Dane Cook Jokes About Colorado Shooting: Funny or Foul?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2012/07/30 14:21:44

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Comedian Dane Cook officially has a sick sense of humor. The 40-year-old comic joked about "The Dark Knight Rises" movie massacre during his stand-up routine last Thursday at Los Angeles' Laugh Factory, The Daily Caller reports -- just a week after the horrific tragedy took place.

"So I heard that the guy came into the theater about 25 minutes into the movie. And I don't know if you've seen the movie, but the movie is pretty much a piece of crap. Yeah, spoiler alert. I know that if none of that would have happened, pretty sure that somebody in that theater, about 25 minutes in, realizing it was a piece of crap, was probably like, 'Ugh, (expletive) shoot me,'" Cook said.

The audience reportedly groaned at first, but then laughed and cheered. But others didn't find it very funny, forcing Cook to apologize on Twitter: "I am devastated by the recent tragedy in Colorado & did not mean to make light of what happened. I made a bad judgment call with my material last night & regret making a joke at such a sensitive time. My heart goes out to all of the families & friends of the victims."

And not only did Cook manage to offend the victims, their family and their friends, he also dissed "Batman" fans: "Dark Knight Rises" currently has a 87 percent fresh rating with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and 93 percent of fans liked it.

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Heisenberg 2012/07/30 17:01:28

Foul

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Dane Cook...still not funny
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Lila Beth 2012/08/03 03:29:47 (edited)

Foul

Well I was a fan against anything my fiance said. Now don't really think I am a fan any longer.

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La 2012/08/02 02:12:09

Foul

I wouldn't have minded if it was a good joke, but it's based on the premise that Batman sucks, and it's a really good movie.

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nate 2012/08/01 18:04:52

Foul

there is nothing funny about that shooting.

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Kat ♪ 2012/08/01 17:50:31

Foul

Nothing funny about it.

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Aksana 2012/08/01 17:45:38

Foul

+1
not cool

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Kid Neon 2012/08/01 17:14:18

Funny

+2
but still a little to soon bro...

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glen 2012/08/01 15:16:19

Foul

+1
It wasn't a joke so don't turn it into one . Jackass !!

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malikasecrets 2012/08/01 14:10:54 (edited)

Foul

+1
Tasteless to make a living from the tragic sorrow of so many. http://fairlyfarley.files.wor...

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mblythe95 2012/08/01 13:22:08

Funny

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i've heard loads of jokes about the shootings and told some myself plus have you looked on sickipedia? there are hundreds

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the fuze 2012/08/01 10:57:35

Foul

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Somebody was at Dane's show and 25 minutes into it, they were like "I wish somebody would effin' shoot me". Dane Cook has to be one of the least funny people on the face of the Earth.

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Jenni 2012/08/01 07:16:06

Foul

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Didn't like the movie. And although I didn't think the joke was appropriate, I commend him for apologizing. Sometimes when you're doing stand-up, or any kind of improvisational performance, you just say what's on your mind without thinking about it.

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LAILA 2012/08/01 06:27:22

Foul

+1
that is just rude and mean

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Haley Smith 2012/08/01 06:13:58

Foul

+2
Murders or even death at all people shouldn't joke about, I think.

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Kerymi 2012/08/01 06:06:15

Foul

+2
Still too soon.

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joshBigBoss 2012/08/01 05:33:19

Foul

+1
Not only was he wrong to make fun of the killings, but the idiot said the movie stunk. It's a good movie.

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Wackyweirdochic 2012/08/01 05:02:08

Foul

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There's some things to joke about, while there are other things NOT to joke about.
It's terrible to joke about something as tragic as that. I mean, what if you had a relative that died in that incident? I'm sure you wouldn't want to hear someone joking about it._.
People need to learn when to shut up..

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Any 2012/08/01 04:19:54

Foul

+1
Dane Cook: Not Even Once.

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some idiot who thinks he kn... 2012/08/01 04:12:34

Foul

+1
The joke was neither funny or a good thing to say. I hate it when comedians result to really offending comments unless they can pull it off.

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Nicole 2012/08/01 02:34:24

Foul

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Aw why, Dane, why? I like Dane Cook but this was not funny.

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Dan 2012/08/01 01:20:24

Foul

+1
Way Bad!

