A Blog? But why?

A Blog? But why?

So here is my first blog post, seeing as I am both a prolific and successful writer (both lies) I should have no difficulty in posting many times a day. Oh the things I will post! Funny things, touching things, things to warm the heart and stimulate the intellect.

Beginning with:

Why I hate Dane Cook

It is entirely possible that this blog was created solely because I wish to write a single post on my dislike of Dane Cook, and it is not inconceivable that I will never post again, so enjoy it while you imaginary people can!

There is a plethora of blogs dedicated to a dislike of this man, and I have, after much soul searching realized why: Dane Cook offers no insight.

I know that may not seem like the most “insightful” thing to say, but then I again I have no inclination to get up on a stage and point it out to paying attendees. I will however point out that I am like Dane Cook in that I will speak of obvious things and share my experiences (though I have never called a sandwich a “sangwich,” like Cook, to my parents, teachers and Rabbi’s immense relief) without offering a unique and insightful perspective from the point of view of someone “in-the-know” or someone living a lifestyle I can’t comprehend (Robin Williams delightful retardation, for instance(please don’t be upset, I love Robin Williams(in an entirely heterosexual way(not that there’s anything wrong with that)))).

At this point I’m sure that everyone is aware that Dane Cook steals jokes, most notably from Louis CK. If at all interested I would recommend you hop over to YouTube and search for the clip comparing his routine to one of Louis CK’s from years before. It is most enlightening and a little disappointing. Coincidentally, Carlos Mencia, that fraud (since when is it ok for a half Honduran half German to pretend to be a Mexican and call himself a “beaner” and a “wetback?” cant stand his bs) also steals jokes on a massive scale. There is a fantastic clip, also on YouTube from an incident when Joe Rogan called Mencia out on stage when they were doing a show together, it is priceless.

So everyone steals jokes, so what? People run out of funny material; my issue with Cook is that he doesn’t, and never has, had funny material. It isn’t the what that makes Cook funny (or entertaining) but the how. As far as I’m concerned he falls more into the category of a clown than a stand up comedian.

I saw Dane Cook do standup at college a few years ago, this was right before retaliation came out and he was playing to a hundred or so kids, mostly drunk. His act was perfect, he was able to get people involved (“yeah! I used to get so wicked trashed! It was AWESOME! Right guys? YEAH!”) and good for him. Recently I saw Kevin Nealon here in SF; I could not relate to a damn thing he said, but I can’t recall ever laughing harder for such a sustained period of time.

Whatever, I guess hating on Dane Cook is sort of a fad right now, hopefully he’ll get the message and come up with something not having to do with burger king, drunkenness or other peoples jokes (he should preface most of his set with “I heard a funny joke the other day…”).

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