It's been 10 years since Dane Cook, then a young comedian rising in the ranks of the comedy world, released "Dane Cook: Harmful if Swallowed." The album went Platinum, selling over one million copies, a rare feat for a comedy album from a comedian just starting out. "Harmful if Swallowed" brought Cook to the masses, proving that his iconic storytelling style of comedy translates masterfully onto record. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of this achievement, Comedy Central Records will release a limited-edition run of 1,000 vinyl copies of the critically-acclaimed album with exclusive 10th anniversary artwork. The album will be available beginning November 26.
In the years since the release of "Harmful if Swallowed," Dane Cook has maintained his reputation as one of today's most prolific stand-up comedians, while simultaneously distinguishing himself as a charismatic and versatile actor in a variety of film and television projects. He recently completed his sold-out, 20-date "Under Oath" tour during which Cook aimed to emulate the tone of "Harmful If Swallowed" as it approached its 10-year anniversary.
Cook is well-known to fans of comedy through his
Comedy Central and
HBO stand-up specials, and for his successful comedy albums including "Harmful If Swallowed," "Retaliation," "Vicious Circle," "Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden," "Isolated Incident" and "Dane Cook: I Did My Best - Greatest Hits." The 2006 release of "Retaliation" became the highest-charting comedy album in 28 years and was certified Double Platinum, earning him a place alongside best-selling comedy vets Bill Cosby, George Carlin and Steve Martin.
After inking a multi-faceted production deal with
HBO in 2006, Cook created, directed and starred in the network's nine-part comedy documentary series, "Tourgasm" and wrote, executive produced and starred in "Vicious Circle," a feature-length stand-up event. Cook guest starred on "Louie" opposite Louie C.K. His other film credits include starring roles in "My Best Friend's Girl" opposite Kate Hudson, "Dan In Real Life" opposite Steve Carell and "Mr. Brooks" opposite Kevin Costner, among others. Cook recently lent his voice to Disney's "Planes" as the lead character Dusty. The animated film has grossed over $200 million worldwide and Cook will reprise his role as Dusty in the sequel, "Planes: Fire & Rescue," scheduled for release in 2014.
Previously released recordings by
Comedy Central Records include: Gabriel Iglesias "Aloha Fluffy," "Owen Benjamin: High Five Til It Hurts," Aziz Ansari's "Dangerously Delicious," "Jim Gaffigan's "Mr. Universe," George Lopez' "It's Not Me, It's You," Reggie Watts' "A Live At Central Park,"
Hannibal Buress' "Animal Furnace," John Mulaney's "New in Town," "Patton Oswalt's "Finest Hour,"
Lewis Black's "The Prophet," Louis C.K.'s "Hilarious," Bo Burnham's "WORDS, WORDS, WORDS," Mitch Hedberg's "Do You Believe in Gosh?," Dane Cook's platinum-selling "Harmful If Swallowed" and double-platinum "Retaliation," and the Grammy Award-winning "Lewis Black: The Carnegie Hall Performance," among others.
Available on-air, online and on-the-go,
Comedy Central (
www.cc.com) is the #1 brand in comedy and is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned unit of
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB and VIA). For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Comedy Central's press Web site at
www.cc.com/press and follow us on Twitter
@ComedyCentralPRfor the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.
Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 160 countries and territories. Viacom's media networks, including
MTV,
VH1,
CMT,
Logo,
BET,
CENTRIC,
Nickelodeon,
Nick Jr.,
TeenNick,
Nicktoons,
Nick at Nite,
Comedy Central,
TV Land,
Spike TV,
Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA, reach approximately 700 million television subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio, is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.
For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit
www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom's blog at
blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at
www.twitter.com/Viacom.
