At least Dane Cook still thinks Dane Cook is funny

September 17th, 2007 | Posted by PostmanE

No matter how one may feel about Bill Simmons — this humble writer acknowledges his, ahem, voice, but thinks he could come off the “remember when I wrote this; I told you I was right!” pedestal every now and then — one of the great pleasures of Simmons’ work over the past few months has been the occasional Dane Cook insult. Cook is a terrible comic (and a stealer!), one whose ubiquitous popularity is less a commentary on his own talent and more on the state of stand-up in 2006-07.

So Simmons has been getting jabs at Cook here and there, and apparently Cook is well aware. In an ESPN chat today, Cook fought back, ever so impishly:

Matt (Philly): How do you feel about Bill Simmons thinking you suck?

Dane Cook: (10:00 AM ET ) Who’s Bill Simmons?

Clinton (Indianapolis): Dane, what was it like working on something as tense as Mr. Brooks? Would you like to play another role like that soon?

Dane Cook: (10:04 AM ET ) It was nice to do something outside of my wheelhouse. Mr. Brooks was a blast to play, such a deviant, despicable guy. It was almost like being Bill Simmons for a day…Once again, who the hell is Bill Simmons?
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Robert (Raleigh NC) : Some people say you aren’t funny at all. Others say you are genius. Why the varried opinion?

Dane Cook: Everyone has an opinion on what is funny and what sucks. Just ask Bill Simmons, because he knows exactly who is funny, and who is not. After all, he is Bill Simmons.

It was way funnier when Louis C.K. said that.