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Dane Cook's "Isolated INcident" To Be Released On DVD

8 November 2009 12:02 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

A man who has entertained millions will have his act viewed by a select few. And those with a DVD player are among them.

Stand-up comic Dane Cook's stage performance "ISolated INcident" will be released on DVD by Comedy Central Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment on November 17. The special showcases Cook's show at Hollywood's renowned Sunset Strip comedy spot The Laugh Factory. The venue, housing 400 people, is a change from Cook's usual shows at larger locations - Cook sold out New York's Madison Square Garden with his "Rough Around the Edges" tour, which was filmed and recorded as a DVD and live album.

"Dane Cook: ISolated INcident," also recorded for Cook's fifth album of the same name, features the comedian riffing about topics such as President Barack Obama, babies and more, with his usual blend of irreverence and edginess. The DVD of the special, which aired on Comedy Central in May, »

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Dane Cook's "Isolated INcident" To Be Released On DVD

8 November 2009 12:02 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

A man who has entertained millions will have his act viewed by a select few. And those with a DVD player are among them.

Stand-up comic Dane Cook's stage performance "ISolated INcident" will be released on DVD by Comedy Central Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment on November 17. The special showcases Cook's show at Hollywood's renowned Sunset Strip comedy spot The Laugh Factory. The venue, housing 400 people, is a change from Cook's usual shows at larger locations - Cook sold out New York's Madison Square Garden with his "Rough Around the Edges" tour, which was filmed and recorded as a DVD and live album.

"Dane Cook: ISolated INcident," also recorded for Cook's fifth album of the same name, features the comedian riffing about topics such as President Barack Obama, babies and more, with his usual blend of irreverence and edginess. The DVD of the special, which aired on Comedy Central in May, »

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George Lopez Promotes New Show With Twitterboard

7 November 2009 1:02 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"Lopez Tonight" premieres Monday, Nov. 9 -- and George Lopez is getting the word out in Times Square!

From now until Nov. 15, Twitter posts from Lopez and fans are on display on Broadway between 44th and 45th streets on a high-definition billboard. A scroll of selected tweets run on the billboard and fans can register and tweet through http://georgetweets.com.

On Monday, the comedian brings the party to late night with "Lopez Tonight" on TBS at 11 Pm. »

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Adam Lambert, Justin Bieber, Weezer And The Yankees: This Week's Deep Cuts

6 November 2009 3:20 PM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

The first week of November is almost behind us, and while the march toward the holidays is already on, that doesn't mean the music world took any time off. In fact, the next few weeks should be quite exciting, with oodles of new music, video and tour news coming at a rapid pace. The MTV Newsroom team will be all over everything as soon as it breaks, but for now, catch yourself up on everything that you might have missed.

» Some samples of Adam Lambert's new album hit the Web, and Jim Cantiello broke down every second of them.

» The Weezer Snuggie (or "The Wuggie") is pretty incredible, though even frontman Rivers Cuomo has no idea why.

» Both Chris Brown and Rihanna talked extensively about the assault back in February. Brown sat down with Sway to talk about the aftermath while Rihanna spoke to ABC about expectations and the future. »

- Kyle Anderson

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Cook Lands Double Honours At New York Show

6 November 2009 8:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Funnyman Dane Cook was left speechless at his stand-up show on Thursday night when he was presented with two top comedy awards.

The Good Luck Chuck star performed his new set ISolated INcident at his Dane Cook & Friends show at New York's Madison Square Garden, as part of November's New York Comedy Festival, where he was supported by a handful of comedian pals, including Friday star Mike Epps.

But Cook stood stunned at the end of his encore when his manager bounded on stage to congratulate him on winning two special honours.

The actor was handed an engraved crystal prize naming him the only comedian in history to have two albums debut in the top five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and he was even more taken aback when he picked up the Billboard Touring Award for Top Comedy Tour of 2009. Cook was unable to attend the Thursday night ceremony in the Big Apple because of his stand-up show.

An honoured Cook said of the awards: "This is amazing, thank you very much.".

