the dane train

I remember seeing Dane Cook in the early 00's on comedy central. I thought he was pretty damn funny, especially when compared to the quality of their normal half-hours. I considered him a good, young comedian who would probably get better. So I was very happy to see him gain a bit of a following. Before long, and before anyone could have imagined, he had the best selling comedy album in history.

After that, people stratified. It was no longer acceptable to say that Dane Cook is pretty funny, or you don’t much care for him. You had to either say he is a comedy god, or an overvalued piece of trash. These are still the only 2 groups, and they each have their own unique set of bullshit, like a religion.

The Dane Cook haters typically hate him because: he’s successful, he doesn’t do drugs or alcohol, he’s in a lot of movies and on TV, and he’s pretty. These reasons have no content, they are only cases of sour grapes, resentment, or simple jealousy.

The Dane Cook lovers typically love him because: he’s successful, he doesn’t do drugs or alcohol, he’s in a lot of movies and on TV, and he’s pretty. These reasons have no content, they are only cases of jumping on the bandwagon, apathy, or simply following.

There are plenty of good reasons to love, or hate, Dane Cook. So many good reasons that I won’t bother to get into them here. Consider that he is primarily a comedian and that’s what he should be judged on. Listen to or watch his work. You’d be hard pressed to say it’s the greatest comedy ever, and also hard pressed to say there’s nothing worthwhile in it. It’s baffling that he’s inspired so much extremism. He has always been, and always will be, a pretty good comedian. That’s it, and that’s enough.