Why Did People Hate Dane Cook?

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Excerpt from Dane Cook | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #168
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[@MrUnshyGuy]

Dane Cook was treated like the Nickel Back of comedians. We were all jamming to Rockstar and laughing at the BK Lounge. Stop being embarrassed and just enjoy it

[@reefalefunk1244]

100% nickelback syndrome

[@JonathanLaRiviere]

He thought he *was* the Burger King.

[@poboy8490]

WHOPPER! WHOPPER, NO ONION!

[@michaeldeloach838]

I never understood the hatred for Dane Cook or Nickelback. Dane is a legitimately funny dude. People got all bent because of the way he dressed and his snarky delivery? That was his shtick man. They just didn't get it. And Nickelback was a legitimate rock band. How many hits did they have? How many bands did they influence with their sound? A lot. Thats impressive for any band and that shit still holds up today. I just don't get the hate.

[@jakecoke]

GET THE SAUCE, SHE WANTS IT HER WAY

[@austins.2495]

Back in the day, we would play his CD's in the car like it was music or something... Dane Cook was HUGE

[@cookncrook6902]

I still have one of his CDs from back in the day lol

[@ProdbyLex849]

I got all his comedy cds for Christmas one year and tourgasm! Dane was the SHIT in junior high/high school.

[@TannerSellsDallas]

Shoot I still do this 😂

[@7ItalianStallion]

Back in the day it was dane cook on youtube when it came out

[@cameronclarke23]

FAXXX My nigga

[@lambros3652]

"Magicians are a comedians arch nemesis." So true. Christopher Nolan's 'Prestige,' spoke to this directly. After the antagonists' magic show went horribly wrong, the theater owner said "its over, I've already booked a comedian and you KNOW how much I hate comedians." Comedians are able to make true and funny, real life observations; which can give the audience a wider, more appreciative view of life. While magicians shift and block your view so they can manipulate you into believing a lie to be real. Great real life observation from Theo Vaughn!! 👏👏

[@ilovebutterstuff]

The Prestige. One of THE most underrated movies.

[@lambros3652]

@@ilovebutterstuff agreed

[@soundsofglasswork6283]

The Amazing Johnathon joins the call.

[@mikedavidson9578]

Love that fucking movie

[@dylanhealy8126]

@@ilovebutterstuff That was one of the in flight movies for our Company on the flight back to Ft. Drum, NY, from training in Ft. Polk, Louisiana. Love that movie and was pleased to hear that a lot of the guys had never seen it and ended up loving it and talking about it at the smoke pit back at the barracks. Freaking David Bowie as Tesla!

[@mattdad8429]

I think he had trouble shaking that "snarky frat guy" vibe that he gave off. He was legitimately funny, but the way he carried himself, the way he dressed, maybe made people think he was too big for his britches. I think he'd have a great career in comedy if he steered a little more towards that sensitive, thought-provoking guy that he is in real life. When comics are themselves, you really can't go wrong.

[@danny4081]

The frat guy thing is what made it work. In the same breath you just said he needs to be himself, but also alter is comedy and change how he is😂

[@LuisGonzalez-dq4bg]

Good opinion 👍🏼

[@MalleusIudaeorum]

He stole jokes. That’s why nobody likes him. He’s one of the people Rogan used to call out for it.

[@mattdad8429]

@@danny4081 Maybe I worded it weird, but I mean to say I liked the snarky frat guy, but I would also like to see him be Dane Cook. The snarky frat guy wasn't Dane Cook. So I'm saying as his career goes on I'd like to see him do more down to earth stuff I guess.

[@mattdad8429]

@@MalleusIudaeorum True, but a lot of comics go that route when they haven't honed their craft. I'm sure he's learned from that, but I haven't seen anything he's done since like 2007.

[@Mushr00m97]

This dude made me DIE of laughter as a kid and when I got older I turned around and hated on him like he hadn't just made me crack up for a hour straight a couple years before. Im sorry Dane you seem like a real chill dude.

[@ryanvernon871]

RESPECT!!!

[@bradsthename]

Vicious circle man!Door kicker!He was the shit...And when He talked about crying

[@Shmyrk]

Wasn’t it because he stole jokes or some shit?

[@7ItalianStallion]

Why did you turn around and hate on him? Was there a reason(s) or was it just trendy

[@Shmyrk]

@@7ItalianStallion he supposedly stole material from Louis CK

[@coreyray248]

Dane Cook was hated because he got too big, too fast. No one hated him, then suddenly everyone did. It happens in all forms of entertainment. And the bigger you are, the easier a target you become because you’re so mainstream. It eventually becomes “cool” to hate what used to be cool.

[@chrisfalx3251]

Taylor swift I feel is a good example of almost being Dane cooked

[@HunterMagunter]

@@chrisfalx3251 when you make album after album about your boyfriends being the problem,I think people tend to catch on to who's the real problem...

[@kingmortz]

Never having heard of him, before I saw him on a big stage on youtube, I can honestly say that I simply didn't find him funny. He has the energy of a comedian, but somehow the actual meat on his jokes/punchlines is missing. So I was just puzzled as to how someone like that could make it so big.

[@GrabLifeByDaPoosy]

Like Nickelback. Lol Imo it's because he portrayed an alpha male in a world where soy boys were starting to flood the internet. In a way it seems like he might've been the first casualty of the emerging cancel culture.