The star has scored huge success with his stand-up CDs, with 2005's Retaliation and this year's Dane Cook: ISolated INcident both entering the chart at number four. »

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Dane Cook Sore At Obama-Flouting Cocaine Enthusiast Who Shall Remain Nameless

5 November 2009 4:30 PM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

Dane Cook may be rich and famous, but no one will let him just enjoy it. Everywhere you look, there's someone trying to chip away at the comedian, whether it's a talk show host trying to coax him into a confession of vehicular manslaughter, or a fellow comic like David Cross who delights in taking potshots at him from the cool kids' table. At least, that's what we're inferring from Cook's interview with Vulture, where Cook levels a not-so-veiled counterattack at someone who just happens to share Cross's IMDb credits: »

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'V' star joins cast of 'Answers'

5 November 2009 1:43 PM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

V actress Elizabeth Mitchell has signed to star in Answers To Nothing. The 39-year-old, who plays FBI agent Erica Evans on the successful '80s reboot, likened the movie to 1999 film Magnolia. The independent drama, which co-stars Dane Cook as her husband, has the former Lost castmate portraying a woman obsessed about having a child. Mitchell told Entertainment Weekly: "Playing a hormonal woman whose (more) »

- By Tim Parks

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Dane Cook Likes Scaring People

5 November 2009 12:37 PM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

Sometimes when the mood strikes us, we ask some of our favorite celebrities to list off five things we'd be surprised to know about them. So when I spoke to Dane Cook yesterday, he seemed like the perfect candidate for that line of questioning. He was pretty down with sharing five random facts about himself.

For instance, he's "very shy." Additionally, he's "an excellent cook." Lets' also not forget this fact: "I love to iron. I iron all my own clothes. I don't like wrinkly stuff."

Oh yeah, he also really loves Celine Dion. Without any irony, either. "I listen to Celine Dion sometimes," he shared. "No [I'm not kidding]. There's a couple songs that Jim Steinman wrote that she sings incredibly."

But it's this last fact that got me in on the joke. Cook told me he likes to scare people, and I got to learn that first-hand when he scared me »

- Jocelyn Vena

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Elizabeth Mitchell cast in indie drama 'Answers to Nothing'

5 November 2009 5:00 AM, PST | EW - Hollywood Insider.com | See recent EW.com - Hollywood Insider news »

Though she’s busy battling aliens in the new ABC drama V and will pop up again on Lost this season, Elizabeth Mitchell is carving out some time to shoot a movie too: She'll star in the indie ensemble drama Answers to Nothing, EW.com has confirmed. In the film, which is set against the backdrop of a child abduction chase and focuses on lost Angelenos in search of redemption, Mitchell is a woman consumed by her desire to have a baby with her husband (Dane Cook).  “Playing a hormonal woman whose marriage is shaky and who has lost her »

- Dan Snierson

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Dane Cook Describes 'Really Personal' New Set Of Material

4 November 2009 10:58 PM, PST | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »

'I lost my mom and dad to cancer within nine months of each other,' comedian says of inspiration for new material.

By Jocelyn Vena

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Photo: MTV News

Dane Cook isn't scared of going there in his comedy routine. (Remember the colorful remarks he made about Vanessa Hudgens' nude photos at the Teen Choice Awards this summer?) Cook is currently on his ISolated INcident Global Thermo Comedy Tour and he is once again making light of serious situations — this time the joke's on him.

"I think this set is interesting. I wanted this idea of real dark hard-core material and then some really light kind of more observational [stuff]," he told MTV News. "But everything more from a real vulnerable standpoint. It's really personal. I lost my mom and dad to cancer within nine months of each other. Believe it or not, there was a lot of humor there. »

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Zach Galifianakis Could Sit on a Wall for the Shrek Spin-Off, Puss In Boots

4 November 2009 9:44 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

I’m still in awe of how Zach Galifianakis, a terrific stand-up comedian who mostly unknown in the American mainstream, has become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood after his performance in “The Hangover”.  Even better, his performance in that film is true to his style of comedy.  I never felt that he was trying to be something he wasn’t.

I’m trying to keep this in mind as I read the news that he may be voicing the role of Humpty Dumpty in the upcoming “Shrek” spin-off, “Puss in Boots”.  Hit the jump for details.

“Puss in Boots” will be a spin-off/prequel to “Shrek 2″ as the story (scripted by Tom Wheeler) leads up to when Puss (voiced by Antonio Banderas) met Shrek and Donkey in the second film and then totally stole the picture.  Salma Hayek will co-star.  If Galifianakis decides to take the role of Humpty Dumpty, »

- Matt Goldberg

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Hailey Glassman: 'I Am Semi-Single'

2 November 2009 6:06 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Hailey Glassman, 22, has tweeted about splitting from Jon Gosselin.

"Yes, I am semi-single, but definitely Not Yet ready to mingle," Glassman wrote on her Twitter page. "I need some Hailey time and regroup myself and my life."

Check out Jon and Kate's nastiest battles

"Extra" broke news about the couple splitting up last week, when a source revealed the two were "taking a break."

