I found this in my old physical news articles:
Nov. 7, 2016 "Dane Cook's bringing recipe for comedy to Calgary": Today I found this article by Lynn Saxberg in the Edmonton Journal. There is some talk about dating. I'm not a fan of his, but I do like this interview:
Dane Cook, one of the most popular standup comedians in showbiz, is headlining this year’s Just for Laughs fall tour of Canada, along with fellow Americans Vinny Fasline and John Campanelli.
“I’m coming to Canada basically to escape our election process in America,” he tells Postmedia’s Lynn Saxberg.
Q: How often do you tour?
A: This is my 26th year doing standup comedy, maybe 20 years professionally, consistently. The rigmarole of the routine is you go home, you work on the new set in small clubs in New York or Los Angeles, maybe a few gigs on the road. You spend a couple of years cultivating it, and you try to come up with a theme and a through line. If you feel it stands the test of time, it’s great to share it. This is the first time that I’m doing a pretty extensive Canadian run, which I’m really, really excited about.
Q: What are your themes?
A: When I did my last special three Novembers ago, it was primarily about relationships in a modern world, through tech, texting, the way we meet and the way we share and communicate.
It’s already hard enough as humans face-to-face, but then you add the component of emojis and locked phones and all the trappings when you’re dating and wanting someone’s attention and there’s this device in between the two of you that you know they’re getting hit up on. I really had a great time exploring that, and I noticed there was a lot of couples at my shows on that last tour. I would say the new theme and through line is primarily about love.
Q: Do you draw from your own adventures in dating?
A: I do. When you’re a comedian and you’re in a relationship, there’s pretty much a moment, and I had this with my last girl that I was pretty serious with. I’m not in a relationship now, but I remember we were in a bit of a discussion on something we couldn’t see eye-to-eye on. She looked at me and said, ‘I feel like you’re not listening but you’re observing me.’
There is that moment as a comedian where we find ourselves, whether it’s a relationship or wherever we can be observational, when we’re starting to absorb the idea that this is relatable.
This is everybody. This is society stuff. So for better or worse, in my own relationships, it usually ends up on stage with my girlfriend or an ex either thanking me because it was a flattering light and I put myself in a disparaging place, or every once in a while you’re taking a shot at somebody else.”
Q: It’s not unlike dating a musician?
A: Yeah. I’m like the Taylor Swift of comedy. I change the names to protect the innocent. The only name that doesn’t get changed is mine.
Q: Are certain topics off-limits?
A: Here’s how I look at it: A great comic can be a pinprick who gives us all the ability to laugh at ourselves, or at something that might be happening in the world that is almost impossible to fathom. It’s in music as well, but with comedians, it’s even more quick and direct. When we don’t shy away from those politically correct trappings, the right comic at the right event can do wonders. Look at what SNL can do just with the opening of their show: releasing what we’re all thinking, and getting it off our chests through humour.
Q:What about Trump? Is he part of your routine?
A: Trump made it into my routine a little bit from here and there, just because it was so prevalent. I’m not a political comic — it’s not my forte. I would say the one thing I find is the spectacle of it all, there’s humour in that. The politics is not so much my field, but just the perspective and the strong opinions. Every once in a while, I’ll get up there and pick away at that.
Dane Cook: Just for Laughs Comedy Tour with Vinny Fasline, John Campanelli, Nov. 13 and 14 at Jack Singer Concert Hall.
Dane Cook's bringing recipe for comedy to Calgary | Calgary Herald
May 4, 2017 "I was boozing too much' Pitt admits": Today I found this article by Sadaf Ahsan in the National Post in the Edmonton Journal:
