Dane Cook’s joke about Vanessa Hudgens nude pics gets cut from broadcast

Vanessa Hudgens got some more (possibly desired) attention at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night. Dane Cook, feeling it absolutely essential to live up to his reputation as the worst “comedian” of all time, made the world’s lamest, most elementary doi-inducing joke. It was pathetic and meant to poke fun at Hudgens’ second and most recent rash of nekkid photos. Fox cut it out of the broadcast, and now everyone is all atwitter about it.

Those who watched the Teen Choice Awards Monday night still missed one of the show’s most talked about moments.

Dane Cook’s on-stage joke about Vanessa Hudgens’s nude photos was cut from the televised broadcast.

On Sunday, when stars gathered to tape the pre-recorded awards ceremony that aired one day later, the comedian called out the former High School Musical star’s name.

“Girl, you gots to keep your clothes! Phones are for phone calls, girl,” he said, referencing her most recent topless pictures to be leaked online. (Photos of her posing nude in lingerie also surfaced in late 2007, forcing Hudgens to apologize and say she was “embarrassed over the situation.”)

The camera — which panned on her smiling face when he first mentioned the 20-year-old star — zoomed in on her less-than-pleased reaction.

Fox, the network that aired the Teen Choice Awards, cut the clip from Monday’s show.

After the show on Sunday, Cook told Access Hollywood that the joke was a late addition to his bit.

“That’s the best part about being a comic when you go, ‘Maybe I can say the thing that everybody is kind of feeling and nobody [is saying].’ The elephant in the room moment. So, I’ll take it, I’ll take the hit. It’s okay.”

[From Us Magazine]

Wait where was the joke? I read US’s article twice and I can’t find it. Ooooh. There. There it is. That is some gentle comedy. While it was (theoretically) embarrassing to Hudgens, I swear to God the real reason Fox took it out was that it was way more embarrassing to Cook, and highlighted his loser status. I’m pretty sure he’s a self-anointed comedian. I don’t know anyone who’s ever called him that without using “air quotes.” I once heard someone laugh at him, but then she explained it’s because he said it in that “this is funny” tone, and it was her knee-jerk reaction. She was obviously mortified and apologized profusely for the offense.

It seems likely Vanessa released those photos herself, seeing as how her star got so much brighter after the first round of boobie-baring shots, and she’s got a movie being released next week. But that doesn’t mean she actually wants to be embarrassed in front of a couple million people. Really though, I think the thing to be most ashamed of here is being associated with Dane Cook in anyway. Boobies can be fun. Dane Cook cannot.

Here’s Vanessa at the Teen Choice Awards. Images thanks to WENN.com .

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  1. mxml says:

    first, i love her beautiful dress.

    second, i don’t really see it as that big of a deal. i mean we’ve all seen boobies. we all get naked.

    and that comment he made was merely a cheap shot at her, meant to bring attention to himself.

    • Margaret says:

      Then you wouldn’t mind if photos of you being naked were being leaked and everyone saw you naked?

  2. Trey says:

    Was the joke that he was supposed to sound like some slightly-racist stereotypical black lady? “Oh GUUURRRLLLL, you need to put yourself some clothes on!! GURRRRRLLLL!!”

    Either way, he’s still registering a zero on my comedy scale. Since when is the best thing about being a comic talking shiz about the “elephant in the room.” Maybe it just shows how little I know about the professional world of comics, but I thought the best thing would be to make people laugh. Likely not for him though because it simply doesn’t happen.

    Seriously, when is the nekkid pics of some B/C list teen star a freakin elephant? Methinks a big elephant in your pants, you unfunny man.

  3. Miss Wanderlust says:

    Maybe i have a different kind of humor but i thought it was funny and i’m not a Dane Cook fan ? I think it was the way she started waving when she heard her name…..LOL

  4. mrst says:

    shes an idiot for sending those pictures in the 1st place. dane cook is not funny at all. but that was his one funny line.
    not really appropriate for kids though.

  5. ash says:

    Yes, I don’t find him funny, but THAT was funny. She took these pics when she was underage. Her fault. She was asking for it.

    • Margaret says:

      She wasnt asking for it…those photos werent meant to be shown to the entire univers, only her boyfriend.

  6. Enonymous says:

    Dane Cook needs to learn what actual jokes are, him saying “Girl, you gots to keep your clothes! Phones are for phone calls, girl,” is not a joke but a bitchy comment, I was still waiting for the joke after he said that. I am not a fan of Vanessa Hudgens and I could easily have laughed at something as stupid as that if it was an actual real joke and FUNNY. Also, totally inappropriate at a kids awards show. There is a time and a place dude and that was not it.

  7. princess pea says:

    Who invited Dane Cook to speak at a kids show? Honestly, for him, that was high level decency. And I really don’t think it was LESS appropriate than say… Kathy Griffin joking about sleeping with Levi. Or Miley and her pole-dance.
    I do think it’s funny, but then I think that kids sending naked pics while still peddling themselves as virginal sweethearts is dumbass behaviour that deserves calling out.

  8. mollination says:

    I like “atwitter”.

    I don’t like how it’s not okay for girls to be embarrassed (only guys). She was fine enough with the attention it brought her, but she can’t handle the heat? puhleez.

  9. Iggles says:

    @ ash: “She took these pics when she was underage. Her fault. She was asking for it.”

    You admit she was underage and used poor judgment (as teenagers often do), yet you come to the conclusion she was asking for public humiliation?

    Seriously????

    If she took those pictures AFTER she was famous, then I’d cut her less slack. However, she was just another girl when she took those pictures! You can’t blame her for lacking the foresight to see one day she’d be famous and those gratuitous pictures would come back and haunt her.

    Also, if she took those pictures when she was underage shouldn’t posting them be illegal? As in child pornography?

  10. Squirtle says:

    Dane Cook is funny, come on! And she’s a slut!

  11. Harmony says:

    that was sooo rude! :0

  12. Firestarter says:

    I think the problem with the joke is that it was made at the Teen Choice awards and even though we all know teens are not innocent little babes in the woods, it is best to not give certain thingsa more attention, and her stupid decision making regarding the photos being one of them.

    I think Dane Cook is so not funny. ITA with the poster who said “Why is he performing at a Teen Awards show” EXACTLY- How pathertically low does your career have to be, to be an adult male comedian, and end up doing your schtick on a Teen Choice Awards show.

  13. luna says:

    squirtle, how exactly is she a slut?

    they were just naked pictures of her by herself, not her banging like four dudes…and even though there’s doubt out there about her relationship with efron, she’s only ever been linked to him for the last 3 years or so.

    good to know you can be labled a slut so easily. if you’re a guy, you should reevaluate your chauvanistic attitude, and if you’re a female, have some dignity and stop contributing to society’s ridiculous sexism and double standards.

    if it was a dude who’d taken pictures of himself with his wang out, it wouldn’t nearly be as big of a deal.

    and that was totally inappropriate for a kiddie show.

  14. Obvious says:

    The only funny bit Dane Cook has ever done was the Car Alarm. Now he can go do something else and stop annoying the world-however Vanessa SOOOOO deserved it.

    Releasing her own pictures then getting mad about. BS. didn’t you learn the first time to delete them and not send them?

  15. Jenna says:

    Eh you reap what you sow. Someone was bound to say something about it publicly. Everyone says things about the other celebrities who release nude photos or a sex tape. