackie treehorn — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:55:55 -0800

I have met funnier abortions.

Comment by Callie

Callie — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:57:40 -0800

I first became aware of this guy's existence after watching a rerun of his 2006 performance on SNL. I had never heard of him and I remember laughing a few different times throughout the show and then thinking: "Wait a minute. I bet everyone who knows who this guy is thinks he's a douchebag." Upon asking, my hunch was quickly confirmed.

Comment by Me

Me — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:19:30 -0800

My brother likes Dane Cook.

I used to like my brother.

Comment by Chris in Tampa

Chris in Tampa — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:15 -0800

Dane Cook was pretty funny in 2001.

Comment by The Wheel!

The Wheel! — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:47:40 -0800

I agree with a lot of the comments regarding Mr. Cook's douchebaggery... but I have to admit that his line that the Price is Right wheel is filled with blood is indeed, pretty funny.

Therapy is going good by the way.