[@unbalancedlibra9788]

It's called mass psychosis, people have a herd mentality, but worste of all when they all start hating, they hate to just hate and will attack anyone. Look at the v*ccine sh*t, people getting attacked over a 99 percent survival rate virus. Lol people are idiots, never base anything off of public opinion

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

My wife and I ran into Dane outside of a comedy club in Boston. He was there with his parents and we hung out and chatted for 1520 minutes. It was the nicest celebrity I've ever met in my entire life

[@buick455muscle]

That’s a lot of minutes 😅

[@96redprelude]

Damn. You sat and chatted for 25 hours straight? Wow dude that's nuts...

[@tildencats9523]

How many celebrities have you met though?

[@96redprelude]

@@tildencats9523 probably 1520 or so.

[@slappy1234567]

1,520 minutes! What a champ

[@jasonvazquez4953]

I never really understood all the Dane Cook hate. He had a really good run of being funny as hell. His jokes were definitely geared towards a specific audience and it was more about how animated he was and how vividly he could paint the picture of these absurd scenarios that he would come up with. It wasn't traditional stand up which probably rubbed a lot of comedians the wrong way but that uniqueness is what made it good.

[@michaelrodriguez5009]

Dane Cook’s face is turning into Will Ferrel’s

[@damianmlamb]

Woah... Lol

[@nnhk0056]

I was thinking skinny Harvey Wienstien

[@aslan2709]

Plastic surgery

[@jaymzfilkoski223]

I did a double take. Then I checked the description to see if there was any form of deepfake being used. Nope. No CGI here.

[@tgwilber]

also known as "getting older", dude is almost 50, he looks great

[@andydoufreisn2973]

He’s still 1000000000 x better than Amy Shumer

[@williammoore7861]

You forgot a 0 bub

[@mf1936]

Anyone is, that's not much of a statement

[@chrisparrot2660]

I mean... A thief is a thief...

[@chrisparrot2660]

He was just a better thief. I would say its cuz he is a man aka non women

[@hd-xc2lz]

Hmm, I'd say they're equals. Both caught stealing jokes, both can approach five minutes on stage without saying anything funny. Both flaunt the enormous chip on their shoulder.

[@victormiranda4491]

My theory: comedy is traditionally self deprecating, lack of confidence and awkwardness. Dane came out as a young, energetic good looking comic with confidence that didn’t fit the “traditional” mold. So naturally anyone that said they liked Dane (his fans) got sh*t for liking that type of comedy.

[@NormanTiner]

The issue is that if someone is traditionally attractive then they benefit from the Halo Effect. The less attractive someone is, the easier it is to get negative feedback and harder it is to get positive feedback, which is critical in comedy. Comedians go across the country testing their material and delivery. If the audience is forgiving then they're never able to refine their material. To the general public they seem hilarious due to our cognitive biases, but comedians see right through it and resent them for essentially using a cheat code. You may be familiar with this, but nearly every time I hear a straight woman tell me who they think is a really funny guy that they know, its always a tall guy with good genes who makes lame, run of the mill jokes. Not to pick on anyone though, I know I listen more and find attractive women "more interesting" because my caveman brain is releasing dopamine.

[@weaverdreaming]

Same thing for Justin Bieber as well

[@iSuperdupaloveweed]

Two things that killed Dane cook: 1. Ironically, the fact he really was self made, he did everything himself, did it with the INTERNET, which had NEVER been heard of before. A looooot of other celebrities around the comedy scene didn't like that. 2. He got too big too fast. Those old expressions like "the candle that burns brightest burns shortest" have some truth to them. We see it on KZbin every day now actually. The videos that go from 0 to 100,000,000 views in a day never translate into real long term fans. Think Gangnam style. 3. And this was by far and away the killshot to his careers fucking jugular: HE STOLE FROM LOUIS CK. There's only like 3 comedians in human history who you could be stupider to steal from: Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, and then I'd say seated comfortably at the number 4 spot of people you should never steal from, oh look! It's Louis CK

[@parkerhanson4009]

I think that's a great point. He also made a lot of weird faces and noises. And someone with literally infinite confidence is probably psychopathic is probably

[@bryanguerrero3757]

I felt that way, I remember hating him just cause he sold arenas of Christian’s and didn’t have rated r jokes, and his energy was annoying. But dude I was a hater, and young & dumb . At my age now, if it makes you money, you pay your mortgage and live life, shit man I want that to.

[@jacobstehly8777]

Love Dane Cook, never hated on him and still one of my all time favorite Comedians. Still have his skits on my playlists.

[@ilovebutterstuff]

I never understood the hate. I think people are threatened by a charismatic, energetic white dude who makes a lot of money.

[@jeremyb251]

Same here, he was funny, still is. He go real big real fast. That, and money screws everything up a lot of the time.

[@michaell8002]

Now that's funny 😆

[@thegreenman2030]

Theo looks like he should be in a mid 80's movie about a small town Canadian hockey team.

[@TC-zq3nj]

Yes! This guy looks like a straight up Saskie.

[@travislastname4668]

Also i could see Dane as coach or the creepy janitor that use to be amazing at hockey and helps the team somehow

[@Bidwellz9]

lol so an extra in the movie slap shot?

[@originalsongsbyjonathanlew1512]

@Dr. Loomis it's not funny if you explain it

[@JustAName-hi6mh]

I would watch that movie

[@2006Mercury]

Dane Cook's got a serious case of the Ray Liotta face

[@davidjimenez7556]

I thought it was just me

[@avpr1c]

Yea WTF? Genetics or p surgery?

[@dougfisher9525]

Botrx

[@donniegrande9186]

abuse of meds

[@johnnysullivan436]

Definitely isn't aging well

[@jimmy2thymes916]

Theo is an amazing interviewer. His questions are totally genuine and interesting. None of the softball crap most people ask.

[@tildencats9523]

And you can tell he genuinely listens to their response.

