http://www.danecook.com the official site for comedian Dane Cook Copyright 2008 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:09:22 -0500 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:09:22 -0500 en-us http://www.danecook.com/news/79/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:09:22 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/79/ Dane Cook News RSS http://www.danecook.com/news/78/ Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:07:46 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/78/ Dane Cook News RSS http://www.danecook.com/news/77/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:56:12 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/77/ Dane Cook News RSS non-apologetic delivery, use of language and movement were world-renowned.

A George Carlin performance was fused together by his desire to spew at, share with, abuse and nurture a room full of people with his strong beliefs and social commentary. Yet, always resulting with an audience thoroughly entertained with endless laughter.

If a comedian remarks on a routine of a fellow comic by saying something is "Carlin-esque" it's acknowledged as a compliment of the highest regard.

He influenced me the first moment I watched his comedy. His approach to this art form gave my peers and myself permission to be anything and everything onstage. That inspiration continued throughout my career. He was a slight man who was a stand-up giant.

My thoughts and well wishes go out to his family, friends and to his fans.


For so many years doing comedy it was about "killing" with a joke or a story.
Learning that Mr. Carlin would dump the previous HBO specials material and work only the new routine was my new objective. I've done it that way since my first CD came out. Sometimes I get crap for turning over my stuff so fast but the truth is it's because guys like Carlin and Rock taught me that is the right way to approach your comedy. YES all comedians have covered all topics but it reminded me that NO ONE has seen or experienced life through my eyes.

Carlin showed me that you can't fuck with the truth. I admire guys that challenge themselves as performers and I appreciate being ... well ... appreciated for that same objective. I throw a sincere thank you to George Carlin for this discovery! I've put out my new CDs and specials right after the next because I've figured out how to say and share what I think and feel. It's often rag tag or freshly polished but it's my road and people seem to like traveling it with me.

Steve Martin and George Carlin are both a massive part of my success. Not comedy success. Life success. I am a better person because I listened to not just their jokes but to their meaning you know the metaphors riddled inside of them. Like great art everyone gets something different out of a joke. I get emails telling me a joke sucks ass and then the next one the joke is the best thing ever. Neither one dictates my direction anymore. I let go of that pain / pleasure long long ago. Caring about being loved or hated is no longer the quest nor has it been for a minute. To be rewarded for caring about the unknown is what it's all about. Praise for attempted evolution is so cool. The gray area is what I thrive on. I win because I try. Or I lose because I try. I've failed more times than not but I don't mind. It's from my heart. Everything I say.

George (and I loved him because my dads name is George and I always thought that made my pops funnier) Carlin is gone. Where to? No idea. Somewhere he created I hope. I will take the stage this week and like most nights challenge myself to be better and truer than ever.

Most comedians I know are talking about George Carlin like this today and will continue to as weeks and gigs roll by us. The great news, everyone, is George ain't gone completely. Comedians are inspired today and are going to take the stage and speak their routines from their heart because he did that and we should do that. Will it wear off? Yea, fuck yea, some will go back to the basics but not all of them. Go see live comedy ASAP. You are going to watch that last bit of Carlin rub off on a new generation of performers.

Comedians that want to find you and tell you about their dark, wild, silly, prolific ideas. Their honest stories, made-up one liners, jokes and conclusions.

Dane


Carlin:

"The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first; get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating...
...and you finish off as an orgasm."

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I FOUND CARLINS LAST INTERVIEW EVER. ENJOY IT! I THINK IT'S WORTH THE READ. TRULY INSIGHTFUL.

GEORGE CARLIN : HIS FINAL INTERVIEW
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Had to say thanks to all that took part and thank the USO for putting together a fantastic tour. My goal was to hit the spots where no entertainers visit. The black hawk ride during the sandstorm? Unforgettable!!!!]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/75/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:27:36 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/75/ Dane Cook News RSS


-----APRIL 4th -ello world-----

I woke up today feeling so fantastic. I was a part of Idol Gives Back on American Idol last night. It was a night you could feel love and change all around you. I was so moved watching fellow artists speak and perform while raising awareness towards a crisis on this planet. Often times we obsess about foolishness or silly things in our lives but seeing a child who has nothing smile and feel they have a healthy future is a powerful eye opener. Please watch Wens night and please donate whatever you feel you can. It all helps. Idol Gives Back

Next I am performing for the Lollipop Laugh Off at the Laugh Factory. We are bringing movie magic to hospitalized children! More info here: Lollipop Laugh Off

-----APRIL 1 - MY MOMS B-DAY IS TODAY!-----

happy birthday mom! I miss you so much. Making you laugh on your birthday was one of my favorite things to do on this day. Your sons and daughters love you dearly. I'm playing the voicemail I saved FROM you FOR you right now.

HAPPY F'in BIRTHDAY MOMS.

LOVE DC



-----MARCH 18th - MY B-DAY IS TODAY!-----

Thank you to all of my fans for the happy birthday emails and comments.
Thank you to all my best friends who continue to love and support me.
Thank you to my mom and dad for getting drunk on Cape Cod and having sex on the kitchen floor.

I am loving life. Its a day to reflect and realize where we are, were and want to travel towards.
As always I am happiest on my birthday knowing my family, friends and fans are proud of what I do and how it reflects on all of them.

Now I am going to eat an entire chocolate cake and a gallon of 2% milk.

ALZO

Rough Around the Edges went GOLD this week faster than any of my prior comedy albums. I have to say I am so pleased to share this news with all of you (what a b-day gift). Over the course of the last couple of months, after the massive RATE TOUR winded down, I finally really allowed myself to enjoy several years of triumph over tragedy. I've taken a lot of off time and got plenty of rest. I spent important moments with my brother and sisters. I enjoyed just hanging out at my local comedy clubs with my comedian pals and feeling like I made good on so many promises and passions. Playing video games and walking my dog Beast. I felt normal again. I even ate normal again which was fucking heavenly. I refueled my engines and am preparing newer plans of attack in various forms of media. TONS of secrets (as always) and several projects I am jazzed to be a part of and I know you will be entertained by.

Rough Around the Edges is in the history books with Retaliation and Harmful. It's unreal having your dreams come true over and over again. With the success of my films and offers to make many more I am positioning myself to entertain you all in various ways for years to come (or annoy you if you are drinking the hater-aid).

I got calls today from several comedians I admire sending out congrats. I wanted you to know how much I love making you all laugh (again) and am figuring out new ways to do just that.

My new website is kicking butt and new visitors email me every damn day. Old fans are keeping the new fans in the loop on how to stay in touch and get your laughs with us. Everyone is invited.




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Well here it is. The new incarnation of my website. Hasn't it been great watching the site mature and grow over the years? Well now it is more dynamic than ever before. I've loved watching the site become more and more what I dreamed a web site could be. Like my stand up comedy I'm always interested in pushing myself further and this site does that also (we hope as we test out all the whistles and bells). The site is now ALIVE. This means at any point I can flip a switch and broadcast video and sound in the above viewing area. I can hold my own press conference to announce upcoming events or cool developments. Maybe switch it up and talk shit on here about news events and such. Or take live questions and respond right atcha. It's all new and a work in progress but let's enjoy it.

(UPDATE # 2)

So I had my first TRUE broadcast live on JUSTIN.tv AND DANECOOK.com tonight (you can watch from my site LIVE or go to the JTV site and ask a question) and it was rocky but a blast. Of course cam chats are something I have been doing for years with you guys on AIM and YAHOO. Taking questions from fans and such via IM and just talking back to all involved. It is much like doing stand up -- all over the place. It's wild and fun then slow and bumpy. It builds and twists and turns.

Then we did it through my video DANEcasts for the last year where I would read MYSPACE letters and respond about what-fuckin'-ever you wrote. Now a community for this instant television comes in the form of JUSTIN.tv. It isn't perfect but it's evolution of media and I am always thrilled to take part in these things. I use anything and everything in this online world to capture true emotion and get real (or get stupid or mad or ambivalent or just plain giddy). A few people are also taking advantage of this and I am hoping to see more of my peers jumping onboard and following suit to get their stuff out into the world. Showing their true selves in a myriad of ways online.

I've been secretly playing with JUSTIN.tv since June 29th, 2007 and finally did it without the fake beard and glasses. That was amusing. Sorry Reg2001 I am not Carl Rubble. Carl was a neighbor growing up and Rubble is Barney Fred's friend. I know a few guys are also successfully using JUSTIN.tv and other sources to reach out. Joe Rogan, Tom Green to name a couple and from what I hear they are must see. I have OTHER tricks up my sleeve content wise but I am holding on to them for now and waiting until the time is right. You'll see.

Play around and let me know what you think of the new website. I will continue to DANEcast when I can too!!!

Tons of news to fill you in on but I am just starting to get my shit together after a much needed break. Thank you everyone for hanging out here and I look forward to sharing this stuff with other artists seeking out new ways to share content with their fans also.

(UPDATE # 3)

'Good Luck Chuck' is available on DVD today (JUST GOT WORD ITS THE # 1 MOVIE RENTAL OF THE WEEK ... YEAAA) with a ton of 'special features' that will make you laugh your asses off . Be sure to pick up a copy.

* My ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES TOUR visited 25 cities, logged over 21,000 miles, and entertained over 365,000 fans! The ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES CD/DVD has sold over 350,000 copies since its November release, and is currently on four Billboard Charts, including the chart for #1 Comedy Album. Click HERE to get yours guys.

* To every soldier in the US military that writes to me and feels closer to home through laughter GOD BLESS and THANK YOU. To anyone that would like to write our brave men and women all over the world they would love hearing from you! The link is: www.ANYSOLDIER.com

* To learn more about the Writers Guild of America and the recent developments involving the strike please click HERE. Thank you for your support.

SU-FI

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Did I really do a record breaking 7 hours of stand up comedy last night at the Laugh Factory?

True.

On 1.1.2008 I hit the stage and walked off the morning of 1.2.2008 to bright skies. I never sat down or left the stage. The show started with a small mighty crowd of around 60 and 35 of us were together this morning still laughing and recapping 2007 with laughs galore. It felt fantastic. The longest set I have ever done before that was 3 hours 50 minutes at the LF as well. It's a historic club with so much positive energy. One of the best locations I have ever had the privilege of performing at. I talked about anything and everything. From tigers mauling people to my parents deaths. Reconstructive surgery to starting my very own race war. Sex, drugs and anything else that my brain served up. I knew everyone in the crowd by the end and now they know me too. I dedicate my record breaking set to all comedians that inspire me past and present.

* I just learned while writing this that over Christmas I sold 62,048 CDs!!!!!! Thank you everyone!!!! What a way to start of 2008. Keep laughing and don't take it all that serious life is about the moments in between.

** To learn more about the WGA and the recent developments please CLICK HERE. Thank you for your support.

NEW NEW NEW on its way.

NEW WEBSITE (I am tweaking it now and it should hit any time)
NEW PROJECTS (It's a secret right now but stuff is'a happening)
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* HOLY SHIT this is nuts. On iTunes Rough Around the Edges is the #4 most downloaded album right behind ... get this ... #3
LED FUCKING ZEPPELIN -- HA! WILD!!! WILD!!! THANKS everyone. The review so far. PERFECT. So glad you think the CD/DVD is a 10!

I remember the feeling when I sold my very first copy of Harmful If Swallowed directly from my website since I didn't have a record contract. Two years later because of you Retaliation went to number four on the Billboard Charts and I was so proud. Today my third CD is being released and you guys can imagine where my head is at! I've been waiting for this day for a while and it is here! My brand new CD/DVD, recorded at the most famous arena in the world MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, is available now!!! 'Rough Around the Edges' Live from Madison Square Garden can be purchased at stores everywhere today or by clicking here.

Like Harmful and Retal it's not a slap together job. The album art and bonus DVD have great time and energy put into them. You know how I wagon wheel. It's a huge week for new albums and I would appreciate it if you all went out and got your copy today so we can again share in the victory. More than anything else. Put on 'Rough Around the Edges' and laugh. Simple.


SU-FI


Dane


*Good Luck Chuck is the #1 movie in the UK!!! Thank you to all of my fans in the UK.

**RATE is already #4 on the iTunes top downloads! Please go there and write your reviews! I like checking them out on there and it means a lot! YIPPY FUCKING DOOOOO I LOVE THAT YOUR ALL DIGGING THE NEW SHITTTTTT!!!!

***I've been included in PEOPLE Magazine's Sexiest Man issue. Why? I clean up well. =)



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3 days in and 3 gigs down (around 50,000 people have already attended and the Guiness Book of World Records is looking at these numbers for record breaking tally's for real for reals). Oddly enough I'm already a bit bummed that some are done. I don't want done right now! I was in St. Louis now (yes I'm moving fast as I have charter planes like I'm Bon Fucking Jovi) watching poor produced television.

++UPDATED++ I am back in LOS ANGELES for a few days!!!!

I am stoked to be out and around the real cool people / fans I have traveled with for sometime. I needed this more than you know. To be out there entertaining people live in concert. Sometimes in Hollyweird there is too much bullshit for this Boston Boy and I am thankful to have gotten away from a bunch of it. Ego crap / competative sneaky dudes and self important chicks buzzing around me got to be enough. I am a real guy and nothing reminds me of that more than being creative with all of you. It's simple. Let's laugh. Let's escape the tough stuff for a minute and share a laugh. Life is quite short and I have been reminded in a few short hours why I do what I do. It isn't a distraction from the noise of the entertainment industry. Nope its not it because I love creating with most of those people. It's my nutrition and when I perform for you it's a privledge and something that forces me to pull truth out in all forms, tie up loose ends and give you my everything during a show that is for you. The show that heals me is for you.

I guess what I am saying is this. I appreciate you all. I was going through my own confusing, polluted life moment. And as I stepped on stage, into your lives, as you have let me do now in film, television or at live events, I found myself again because I was at home with you.

More to say and do but rest for now.

SU-FI

DC

On this TOUR I will be using Yahoo Messenger to chat with you all. My screen name is DaneCookcom so hit me up.
I am STILL on AIM (iChat) under DaneCookcom also so find me there but YM is bettera.]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/69/ Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:31:27 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/69/ Dane Cook News RSS
I produced my first film in Boston where I grew up. Got to hang with old family and friends that meant the MOST to me. Hit 14 Red Sox home games all the while hired by MLB to do one of the most successful ad campaigns in years. EVERYONE was talking about it (good and bad but bad is good for business. Makes the rubbernecks check in) and most people were writing me saying those commercials and my energy and enthusiasm made them want to check out MORE baseball. Wow. Goal achieved.

Now I can finally admit. Sometimes it was hard doing the commercials because I am always rooting for Boston but I had to chat about ALL of baseball. That is a good thing but you never wanna jynx your boys while they are rolling so I was careful with the jargon and scripts.

Image though. I get to be in Boston, film there, be with my closest people and do these ads while my team goes on to win it all and I was there. Not to mention the droves of fans that I got to chill with around Fenway and whatnot. No way around it and I guess forever for me knowing that it will never be so perfect no matter how many times I see the Sox go on to Victory. For this year in my life.

There WAS only one October.]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/68/ Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:38:32 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/68/ Dane Cook News RSS
This NEWS UPDATE is dedicated to my Boston Red Sox and #19 Josh Beckett for keeping the dream alive in Cleveland tonight! Fenway park this weekend baby!

I also want to thank all of the fans who have supported my 'Rough Around the Edges' Comedy Tour as we have sold 200,000 tickets in the first two weeks.

For those of you who haven't gotten tickets yet, you might want to do it now as things are selling out very quickly. For most of the dates on the tour, I am doing only one show in that city.....but because of overwhelming demand so early...I have decided to add a second show in just three cities. Boston, New York & Denver. I have arranged for a pre-sale for my fans only by entering the password: SUFI starting tomorrow (Friday October 19th) at 10am. Click here to get your tickets.

My brand new CD/DVD, recorded at the most famous arena in the world MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, is being released on NOVEMBER 13th!!! 'Rough Around the Edges' Live from Madison Square Garden is available for pre-order by clicking here.

My new movie 'Dan in Real Life' starring Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche arrives in theaters on October 26th.

The new DANECOOK.com website is on its way!


SU-FI


Dane Cook]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/67/ Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:41:16 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/67/ Dane Cook News RSS SNL DANE COOK SKIT

If you would like to purchase TICKETS for my 25 city 'Rough Around the Edges' Comedy Tour then click here.

In 5 days we have already sold over 120,000 tickets!!!! That is 1/3 of the tour.

To PRE-ORDER my brand new CD/DVD 'Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden' click here.

I have to thank my fans and fans of Good Luck Chuck. In three weeks time we have made over 30 million dollars at the box office and are already a financial success! Still in the top 6 too. We opened stronger than Ben Stillers new movie and that is speaking volumes. I am already reading scripts and deciding what we should do next. ]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/66/ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:08:13 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/66/ Dane Cook News RSS
If you haven't had the chance to check out the movie yet and see what happens between me and a penguin then put on your shoes and drive to the nearest theater now.

Dane
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If you would like to request tickets to be in the TRL studio audience in NYC just email trlcasting@mtvstaff.com with "Dane Cook Tix" in the subject.

You MUST be 18-24 and live in the tri-state area and include the following info:

Name
Age
Phone
Location
Email

I hope to see you there!


Dane


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11th NO HITTER at the park ever.

WOW. JUST WOW. ]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/63/ Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:43:50 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/63/ Dane Cook News RSS
I WON!!!!

This was truly a cool honor because it was from the next generation of comedy fans. You guys and gurls. I promise I will continue to deliver on my word. Challenging myself to bring new comedy and ways to present comedy on and offline to YOU. I really can't say much more except I had a really fun night hanging with my girl Jessica Alba. She won CHOICE HOTTIE and of course deserved that despite the fact her breath stunk of Sun Chips. Please get ready for GOOD LUCK CHUCK in theaters on September 21st. It's gonna make you laugh your asses off. I'm on a flight back to Boston in 20 minutes. NIGHT!!!]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/62/ Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:46:48 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/62/ Dane Cook News RSS
Alec Baldwin has signed on to co-star in the Dane Cook -
Kate Hudson starrer "Bachelor No. 2" for Lionsgate.

Penned by Jordan Cahan, the story centers on Tank (Cook), who is hired to take girls on horrible dates so they crawl back to the boyfriends they dumped. But he struggles with his libido and the meaning of friendship when his best pal needs his help with the girl who dumped him.

