What is this Mandela Effect-esque misremembering of Dane Cook? He's a genuinely funny comic (movies aside), and his material is always on-point and hilarious. If you're scoffing or rolling your eyes right now, take a look at either of these two videos (second one is way longer but has a legendary payoff)



If any other comic delivered these same bits with the exact timing and inflection as Cook does, no one would call them unfunny. I'm convinced the Dane Cook hate is a Rick and Morty style backlash against someone who had the misfortune of becoming too popular too quick.

There's a stupid social trend where people think that their interests define them on a personal level, so they go out of their way to have unique, cool interests rather than ones that they legitimately enjoy. I have all kinds of interests, from mainstream (TWD, Family Guy, R&M), to niche (Community, Heathers, Twin Peaks), to straight obscure (Totally Spies, Mazzy Star, MBV). The commonality isn't their popularity, it's that I like them.

This is how everyone should think, and it's a character blunder to only dislike things when they become popular, or vice versa. The average person, if they're being honest with themselves, has FAR more mainstream interests than niche or obscure ones, because generally popular things become popular for a reason. The same is true for Dane Cook - the bandwagon against him became a dead horse years ago, yet people still ride it.

this thread is discussion af but youd rather talk about dig dug and lama dumbham

I don't even remember any of dane cook's jokes fam

this thread is about more than that tho

look at the last few paragraphs

things are popular because of a thing called "lowest common denominator" and i suggest you learn what that means

things are popular because of a thing called "lowest common denominator" and i suggest you learn what that means

lowest common denominator popularity doesn't really last though

things that are universally popular like Breaking Bad or The Sopranos are popular because they're so good

Quote from: Dietrich Six on January 26, 2018, 06:14:04 PM

Dane cook stole tons of jokes. Dude is funny but after it came out he was using other people's material without permission it was the end for him.


His early standup is some of my favorite of all time. Like it you saw alien on the subway.

the stuff I like is his original content

No one else did B&E or any of his vicious circle bits

Doesn't change the fact that he stole jokes when he was becoming popular. Pretty sure the fame just got to him.

Dane Cook was just loud and really expressive.