[@KatrinEgilsdottir]

Blatant joke theft is why he was blackballed and Theo and fans dance around it and say stuff like "he was young, energetic, good looking" insinuating the people who dislike him were just jealous

[@harleykennedy1264]

Lol

[@jimmy2thymes916]

@@KatrinEgilsdottir Did I mention anything about Dane Cook? It was a comment on Theo's interview style.

[@KatrinEgilsdottir]

@@jimmy2thymes916 You said "none of the softball crap" and I was addressing that... Tho didn't bring up the known allegations of joke theft that led to Dane Cook's downfall?! He instead danced around the issue and played along with Dane's conceited take that he was young and sooo famous and that people just hate Dane because they are jealous or because it's popular to hate him. Just No🤦‍♀️... people don't like that Dane stole multiple people's jokes, one even from Louis CK... has nothing to do with his popularity. I love Theo but he was giving softball questions on this one

[@deadvegas208]

Dane cook was fucking hilarious and a come back is much needed and I’m sure it will be accepted with arms wide open!

[@GTJW22409]

Nah the meme society will make him the nickelback of comedians

[@knunn5171]

Meme culture as funny as it can be sometimes is in reality the fastest way to take one persons views and make it everyone else’s. Social programming at its best

[@tomatojuice984]

@@GTJW22409 Nickelback shows still sell out so Dane would do fine.

[@firststatetate]

He's touring

[@cann0nball100]

We played his album at college parties instead of music. He'd have the room absolutely rolling. It hit at exactly the right time.

[@rsohlich1]

The music was terrible then too so he did come at a good time

[@cann0nball100]

@@rsohlich1 that's where we'll have to part ways in our agreement

[@sirsilus784]

The stand up where he described getting head from a chick in the car fucking killed me back in the day man

[@DrMattPDO]

Must have been an awful party

[@cann0nball100]

@@DrMattPDO you might be too young to understand how popular he was in the mid 2000s for college kids. Can't look at it through the lens of today, that double album was massive.

[@sonnyyang5167]

While Dane Cook was pouring his heart out, in Theo fashion: “A magician is a comedian’s arch nemesis.” Haha

[@ralph007ralph]

On road trips, when everyone in the car falls asleep, I will always put on his CD's to keep me awake. It's impossible to fall asleep when you are laughing that hard. Dane Cook will always be one of my all-time favorite stand-up comedians. Harmful, Retaliation, Rough Around & Isolated...chef's kiss.

[@teawithcortney3057]

GREAT INTERVIEW!! I love dane cook and I'm happy to see him just chilling with you (: congratulations on having him on your show as well (I know this is 3 years old but still) that's huge!!

[@HereForAStorm]

"My name is Dane and I quit smoking with Chantix."

[@MikefromQueens]

ronjon83 lol

[@nunyobisnas8653]

I am deceased 😂😂

[@JerseyMiller]

Savage comment

[@filmgeekstudios4393]

God fucking damn that was good. Your reference game is next level.

[@RideShareTips]

Hahahaha thats perfect!

[@joe9720123]

Dane Affleck walked into the plastic surgeon office and asked for the Ray Liotta

[@DekkarJr]

And as a result Plastic Surgeons stopped teaching the Ray Liotta, word has it that aspiring medical students will sneak into the cadaver room at night and practice the procedure on a cadaver as if it's Forbidden Magic.

[@tonymontana9858]

Well Dane cook is just plain handsome

[@thurmanmurman6272]

...with a splash of Dan Aykroyd

[@wilhelmvg9978]

Nah Ray Liotta is scary to look at.

[@marlenathorvald]

Who's Dane Affleck

[@mr.yellowstrat3352]

Always loved his comedy, and always wondered where he went. He's right, most fans don't really go out of the way to compliment, at least not as much as someone who hates you will go out of there way to defame you. Fans just enjoy the content and keep moving unless you're a super fan or something. Haters will hate everytime they see you in the news

[@andrewstableford9781]

I was a Dane hater because he was the first comic to use the internet to build his fan base. I felt like he cheated and didn’t earn it. As a more mature and wiser human I can admit I was 100% wrong about that.

[@mr.yellowstrat3352]

@@andrewstableford9781 Oh yeah I've caught my self hating on folks unnecessarily over the years. Less and less as I mature though and I can look back and appreciate content that used to annoy me.

[@ssuthick3788]

Many a long work drive was made to feel short listening to you Dane on CD. Cheers, Brotha!!!!

[@samuelwiiliams6690]

Step Brothers didn't help..when Derek urges his wife to hurry up for Dane Cook..

[@sethfinberg348]

Dane Cook. Paper View. 20 minutes!

[@rhysbailey1121]

Seth Finberg paper view hahahahaha

[@redjesus1357]

He didnt just say paper view 😂😂

[@sethfinberg348]

Mistype Payper view

[@Garbologist]

@@ansionnachdearg6306 it was family guy 🤣🤣

[@kenzopoe7050]

I'll Never be ashamed to admit I'm a Dane Cook fan. He F××King Killed it back in the day. "Which was a Tuesday, By the way". Classic.

[@Scootermcgruder]

He was/is a total douche who was never funny

[@fafafohigh69]

the first comedian to cater to women audiences...do you twist when you walk?

[@wanderingfool7136]

He is the best, forget the haters lol

[@HueyMaxSucks]

His biggest downfall was his itchy asshole:)

[@DeathbatOfSpades]

@@fafafohigh69 you insecure about your sexual orientation?

[@felaciosuxonadik8517]

You dudes are both AMAZING and for all the right reasons!!! I think I did a bit of ridiculous prejudging myself and came out of that fog and just can't get enough of both of you guys now. We all seem to go through that knucklehead phase. What matters is that we try to quickly come out of it so we can be better to ourselves and others!