Gosselin, 32, thanked his former gal pal earlier today for helping him »

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Dane Cook speaks about eviction rumours

28 October 2009 7:08 PM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Dane Cook has spoken out about the legal battle which forced him out of his Los Angeles apartment last year. The Good Luck Chuck star was said to have been evicted from his West Hollywood home last September after his landlord took legal action against him following residents' complaints about his dog. The lawsuit, filed in April 2008, claimed that Cook had ignored three warnings from the building's owner about (more) »

- By Oli Simpson

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Cook Speaks Out About Eviction Reports

28 October 2009 12:16 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Comedian Dane Cook has broken his silence about the legal battle which forced him out of his Los Angeles apartment last year, insisting it was his decision to leave the property.

The Good Luck Chuck star was reported to have been evicted from his West Hollywood home last September after his landlord took legal action against him following complaints about the actor's dog.

The lawsuit, filed in April 2008, claimed Cook had ignored three warnings from the building's owner about his pet chihuahua, which the actor allegedly allowed to defecate on the land surrounding his apartment.

Cook was allegedly slapped with an eviction notice by the Los Angeles sheriff's department but the case was eventually settled out of court and he moved into a new pad in the Hollywood Hills.

But, more than a year on from the controversy, the star has spoken out to clarify reports, insisting the media got it all wrong.

He tells the New York Post's gossip column Page Six, "We settled that out of court... I was not evicted... I went out willingly."

But the false reporting has not encouraged Cook to address any future rumours in a more timely fashion: "Sometimes I like letting people think these things." »

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Photos: Ivanka Trump Says 'I Do'

26 October 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka married her publisher beau Jared Kushner in a ceremony at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey on Sunday.

"She looks amazing," a rep dished to People magazine of Ivanka. The bride, a VP with the Trump Organization, wore a Vera Wang dress inspired by screen legend Grace Kelly for her trip down the aisle. More than 500 guests watched the couple say their vows, including Regis Philbin, who sang at the reception. »

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Lady Gaga Tweets from the Hospital

24 October 2009 10:57 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

She's a superstar performer and songstress -- and she'll always be daddy's little girl. Lady Gaga got personal on Twitter about her father's open heart surgery.

"My Daddy had open heart surgery today," Gaga posted on her Twitter page on Thursday afternoon. "And after long hours, and lots of tears, they healed his broken heart, and mine. Speechless."

On Saturday, she updated her followers, saying, "At the hospital. Giving daddy a foot rub while he falls asleep. »

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Dane Cook Laughs It Up in Vegas

22 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Comedian/actor Dane Cook took his "ISolated INcident Global Thermo Comedy Tour" to Las Vegas, and "Extra" is giving you a peek at the jokester's show! Plus, Dane tells who he loves to mock in his act -- plus, his raunchy hidden talent!

Click here for a raw backstage tour with Dane and visit DaneCook.com to see when he's coming to your town. »

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Chappelle 'fails bid for stand-up record'

21 October 2009 11:42 PM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Dave Chappelle has failed in his attempt to set a new record for the longest stand-up set. The comic took to the stage at Hollywood's Laugh Factory on Sunday in a bid to break the club record for the longest time on stage, previously set by Dane Cook in a 7-hour, 34-minute marathon last year. However, Chappelle's attempt to surpass Cook faltered after (more) »

- By Oli Simpson

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Chappelle Fails Comedy Record Attempt

21 October 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Funnyman Dave Chappelle failed in his attempt to set a new record for comedy endurance - by walking offstage during his performance to go to the bathroom.

The comic took the stage at Hollywood's Laugh Factory on Sunday in a bid to break the club record for the longest time on stage, previously set by Dane Cook in a seven-hour, 34-minute marathon last year.

However, Chappelle's attempt to outdo Cook failed after five hours when he was disqualified by owner Jamie Masada for taking a bathroom break.

The original record was set by the late Richard Pryor who spent two hours and 41 minutes on stage in 1980. Chappelle previously recorded a time of six hours before Cook's triumph in 2008. »

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What You Missed Last Night: Rickles on Letterman

16 October 2009 10:09 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

It's great to see people like Don Rickles still on talk shows, entertainers from a different era. Better than sitting through Madonna again or Dane Cook plugging his latest romantic com-castrophe.

Last night on The Late Show with David Letterman, Rickles talked about signing up for his 51st year as a headliner in Las Vegas. I hope they told Rickles what was going to happen in the middle of the interview so they wouldn't risk a heart attack.

[Watch episodes and clips of The Late Show and other shows at SlashControl.]

 

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