Silly People!

This is the first time I have ever heard of Dane Cook and seen his stand-up performance, and I liked it. I have watched a couple of his performances and find it hilarious and amazing. Why? Well, first of all, I think that Dane is been himself; he is not trying to act or be like the other comedians. He has his own thoughts and ideas. Dane uses a lot of gestures whether they are with his hands, legs, or face. His gestures are entertaining and make his performance shine a little bit more. In the performance of “Why women win fights,” Dane does a pose with his leg that catches and brings the laughter of the audience as well as me. It is hysterical to see a guy doing a girl pose and being so feminine.
Another interesting detail about Dane’s performance is that he uses words that no one else has heard of which causes the audience to burst in laughter because of the meaning it has underneath the words. Some of these words he made up are “mental terrorist” and “brain ninjas.” These two words actually make sense by putting it together. By just reading these two words, of course, no one will laugh to the point not to be able to breathe, but by performing a story with the words and saying those words out of nowhere, not been expected, it causes laughter and captures attention.
It is funny to see how sometimes our own reactions can be the laughter of others. For instance in the “Crying” performance, Dane points out the simplest, little thing we do in life which is crying. He showed all the emotions, the gestures, and the responses that one does when crying. And after watching it, I see that what his performance is all based on the real-life experiences. We laugh at what the comedian is doing that looks and is so dumb, but do not notice that we are laughing at ourselves by doing and reacting the same way. We might not think about that when we laugh because if we would, then it would suck up all the fun and the dumb elements.