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Originally Posted by sspadowsky
No. Comedians most definitely do tell jokes. Jokes are what make comedy, um, funny. It may come across as a story or insight or what have you, but everything about that story is carefully calculated to garner a specific reaction, i.e. laughter. Setup --> Punchline --> hahahahaha. That is a joke. Dane Cook does not have those. He has meandering stories that don't really go anywhere. He says "dude" and "brah" a lot, and gesticulates wildly. That is all.
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Okay, just checking to make sure you didn't imply that comedians tell shit like "A penguin walks into a bar" or the Aristocrats.
I think his Comedy Central bit, aside from saying punching someone in the face (because I love that term) was a big "fuck you" to the comedy spectrum. The worst was when he would fall on the floor and talk to the camera and compare his show to a rock 'n roll show. I think that's what he wants to be, a rock star in the comedy world. Not happening. But you do see it. He's loud, vulgar and stupid, just like a real rock star!