"It is 'God bless you' but it kinda sounded like 'Cover you f*ckin' mouth'"

Like many other comedians, Dane Cook jokes about simple things that happen every day using tons of exaggeration, whether it is a dryer, a car accident, or a childhood memory, like a slip-and-slide. However, Dane Cook is one of my favorite comedians. What characteristics make him different from the rest? Other than just telling jokes, Cook is more of a “storyteller.” Most of his skits have to do with his experiences, and countless skits start with the words, “When I was a little kid. . .” One of my favorite skits by Cook is titled “The Atheist” and appears in his “Vicious Circle” Tour. Throughout this one skit, he talks about multiple different topics, including Windex, the word snarky, and the atheist in the elevator. The only taboo subject that Dane Cook discusses in this performance is religion. However, he receives positive feedback because in America, Christianity is much more accepted than Atheism. He also implements his usual technique of lots of movement, crazy sound effects, and bizarre exaggerations. For example, when the Atheist sneezes, Cook demonstrates the “robot-like” movement he made, the loud, obnoxious sneezing sound, and the “debris” that came out of the mouth of the Atheist. As Cook and the Atheist get in an argument about theories of life and death pertaining to their religious beliefs, many other funny comments are made, but the skit also takes a kind of serious turn. As the skit nears the end, Dane Cook poses as a tree (what the Atheist believes he will become when he dies) and then comes up with a long speech about how the Atheist will eventually turn into paper and the Bible will be printed on him. Dane Cook definitely had the last word in this argument and the whole skit is so entertaining. Cook makes it seem like you are there with him as the story is told and the whole audience is aware of this feeling and extremely interactive throughout the show.