[@Brimar7]

Always liked him. Never understood the hate. …and he’s a good actor.

[@mokiebar22]

Agree!

[@milton8586]

Will Ferrell + Ray Liotta == present Dane Cook

[@dylanmartino7975]

Lmaooooo

[@pedromolina9558]

Mr. B. Lmfao

[@skoto8219]

Brutal lol

[@mrmann44]

Right on the money with that one man, he aged terribly!!!

[@MrPhillies19]

Chantixxxx hahah

[@alanbelcher6568]

I have a new found respect for Dane Cook. I'm grateful for podcasts. You really get to see a side of people you wouldn't normally get to see..

[@Tdogmoneyboy]

Alan Belcher omg......a comment that doesn’t make me feel bad I’m a human😬

[@49armbar]

Same

[@Kevin-ui8cz]

I'm just tryin to catch a peep of the backside

[@rufonfire9015]

So true . This is the first Dane interview I've ever seen and has definitely changed my opinion of him for the better.

[@wtf847]

hes still a fake douche whos not funny nothings changed here

[@chelseacorbin1525]

This was a really good one theo! Great guest

[@TheRustedShackleford]

I remember seeing him at a local college gig, maybe 2-300 people about 3 months after his Comedy Central Special. Dude destroyed it. Not 2-3 months later, he was selling out theaters, and stadiums not long after. A true enigma of the time.

[@dontwearflipflopsfag]

He looks like Will Ferrell and Norm Macdonalds baby

[@covertyankee]

More like Michael Richards and Will Ferrell had a baby. I don't see Norm at all.

[@me-bk9er]

norm was the first thing I thought of..haha

[@One21Jiggawatts]

Dane Cook was born from the first gay sex in 1954. He emerged from the river of blood running from Will Ferell's anal tearing whilst Norm MacDonald was eating a sandwich, for the stamina.

[@jtoland2333]

People age. Its not a big deal.

[@zackzack9341]

He got fat

[@DrBeauHightower]

Dane Cook. The cousin of Swedish Chef.

[@YourMomsFavoriteCommenter]

You're all over the place man 🤣🧐

[@SovereignStatesman]

Swedish Chef from the muppets?

[@Nope2479]

@@usaotomasonictrash7562 like Danish Cook….Swedish Chef…

[@andrewhall5150]

This joke. No one better explain this. It's perfect.

[@jeremyjazwinski6349]

Hey its the ring dinger guy

[@samyoungblood3740]

Theo seems like that friend you can literally joke about Any thing and he know it’s all fun an games..

[@ericm9305]

Hell yeah what a combo, love the conversation!

[@sokay2laugh512]

That Farley painting is dope. “Tommy likey.”

[@zeckybuzgheia6239]

Isn't it creepy how much it looks like a fat Theo though?

[@raysullya.k.amassholehead817]

@@zeckybuzgheia6239 I was thinking the same thing...

[@gunsnwheels9214]

Giggly Bits I think the painting is of Theo, not Farley. That Chris in the bottom right is in the spot where the artist signs the painting. The artists name is Chris.

[@dannyforeal5339]

Giggly Bits “Fat guy in a little coat... fat guy in a little coat”

[@aceburgers8801]

Guns n Wheels its def Farley though

[@anoziraflaminghot]

Dane Cook jokes were the thing that connected me and my best friend for the first time. We met in high school and mentioned we liked Dane Cook and would non-stop quote his jokes. She was the best friend I ever had. She has since passed away but our high school humour will be stuck in my head forever. 💜

[@barbaraschultz9107]

Anozira Erised i doubt shes much of a dane cook fan anymore though........oh wait, nvm....shes dead. 🤣

[@anoziraflaminghot]

@@barbaraschultz9107 don't cut yourself on all that edge.

[@Kyledishgambin0]

@@barbaraschultz9107 Good one, barbara, I bet you got the book club rockin' with that one you frigid minge.

[@benjaminlewis671]

I'm so glad to see you guys aren't the same person!! Glad to see you both. God Bless Brothers.

[@dannypope1860]

In college, we were dying of laughter while listening to Dane cook!!! We even took a big trip to see him live, early on in his career.

[@parkeranderson7599]

Theo does a genuinely exceptional job interviewing in this. This is a side of Dane Cook i haven't seen in other interviews. Really great questions and conversation all around.

[@TransTrump]

I think he gave Theo and ME some insight into the human mind only a phenom could tell.

[@jamesrwallace77]

I met him briefly when he did a USO tour in Iraq. I gave him a sour apple Jolly Rancher and he called me a son of a b. Seemed like a good dude.

[@37theEnigma]

🤣🤣

[@acetate909]

Did he call you that in a bro to bro ribbing way or was he being a dick? It sounds like the former but from other stories that I've heard I wouldn't be surprised if it was the latter.

[@brandannix8711]

@@acetate909 you must have never heard his skit about the Jolly Rancher Cement Mixer

[@acetate909]

@@brandannix8711 Ah, I have not heard that. The story makes more sense now that I have the proper context.

[@jamesrwallace77]

Evan Fields yeah he was laughing so no offense taken. Although I kinda am a son of a b.

[@traycannon5793]

So cool to hear him talk about this. I was probably a year or two too young when he was at his peak so he was always in one ear out the other for me , but there was always people talking shit on him. Being older and hearing him talk about it now was so awesome

[@growapairandstopwhining6645]

I love that Farley painting in the middle..he's still to this day my favorite celebrity/ comedian...Farley 4 life...miss you big guy

[@rickypaynetube]

Can't wait for Dane to play Harvey Weinstein in the upcoming biopic.

[@jsyvret472]

Holy shit he absolutely looks like Harvey Weinstein

[@annawarren7941]

Hilarious

[@Doriamo]

Savage lol

[@leeannatweed8811]

Ricky Payne Damn lol

[@themadplotter]

"You wanna be staahhr don't ya kid??"

[@Stzit]

Dane looks like the halfway point on an Animorphs book cover, but the final form being Harland Williams.

[@yig_501]

omg animorphs lol

[@abandofme1350]

S I brilliant analysis

[@matt6951]

That was funny

[@jimmyk4445]

holy fuck animorphs callback nice

[@JPiattelli]

😂😂 who thinks of this shit

[@mattl7886]

Theo is a fantastic interviewer. Great introspective questions.

[@youngrealtyinc]

Theo, may be an odd question, but what is the width of the studio? Looks tight but works, I have a small studio I'm building myself, but I think it might be too small

[@SimplyCanadian]

His step brother stole millions from him and his parents died in 2006-2007. Then just being hated in the comedy world. That would change any guys face. #danecookneedsahug

[@bryanallen8207]

And drugs

[@aaronmaclean4464]

Seems like a decent guy to me.

[@corygill3854]

Hmm a family of thieves

[@Scratchync]

Amen!!!!❤😙❤😙❤😙

[@nevergiveup9321]

I don't think that alone changed Dane's face,it was also the Botox

[@LlamaThiefReal]

Interviewer looks like Tom Brady and Joe dirt love child

[@jeremiahkirkman100]

Lmfao

[@jamesgross5954]

If he gains twenty pounds he looks exactly like Farley in the cartoon picture in between him and Dane! I only saw almost all of Danens shows ...I thought he was ok . I definitely don't believe he deserve to hate that he got but oh well he don't seem to mind!

[@samspumpkin]

Llama-Thief hell yeah!!!

[@mike2833]

Llama-Thief Interviewer ? Lol. Bruh that’s the one and only THEO VON... onward

[@favor4afavor823]

😂😂 nailed it

[@ethanplacella]

Dude I LOVE your Farley painting!

[@TheCynicalJay]

one of my favorite stand up bits of all time is Danes bit about the sneeze on the subway

[@AnthonyMartinez-jg8lo]

Theo is a different breed. he's more calm than a lot of comedians

[@marilynnh965]

I can’t even tell you how many of his jokes I still re-tell or refer to. “I did my best! I did my best”, “why do I have so many keys? Did I murder a janitor?, “ I wants some treats”, and so many more… Thank you Dane! I love your humor!!

[@jadedjimmy]

"Benson's isn't goin anywhere." that one really sticks with me lmao

[@chrissy6809]

im still always nice to the office weirdo bc of him. "thanks for the candy" haha. i also still say "and the pickleeessss"

[@luvmyjayden]

I dropped my daughter off at college and went back and cried hysterically in my car and moved the rear view mirror to watch myself cry 😂😂😭 Totally thought of this.

[@jaerivus]

For whatever the reason, the thing that keeps resurfacing for me is his car alarm bit. "Seeeeeatbelts... Radio knoooobs, hel-LOOOOOOOOO, I'm a CAAAAAAAARRRRRR.... GAS-O-LINE-MAKES-ME-GO"....

[@bes03c]

His rage take on Monopoly was ahead of the curve.

[@jimbonelly1]

I’ve always loved Dane’s comedy!!!!! I can’t believe I’m just now getting to watch this!

[@mikefurlong8025]

Dane's popularity tanked almost exclusively because he committed the cardinal sin of comedians - he copied jokes from other artists and passed them off as his own. That made him a pariah amongst his peers, and soured the traction he was getting with his fans. Rather than quietly apologizing and backtracking for a second, he doubled down on his attitude, putting the final nail in his career. It has nothing to do with his delivery, what he was wearing, or how "revolutionary" his act was. He brought it all on himself.

[@BloodnightStudios]

What jokes did he copy? Because I’ve seen comedians copy his jokes like Gaffigan who stole the bathroom writing joke

[@ethanplacella]

I’m pretty sure he stole some jokes from Jamie Kennedy for one

[@mikefurlong8025]

@@BloodnightStudios The ones he stole from Louis C.K.: Dane Cook- Struck By A Vehicle kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHupkKeog7minbs Dane Cook-Naming Kids kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH22o36mnLOdfKc Dane Cook- Itchy Asshole kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpmXiKWpidR7e80 These bits were all performed more or less verbatim 5 years previously by Louis C.K. and recorded during his "Live in Houston" set. For the record, I think Dane performed them better, and if he hadn't gone full asshole when confronted with undeniable proof that he'd copied them, he would likely still be pretty popular today.

[@louisthatguy5658]

Man!! Dane Cook’s head just never stopped growing.. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Czlife643]

Louis Schekierka that’s called alcohol

[@DKLONGHORN]

Nah, he just keeps edging out his receding hairline. Dude always had a big ass head.

[@IIDEADBIRDII]

Literally and figuratively

[@djnosleeves85]

yep lol

[@snooganite7]

@@Czlife643 dude doesn't drink though....

[@Rebornblader]

He was the first comic to ever make me bust a gut with laughter. Got me through the teenage years. He wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I'll always be a fan of his and grateful to his comedy.

[@rajuncajuntv6885]

Rebornblader same, was a big fan of his throughout high school

[@OCsinner714]

Damn very well said man. I feel every word of that. He made me bust a guy when everything else in life was beating me to the ground

[@masterchu8044]

Your easily amused obviously

[@fromtheSon]

master Chu you’re* And yeah they said they were in high school. You’re pretty young in high school, less life experience, so more easily entertained

[@thesauciestaround65]

I love comedy hipsters that insist what's making you laugh isn't funny.

