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Comedian Dane Cook is currently in the first half of a several month long comedy tour spanning the entire country. I went to see him perform at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh on May 7th, with a filled to capacity crowd, myself, my girlfriend, my sister and her friends included.

The performance was sandwiched between two Pittsburgh Penguins home playoff games against the Washington Capitals, which if anything had the crowd in an already riled up mood. The crowd was an interesting mix however, with half dressed in their Penguins jerseys and the other half glammed up in club attire, short skirts, stilettos and the like.

I've been a Dane Cook fan dating back to his first special on Comedy Central in the beginning of the decade. My favorite moments from his early standup include "Christ Chex" and the Burger King drive through sketch.

However in recent years there has been a backlash against him as his popularity has grown, something that he himself has become aware of, and mentioned towards the end of his hour long set. Apparently the backlash is more Internet chatter than anything else, since as mentioned the arena was absolutely packed.

The show opened with a brief set from comedian Al Del Bene who covered topics ranging from possible names for his new son "Con Carne" to the strange rituals of a Catholic Mass.

Next up was Robert Kelly, who arguably stole the night and had the funniest and most raucous moments of the evening. Describing how much he hates dieting and how eating apples excites approximately 5 taste buds compared to macaroni and cheese, which for Kelly, is orgasmic in deliciousness. Other key bits including cramping up at inopportune times, how he doesn't care what people think anymore and one of the ways he displays that is by taking every opportunity to fart in a baby's face, something he urges we all get to try before our time is up.

After the two opening comics it was time for Dane Cook to hit the stage. He talked about various relationships and sexual encounters as well as a new term for the female equivalent of a guy who gets in the way of his buddy hooking up. He also dedicated a solid half an hour to describing his experiences searching for porn videos on the website "You Porn".

All together it was a hilarious evening. Dane Cook brought his usual stuff but the funniest moments of the night when to Robert Kelly.

Dane Cook's latest comedy special featuring the same material will debut on Comedy Central on Sunday May 17th.