Editing Dane Cook (section)

== Comedic style ==
Cook's style is principally "long-form storytelling"<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/10/dane_cook_finds_humor_in_darke.html Dane Cook finds humor in darkest times on latest tour, coming to Van Andel Arena on Friday] Grand Rapids Press</ref> and "multipurpose phrases".<ref name="salon2006" /> Cook says his onstage persona is a combination of the personalities of his mom, Donna, and his dad, George. "My mother is like a [[Looney Tunes]] cartoon. She's wiggly ... She has the ability to tongue in cheek a lot, and do it in a way where she's being physical. My dad is the polar opposite. He always had a little 'what the fuck' in his voice. Even if he knew nothing about what he was talking about, he could sell it. So I looked at these two extremely funny people and created a style of comedy from absorbing their actions."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punchlinemagazine.com/site/?p=224|title=Dane Cook: All Aboard the Dane Train, ''Punchline'' magazine|date=2005-11-07|publisher=Punchlinemagazine.com|access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref>

He explains: {{blockquote|text=I wanted to create a stage persona for myself that allowed me to really speak about anything I want... So I can be a storyteller, I can be jokey, I can be corny, I can be a little vulgar, I can be a lot vulgar. And I'm not afraid to go anywhere to get the point of the joke across, even if I have to just blabber like a retard until it becomes apparent that I'm a retard and that the audience should laugh.}}

=== Reception ===
One reviewer noted that Cook attracted a young, growing audience through colorful observations and high-energy performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-herald.com/news/ohio/back-on-the-road-comic-dane-cook-has-back-to/article_8dde52fa-4ccd-58a4-98f6-30721be743a2.html|title=Back on the road, comic Dane Cook has back-to-back Rocksino shows|last=Mona|first=Breanna|website=The News-Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10|archive-date=2019-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227182216/https://www.news-herald.com/news/ohio/back-on-the-road-comic-dane-cook-has-back-to/article_8dde52fa-4ccd-58a4-98f6-30721be743a2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Commentators in a variety of media sources have characterized Dane Cook's humor as unfunny.<ref name="abclocal1" /><ref name="salon2006" /><ref name="autogenerated2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20061023202031/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/12073063/pop_life_the_jokes_on_us "Pop Life: The Joke's on Us: How can any comedian get as famous as Dane Cook has with no jokes?"] by [[Rob Sheffield]], ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', October 19, 2006.</ref> Comedian [[Ron White]] has criticized Dane Cook for his lack of real material and for his inflated ego, saying: "[He] does not make me laugh, at all, in any way, shape or form."<ref>[http://www.bullz-eye.com/entertainment/interviews/2006/ron_white.htm "Ron White Interview" by David Medsker], ''Bullz-eye.com''</ref> When asked about his opinion of Cook on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'', comedian [[Nick DiPaolo]] said "he doesn't make me laugh, but that doesn't mean he's not funny."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1199336400#11113|title=Scott the emotional engineer – The Howard Stern Show|date=2008-01-03|publisher=Howardstern.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131143147/http://howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1199336400|archive-date=January 31, 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref> On Boston radio station [[WBCN (FM)|WBCN]], Dane Cook was named by radio show [[Toucher and Rich]] to a tournament of the top 16 "Worst Comedians" and, based on listener voting, was voted the "Worst Comedian" of all. In the ''[[Michigan Daily]]'', Elie Zwiebel and co-author Jesse Bean wrote that "he's managed to become one of the most overrated comics ever" and that his act is "boringly stagnant".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/dane-cook-not-so-much|title=The Michigan Daily, "Dane Cook? Not so much."|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208152428/http://michigandaily.com/content/dane-cook-not-so-much|archive-date=2009-02-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> In an interview with Jason Tanamor of Zoiks! Online, Tanamor asked Cook why he was so despised. Cook stated that he'd had conversations with his therapist, attributing some of the negativity to his alpha demeanor. Add to that, Cook's highly successful career. "Unfortunately, what you find is, you know in your graduating class with the guys you came up with, there's going to be some dudes in front of you that don't want you catching up, and there's going to be some guys behind you that maybe they've never had an opportunity. That, coupled with, like you said, reaching the Billboard charts with 'Retaliation' and a lot of people going, 'Who the fuck does he think he is?'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zoiksonline.com/2015/01/exclusive-interview-dane-cook-danecook.html|title=Exclusive Interview: Dane Cook (@danecook) Talks Stand-up, Fans, and Jerry Lewis.|website=www.zoiksonline.com|access-date=2017-12-12|archive-date=2017-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212193528/http://www.zoiksonline.com/2015/01/exclusive-interview-dane-cook-danecook.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Jim Breuer]] talked about Cook's reputation within the comedy industry, saying: "Everyone kills this guy ... Not one comedian comes on [my Sirius radio show] and says 'I'm so happy for him', which is weird. ... They can't stand this poor guy." Breuer went on to say that he personally thinks Cook is a "tremendous performer".<ref name="free-press-release.com">[http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200611/1163129555.html "Comics Question the Rise of Dane Cook"], ''Free Press Release'', November 9, 2006.</ref>

