Dane Cook is an F'n idiot....

[Dubbs]

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Dane Cook Jokes About Colorado Theater Shooting, Then Tweets Regrets for "Bad Judgment Call"

by Alyssa Toomey Today 3:57 PM PDT

Controversial material can be a stand-up comedy staple, but in this case, comedian Dane Cook might just have taken it too far.
During Cook's performance at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles on Thursday, the 40-year-old funnyman decided to use the shooting at the Aurora, Colo., screening of The Dark Knight Rises as fodder for his routine.
And yes, we just used "theater shooting" and "funnyman" in the same sentence.
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"So I heard that the guy came into the theater about 25 minutes into the movie," he said. "And I don't know if you've seen the movie, but the movie is pretty much a piece of s--t. Yeah, spoiler alert."
He continued, "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 s--t, was probably like, ‘Ugh f------ shoot me.'"
The crowd's response was a mix of jeers, laughter and cheers.
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Twelve people were killed and 58 were injured last Friday in the tragic theater massacre, the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.
After a solid social-media backlash (including plenty of outraged tweets) over Cook's comments, the comedian got on Twitter to address the furor:
"I am devastated by the recent tragedy in Colorado & did not mean to make light of what happened," Cook tweeted this afternoon. "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."
But is Dane's real problem bad timing, or the joke itself? What do you think?


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[goodbye2you]

never liked that guy even if he didnt say about the shooting that joke sounds like a piece of s--t

[Hendrickfan54]

Dane Cook isnt even that funny just immature.

[Wilbur]

I've never been a fan anytime in his career, he seems like a douche!

[usn_hawk]

Ive never thought he was funny and I hope nobody goes and sees him now. That is just wrong.

[wonderbread]

There is nothing funny about the shootings, but let's face it, in the future, comedians are going to tell jokes about it. Always happens, with everything.

[Dubbs]

I won't lie, I use to like Dane Cook. Key word is "use". I stopped liking him, long before this incident, mostly because he isn't funny, and very immature.

I have a feeling that he'll now have a benefit show, where he donates money to the victims and their families..

[Dubbs]

Originally Posted by wonderbread

There is nothing funny about the shootings, but let's face it, in the future, comedians are going to tell jokes about it. Always happens, with everything.

and I'll be right here to call them F'n idiots when they do. There are things you can joke about, things that push the envelope so to speak, but you never joke about killings

[wonderbread]

Originally Posted by Dubbs

and I'll be right here to call them F'n idiots when they do. There are things you can joke about, things that push the envelope so to speak, but you never joke about killings

I absolutely don't deny that at all. Couldn't agree more.

[kidracer24]

Thats low, that wasnt even funny. Speechless.