Howard Deutch will direct the film, which starts shooting next week in Boston.

Baldwin, who is up for an Emmy for his role on the NBC comedy series "30 Rock," is set to play Professor Thompson in "Bachelor." The actor, who recently sparked headlines when a hostile voicemail left for his daughter was leaked on the Internet, jettisoned CAA in April only to rehire the agency in May. He was not expected to take on any film projects before resuming his "30 Rock" duties this month.

In addition to his drawing critical raves for "30 Rock," Baldwin has appeared recently in such prestige films as "The Good Shepherd" and "The Departed."]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/61/ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:19:30 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/61/ Dane Cook News RSS
The trailer for my NEW CD/DVD is getting mad reviews. More on that soon. But for now go over to my MySpace and watch it in my cool new player!

The transformation is NOT complete. Why?

Because any moment now DANECOOK.com is coming A-LIVE.

What does that f'in mean? Wait and see.

Once again I am changing the way artists connect with their fans. This is going to be mighty cool.

...NEW MOVIES (GOOD LUCK CHUCK SEPTEMBER 21st, DAN IN REAL LIFE OCTOBER 26th and BACHELOR NO. 2 IN PRODUCTION)

...NEW MYSPACE with FREE EXCLUSIVE CLIPS for being the best fans and friends on the planet.

...NEW MUSIC with FORWARD now on iTunes.

...NEW STAND-UP CD/DVD with the greatest venue known to any performer MADISON SQUARE GARDEN being released NOVEMBER 13th. ALL NEW MATERIAL!!!

...NEW PROJECTS (I'm not telling you yet but when I am ready I will tell you about something NEW and special).

...NEW WEB-SITE!!!! DANECOOK.com comes A-LIVE any minute now with a new look, a new vibe and a new function that will deliver on a fucking killer level. I CAN NOT wait to show you this shit!!!!!!!!!

...Only thing not changing? Me. 17 years later and the only thing that matters still is staying fresh, challenging myself, reinventing my systems to keep it fun for me and my family with of course you my fans.

PLEASE KEEP SUPPORTING STAND-UP COMEDY. THERE ARE AWESOME NEW COMEDIANS CROPPING UP THAT NEED YOU TO LATCH ON TO AND HELP THEM GET THEIR STUFF OUT THERE. I'M SERIOUS WHEN I SAY SOME OF THE BEST PERFORMERS I'VE SEEN SINCE I STARTED ARE DOING THEIR THING AT A LOCAL CLUB NEAR YOU. SHOW THEM YOU BELIEVE. ]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/60/ Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:01:57 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/60/ Dane Cook News RSS
Tick fucking talk means why am I not updating or DANEcasting as weeks go by. Ahhhh the method to the madness. I've spent almost every free moment reading and catching up on ALL of your emails / comments.

Finding out what you all want and need as my career turns an exciting corner and I branch off into producing films, acting in more diverse roles and of course doing stand-up. The balance. I need to continue to grow as an artist but as you know the more things change the more they stay the same. I love doing stand up comedy. It's my passion and my gift. I think about it all the time. I find I am best at it when I get away for a minute and live life, absorb situations and let myself get prepared for growth.

You know for 17 years my comedy has continued to evolve and morph into many things. I'm not satisfied to just rehash. Blah. That would be fucking lame and truly lifeless. I treat comedy like a band treats each album. In fact I'd love to work with Rick Rubin on a comedy album! That would be terrific. I'm such a Rick Rubin fan and his work like so many just makes me always want to rethink my sound. I'm in the studio now doing just that.

I'm about to hit 2 million fans on MySpace. Between that point and Good Luck Chuck coming out ALL your questions will be answered. NEW, NEW, NEW.

New comedy, new website tricks and tools, new MySpace vibe and look. Of course new me. I can't wait to reveal things and make you all laugh in MANY ways this fall. No matter what I do in this industry it comes back to you guys. I will always find that balance. Things that I need to try and attempt as an artist and the things I want to provide for you as die hard friends and fans.

Bill Cosby told me the key to failure is to try pleasing everyone. You may check in and out of my life or career due to not being as pumped regarding one form or another I put out there and that is understandable. I do that with Metallica. Gotta check out sometimes but I always peek back in because sometimes they speak to me! You may say Dane I don't like you hosting shows or doing promos or award shows or the movies or whatever and I get it.

I'm on the ride of my life everyone. It's spectacular. Of course certain cynical types continue to try and bash but sometimes I feel like Luke Skywalker fighting the Empire. I actually get to fight for what I believe in and that's bad ass. I've wanted that since I was a boy to be noticed and to debate my ideas against or for those who are with me or don't care for me. How many people get to challenge themselves in this way in front of the world? I'm fearless and in the best mental shape of my life.

Check back and get ready to laugh everyone. Daddy's coming home and he's toting some gifties.

Harmful.
Retaliation.
Vicious.
??????????

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I dedicate these commercials to my father. He had a history in and around baseball. I also know when he passed away somehow he brought this opportunity to me. I did this for my father and for his and my love of this game. In the ads you will see a hat hanging out of my back pocket. That's for you pop.

UPDATED (JULY 16th, 2007): The commercials are doing awesome. I got tons of emails from old and new fans saying the ads gave them goosebumps and more importantly awoke their need to follow the rest of the season so when playoff time comes they feel closer than ever as a fan.



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Kate Hudson's next movie will be "Bachelor No. 2" for Lionsgate, starring opposite Dane Cook.

Director Howard Deutch is set to begin lensing in August. Pic will be shot in Boston.

Cook's shingle SUperFInger Entertainment is producing with Management 360. Terra Firma and New Wave Entertainment also are producing.

From a script by Jordan B. Cahan, storyline revolves around a man who is hired by men who have been dumped to take their ex-girlfriends out on nightmare dates, thereby convincing the women to return to their boyfriends. But trouble arises when Cook's character is hired to take out the ex-girlfriend of his best pal.

Producers are Guymon Casady, Doug Johnson, Adam Herz, Greg Lessans, Josh Shader, Barry Katz and Brian Volk-Weiss.

Hudson ("You, Me & Dupree," "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" ) will next be seen in theaters opposite Matthew McConaughey in romantic action-adventure "Fool's Gold." Warners releases the film Feb. 8.

"Bachelor" marks Cook's third Lionsgate pic after "Employee of the Month" and "Good Luck Chuck," which bows in September.

**I can not tell you how perfect Kate is for this role. She is truly funny and a great actress. I am over the fucking moon about filming in the greatest city in the USA. BOSTON!!!!

Tons of Good Luck Chuck stuff starting to trickle out. Oh and don't worry that poster was not my idea. It's also NOT the final poster so don't fear. I think it's funny we got more press over having a lackluster poster than a great one. Maybe we should just put a poster out with a blob of donkey shit on it and that will make the cover of NEWSWEEK! Ha. ]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/57/ Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:29:20 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/57/ Dane Cook News RSS
So last week I filmed a series of commercials for MLB with director and fellow fan of fear McG. MLB approached me and asked if I would be interested in doing these ads based on all of baseballs greatest / coolest / most prolific moments and I didn't think twice. I did this for my father first and foremost. He loved playing and later broadcasting baseball. The first commercial will air during the All-Star Game and will be seen by 100 million plus people and in 200 plus countries. Check them out and get on board with your team like I am and always have been with my Red Sox (cough... first place... ughmm).

BIG CASTING NEWS! I begin filming my new movie in August with my friends at LIONSGATE. It's also my first film being produced through SUperFInger Entertainment. Can you believe that? The SU-FI that you guys and I have done for fun for years is now producing a flick. It's bonkers I tell you. This movie is called Bachelor Number Two. My leading lady is .... (ANY MINUTE NOW). I could not think of a better girl for this role and a finer actress to go toe to toe with in this kind of genre. More about what that is about soon and who I'm starring with.

Good Luck Chuck is now September 21st. Why did we move the release date? No real reason movies move all the time. Marketing people have strategy that eludes me but I'm gonna tell you right now with no doubt. The movie is funny as hell. A new series of posters will be in theaters with FF2 this weekend. They are eye catching and NO I am not airbrushed I worked my ass on.

I'm getting ready to shoot a series of short films that I will be uploading online also.

Keep checking back as this is gonna change a lot this week.

SU-FI guys!

DC

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I want to thank everyone that supported Mr. Brooks on it's debut weekend. The buzz has been solid and I've been getting rave reviews for my portrayal of the deviant Mr. Smith. Our small dark flick stood up to the big guns of summer and surprised everyone by standing our ground. We made 10 million bucks in a couple of days with little press. Compare that to Knocked Up that made 28 million. We did 1/3 of their business and they probably spent 30 million plus on marketing alone. Mr. Brooks is in a theatre near you. Go check it out or read the many fan reviews on my MySpace comments page.

ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE really summed up my movie with a terrific write up. I feel they are one of the few sources to really see and understand what we were going for with Mr. Brooks. Read it in my press section in a few! I'm beaming!

I've done a huge amount of updates over at my MySpace page including a NEW DANEcast that autoplays when you go on over. I really look forward to hearing your thoughts after Brooks opens this weekend!