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D L 2012/08/01 00:37:12

Funny

yes, it sucks that the shooting happened but why get offended at what a comedian says. that is their whole purpose is to offend people and make others laugh. for some reason its ok to joke about bad tragedies as long as they happened years ago. but don't you dare say a thing if it was resent. think about it, he made the joke up because he knew it would upset people and bring more publicity to him.

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BattleB... to D L 2012/08/01 13:04:26

I think it's acceptable to joke about a tragedy that happened years ago because those who got harmed or lost someone have time to mourn and recover. Joking about it when the wound is fresh is rubbing salt in the wound.
I'm not arguing with you or anything, just thought that should be said.

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Ninjaman to D L 2012/08/01 18:32:46

how funny would it have been if someone you cared about was killed in that theatre?

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Courtney Hammett 2012/07/31 21:59:28

Funny

+2
It's a funny joke, so shoot me.

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Dickens 2012/07/31 20:52:42

Foul

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...hmmm...I was trying to think if there was EVER a time when dane cook was funny...

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Jessica 2012/07/31 20:00:06 (edited)

Foul

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The joke didn't bother me, but it was simply way too soon for a joke referring to it, if it will ever be appropriate. I still like him as a comedian though. I generally like his sense of humor.

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devon.stearns.lautner 2012/07/31 19:33:05

Foul

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This was just foul to begin with, what happened in Colorado was the most devastating moment in life because lives were lost... Joking about this was not called for, its like joking about 9/11 everyone would be more disgusted about that too. Just the fact that he did this would get everyone disgusted even more!

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OneLastWord 2012/07/31 18:24:02 (edited)

Foul

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He's a TURD, and we all know it's impossible to shin a TURD, no matter what.

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El Prez 2012/07/31 18:11:44

Foul

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Actually neither! Comedians use all subjects as material, sometimes it hits and sometimes it fails. His choice and timing were poor and it was badly received. To a comedian, that just means rework or new material.

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tatilee(: 2012/07/31 17:59:11

Foul

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i still love Dane Cook, he just needs to learn about timing. And this, was with out a doubt, bad timing...

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The Doctor's Rose♥ 2012/07/31 17:43:16

Foul

+2
That is not something to joke about whatsoever. And what he said wasn't funny at all.

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Derbyhat 2012/07/31 16:37:26

Foul

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Some people have no class or sense of decency. Laughed at a traumatic amputation, or spontaneous abortion lately? To me this is as vile as child pornography.

After 9/11, Jay Leno aired all week long and he just talked for several programs. Remember the line, "We were sucker punched!"? That was a class act at a time when most of three thousand people had just been pulverized by buildings crashing to the ground.

Those who laughed at Cook's crude remark, were likely caught off guard, but felt sick later. Those who flock to these performances where a "comic's" radar for humor is locked of anything that moves may want to rethink about returning to the scene of the crime or the colprit who has such a low bar for what it presentable.

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TheCherryBlossomAngelPrincess 2012/07/31 15:45:00

Foul

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Who is he anyway?
All these "comedians" today are a piece of trash! Damn,I miss the old ones, they knew how to make you laugh without being an ass.

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Derbyhat to TheCher... 2012/08/06 05:24:52

It was a good question! Now that we know, I think most of us wish we hadn't. Its a shame that so many of us had to go dumpster diving to make that discovery!

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~MandyLynn~ 2012/07/31 15:21:02

Foul

+3
I don't think that was funny, & not something to joke about...just plain disrespectful I think.

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Lady Salsa 2012/07/31 15:14:39
glass_butterfly ~YSU~ 2012/07/31 14:40:05

Foul

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I've called Dane Cook is a lot of things, but Comedian defiantly has never, and will never be one of them...

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ģhøṡτ øώl 2012/07/31 13:42:35

Foul

+2
He's a douche. Never liked his crappy redundant routine. Remember in the movie "Step Brothers" when Adam Scott's douchebag character yells at his wife "Honey! DANE COOK PAY-PER-VIEW! 20 MINUTES! COME ON!" That's the ringer.

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Beat Magnum True Hero 2012/07/31 11:31:42

Foul

+3
Dane Cook: The unfunny poster-boy for being an overgrown douchebag man-child who still lives in mommy's basement.

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OneLast... to Beat Ma... 2012/07/31 18:21:40 (edited)

Mmmmmm, Tell us how much you really don't like him.
Good post anyway. Ha.

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