Dane Cook: Above it All

I'm not sure when I last saw Dane Cook, be it a stand up or movie/tv project, but its been a while. So, we've aged, lost some of that youthful gusto, physical comedy and perhaps lost touch with our demographic a bit.

In this special, Dane has set up a gathering in his backyard. It's a modern setting in which he is trying to go for a very comfortable, laid back environment. However, it seemed a strange venue. What we see of his home was nice though.

He discusses an encounter with a stalker, his much younger girlfriend and performing one of his earlier gigs. It was chucklesome but it's not Vicious Circle. I don't want to say it was bad because I didn't think it was awful but it felt like watching "dad jokes" attempting to be current and falling short.

I like Dane Cook. I hate this wasn't better. I REALLY wanted it to be because I think he's a funny guy. This isn't his best work. However, as I said, it was chucklesome. If you're okay with that, check it out but don't expect to be rolling with laughter.

Idk if it's his sense of humor or time passed that has made him unfunny. Definitely not the worse stand up I've seen but not the best. I was kinda waiting to laugh, and the further that you get into the act, the more bored I got. Dane Cook kinda tried too hard, versus the early to mid 00's it just came naturally. I was wondering if the ppl were really laughing or was it automated laughter at the end of his punch line. I have never seen him this unfunny, I couldn't wait for it to be over. If you a big Dane Cook fan this is extremely disappointing, it was like watching an educational movie at school. Bored bored bored.

A bit of advice for Mr. Cook: Don't talk about your girlfriend in your standup. I know you don't have any problem with the age difference, but your audience does. The second Dane brought up his GF and their age difference during this special I think he lost about 1/2 of them.

Overall, this special was "okay". Dane sounds similar to his previous work but there's a lot of bite missing.

The longest part of this routine was an extended story Dane Cook told about a stalking event he recently supposedly experienced.

The fact that this incident definitely never happened didn't help it one bit. That I'm supposed to believe any celebrity in Hollywood wouldn't instantly call the cops if a stalker showed up at their door is laughable at best. Gotta ground your stories in the realm of believability for me to enjoy it.

The second story was about Dane's GF, and the fact that he quickly dropped it tells me it was going over about as well as it sounded like it was with his audience. (BTW he mentioned he was 49 and she was 23...but failed to mention he was 43 and she was 17 when they met)

Dane has apparently lost a lot of his audience, though. I was surprised no one else had reviewed this special before me, considering it came out over 6 months ago.

Oh well, you got 5 bucks from me at least, Dane. Enjoy your giant house and your teenager girlfriend.