Over in the PRESS section I have posted something I am very proud of. It's a very positive review in the NEW YORK TIMES concerning my role in the new film Mr. Brooks. I was selected to be a part of their breakout performance list and I could not be more honored. To be acknowledged in this paper is beyond my wildest dreams. I want you all to see Mr. Brooks and check out a side of my talents that does not encompass comedy. I worked really hard to bring this character to life onscreen and know this compelling film will be a real fucking cool ride during a summer filled with sequels!
People always complain about how summer movies don't take chances or deviate from the normal tent pole tradition of moneymaking machines. This movie is that find. This movie is not predictable or simple cotton candy brain junk. It's a peek inside the minds of dark people with twisted intentions. June 1st please go take part in my dramatic undertaking and prepare to fear Mr. Brooks!!!!
]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/55/ Thu, 03 May 2007 17:09:20 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/55/ Dane Cook News RSS
On April 14th my father died after a battle with cancer. He showed incredible strength and determination throughout this ordeal.

My fathers name was George Cook. He told stories like nobody I know. My pops had a presence and likeability that was unmatched. I loved him and learned about him, in ways I never thought possible, in the last few years.

Within a short window of time after my mom succumbed to cancer last year my father sat me down and told me what I didn't think I would ever hear. He informed me he had cancer and found out he had a handful of months to live. I was still mourning my mom and this was just impossible to comprehend.

My father was a boxer when he was younger and was ready to fight. He was truly one of the strongest men I've ever met. Even in his last days his grip was mighty and I will always feel it in my hand as we sat together shared smiles, laughs and tears.

After a stroke weeks ago my father lost his ability to speak. He could still think of things to say and respond but something in his brain would not allow him to spit it out properly. He wanted to say "hello, how are you" but different random words would pour out. Mostly "come on". He tended to say, "come on, come on, come on" but was looking at you like he was asking "do you want something to drink". He also understood he was saying something different than what he was thinking and he too was confused by it. We had a funny moment with him the other day where he said "come on, come on" and my little sister Courtney and I would bust into Richie Valens "C'mon Let's Go" but dancing and hollering "well ... come on lets go lets go lets go little darlin' tell me that you'll never leave me come on come on lets go again and again and again!" My dad would dance in bed and sing his come on parts with us. Once again laughter carried me through the darkest spots on earth.

The day before I returned to Los Angeles I asked him what ten plus fifteen equaled and he responded, "come on". I tried and tried until I started counting up from one. When I hit twenty-four I looked at my pops and he said very crystal clear, "twenty-five".

You know that moment in Rocky when he runs up the stairs, the music swells and you get that rush of emotions through your heart and mind because you have hope Rocky will win? Hearing my dad say twenty-five was exactly that. He also said my name to me on the last night I was there.

My father used to go to Madison Square Garden to watch boxing matches years before I came along. When I played MSG last November I brought my dad. At the end of my show I shouted up to his seats, "HEY POPS HOW'S MY JAB"? I did a little footwork and tossed a few clumsy shots into the air. He loved it and we took a photo on stage after the show. I feel blessed that his life and mine tangled together and events like MSG were so important and appreciated by both of us.

People have asked me how I have gone on to do so much the last year and a half with such heavy things on my mind. I have loved performing more than ever. If anything doing films and television, tours and interviews I have been able to show my father, like my mother, all that I am capable of and the goal is to bring goodness to peoples lives. My father thrived on these things. Like my mother he just wanted to watch me work. So I did what they raised me to do. I created new ideas and opportunities, shared them with old and new fans while bringing my pops along for the ride.

I've told interviewers my physical comedy comes from my mother but my storytelling is all dads. He was a one of a kind that guy. You would have really liked him and if you met him you did like him no questions asked.

I am proud to have had such unreal parents. Everyday I am driven by their loving words. My pops is with my mom now. They are catching up and trust me they are laughing.

I'll share one more thing right now but there are tons of moments I will share later on about my family, my road and my metamorphosis throughout this lifetime personally and professionally. I've decided it's time to put it all down and air the whole damn thing out.

I was at my fathers place the other day and I lay down next to him in his bed. He rolled over and we just looked at each other as I told him some of my favorite memories him and I shared. One being at the World Series with him when the Red Sox broke the curse and won it! Minutes later we fell asleep. A few hours later I woke up with my fathers hand rubbing my head. We smiled and said everything that a father and son needed to say without ever speaking a word. I had not taken a nap with my father since I was a small boy. I will cherish it forever and look forward to someday taking a nice nap with my child.

I miss you pops. Don't worry I will continue to make you proud with my life. It's how you raised me and I know ... I'm not taking no shit from anybody. I'm not gonna tell you because I'm gonna show you and of course I will say my prayers.

**UPDATED 4/24:
Your letters are pouring in and I have read them all. They build me up at a time when I really need it. Thank you everyone. I can not wait to get onstage tonight and do a show. I really look forward to just performing and sharing my thoughts and ideas. Hearing laughter.

I've heard from almost everyone I've ever spent time with in my life with phone numbers and a call me anytime on the letter. I have started taking people up on this and it's been a good thing for me. Unselfish individuals. I appreciate you all.

I had to vent and I will continue to vent in more and more ways onstage and off. Tonight I will bring the funny and have true happiness with some of the best people I know.

I miss my dad and mom more than ever today. Today was the hardest day. The day you realize it's really over and it's all up to you to pick yourself up and make changes. I am working on this as I always do. I show up. I show up and I never won't show up. Forward.

**My father was in the service and received a military burial where I was presented with our flag. I've gotten a few emails asking what the military website I have mentioned in the past was. The one to write our brave men and women dedicating their lives to some war somewhere. They LOVE hearing from you! That link is:
www.ANYSOLDIER.com

***I DO take advice from my fans and here it is. Hundreds of emails and letters asking me to take a few days and go on vacation. Stop performing, stop working and stop thinking just go be in the sun and swim. I AM!!!!!! I rented a house in Mexico on the ocean and am inviting my best friends in the world. I've dreamed of this for a while. This week and weekend I am going. Thanks everyone for the push. I need this right now and I know my mom and dad are with me.]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/54/ Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:20:58 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/54/ Dane Cook News RSS
PTI but today is the 7th Anniversary of DaneCook.com so I wanted to say Happy Anniversary to all my fans for the endless support since the start of this site!!! NEW DANEcast is gonna be up later so grab it where you hear me!!!

AND

MSN has placed me on their all-star line up of most influential comedians of all time. Check it out HERE. I am honored to be mentioned alongside this group of stand-out stand-ups.

The First Thing:
I hate the ocean. It's ugly and smells like a salty puddle. It is too damn loud with it's churning and splashing. The people that say they love the ocean are also not pretty to look at. They steal, lie and are not fair or right about most everything. The ocean is a pool filled with awful unattractive creatures that have no business on this planet. We should build a skyscraper-sized toaster, plug it in and drop it in the ocean electrocuting all the varmints in there. After that drain it and build some ballsy skateboard parks!

The Second Thing:
I can only eat egg whites if they are colored with a yellow food dye appearing like they are regular eggs. When I say "these are delicious regular eggs" you respond with "yes they look like tasty regular eggs and NOT egg whites."

The Third Thing:
I've invented a device that mathematically figures out who is the most boring person at a party and shoots a deadly laser at them killing them close to instantly.*1

The Fourth Thing:
My biggest regret in life is not having a really big regret.

The Fifth Thing:
One time a ghost appeared to me and told me I was going to do great things in this lifetime. I responded by trapping him in my Proton Pack and delivering it to the
Ecto-Containment Unit. You see, Dr. Peter Venkman is a dear friend of mine and some ghost with his tricky horseshit will not persuade me otherwise.

The Sixth Thing:
There is no better feeling in the whole wide world than when the cop that is following behind your car takes a left. Especially when you DO have a body in your trunk.

The Seventh Thing:
There is nothing funnier than someone that is not funny trying to convince other people that someone isn't funny.

The Eighth Thing:
A young boy looked at his mother and asked her, "Mom is there a God?"

The mother looked, smiled and responded, "I really don't think so."

This boy then went to his father and asked, "Dad is there a God?"

The dad looked, grinned and replied, "Yes. I know there is."

Later that night the three of them were driving to grab dinner at a place where lower middle class people eat when a logging truck ran a red light and hit them head on. The mother died the father lived and the boy was badly hurt by a log that bashed into his body.

Oprah called and had the father and son on her popular syndicated talk show and she asked the boy if he believed in God. The boy looked, smirked and replied "I'm on Oprah so what do you think?!"

Later that night the logger that drove the truck in a fit of rage because he was not asked to participate in the panel discussion on Oprah (yet he was invited to sit in the audience which is still pretty prestigious but certainly not as validating as sitting on the actual couch with Oprah) went into a blind white rage and killed the father and son, dug up the mothers body and put the three of them in a tree fort he built for his son Jarvis dressing them in army uniforms wearing wigs, costume jewelry and smart casual footwear.

A year later the logging trucker guy was the LEAD GUEST on Oprah live from prison and his new book "LOGGING, KILLING, CATS and OTHER DAILY STUFF" is a best seller.

I think we all know that there IS a God but He is very drunk, somewhat troubled and obviously extremely shy hence He doesn't care for the question about him existing or not so let's focus on something else for right now.

The Ninth Thing:
Nobody can tell you that you won't make it in this world. Yet, if we can rally everyone in the world to tell you that you won't make it than it's true. You really have no shot because all of us don't care for your work and we are the world. Odds are you will be fine but have a back up plan in case all of us come calling with some bad news.