[@SkeletonQuay5]

Dane Cook is one of the funniest dudes I've ever seen. He's up there with the greats in my opinion. He had this awesome way of connecting with super nostalgic stuff that we all thought when we were kids. Seems like a cool guy to me.

[@mikekomin1772]

Man and the way he would use the stage to perform is absolutely legendary.

[@PICFL1]

Ive always loved Dane. Always comes off like such a nice guy never understood the hate. Hope he makes a big comeback

[@gabewolfmusic]

I'll never forget seeing Dane for the first time. I was like 10 years old, flipping channels, and I came across his first special on TV. I remember that I had literally never laughed harder in my entire life... I genuinely could not breathe for 10 second stretches. My parents called to check up on me, and I answered during one of those fits; they thought I was sick or something. I always liked him, never really got the hate. Glad he's sharing his perspective and being received well these days

[@Kenaz2226]

In my black household, we LOVED Dane Cook. Thanks to my cousin for introducing us to his comedy. I can’t express how many times a day we watched Vicious circle. I even remember going on a road trip with my ex and her mom and we listened to it the whole way there in the car lol. Nothing but love for him.

[@lucasalvatore4957]

Wow you like a white dude and you re black?? You re so brave and openminded.

[@traviscrown9189]

Wow so social justice warrior of you…. Btw… nobody cares that your household is black…

[@didisaythat4230]

In my household, every time he'd be on t.v., I'd yell to mamma to put down the hot comb and come watch. N we'd sit around, laugh our asses off and enjoy the neck bones.

[@jonnyalec5646]

@@lucasalvatore4957 I don’t think the dude was fishing for good karma by saying that? You seem miserable bro

[@ansxr916]

@@doyourownresearch7297 its the context behind it. not many black people listen or watch white comedians but hes saying that this white comedian reached him and his family. nothing more nothing less. stop reading into it.

[@sicboi]

i really liked his comedy, it was different from other standups at the time, and his was a mix of juvenile to absurd observational and story telling comedy. Very sad what happened to his fortune, kind of telling of his real character being a nice trusting guy who was easy to take advantage of. I hope he makes a comeback and hope he gets a career back.

[@Howard007]

My cousin showed me his stand up at thanksgiving one year as a kid and then employee of the month came out and I was forever hooked

[@fredshanks2240]

He created the “Karen” for gods sake!!

[@austinlobner5081]

Nah he said “carol”

[@camisnyder3460]

Still.... same concept

[@ambroseambrose3699]

yarp - Dane Cook created white privilege - before that is was an interracial picnic - thanks for ruining everything Dane

[@Eagle7433]

@@ambroseambrose3699 You're delusional

[@kforcer]

@@ambroseambrose3699 You gotta make a KZbin video about that. Or a documentary. You're onto something here.

[@travissecrist4693]

Dude he was so popular. At one point in time everyone liked him and if they say they didn’t they are lying. Good interview.

[@rsohlich1]

Yep. I recall how big he was in like 2006/2007

[@millyzdad]

Yeah he was big for like 6 months.

[@mike7676ful]

I think you have a certain view of “everyone”… No one I know ever liked him.

[@7Lace77]

I don't know who he is. What did he do for the hate?

[@RhinoAg]

@@7Lace77 he was funny and popular

[@Duhbreh]

I've been contemplating this type of thing: I think when something is good, people notice; then it gains popularity. As the public collectively likes something and it becomes unanimously successful, it raises the bar for the fanbase, making most people below that bar, turning a lot of would-be fans, into haters.

[@Acusumano25]

That was cool listening to him talk about his shift into film with "Mr. Brooks." i really liked that movie and Dane played a great role within. RIP William Hurt

[@rlhunter6200]

Say what you will about him but Waiting is still one of the most underrated comedies of the early 2000’s.

[@acetate909]

Ya, and Dane had like 3 lines in the movie. They could have cast that part with dozens of other comics and it wouldn't have changed the movie at all.

[@acetate909]

@mellamosean It is a great movie. Justin Long and Ryan Reynolds make it work so well. The supporting cast is great also. Shit, I think I'm gonna watch it tonight.

[@austinnaylor4007]

" say what you will about peanut butter, but Turkey goes great on a sandwich"

[@djkramit]

Shenanigan's. 👍😊

[@gxlorp]

@@acetate909 shit, I think I'm gonna not give a shit. 👉👉

[@SINcitySEAL]

Dane is considered the Nickleback of comedy, and I'm ok with that

[@zodarian6705]

Holyshit! I had the same thought.

[@joshuahales7551]

Yeah they are both good at what they do

[@LemonmilkMusic]

“Spinning the clits of the 90’s “ 😁

[@jfuentss]

now i wanna listen to this guys material

[@caitojones3140]

His brother COULD cut it as a poor man stealing lol

[@TheGizMan1]

Saw Dane twice. Once in Vegas during comedy week on a whim. Laughed til I cried. Years later in Milwaukee, smaller theater, laughed til I cried. After the show he came into the bar next door, hung out shooting the shit with people. Never hated him. Wondered what that was all about.

[@jordanriver722]

What year in Milwaukee?

[@HeyIwasaValedictorian]

I hear tell he was disliked for ripping off jokes.

[@robi8020]

I am huge on standup comedy, and I never understood the talk of apparent hatred, but my perceptions is a lot of it started with other comedians, but there’s also a level gaslighting here where he did say and do some things that were not good that started impacting his career. I can still enjoy listening to his comedy bits from his peak, listening over and over.

