Boston, MA
Dane Cook returns to Boston with something to prove – The Boston Globe
As soon as a younger famous person taking part in arenas, Prepare dinner is comfortable to have graduated to comedy elder. “The beauty of being the previous bull, you don’t get accused of being possibly as braggadocious,” says Prepare dinner, who grew up in Arlington. However he’d nonetheless wish to restate the case for his accomplishments in stand-up. His 2005 album “Retaliation” went double platinum. He offered out among the greatest venues within the nation. His 2009 “ISolated INcident” particular was filmed in a single full, uncut shot. He needs to point out he could be a power once more.
“We modified the panorama of stand-up, my firm, with the comedy album,” he says. “We modified the panorama of touring with my touring firm. We modified the panorama of [how] area comedy was regarded upon by the group, and the way that was filmed and introduced. I really feel like we’re at one other place with this [upcoming] particular that’s going to set the bar when it comes to what you must see surrounding a comic’s efficiency.”
The best way Prepare dinner sees it, stand-up comedy has gone from one of the crucial dynamic issues on tv to one of the crucial boring. Stand-up specials are ubiquitous now, and a few of them really feel very slapped collectively. Although he’s tight-lipped on the main points concerning the completed product, which doesn’t but have a title, he does say he has labored with a director to develop the particulars about every part from the kind of cameras used to the strategy in filming the viewers. The thought is to maneuver the thought of a particular ahead, in step with how folks devour media now.
“It’s not sufficient to simply have the humorous individual standing on the stage,” he says. “Generationally, the best way persons are watching issues on the go, it has to have a bit extra zip. I do know that when folks see this particular, they’re going to say, ‘Oh, OK, I didn’t know that you can do this.’”
By way of material, Prepare dinner says that he’s getting extra private, making an attempt to extra totally merge his onstage and offstage personae. Among the materials he’ll be presenting in Boston is concerning the curler coaster experience of his profession, together with his experiences with nervousness and self-loathing. One bit particularly is a couple of stalker — Prepare dinner says he’s had multiple — he handled after he acquired well-known. “I’m sharing this [expletive] epic, unbelievable story of what it was wish to cope with any individual who’s threatening to seek out you and kill you, just about every day,” he says. “After which what occurs when that individual does discover you.”
It could shock some followers to listen to Prepare dinner, an lively performer who can play to a budget seats in a stadium, label himself as an introvert. That was, he says, a part of the strain in his preliminary want to be onstage, which was exacerbated by fame. “Being an introvert,” he says, “eager to be this performer like this entire early a part of my life, after which to lastly get to a spot the place folks have entry to you, if you was an individual that, I felt like no person needs entry to me. Who loves me? Who cares?”
There was a time when it was unattainable to have a impartial opinion of Dane Prepare dinner. To his critics, he not solely wasn’t humorous, he was destroying comedy. To his diehard followers, he was royalty who might do no improper. That debate isn’t practically as scorching because it was on the peak of Prepare dinner’s recognition, however he says he nonetheless has his share of “haters.” Now, he sees them as vital.
“It’s a should,” he says. “You should be polarizing in a roundabout way, form, or kind. In any other case, you’re milquetoast, and in the event you’re milquetoast, that’s just like the music of summer time. You’ll be a toe-tapper for a minute. However you must have sturdy opinions, you must do one thing to maintain one aspect actually fiercely defending and the opposite aspect curiously nagging and sort of prodding.”
In “Troublemaker,” his 2014 particular, Prepare dinner joked about how even he had an nameless social media profile designed particularly for trolling. However since he began to see himself as a mentor, he’s turn into much less concerned with negativity. He’d like to assist in giving youthful comics and performers a leg up. Whereas the brand new particular is about to be screened for potential distributors quickly, Prepare dinner is wrangling his catalog again into his management. That’s why “Troublemaker” isn’t presently obtainable to stream. “Hopefully what I garner and what I can share will assist any individual else arising the ranks to have a look at that contract somewhat bit nearer,” he says.
One other means he would possibly assist is thru his manufacturing firm, Duffel Bag Leisure. In 2019, Prepare dinner directed a brief movie referred to as “American Typecast,” which he co-wrote with Monib Abhat. Abhat additionally performed the lead, Malik, an actor making an attempt to make a residing within the film enterprise and discovering solely stereotypical roles for Center Japanese People. Prepare dinner and his companions at the moment are seeking to flip that right into a feature-length movie.
“We’re seeking to create a sandbox atmosphere, hopefully, knock on wooden, to the place we will invite lots of people that possibly haven’t had their second to be outspoken, and sort of revel of their second of arriving. And we hope that with the success of ‘American Typecast’ as a function that we will have extra of that sort of melting pot mentality in our firm.”
The brand new, post-special materials Prepare dinner is engaged on brings him again to his early days, when he was printing up fliers for his reveals at Kinko’s and strolling across the Burlington Mall, making an attempt to determine what a comedy profession even regarded like. “It’s enjoyable to take the piss out of your self somewhat bit,” he says. “You’ll look again and whether or not it’s the hair, the outfits, the model, the belongings you thought have been cool, like to have the ability to return and actually in a enjoyable means discover that. It’s been a variety of enjoyable.”