The Tenth Thing:
If I went to college I would major in Apology.

*1 - Pending approval with the FCC and people that like coming to my parties.

PS - The photo at the top of this news update was the VERY first mock up I made for Harmful If Swallowed with its original title. I made this in 1999. That's why we do alternate options in case one just doesn't have the umpff. I loved this title and the fact it was a sign of what was to come (or what I HOPED would come). It was simple and raw with the black on white to pull your eye to it. Aesthetically pleasing I felt. I scraped it and went with a color version before signing with Comedy Central Records and re-doing the cover we all now know with my head as a skull and microphones motif. Although I never went with this title or design it was great coming across it today. It reminded me of all the time and energy I put in before anybody knew who I was except for a group of underground fans.

If you never saw the original Harmful If Swallowed cover it is on my MySpace under my blog starting now!]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/53/ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:27:14 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/53/ Dane Cook News RSS
Something I learned watching Jeni is the way to ring a story out. He knew how to get every drop of funny out of a situation. He used voices and movement to build a fantastic set up and he would use language and charm to smash a laugh out of an already laughing crowd. I appreciated that because I am such a fan of total commitment to a topic.

Jeni and I talked last year about my website and he was fascinated with how I used the net to bring my fans together. I remember attempting to rally Jeni and a bunch of other comedians into using MySpace before anyone even knew what the fuck it was. He asked for my phone number and called me several times to talk about the ins and outs of building a web presence. I was stoked to talk shop with Jeni and of course asked him too many questions about his road, life and how it was in the early years working with many of my favorites.

This last year I watched as Richard created his latest HBO special "A Big Steaming Pile of Me" and I enjoyed seeing how good he was even when he thought he had a rough or off night. It was cool trading stories about HBO specials after he caught mine.

I spoke with Richard a week before he died. We were in the lobby of the Laugh Factory. I keep replaying the conversation over and over. It was just him and I and I told him he was prolific and that I admired what he had done throughout his career. I'm not gonna deny that I felt something was wrong. I asked him if he had the flu or was just really tired. I told him I looked forward to seeing him get back up there (on stage) and wanted to show him a joke I was doing with a tag he gave me. On a few occasions he would suggest ideas for bits I did and I was so fucking flattered that Richard Jeni was giving me ideas.

I could not leave the Laugh Factory last Saturday night. I stayed and sat in that lobby talking with many comedians that came in the door just to remember this man. We were the last to leave.

It hurts when someone takes their own life away from the rest of us. I feel empty yet filled with memories of time spent working and talking with Richard Jeni.




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In moments to come I will step forth once again from the comedy shadows. I've been in training like Remo Williams once did with Chiun. Pole jumping and dodging bullets. Developing material, honing my weapons of mass eruption.

Resting, writing and taking care of personal family stuff, professional inquiries and mostly refueling my engines after a mammoth 2006.

2007?

Check back in a minute.

SU-FI.
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MAD is known for their brutal roast like agenda and I love that about them. It's not the real deal facts with sources and substance. Noooooo. This rag runs with the nasty rumor mill media created character pov. It's an honor to be chopped up and spit out in here. Second to being mocked and impersonated on SNL I feel. They could call me a baby seal rapist with a stutter and I would curtsey with glee.

From the caricature on the cover to the rapidly drawn comic strips inside its all validation. I am now a part of pop lexicon and I don't mind saying this. IT FEELS FUCKING RITECHOUS. I'm hangin' with SPY vs. SPY my all time favorite.

Honored to join the likes of Tom Cruise, Superman, John F. Kennedy, Star Wars, Jaws, The Godfather, King Kong, David Letterman, Madonna, The Incredibles, Chris Rock, Shrek, Eminem, Adam Sandler, Seinfeld, Will Smith, iPod and The Terminator as we get our asses handed to us!!!!!!!!

"What, me worry?"
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I felt like a winner the first day I ever took the stage.

may you live 2 C the dawn

and remember

All your base are belong to us

Employee of the Month is the NUMBER ONE movie rental on DVD this week and NUMBER TWO in sales!!!

In its first week, EOM has placed as follows:

RENTALS
1.Employee of the Month
2.Grid Iron Gang
3.Crank
4.The Illusionist
5.Texas Chainsaw

SALES:
1.Grid Iron Gang
2.Employee of the Month
3.Texas Chainsaw
4.The Protector
5.The Illusionist

EOM, in rentals, has generated 10 million dollars so far, in 12 days of release. This is about 35% of the revenue generated from the theaters, and is a huge number for only 12 days.

By comparison, Texas Chainsaw has generated 8 mil in 12 days, Grid Iron gang has done 9.2 mil in 12 days. In 26 days, more than twice as much time as we have been out, snakes on a plane has made 12 mil.

**
I am headed down to West Palm Beach, Florida for a few days with my family. Then back to Los Angeles for a couple of shows.


]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/49/ Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:27:34 -0600 http://www.danecook.com/news/49/ Dane Cook News RSS
*Golden Globes -

The original plan was to have me announced and walk out to present the clip for "Thank You for Smoking". Due to the fact they were running late the producers asked if I would not mind starting out at the mic. I thought that is even better. No pressure. I stood out on stage for 40 seconds just looking around at all of these incredible performers and stars (yes there is a difference). I just stood in there waiting for my cue. In that moment I remembered standing on stage at Arlington High School, 10th grade, moments before speaking for my first time in front of the class. Life is so unpredictable. This felt the same. Like this is where I belong. Moment of the night: Hanging with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx at one of the after parties.

*"I'll Never Be You" is on iTunes today! 2 VERSIONS clean and explicit.

*Never cut your hair out of boredom.

*New England Patriots - What can I say but I really get excited around this time of year. The game with the Chargers was awesome and we defied the 8 heads. GO PATS!!!!

*Employee of the Month hit 30 million at the box office and opened big over seas. Thank you to all my new fans around the world for checking out it. Now wait until you see Good Luck Chuck this summer. Holy shit it looks good. The difference with GLC over Employee. In Employee I was the center with funny people all around me to play off of. In GLC it's me doing my thing full tilt boogie and guess what? R rating. Coming soon!!!

*A zit inside your nose fucking hurts but when you pop it it's like you just freed a nation living under communist rule.

*Some DJ says my phone number is online and a lot of people keep asking. Not my number guys but someone must feel fantastic with their thousands of new friends calling!

*Two more movies out this year with GLC. Mr. Brooks and Dan in Real Life. 3 very different roles. More on them as they approach.

*I like Larry King Live.

*DANEcast (It's being fixed after the recording was getting cut off. Back up any minute now.)

*Retaliation and Harmful at 1:00 pm today hit 2 million copies sold!!!!!!

*Every once in a while some Internet wunderkin figures out a way to pretend to be me by hacking/copying/cloning or paintshop
pro-ing into or around my site. They then dupe some unfortunate visitors to their own "OFFICIAL" Dane Cook site and mess with them. EXAMPLE: Facebook -- not me and has never been me but it is an "OFFICIAL" Dane Cook site so I get email all the time "Dane thanks for writing me back on Facebook! Can't wait for the next tour!" More on the tour later but it's coming and it's going to be excellent. My point is this. Someone is toying with you.

I've also had people weasel their way into my page and change my
photos around. Many of you may remember three fun filled days last year where some pics of old naked gay guys having an orgy and a woman laying in her bath tub blowing shit out of her ass all over her own face appeared on my site. Certainly not my family vacation photos.

Someone, somewhere called my publicist and said I was writing to them because they... get this.... ready... they didn't like my comedy! I've never heard this before via Internet. I'm stunned. I wish I had a sarcasm font. It's not me and if it's negative it never is. I'm a pacifist and I don't partake in any superfluous garbage. But I guess someone (either the writer wanting press for his journal or some overzealous fan that hates haters hating me and wants to ruin their day) decided to play Dane and attack them. I don't condone this. Plus I always tell my fans to walk away from it. You can't fight a misanthropic opinion or straight out lies.

I hope by reading this I can encourage you all to do something for
yourself and people who truly need our attention. Instead of going
out now and trying to annihilate these keyboard assassins. Go to ANY SOLDIER and write someone in the armed forces. Don't blog back tonight. Do something that feels positive and benefits these people's lives. These soldiers would love to be opining on a blog site about their favorite comedians but, oh yea, THEY ARE GETTING SHOT AT and defending their fellow soldiers from people lurking around them ALL DAY AND NIGHT TRYING TO KILL THEM. "Hi, I'm perspective nice to meet you!"

I talk to these men and women online a lot and it really lifts their
spirits to know we are all thinking of them and care.

Regarding the newest stories, which I find smirk worthy at best, I
quote Bill Murray. Playing the cocky head counselor Tripper Harrison in the screwball comedy Meatballs. As he's leading a team of camp kids to win the 13th Olympia for the first time. His encouraging and on the money credo: "It just doesn't matter! It just doesn't matter! IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!"