[@williamgrand9724]

He was only hated by other comedians, I personally loved him, especially in Waiting.

[@jessepierce9046]

it wasn't just other comedians man a lot of people found him annoying myself included, mostly because he wasn't funny, he was just loud. literally his punchline was him just yelling something, he wasn't smart or clever and didn't bring any kind of unique look at shit

[@skywalkerjones]

That movie was great, still is

[@cubeincubes]

He looks like Norm McDonald doing a Dane Cook impression

[@brodyharris7631]

You sound like a troll who's Mom still brings him bologna sandwiches to you in her basement. But then again, what do I know? Have a great day!

[@jcarr1399]

cubeincubes 😂😂😂😂

[@xTHIRDHORSEMANx]

Brody Harris is big mad.

[@danieldimas6160]

@@brodyharris7631 mmmmm balogna sand which sounds good....MOOOOMMM!!!!!!

[@THCv3]

@@brodyharris7631 this is the guy that actually like Dane cook standup back in the day

[@Syzygy77]

I loved watching Waiting and Good Luck Chuck when I was teenager. Hating other peoples success only leads to failure.

[@johnberryconwayiii7071]

I never stopped loving him, one of the most wholesome comedians ever. It always felt like I was listening to a big brother tell stories. I dearly miss him doing stand up.

[@nightingale2424]

Ya I never even knew people dint like him lmao

[@ryanjung4416]

@@nightingale2424everybody respects him but he has stolen a lot of jokes which makes comedians start to cut ties with him

[@kayk8389]

Wholesome? He groomed a 15 yr old then married her at 18

[@MrGrimlocke]

People hated him because he gave off the dudebro douchebag vibe. I've always loved his B&E bit though

[@thisshouldbeentertaining3386]

He definitely gave off the douchebag feel...also other comedian's didn't dislike him because he didn't give them shout outs as he say's... it's because he would steal jokes and bits from other comedian's...not as blatant as Amy Schumer or Carlos mencia but he did it

[@i_ares_i_8177]

MrGrimlocke and he stole jokes

[@wvu05]

@@thisshouldbeentertaining3386 I think one of the jokes that he was accused of stealing from Louis (the strange name for a kid) was unfair, because they both stole it from Cosby, but the shoe size joke? Blatant Demetri Martin rip off.

[@MichaelJames-lz7ni]

99% of people who have some 'Hollywood experience' have the dudebro douchebag 'thing' going on....money+success+Publicist+Trendy+Fame.....he dated Jessica Simpson when she was hot, so it WORKS. If you look like a 'gamer/programmer', you will NOT be dating hot Hollywood chicks, ever. You look the way you smell.

[@WarthogDoctor]

Rlm dudebros

[@noahdonohue2598]

there are two options for how to say “niche” and he ignored both.

[@Mdautkreix]

Time stamp lol

[@sigoy]

Same with “conjewit” 5:45

[@zachwalton3544]

That's his shtick.....

[@zachwalton3544]

"Sangwich" he plays around with words.

[@buzzbadsville1548]

Fair, but hindsight is prolific.

[@ethanrodriguez9961]

Hearing this guy's voice again is nostalgic my favorite comedian as a kid not sure why people ever hated this guy I loved him!!

[@tysonlininger9064]

He was my favorite! Went to his show in KC at sprint center sat 3rd row. Still one of the funniest shows I've ever seen!

[@bipolarewok]

"Dane, why do you think people hated you?" "I had a weird phone number"

[@TonyB1999]

That's the funniest thing I've heard all year. Rotfl

[@angelicahancock7939]

Funnier than anything dane cook has ever written

[@angelicahancock7939]

Can I follow you anywhere? I would like to laugh like I did at this comment

[@itssomedonkus5700]

Dane cook was probably the first comedian I ever truly loved. Always a fan, he’s the reason I love comedy so much.

[@lukefish9443]

😮

[@bostonbrand3226]

Kind of weird it was Dane Cook but whatever helps the art

[@psychedelicfright85]

Comedy is suffering these days

[@samosoldteeth9220]

Gross

[@matteodeg11211]

Same I used to listen to retaliation on repeat

[@Mike_Nowlan]

I was like 12 when I watched his Vicious Circle stand up. Still cracks me up to this day.

[@straa8up]

Dane was my favorite growing up. I was saddened by his absence in my young adult life.

[@rahyutkill8442]

To everyone complaining about Dane Cook plagiarizing Louis CK's bit Louis himself said, ""I don't think he stole from me knowingly... I think he sort of got some of my jokes in his head and got sloppy. He's a good guy and not capable of maleficence."

[@mellowhype5033]

RahYutKill true, the guy knows what being fucked over is like. His brother stole every cent he had at one point

[@tpstrat14]

Louis is a such a standup guy (get it?) for saying that and I always liked Dane Cook even amidst the hate. He had a shtick that either resonates with you or pisses you off.

[@caitojones3140]

I think Dane Cook is terrible and Louis CK is pretty funny, but complaining about stolen jokes really is dumb. If you think you’re the only person in the world who came up with a certain joke all on your own, then you’re deluded. There’s 7 billion people on this damn planet.

[@Kaspisify]

@@caitojones3140 except for that POS Amy Schumer

[@alexmini123]

@@rayresendiz4887 dude lost both of his parents within 9 months, he ain't a hack. You're a hack, you didn't even specify who else claimed he stole jokes

[@ChristianAVS]

Cool interviews. Theo's cool, and loved Dane back in the day. Helped me laugh in a tricky time in my life.

