Nearly 30 years later, Dane Cook still laments his failure to capture comedic greatness.
The comedian admitted he “definitely felt like I let myself down” as he recently considered skipping his audition Saturday Night Live Early in his career after having a panic attack outside a building.
“On my way to my test in SNL“I had a full-blown panic attack,” Cook said on the radio. Fly on the wall Podcast. “I sat on a bench outside Rockefeller Plaza. And I didn't come in. I had already called my manager. I said… 'I can't do it.' And he says, 'Why? They're all waiting for you. They want to see you. They're looking for something to fill this void.'
He said he was discovered during some of his stand-up performances shortly after Adam Sandler left the NBC comedy show in 1995. “I messed up that day,” Cook recalled.
“I also knew from a few friends who were on the show that it was more confrontational, and I was very experimental at the time,” he added. “And I said to myself, 'I'm not going to be able to fight for skits. I can barely, you know, order my food… to a waiter at lunch. I'm not going to be able to survive.' SNL“.
Although Cook never made it to the cast SNLHe hosted the program twice in 2005 and 2006.
After his first comedy album Harmful if swallowed In 2003, Cook became known for his roles in several comedy films, including… expected… (2005), Employee of the month (2006), Good luck Chuck (2007) and My best friend's girl (2008).
