Editing Dane Cook (section)

=== 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>