Dane Cook, the comedian-turned-actor, is looking to take on a new type of performance—Broadway—according to the New York Times.
Cook, who is both loved and hated for his stand-up routine, will appear in Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig, which made its debut Off-Broadway in 2004.
Josh Hamilton of The Coast of Utopia will star alongside Cook, who recently appeared in films like My Best Friend’s Girl and Dan in Real Life.
“I’m extremely eager to get into rehearsal with Dane and Josh,” LaBute said, according to Entertainment Weekly.
“The ability to cater to your actors is a luxury that comes with being both writer and director,“ he added. ”I’m planning on writing new material for this production to enhance the already considerable gifts that these men bring to the characters. I’m very much looking forward to this opportunity to see Fat Pig through fresh eyes.”
According to the Times, Cook will play the obnoxious friend to the production’s main character.
“The people that I’ve been surrounded by in my life, and I have to tell you, some of the most interesting characters we encounter are lascivious, twisted souls,” Cook told the Times. “Yet there’s a story behind how we all get there. Most of us start off pretty pure.”
Cook, who is both loved and hated for his stand-up routine, will appear in Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig, which made its debut Off-Broadway in 2004.
Josh Hamilton of The Coast of Utopia will star alongside Cook, who recently appeared in films like My Best Friend’s Girl and Dan in Real Life.
“I’m extremely eager to get into rehearsal with Dane and Josh,” LaBute said, according to Entertainment Weekly.
“The ability to cater to your actors is a luxury that comes with being both writer and director,“ he added. ”I’m planning on writing new material for this production to enhance the already considerable gifts that these men bring to the characters. I’m very much looking forward to this opportunity to see Fat Pig through fresh eyes.”
According to the Times, Cook will play the obnoxious friend to the production’s main character.
“The people that I’ve been surrounded by in my life, and I have to tell you, some of the most interesting characters we encounter are lascivious, twisted souls,” Cook told the Times. “Yet there’s a story behind how we all get there. Most of us start off pretty pure.”