DANE COOK
On the Boch Heart Wang Theatre, April 23 at 8 p.m. $39.50-$69.50. www.bochcenter.org
Nick A. Zaino III could be reached at nick@nickzaino.com.
President-elect Donald Trump’s economic agenda will put workers and entrepreneurship first, from tax cuts and deregulation to a tough stance on China. It was those policies that drove Latinos to support him in record numbers.
Those Latinos may be the most significant beneficiaries of those policies, from consumers to workers in industries like construction and energy to small business entrepreneurs.
Like most Americans, Latino voters prioritized economic policies over other hot-button issues in November. This trend was evident in battleground states, where many Latinos supported Trump’s domestic agenda — and no wonder. During Trump’s first term, the unemployment rate for Hispanics hit a record low of 3.9% in 2019, and wages rose across industries. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 enabled Latino-owned businesses to reinvest and expand, driving economic growth, bigger paychecks and more job opportunities.
Contrast the pre-pandemic Trump years to the Biden administration’s four years in charge. Rising costs for essentials like healthcare and housing, along with inflationary pressures, have eroded wage gains for Americans. Despite these challenges, the Latino community’s resilience and entrepreneurial spirit remain strong, as does their faith in Trump’s campaign promises to invest in education, workforce development and entrepreneurship.
Trump’s “America First” agenda has consistently emphasized job creation and pro-business policies in each of his runs for office, a message that resonates with the thriving entrepreneurship culture in Latino communities.
Again, these aren’t hopes and dreams. According to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Latino-owned businesses grew 34% over the last decade. Trump’s first-term policies contributed significantly to that growth — and they will likely accelerate the future of Latino business with policies like lower taxes, reduced regulatory burdens, and stopping China’s economic, technological, and intellectual property predations.
Trump’s focus on American manufacturing, energy independence, and industries like steel, automotive, and oil and gas could see a resurgence.
Of course, things aren’t entirely rosy for Latinos or other Americans. Inflation is still high, the prices of college, healthcare, and housing continue to bury younger Americans in debt, and trade tensions could increase the prices of commodities. That’s where Latinos have always thrived in America — under pressure, as long as fundamental opportunities for work and entrepreneurship are present.
The 2024 election underscored a profound truth: Latinos are critical players in America’s economic and political present and future. Trump is setting the standard for policymakers, business leaders and investors: prioritize partnerships with the Latino community, recognize our role as a cornerstone of America’s future prosperity, and understand that we are an engaged voting block that will vote with, and for, our wallets.
Gabriela Berrospi is a Peruvian-born entrepreneur and financial educator dedicated to empowering the Latino community through financial literacy/InsideSources
Boston, MA
Crime Briefs: Bicyclist struck by SUV in Boston’s South End suffering life-threatening injuries
A bicyclist is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after an SUV struck him in the South End Friday morning.
Police responded to the intersection of Albany and East Berkeley Streets at around 11:12 a.m. Friday for a motor vehicle strike call, according to a police report. The severity of the injuries necessitated the presence of homicide and accident reconstruction investigative teams.
The striking vehicle was a gray 2013 Ford Escape, according to the report.
A Boston Police Department spokesman confirmed to the Herald at around 6 p.m. that the bicyclist was still in critical condition and that his injuries were still life threatening.
Cops nab one of Boston’s most wanted
BPD officers arrested a man who had made the department’s most wanted list for charges including aggravated assault and battery, mayhem and armed robbery.
A brief BPD update states that Christopher Anderson, 39, of Quincy, was arrested in the area of 88 Bailey Street on Thursday afternoon. He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.
Assault suspect sought
The BPD is looking for a man they describe as “a black male, light complexion, wearing all black clothing, and black gloves” for an aggravated assault Wednesday afternoon in the 700-block of Dudley Street in Dorchester.
Police ask that anyone who recognizes him to contact detectives at (617) 343-4275 or to provide information anonymously through the CrimeStoppers tip line by calling 1-800-494-TIPS (8477) or texting the word TIP to CRIME (27463).
Courtesy/BPD Dorchester aggravated assault suspect. (Courtesy/BPD)
The day has finally arrived to Nebraska football to play in a bowl game again, and the Big Ten Conference has released the team’s availability report.
For the Huskers, 14 players are listed as out: wide receiver Demetrius Bell, kicker Tristan Alvano, fullback Barret Liebentritt, defensive back Evan Taylor, defensive back Roger Gradney, defensive back Thomas D’Onofrio, offensive lineman Teddy Prochazka, offensive lineman Turner Corcoran, defensive lineman David Borchers, offensive lineman Tyler Knaak, wide receiver Cooper Hausmann, tight end Mac Markway, defensive lineman Sua Lefotu, and defensive lineman Conor Conneally. No Huskers are listed as questionable.
Nebraska is also without opt out Micah Mazzccua (offensive line) and a number of players that hit the transfer portal.
The ACC does not require injury reports, but Boston College will be without opt outs defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku and offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo, both first-team All-ACC selections this fall. The Eagles are also without running back Alex Broome, cornerback Amari Jackson, and linebacker Owen McGowan, who all suffered season-ending injuries at various points this fall.
Nebraska and Boston College are slated for an 11 a.m. CST kick on ABC.
All availability reports can be found at BigTen.org.
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