Stage Time Magazine - New York, NY, USA - Dane Cook is returning to the spotlight with a slate of new gigs this spring that include performing for US troops in Iraq, headlining Lollipop Laugh-Out, a benefit show at the Laugh Factory and appearing on the top-rated hit American Idol as part of American Idol: Idol Gives Back on April 9.

Cook’s latest album, Rough Around the Edges was certified gold by the RIAA. “It went gold faster than any of my prior comedy albums,” he writes to fans on MySpace.

Fans can also see Cook in an exclusive full-length documentary on Robert Kelly’s new DVD Just the Tip set for

Asheville Citizen-Times - NC, USA - Where is the funny?

For most of my childhood, I wanted to be a stand-up comedian. No, seriously. Then I realized it involved being considered humorous by more than just your brain-dead friends and having the ability to tell jokes that had beginnings, middles and ends.
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Then Dane Cook became famous, and I reconsidered my dream.

I’ve ranted on this moron before, but things are getting out of hand. Somehow this dork keeps getting placed in movies and selling out arenas to adoring dorks just like him. The only discernable characteristic of his brand of “comedy” seems to be volume. The louder he

National Ledger - Apache Junction, AZ, USA - Dane Cook is confident his marathon stand-up comedy record is going to, well, stand up. That's in spite of the fact that Dave Chappelle broke Cook's three-hour, 50-minute record at L.A.'s Laugh Factory in April last year. Then, after reportedly hearing rumors of Cook's intention to grab the record back, Chappelle added a six-hour, 12-minute run in December, only to have Cook best him with his seven-hour endurance joke-telling spree Jan. 1.

And yet, asked about Chappelle coming back again, Cook says, "It isn't something we went into competitively. If anybody could get up there and entertain people for more than

National Ledger - Apache Junction, AZ, USA - Dane Cook is confident his marathon stand-up comedy record is going to, well, stand up. That's in spite of the fact that Dave Chappelle broke Cook's three-hour, 50-minute record at L.A.'s Laugh Factory in April last year. Then, after reportedly hearing rumors of Cook's intention to grab the record back, Chappelle added a six-hour, 12-minute run in December, only to have Cook best him with his seven-hour endurance joke-telling spree Jan. 1.

And yet, asked about Chappelle coming back again, Cook says, "It isn't something we went into competitively. If anybody could get up there and entertain people for more than

Punchline Magazine - Hackensack, NJ, USA - When asked about the prospect of Dave Chappelle breaking his current seven-hour stand-up comedy record, Dane Cook confidently but respectfully said he wasn’t worried.

“It isn’t something we went into competitively. If anybody could get up there and entertain people for more than seven hours, it would be Dave,” he adds. “But I think the seven hours will probably stand for some time.”

If you’re keeping track: in April of last year, Chappelle beat Cook’s former record of three hours and 50 minutes. Unanswered, Chappelle came back with a six hour, 12-minute performance in December. On Jan. 1, Cook did seven hours.

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Recorder - New Britain, CT, USA - I have listened to or watched every single Dane Cook album, DVD, movie and television special. After hours upon hours of listening to this supposed ‘comedian,’ I have come to an obvious conclusion: The man simply does not live up to the expectations set by his record sales, fans and hype. I realize how loyal the Dane Cook nation is, and I hope that the Cook masses can refrain from physical retribution. Verbal and literary reprisal is acceptable (and encouraged), but I’m not looking for a fist fight.

After much thought and observation I have composed a list of the five

PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA - Entertainment Studios, Inc., the largest independent producer/distributor of first-run syndicated television
programming, announces the renewal of its daily half-hour comedy series "Comics Unleashed" in New York on WCBS, Los Angeles on KABC and in Chicago on WCIU for Fall 2007.

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Comics Unleashed has also renewed 17 markets with Clear Channel Television. Offering a solution to broadcast television stations with
declining numbers of off-network sitcoms, "Comics Unleashed" excels as a half-hour daily comedy talk show.Produced and delivered in High Definition, Comics Unleashed was created and developed by Byron Allen, Chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios,Inc. "I have had the time of my life

Television Week - Detroit, MI, USA - ESPN has lined up its annual bevy of stars to join co-hosts LeBron James and Jimmy Kimmel at the upcoming ESPY Awards in July.

The 15th annual gala, which commemorates the past year of sports by honoring sports achievements and athletes, has added names from the worlds of film, sports, television and music to its roster of presenters. Among the names to appear will be actors Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Dane Cook; NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Vince Young and Matt Leinart; actresses Kate Walsh of "Grey's Anatomy" and Jamie Lynn Sigler of "The Sopranos;" and swimming star

NorthJersey.com - Hackensack, NJ, USA - Dane Cook is in negotiations to star in "Bachelor No. 2," a comedy that Howard Deutch is in final negotiations to direct.

"Bachelor No. 2" focuses on a man named Tank, known for being hired to take girls out on absolutely terrible dates so they will crawl back to the boyfriends they dumped. When his best friend needs his help with the girl who dumped him, Tank struggles with his raging libido and the meaning of friendship.

Cook, a successful stand-up comedian, takes a dramatic turn with "Mr. Brooks," the Kevin Costner thriller opening today. He recently wrapped shooting "Dan in Real