[[Paul Provenza]] said that he was not a fan of his earlier work, but "...caught a couple of Dane Cook shows at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, and he was fantastic", and became a fan because he felt he had "matured".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/05/13/love-him-hate-him-2/|title=The hated Dane Cook wins over at least one fellow comic|date=May 13, 2009|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=22 August 2015}}</ref>

=== Accusations of plagiarism ===
Comedian [[Joe Rogan]] claimed that Cook performed a bit on an episode of ''[[Premium Blend]]'' that Rogan had developed on ''I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday'', and claimed to have performed the routine earlier in clubs with Cook present. In 2010, Rogan had Cook as a guest on [[The Joe Rogan Experience|his podcast]], telling him that he was a "good dude" and that he was "...glad we put all that shit past and hung out...I think you are doing some awesome shit." Cook replied: "That means the world hearing that from you, Joe ... You've got a lot of integrity and I've always had a lot of respect for you."<ref>{{cite AV media |date=4 August 2010 |title=Podcast #33 – Dane Cook, Brian Redban |medium=Podcast |publisher=The Joe Rogan Experience }}</ref>

There was also widespread Internet discussion regarding three bits from Cook's 2005 album ''[[Retaliation (Dane Cook album)|Retaliation]]'', and similar bits from comic [[Louis C.K.]]'s 2001 album ''[[Live in Houston (Louis C.K. album)|Live in Houston]]''.<ref name="getlen">Getlen, Larry. "Take the Funny and Run". ''Radar''. February 14, 2007.{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2007/02/take_the_funny_and_run_2.php|date=*}}</ref> In 2011, Cook played himself in an episode of ''[[Louie (U.S. TV series)|Louie]]'', scripted by C.K., centering on a fictional encounter between the two comics during which they discuss the controversy.<ref name="ew">"[http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/08/05/dane-cook-settles-joke-stealing-feud-on-louis/ Dane Cook settles Louis C.K. joke-stealing feud on Louie]". ''EW.com''. August 5, 2011.</ref> In an interview in 2012, Louis C.K. defended Cook, saying: "I don't think he stole from me knowingly... I think he sort of got some of my jokes in his head and got sloppy. He's a good guy and not capable of maleficence."<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111105/http://www.laughspin.com/2012/06/18/louis-c-k-on-dane-cook-i-dont-think-he-stole-from-me-knowingly/ Louis C.K. on Dane Cook: 'I don't think he stole from me knowingly']}}". ''Laughspin''. June 18, 2012. ''"What I wrote for Dane and me on camera represents what each other feels about the situation. The only difference is that he's not angry about it. Neither of us really care. Dane was generous in allowing me to take him to a place of anger and it was funny the way he did it. I don't think he stole from me knowingly, which is what I said in the episode. I think he sort of got some of my jokes in his head and got sloppy. He's a good guy and not capable of maleficence."''</ref>