For some reason the name "Dave Hook" popped into my head and prompted me to do an online search for the guy. Dave was a guy I hung out with occasionally in my hometown of Kitchener, Ontario. He was a natural clown with such instinctive comedic timing and delivery that he could have you laughing fit to piss yourself by simply reading you last night's sports scores. He also has the dubious honour of being a member of the "club" of standup comedians who would appear to have had their material plagiarized by Dane Cook. Dave's "Kool Aid" bit damn near made me suffocate from uncontrollable laughter, and I was not in the least happy to hear something almost identical (and not nearly as well-delivered) come from Cook years later.

Although he never stopped looking like a little kid, Dave was a tough little sumbitch, having trained in boxing for most of his life. In fact, his hands were so broken and gnarled from cracking the skulls of would-be-bullies that I was surprised he could still play his guitar!

Recently I heard that Dave had been diagnosed with brain cancer, and some of the entries following the YouTube clip linked below indicate that he didn't make it. If anyone out there has any word on where Dave is buried, please click on the "Contact Me" link on this page and gimme a heads-up.

In the meantime, here's a sampling of some of Dave's cleaner, "TV Approved" material from about 13 years ago during his appearance on "Comedy at Club 54". I'd like to find more, because while this is good, his filthy stuff was his funniest.

DAVE HOOK STAND-UP SET