For me, with Dane Cook, a lot had to do with the hype around him. I had heard so much about him before I saw him for this first time that I thought he was going to be just something hilarious. I watched his special where he was on a stage that had crowd all around him, and it just didn't do anything for me. Then he REALLY started blowing up all over the place. I just didn't get why he was so famous. He makes a few dick jokes and walks funny around the stage, and I'm supposed to think he's the next Mitch Hedberg?
As I've said before, he nails a few jokes here and there, but for the most part I'm just left thinking about the kids in high school that are probably the only ones laughing.