Isolated Incident

After his last two highly rated specials and multi-platinum selling albums, Dane Cook reinvented his act and took it to the stage in front of 400 people at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood.

Whether you are a fan or not, Dane is one of the biggest stand-up comedians of this generation. And though he’s been in a handful of high-profile movies the past few years, 2009 is the year he promises to “replant the flag” of stand-up comedy he had established years ago.

And this time he does it all in a much more intimate setting — his home club, the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles — than he did on his last two releases; 2007’s album Rough Around the Edges and 2006’s HBO special and DVD Vicious Circle were both recorded at arenas, proving he doesn’t necessarily need a raucous crowd of 15,000 to prove he’s funny.

He’s already in the middle of a national arena tour and premieres his new hour special for Comedy Central, Isolated Incident, on May 17; the album version is out in stores May 19.

The material on Isolated Incident helps reassert Cook’s position as a masterful entertainer, deft storyteller and just plain engaging. But more importantly, it establishes him as a versatile comedian who’s unafraid to dip — however lightly — into politics, the relatively recent death of his parents and the hordes of faceless message board posters who seem to hate the fact that he exists.

This intimate show was performed in a nightclub atmosphere where Dane shared the audience’s energy in a real-time performance, without a safety net.

Here, he showcases a darker and more personal set with cutting edge material that pushes the envelope. The double-digipak contains a full-length CD of his best new material plus a DVD documenting the making of the album. (more…)

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