*After 17 years doing what I love and projects lined up for the next two years --- I really feel like I don't have to prove anything. I mean it. Eddie Murphy said it best on the Actors Studio the other night. He just does his thing and moves on. No negativity and no remorse. Just do it and keep entertaining. I LOVE my job BABY !!!!!! ]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/48/ Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:10:47 -0600 http://www.danecook.com/news/48/ Dane Cook News RSS Hanks, Lopez, Cook to take stage

Tom Hanks, Jennifer Lopez and Dane Cook have been added as presenters at the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards. The Globes will be held Monday at the BevHilton and broadcast live on NBC beginning at 8 p.m.

Through the years a force of positive energy that got little acknowledgement sat beside me (or on my lap). His name is Beast (like Beastie Boys because he's getting live on the spot putting all kinds of shame in the game you got). I take him everywhere and I swear he has more frequent flyer miles than most citizens.

I wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR filled with hope and inspiration. I found inspiration through my fans years ago when I realized that all that I wanted to do was make people laugh the way my family laughed through most of the darkest times of our life. It's just that simple really. Everything else was challenging and cool. So many times this year I found myself saying I would like to try that! So, I did and you all came along for the journey.

Millions of new fans jumped on board this year. Things are just getting started. I've got BIG surprises and many exciting things to share but for the most part like this year -- one thing at a time. So let us look back at a partial list (in no particular order) of what we did together in 2006 as I say GOODBYE to one of the greatest and most emotional years of my life.

Filmed Vicious Circle in my hometown at the Boston Garden in front of 36,000+ people. It would air to record breaking viewership on HBO. It also has sold more than 230,000 copies since hitting DVD just weeks ago! It also had a theatrical release and was shown on an IMAX screen in Canada.

My first series Tourgasm aired on HBO and hit DVD this Christmas.

Performed in Chicago at the Allstate Arena in front of 20,000 people as a warm up for Vicious Circle. Did same at Mandalay Bay in front of 16,000 the day before.

Lived in New Mexico and filmed Employee of the Month my first starring role. Also, the first time I was on my own movie poster and billboard. The movie grossed 30 million dollars opposite the biggest movie of the year (Departed) and gave me a movie career.

Lived in Vancouver and filmed Good Luck Chuck with Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler. R-rated comedy coming out this summer.

Lived in Rhode Island and filmed Dan in Real Life with Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche.

Lived in Louisiana and filmed the thriller Mr. Brooks with Kevin Costner, William Hurt and Demi Moore.

Filmed my live show (Dane Cook Live @ Madison Square Garden) in New York City at the historic location in front of 38,000+ people.

Hosted the season premier of Saturday Night Live after doing the show not 10 months prior.

Went to Vegas and performed at Comic Relief and sold out two shows at the Caesar's Coliseum with my Tourgasm co-stars.

Sold a couple of movies to major film companies one a movie called Ex-Family and am workin' on it this year with Josh Stolberg who wrote Good Luck Chuck. The other is still hush hush.

A:F6 swept YouTube.

Teamed up with a killer media player company Dizzler.

Met more of my fans at clubs and venues. Thousands of photos and signed all I could sign from boobs to balls (that was awful too).

DaneCook.com getting millions of hits. Launched a merchandise section and am expanding on that this year.

Recorded and released "I'll Never Be You" online where you download music. Info here:
Go to my MySpace right now and download the DANE COOK MEDIA EXPERIENCE to hear my exclusive DEBUT SINGLE "I'll Never Be You" available where you download your mp3 music!!!

VH-1 award winner for Big Entertainer in 2006.

A hundred radio show call ins or appearances for various projects.

Billboard Award winner for RETALIATION as best comedy album of the year.

RETALIATION goes double platinum and HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED goes GOLD!

Cover of Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world (hello all of my ex-girlfriends ha)

Cover of Men's Health. Best shape of my life!

Threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park in Boston. My dad watching from the field.

Made a difference in the life of a young woman named Courtney Nicole Davis. She made a difference in mine very much so.

4th Most Googled Celebrity of 2006 according to People Magazine.
The list:

1)Channing Tatum
2)Chris Brown
3)Shakira
4)Dane Cook
5)Anna Nicole Smith
6)Jessica Alba
7)Oprah
8)Daddy Yankee
9)Britney Spears
10)Jessica Simpson

Lost my mom on July 3rd. Yet I gained a spirit, that much like she did when alive, keeps me away from negative energy and shows me the truth. I really miss my mom around but she gets to watch all of this moment to moment now. She loved my fans and chatting it up with you all and hearing what you enjoyed. She would want me to wish you all a great new year and I know she would say this is YOUR year.

FINALLY.

Almost everything I did this year promotional wise be it print, radio or televised I would say please support stand-up comedy. I watched stand-up first, as a fan in the 1980s become the biggest, coolest job ever. Then it practically dried up during the 1990's and I witnessed the job occupation of being a comedian become a punch line itself. In early 2000 stand-up came back with a newfound image and energy. It became about individuality more than ever. It was no longer about creating a character and having to then do a sit-com.

Guys like Chappelle, Hedberg, Rock, Attell, and Black became my favorites due to their original approach. Proving that comedy is not about 'jokes' at all. Drunken guys hanging in a bar tell jokes. Readers Digest prints jokes. Bubble gum wrappers have jokes written on them. Any one can tell a joke but these comedians do something incredible as they paint verbal pictures and connect with the masses!

Why did I stick with it? Consider this. ANYWHERE you get your entertainment these days someone is sanitizing it before you get the full creative vision. Standards and practice, editors, producers and FCC regulators pick and fiddle with most artists creations before it is shown to you.

Yet, you can still walk into any club or theater and watch a comedian alone with a mic tell you their ideas from their minds to your ears and that remains glamorous and important. The perfect way to release stress. Escape the grind that is reality. Without someone conditioning it to suit your lifestyle.

I've always talked about how comedians are the best people I know. True we are some of the most fragile and intricate folks on this planet. NO we don't all get along and YES there are clicks with pecking orders aplenty. One of my favorite aspects of this year was people and comedians debating, well, me. I didn't listen to much of it because beyond what I offer this community I tend to focus on other things when I am not doing it. Just enjoying my family, my success and the world around me, as just a regular guy not the entertainer most of you see.

But I get the jist from friends and fans telling me there are negative rumbles and fingers waggin' and you know why I love the debating and even the knocks? Because from it people are picking, choosing talking up and flaunting whoever their favorite comedian is. They are passionate about comedians and comedy. They may think I am crap but so and so is the funniest guy ever! That exposure is what we all desire when we begin this chaotic journey with zero to no options other than gig, perform and evolve.

My goal achieved. In this lifetime most people will NOT dig what you do but how great is it when even people not enjoying what you provide they seek out and find entities that bring them joy. The lies. False speculations. The drama and the shear lunacy of what I have acquired in peoples eyes. The balking and the superfluous labels all fade and what is left is you laughing with a crowd at someone that is special to you.

Start off 2007 right and hit a comedy club. Find the next big thing and laugh your friggin' tits and balls off. My fans did this for me 17 years ago and what a time we've had.

Chris Rock called me after Vicious Circle aired. How special it was to have a fellow performer and one of the greatest comedians ever that I admire call me up and say some of the things he said about my show and performance. It was tremendous validation for me. Man -- I was floored and proud when I got that call. I sit here and think about that and what Steve Martin whispered to me after watching my show in NYC 3 years ago and I want that for all my peers. To have moments they only dream about come to fruition.

[UPDATE 1/5/07]
RETALIATION HAS OFFICIALLY SOLD OVER 1 MILLIONS COPIES - FUCK YEA!!!!! DOUBLE PLATINUM!!!!!!

VICIOUS CIRCLE HAS SOLD OVER 250,000 COPIES IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS!!!!!

TOURGASM HAS SOLD OVER 50,000 COPIES IN A WEEK!!!!

BIG(GER) NEWS COMING ANY DAY NOW SO STAY TUNED EVERYONE!!!!!









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By the way has anyone noticed that in all of the pics of Britney Spears getting out of the car with no underwear her vagina looks like a stroke victims mouth?

Everyone listen up! I've got a surprise for ya. ANY MINUTE NOW I will be posting links to something I know many of you have ..... well, enough about this for now. I'll just wait and you will too but it's something that will only costcha a buck and ---- gotta go!!!!

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The song "I'll Never Be You" is something everyone asks me about and where can they download it. HAHAHAHAHAHA ---- check back here every day because I have YET another surprise for ya. I've kept this one under wraps for a lil bit. Come back!!!

Hope your Thanksgiving was free of hassle and you ate some good grub. One of my clearest thoughts of Thanksgiving was each year at about 5:30 am waking to the sound of my mom screaming "THIS IS THE LAST YEAR I'M DOING THIS" from the kitchen. That accompanied by noises that I can only describe is that it sounded like she was being raped by a pan monster.

This year I went home after such highlights as doing two shows at Madison Square Garden. Seeing SOLD OUT as I arrived was quite a deal. After that hopping a flight to Vegas where me and my TOURGASM buddies reunited to perform the only two sold out shows (4500 each gig at the Caesars Palace Colosseum) during the Comedy Festival down there. I also had the honor of participating in Comic Relief the following night. Needless to say I didn't sleep. Nor did I want to. It was memories non-stop from coast to coast.