[@StandYourGroundHomestead]

I'll always remeber his alien impression. Dousing himself in water and putting his arm on his head and hissing about. That straight up sent me back in the day. 😂

[@Evocati-Augusti]

Watching his 1st show when he had the drum set in the back round and the black tank top...was like the first time I heard Nirvana...it was just new and on such a high level...

[@leodfitz9960]

I'll tell you why I thought he was hated. Think of it like high school: Comedy has a history of being the domain of the underdog, the nerd, the kids who smoked weed behind the gym, people who looked a little funny, or got made fun of. It was where black people got to turn their negative experiences into something to laugh at, where women made jokes about living in a world designed for men, where people who couldn't get a date joked about their looks. Dane cook was the guy who had the looks, got the girls, had never been broke, but still succeeded as a comedian. For a lot of people, the thing he lacked was the relatability of other comics. he wasn't laughing about how the world had kicked him in teeth, he was laughing because life was good. Anyway, that's what I've always thought it was.

[@HunterMagunter]

Perfectly said

[@landryprichard6778]

Exactly. Marc Maron hated on him. That right there proves your thesis correct.

[@GrabLifeByDaPoosy]

I was gonna say it's because he portrayed an alpha male in a world where soy boys were starting to flood the internet. In a way it seems like he might've been the first casualty of the emerging cancel culture.

[@kundaigotore992]

@@GrabLifeByDaPoosy big reach

[@sekerseker4763]

he was also stealing jokes and shit but well said

[@cranium33333]

People talking about his face it’s been damn near 20 years since you saw him on stage. Give the guy a break for christ sake!

[@ryanjofre]

Rich Davis Amen. The same narcissistic idiots that say Dave Chapelle is a clone. Lmao. People get older.

[@ronaldwilliams9635]

It's weak when people wait for people to age or go ugly.💯 Humans suck

[@missminti]

It’s not his age- it’s the fillers and work he’s had done that is shocking.

[@yellowblanka6058]

@@missminti yeah, not sure why people think looking like an alien is preferable to a few wrinkles etc.

[@jenicdarling9690]

Your comment reminds me of something Johnny Knoxville said some time ago think on talk show, some interview. Where somewhere from the time from the show jackass to think the 1st movie idk how long that was but telling him man you look old or got older type shit and hes like yeah the show(that got him famous and so the movies) was shot somewhat years ago! Sorry about my fuzzy memory maybe someone could find it but yeah people just rude and not getting that time tends to make you get older. Famous people in entertainment are held to ridiculous standards and its no wonder a lot have some sort of trouble like the lengths some go to to stay as young as they can look but doesn't always end up with best after effects.

[@keisersosa9149]

His stand up on cell phones 😂

[@asuas3115]

I remember first watching him on comedy central presents as a kid and it was the funniest thing in the world still watch it from time to time and it's still hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nateblackballs]

He’s the Nickelback of standup comedy. There’s no other way to put it.

[@TheJoeGizzle]

therainman777 Why does Nickleback get hated on so much?

[@nateblackballs]

@@TheJoeGizzle Because they're the Dane Cook of rock n roll

[@pedroblake5576]

Or Aerosmith?

[@apc9079]

No no no nickel back is like Pink Floyd compared to this mushed hamburger talking face

[@classicwiseguy]

APC why so hostile dude

[@xTheBeserkerx]

Dane was one of the first comedians I worshiped as a kid. My buddy had Retaliation on a CD and we'd have sleepovers, play PS2 and listen to Dane Cook. Fucking loved him back in the day. I used to go to sleep to Harmful if Swallowed every night. I like revisiting his old stand up from time to time to reminisce

[@garthf.brooks6531]

Well don't let your wife know. If it's husband he understands

[@meganmartians8372]

Me too. I loved his vicious circle stuff and rough around the edges! Ive watched those way too many times to count.

[@liquidlogic7426]

Wonderful. There is nothing more beautiful than authenticity

[@johngililland6166]

I can just see you guys on a variety show back stage. "Did you see it!?!?" "Fuckin' wizards, bro!" 😆

[@ElliotScottDating]

This man was ahead of his time. Not saying he did things comics never done before but the speed in which he grew in popularity was untouchable compared to everyone else. Everyone had this man's cd back in the early 2000s. BEFORE SOCIAL MEDIA took off.

[@KelticTim]

It was before Twitter and such, but MySpace was definitely social media, and it helped propel him to the stratosphere man. That’s where I first heard of him, and we grew up like 3 towns away from him. Dane is such a weird, weird case study man. The exact thing that made him famous as a comic, his style of joke telling, is the exact thing that brought him down. The yelling, and in your face style is why ppl loved him, but it’s the exact reason they gave for hating him like a year later. So weird.

[@waltermerrill6152]

Never had the guy CD thought he was completely unfunny every time I saw him. His comedy always seemed forced. And that's just to me in my own personal opinion.

[@zacharysmith4787]

I was a young teenager in the '00s, and he was unfunny even with my immature tastes in what was funny or not.

[@jesse2916]

Nah. People didn't like him because he aimed his humor at 13 year old girls and their single moms.

[@peacockhorsepower3181]

It’s obvious he was supported with a lot of money.

[@scottstarck293]

Because 20 minutes after he got popular all of the annoying people at work started saying “I’m gonna get a saaangwich” at lunch time and telling the itchy butthole joke at least twice a day.

[@masterswami3791]

😂😂😂

[@mammelsauce5345]

Scott Starck the sufi was beyond annoying

[@xthexadvantagex1219]

That’s 100% true

[@chadnuts]

He stole the butthole joke from Louis ck

[@00ABBITT00]

Don’t forget the shocker, bro!

[@SickOfItAll1396]

That Farley painting is killer.