Stand-up comedian Dane Cook, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Waffler in Mystery Men 13 years ago (also, that whole Louie guest appearance thing), performed a set at the Los Angeles-based comedy club the Laugh Factory last night and, according to the Daily Caller, told a joke about the recent shootings in Aurora, Colorado. And, just like the one from Playboy model Tricia Evans, it was TERRIBLE.
“So I heard that the guy came into the theater about 25 minutes into the movie,” Cook said, “And I don’t know if you’ve seen the movie, but the movie is pretty much a piece of crap. Yea, spoiler alert.”
“I know that if none of that would have happened, pretty sure that somebody in that theater, about 25 minutes in, realizing it was a piece of crap, was probably like ‘ugh fucking shoot me,’” Cook said.
His comments were met with groans that morphed into loud laughter and cheers. (Via)
This is basically the same groan-worthy joke that Evans — not to mention literally thousands of other idiots on Twitter — have made in the week since that guy whose name we won’t mention became infamous for being an evil human being. Let me repeat: Dane Cook, professional comedian, is going around telling the same terrible joke a Playboy model made on Twitter.
People, if you’re going to joke about a tragedy — make it funny. Also, The Dark Knight Rises wasn’t a “piece of crap,” unlike a certain stand-up comedian.
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” It’s fine to joke about a tragedy, necessary even — just make it funny.”
Well said.
Uuugh. Nope.
Ironic thing is I guarantee that same “ugh, shoot me” line was uttered a mere minutes into Cook’s act.
Oh oh, Dane Cook doesn’t have a really popular podcast does he?
Wow he is really pulling out all the stops to be relevant again….
I don’t know that starring in a few crappy movies makes you relevant.
“perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Waffler in Mystery Men” Seriously, dude? C’mon….
Line of the write up imo.
Hey, it was the funniest he’s ever been.
Obviously, your humor is not nearly as sophisticated as tittymeat80′s. OBVI
Name any other role he’s played in a movie that’s better…..
evilbanker for the win!
Remember when he got his throat cut open with a shovel in Mr. Brooks? Good times.
The lesson here is timeliness and taste- which, neither here was appropriated. Dane Cook- A Jerk that will go on my wall for @ssholes, like Rush Limbaugh.
I guess we can add Gilbert Godfreid to the list of people Dane Cook has stolen from.
The fact that Cook’s stock is on the decline while Louie CK’s is on the rise, pleases me to no end
best known to me as a poacher of Lous C.K. jokes.
TLI there is at least one entire forum of people that also think Dane Cook sucks. Cool!
Omg he is a comedian. We all knew it was inevitable. However, having heard the joke it really wasn’t funny. If you have a good one lets hear it.
Laughter is still the best medicine in my opinion…
When he was was doing an entire bit about beng so famous he’s able to “fuck a dirty whore” to make himself feel better he was just a sad, has-been asshole.
Now he’s elevated himself to even sadder, has-been, tactless piece of shit who wouldn’t know a superbly crafted genre film from a humorless rom-com cashing in on a stand-up comedian’s fleeting celebrity.
People need to worry more about terrorist of the world and Westboro Baptist Church Hurting families and picketing soldiers funerals and other people then one small joke by a big hearted comedian that helps the homeless and does good. Westboro Baptist Church Protesters Blocked At Fallen Soldier’s Funeral [huff.to] via @HuffPostPo
Cook has a big heart and does care and helps alot of people. Don’t judge less U be judged. We have all have made a bad decision before and alot of comedians have done the same. It’s a joke and people laughed at it. He didn’t say it with malice. He just wants to make people laugh and not hurt people. It has’t to be a hard job to do that every night.People have said alot of hurtful things to Mr.Cook about his parents and their deaths. I feel sorry for all he has had to put up with. People have said some very cruel things to him. Try walking in his shoes for a day. I don’t think I would want too. This was posted on Twitter before the joke was told. Dane does care about his fellow man.
23 JulDane Cook Please help comedian Caleb Medley who was seriously injured in the Aurora massacre. His wife gave birth today. No one made a big deal out of all the 9/11 jokes that everyone told.
I sincerely love that the president of the Dane Cook Fan Club has the Son of God as their avatar.
He’s got alot of room to be talking about someone being a piece of crap when he’s about as funny as a turd floating in the toilet bowl…oh wait, that’s his act, not a turd.
To be fair, the person really at fault is whoever Dane Cook stole the joke from
1. This is really a joke about TDKR, not the victims of the shooting. Is it a little insensitive? Sure, but he’s not making fun of them
2. This joke is nothing like the Playboy model’s joke. They both involve the movie and the fact that people got shot/died. Yeah.
3. We get it, Dane Cook sucks. Moving on!
You can joke about tragedy, but not the actual tragedy. Every horrifying event has something odd or peculiar that can stand comment.
For example, during the September 11 attacks, I was watching ABC News and they had “breaking news” they had to report. The Vatican had issued a statementa nd condemned the terror attacks. This was reported in a tone of voice that made it seem if the Vatican could ahve issued a different statement.
“Today, Pope John Paul II, leader of a billion Christians, praised the Al-Qaeda attacks that have left 3,000 dead,” Now, THAT is breaking news. ABC has a scoop.