MSG was another in the round show like Vicious Circle in Boston. I did 90 minutes both shows. My father was in the crowd as was most of my family. Despite the fact they were just at the 18,000 plus shows in Boston they all wanted to see the nearly 20,000 seat venue and how I was do my thing in front of the NYC folks. Boston is the place I started comedy but New York was the bully that forced me to cut the fat and get to the real shit within. Boston was my training in the early 90's but NYC I credit for kicking my fucking asshole every night so I didn't get lazy or think I was better than I was. NYC crowds are unforgiving but they are also your biggest supporters if you are no bullshit and play your game from the heart.

My favorite part of the night was when I was hanging out with the ushers that had worked the Garden for over 25 years each (see above photo). These guys had the best stories and have seen it all. We talked about when Dice was there and how Bob Hope and George Burns had taken the stage. "your turn to go up on the wall Mr. Cook" one of them said as I was walking the famous hallway where tons of live photos of everyone from Elvis to the Rolling Stones to Bruce Springsteen proudly hang. Daunting? Ha! I told you all years ago. Where the fear is -- that's where the good stuff is found. I wanted to hit that stage the minute I walked in the door.

I DID film the shows. I DID tons of new stuff. I DON'T KNOW what I am going to do with the footage. I wanted to film this one unlike Vicious. Which was slick and cut like a diamond. Nope. I wanted this to be almost bootlegy and raw. I performed in Boston like it was an EVENT but I performed in New York like it was a big comedy club. Many of you noticed and emails poured in saying that Boston felt different. Ugh-huh true. Somehow MSG turned into the Comedy Cellar north for a few hours as I just banged it out with little course set or destination determined.

Check back for updates about when and where the footage may or may not be seen. I have to think about it for a while.

Vicious Circle is being released this week and you can buy it in stores everywhere. TONS of bonus shit and the 40 minutes of material I had to cut from the HBO event. You have to see it to really understand why I had to cut it down. It was wild and sometimes out of control! One last thing is that VC is also in theaters for ONE NIGHT with the 40 minutes cut back in!!! So see it on the big screen next week. The link is on the left.

Off to Vegas after that where I just fucking played and goofed with my boys. TOURGASM shows kicked ass and the guys all brought new shit to the stage. Gulman killed with a Mel Gibson rant that was an instant classic and RK just doused the crowd with his rapid fire spaztic jabber. Jay Davis opened the show and proved he was not just a host anymore as his comedy improves month to month and his hair gets more and more lovely.

I bumped into several comedians that I had not hung with in forever and got to catch up all around. Highlights were hanging with Williams, Crystal and Whoopi backstage and chatting it up with them.

I had one of the weirdest weeks of my life everyone. It started off on such a low note and ended with the highest peak. And that my friends is called life.
]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/44/ Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:13:56 -0600 http://www.danecook.com/news/44/ Dane Cook News RSS Yet that will have to come later because tonight I want to share something else with you all.

This last week was just a roller coaster of a time. It ended in perfect positive fashion with the 2 MSG performances on Sunday night. My father watching me do my thing in the building he used to come watch his favorite boxers jab their way to glory. When I returned home I received an email from the family of a very special fan and someone I will always consider a friend.

Her name is Courtney Nicole. Her story is compelling. It easily reminds me of WHY I do what I do. I lost my mother to cancer. She just loved to laugh and it was something I loved providing my mom. I also do what I do because people like Courtney can take a bit of time to break free of pain and smile and forget their disease or hardships.

Thank you Courtney and her family for letting me call you guys and make Courtney laugh! My prayers are with you and I know my fans are sending their good vibes your way. My mother told me when she was in her final days that she would be at my shows now and forever and will have the best seat in the house. I know Courtney will be enjoying these shows from the same row.

If any of my fans would like to read about Courtney and make a donation to her fund please take a moment to visit Courtney Nicole's Journal.

My next show is dedicated to Courtney Nicole.

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Vicious Circle THE MOVIE -- yup -- info on the TOUR PAGE!

Madison Square Garden - this Nov 12th. The 1st show sold out in several hours so I figured I'd make history twice in one night by adding another show. Get tix quick cause they are flying away. Two shows, 20,000 people at each. In the round. The last comedian to headline there was Dice. I used to watch him coming up and was always impressed by how Dice did it onstage. Master of the game and one of the guys that has really inspired me. Before Dice George Burns and Bob Hope were the only other guys to ever do a show at the actual Garden. I'm following in huge footsteps but is that not what life is about? The attempt?

I want to take a minute to thank some people that never get enough praise from me. For years DJs across this country have been real champions of mine. They play my stuff and talk (sometimes smack) about me but it's always spreading my comedy across the world to millions of listeners. I've done a ton of morning shows live or call in's or pre-tapes. Sure some DJs are bitter or mail it in or make stuff up to generate "good radio" but that percentage is small. Most of the people I have worked with are true broadcasters. My father was a broadcaster and I have a deep respect for radio and the people that perform in this medium. One time I hosted a show in Miami for 4 hours pretty much alone as a "guest DJ" and it was tough! Having to constantly talk and be entertaining about -- well anything happening in the world takes more focus than people realize. Thank you all for allowing me on your airwaves!

I was just thinking of a comedian that I really miss. His name was Freddie Soto. I used to work with him in Los Angeles at the Laugh Factory. July 10, 2005 he passed away. I was just thinking of some of my friends in stand-up that really continue to make me work hard and laugh loud. Freddie was, and will always be, one of my most cherished memories of "coming up" in LA. He was never not funny.

Another person that really impacted me and was one of the nicest people I've ever met was Shirley Hemphill. People remember her as the actress from What's Happening? But to me she will always be a stand-up comedian. Shirley loved watching comedians do their thing and even when she was ill and failing in her later years she would sometimes stick around hours after her set to watch and critique me. I remember telling her to go home and rest but she would sit on her favorite stool in the lobby and tell me she wanted to hang out and watch what I was going to do. Life keeps going on but sometimes it feels good to think back to the people that made you want to go on at all!

This post will grow later today. I'm finally tired and have to zzz for a bit. But there is more over at my Official Dane Cook MySpace Zone. By the way we just hit 200,000 comments!!!]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/38/ Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:07:55 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/38/ Dane Cook News RSS
"Employee of the Month, from those shrewd folks at Lionsgate. Inexplicably, Lionsgate has another hit on their hands, as Employee beat all expectations, earning $11.8 million over its first three days. Released to 2,579 venues, the Dane Cook/Jessica Simpson comedy earned a venue average of $4,575."

THANK YOU everyone! I am already getting feedback and talking to entities about future projects. Couple of awesome comedy scripts came to me as well and I look forward to getting going on the next one. More 411 to come.

A:F6 shirts on their way. PRE-order in my BUY STUFF section.

On November 12, 2006 I will be performing at Madison Square Garden as part of the New York Comedy Festival. The tickets to this event are available beginning at 9:00AM today for my fans only by clicking HERE and by entering the password SUFI. As you can imagine, tickets will sell very fast, that's why I've made them available exclusively to you for the first several minutes. Visit 'New York Comedy Festival' for more information.

Due to the high ratings NBC is re-airing the season premiere of mySNL last Saturday at 11:29PM with musical guest The Killers. Tonight!

More 411 on Employee right here. starring role in a film will be released nationwide. It is laugh out loud funny.

TRL TODAY at 3:30pm EST!

PLUS watch me beat my son up on Jimmy Kimmel on the 4th!

TODAY TOMORROW with the whole cast! PLUS watch me beat my son up on Jimmy Kimmel on the 4th!

I'm also appearing on my first magazine cover on stands now. It's called Men's Health. There is some stuff over in my PRESS section about it too.

YES - My MySpace has hit 1.5 million friends! THANK YOU to everyone that has asked for approval. The comments and photos you send are always funny, profound, wild, shocking and appreciated.

YES - I did a DANEcast and it is on iTunes or my MySpace. Go eat that up with your ears.

UPDATE: HBO has informed me that VC was the HIGHEST ON DEMAND show requested! There is a whole new generation of tv watchers and we watch shit when we want to. THANK YOU GUYS AND GIRLS. The reviews are SCREAMING in. Vicious Circle is a winner! After 16 years of want and need I finally did what I told you all I would do. No matter what happens after this they can't take it away from me now. Man that feels fucking wonderful. THANK YOU for the emails. I am still reading away.

