The New York Post is reporting that Dane Cook is about to be crowned “The Unfunniest Comic” by a couple of radio personalities in Boston.

The publication claims that not only is Cook not liked by your average Joe, but also fellow comedians. Maybe that’s because he is known for ’stealing jokes’. Some claim he has stolen jokes from the likes of Louis CK, Demetri Martin, and Joe Rogan.

He is the front runner in the contest which is modeled after March Madness. The Boston jocks, WBCN’s Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb, claim that Cook is leading the contest with an overwhelming majority. He has beat out comedians such as Carlos Mencia, Paula Poundstone, Jeff Foxworthy, and Jay Leno.

Toucher explains the contest, “We were talking about how people laugh out loud at nonsense and Dane is a good example of that. We’d listen to him and at the end of four minutes he’d change subjects, and that was it. We couldn’t figure out when the joke was.

“And he’s actually hated. People don’t hate others they way they do him. At least Foxworthy panders to rednecks. Dane’s stories are so weak you wouldn’t want to hear them over lunch.”

So, I’ll be honest here. I have never heard Dane’s stand-up, and I think the only movie I have seen him in was ‘Dan in Real Life‘, where his role was not significant and not funny. I think he’s a good looking guy, but now I’m thinking that might be all he has going for him.

I used to be a fan of Carlos Mencia’s until Joe Rogan exposed him for what he is and now I can’t stand the guy. I haven’t watched his show since. I even paid to see him perform a couple years ago. Maybe it was a good thing that the sound quality was so poor I couldn’t hear him..

Anyhow - back to Dane Cook. I want to find out your opinion. Have you heard Dane’s stand up? Did it suck - or do you think the accusations are ridiculous?

Is Dane Cook the Unfunniest Comedian?


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