The sound was deafening. 18,000 people. All surrounding me. Cheering, throwing SU-FIs and applauding on their feet as I stood dead center in a sold out Boston Garden.
I heard one guy scream, "you made it Dane Cook!" I know I thought. I really have. Fuck - it was a long damn way over thousands of miles. A decade and a half later standing in a place that was just 20 minutes from the house I grew up in over on Wright Street in Arlington. The home I admitted to my parents. Mom. Dad. I want to be a stand-up comedian.
I looked up at the Boston Celtics banners hanging above me. All their championships they had won on this historic spot. I was at many of these games growing up and remember looking around thinking of what it must be like to hit a three point game winning shot and have the arena go wild for you. I saw Aerosmith here and looked around thinking of how it must feel to be playing the opening riff to Sweet Emotion and hearing Steven Tyler scream "How ya feelin' Boston?!"
I think I know how that must have felt for Danny Ainge now. Joe Perry starts that lick because I am ready to rock.
A group of kids were reaching up for me to high five them with huge grins. Before the show I had blocked out the first few hundred front row seats. I had someone go to the last row of the Garden (nosebleed section Z99) and bring kids that could not get good seats down to sit there. My dad and I could never afford to sit on the floor during games and I never got front row seats to concerts so I thought this would be a bad ass memory for the lucky guys and girls picked. I looked at all of them and ran smacking all the hands I could. This would be my best performance in my entire career thus far. I knew it.
Every single time I took the stage coming up it was for this show. It was learning something that would work in this show. It was fine-tuning an attitude or a tempo that would service this show. It was honing in on my truth so it could connect with everyone in the room at this show. I had come home to close the circle.
The name. Vicious Circle. I wanted to do a show in the round so it was an easy concept. The circle. The road to get here was unforgiving and although my journey was a blast most of the time. When it was bad it was really bad. Broke. Alone. No girlfriend to keep you company and no family to protect you. Just you. Driving. Sometimes all night to get to a place where a handful of folks might be waiting to see my show. To make just enough money to get you gas and food to get you home! It was vicious sometimes but then again so was I. I was vicious with my determination. There was no plan B for me and I was not going to let the negative bullshit deter me. I stayed away from anything that would taint my attitude or my creative process. I steered clear of lost souls and people that would hamper my stride. Only thing on my horizon ... I want to perform comedy for the world. I want to make people laugh everywhere without losing my integrity or tarnishing my families name. I will make it with pride and without being a fucking asshole or a side stepping cheating douche bag. I won't take cheap shots at others that have earned more than me and I won't judge those with less. Who gives a fruit flies balls about what anyone else is saying about my path and me. I'm on it and you know this is leading me somewhere that's why you nip at my heels.
Vicious Circle is what I would call my show because that is what I fought for endlessly for my young adult life. To come home and leave my name in the history books with this one gift God blessed me with.
Last week in Vancouver I rented an IMAX theater and screened a rough cut of VC for the cast and crew of my new movie Good Luck Chuck. I also invited 400 local fans through my website to come down for free and eat some treats while viewing the show. I didn't know how a theater of people would react to it. I didn't know how I would!
I sat there and it started. The image was so gigantic that I was wide eyed. I have never watched myself in this way. I rarely watch myself at all to be honest but this was something unique. It was the first time that I knew how it felt to be in a show watching me! I quite enjoyed sitting in the crowd for my show. Because I was watching the kid from Arlington do a simple thing. Make laughs. I felt very accomplished and wanted to tell you all about it.
Too many times I say thank you to my fans but fuck it. Thank you. It really seems to get better and better year-to-year. I completed everything I set out to do and it's about to air in front of the world. Am I nervous? Nope. Am I content? Yes. Is this the end of the road for comedy? Did I mention I have a few new goals up my sleeve? Stay turned and I will letcha know how that long drive through the night is going.
September 4th at 9:00 ET/PT tune in and watch my finest hour (and a half). You have never seen anything like what you are about to witness. New material mixed with some favorites that no one has ever seen, only heard on a CD or online. Of course updated and version 2.0'd. What goes around has come around. SUperFInger and remember to tell everyone you know about the show. It's a holy shit moment.

Join for an EXCLUSIVE video!

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1st: Blessings to all of you that have written regarding my mother passing away. Thousands of deeply touching and personal words. I've read every one of them and feel pretty damn good doing so. You are special citizens! My mother is in my heart and I know feels the lourve with me. Thank you all.

2nd-ly: QUESTION I KEEP GETTING - "TOURGASM is almost over. Are you bummed?"

Nope. I am not upset at all. I'm thrilled that TOURGASM will live on in the form of DVD(s). Me and the guys just finished commentary for all 9 episodes and with over 420 plus hours of footage NEVER BEFORE SEEN we plan on putting out plenty of bonus stuff when it drops (Thanksgiving / X-mas time I am guessing).

The episode tonight is probably my favorite because I went back and visited my high school. I never expected to be welcomed back the way I was. It was remarkable.

QUESTION: "Is TOURGASM a success?"

Yup. The highest demo in HBO history for 18-34 viewers. Some critics knocked it but all that mattered to me was reading the fan mail and hearing you say you were loving it. There are people that wanted it to be something else. But this show was about letting off some steam and having a good time. Cynical people tuned out because it's a show about trusting your gut and living a dream not booting heroin and fucking hookers. I wanted people to see the side of comedy that was never before seen.

All the guys are on the road making great money for their families and looking towards my OFFICAL TOURGASM TOUR coming very soon. Come back for more on that later. TOURGASM 2? Well here is the plan ahhhh ummm ..... more later.
TOURGASM MYSPACE PAGE

2nd: Question I keep getting. "Where is the new comedy at DC?"

With RETALIAION inching towards double plat and HARMFUL almost at platinum new fans jump on board with each new moment people are hungry for new shit. With TOURGASM I did a lot of best of stuff so I would not burn the new material I was working on. TOURGASM was not about the onstage stand-up as much as offstage lives so I wanted to hold off and not let bits out half finished.

This September 4th, on HBO, my debut comedy event VICIOUS CIRCLE airs. HBO didn't want to call it a special because this thing is unlike anything I or HBO has ever done. 90 minutes in front of 18,000 comedy fans @ the Boston Garden in the round. It is an event and it is going to blow you the fuck away. 90% of the material is new with a few surprises thrown in that no one has ever seen me do live! I am truly in awe by how this looks and the flow of my performance. In one night I stepped into the performance that I always strived for. Top of my game or the game in general and telling the world I'm not trying to leave a mark in comedy I want to leave a fucking gash. A few of my comedian buddies have seen it and just tell me "get ready -- it's all over."

3rd: QUESTION - "What are you working on now?"

R-rated sex comedy called GOOD LUCK CHUCK. Jessica Alba and myself. Shooting in Vancouver for 6 weeks. We are a week into production and I'm total digging it. Alba is really funny in a way I've never seen her before. Then right into DAN IN REAL LIFE with Steve Carell. Finished MR. BROOKS, a Se7en type thriller, with Kevin Costner and Demi Moore a few weeks ago where I play a wanna be serial killer (correct... not funny, but a terrific role as an actor) and a cameo in TRANSFORMERS to be shot in August. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH OFFICIAL SITE drops in a few weeks and it is really, really great. Funny and has a lot of heart. I trust you will all like it.

Finding plenty of time to sneak on stage and work on material though! I've built an army of fans on this Dane train. I have always wanted to bring you into this film world with me so we are doing it. Hope you enjoy the films alongside my stand-up.

Oh and I am hosting the TEEN CHOICE awards live on FOX this August 20th where I am also nominated for BEST COMEDIAN! So VOTE HERE for me!

I've got a few more surprises but don't wanna drop that info yet. Come back in a minute and I will tell you my SUPER FRIGGIN' NEWS about what else I am doing in September!!!!

SUperFInger to you all.
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My mothers name was Donna Cook. She had an amazing laugh. Loved to make other people laugh, although shy, and she so deeply enjoyed watching all of her children go on to make something of themselves. A kind, honest woman who could also be tough and determined. She was my champion.

Mom loved coming out to my shows. Starting out in Boston she would come out to the clubs or Chinese restaurants that had comedy nights and sit in the back eating and enjoying the show. Sometimes she would actually heckle me! One time she yelled out because I forgot what I was saying after being distracted. Trying to help she shouted out and a guy "shushed" her. I had to say to him please don't tell my mom to shut-up she can yell out whatever she wants.

But her favorite thing to do was watch all of you watch me. After shows she would give me play by play driving home on who laughed and how they laughed. She would act out how people would hit each other and wipe their eyes cause they were crying from laughing so hard. I was as entertained watching her recap for me as you were watching me do my act.

She so enjoyed when I would read fan mail to her. I would call her or sit with her and read wonderful letters from around the world. People discovering me and my passion for performing. I find myself reading fan emails out loud the last week so she can hear them too.

Her words of wisdom stay with me and always have over my career. She watched this past year with pride and wonder. Sometimes people ask me how the hell I've done so much and I think a part of me was wanting to show her everything I promised I would achieve. She saw it all. She watched my hbo VICIOUS CIRCLE footage and was proud. My promise to my mom 16 years ago was to someday do my very own HBO special because my family and I used to watch young comedians specials and stuff on there and just got a kick out of cracking up together and quoting our favorite comedians. She also got to see early footage of my first leading role in a film Employee of the Month and, again, was just so happy to see I was doing what I love.

My mother said the words that I read and remember everyday in my office. I was feeling down and unsure a few years back. She confidently said, "You embrace that which defines you, Dane." Like her and my dad raised me I lived the life of a comedian. I was true to my voice. I have never gotten bitter or resentful when I had nothing or no opportunities. I didn't let it go to my head when I got something or made a little money. Didn't lie or step on toes to get to where I desired and didn't steal one word or try to emulate another persons persona. I have been true to myself, my family and my fans.

But more than anyone I honored my mothers wishes. To never stop no matter what anyone said or did to me. Because the only thing that matters is living in the truth and doing what you love.

Okay so this post isn't funny but it is important. Do me a favor. Laugh today. Listen to a CD that gets you going and just fucking laugh for a few. It is how I'd like my fans to honor the person who deserves the most applause my mother Donna Cook.

I love you and miss you mom, but I know you told me after you were gone you'd have the best seat in the house. ]]> http://www.danecook.com/news/35/ Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:58:40 -0500 http://www.danecook.com/news/35/ Dane Cook News RSS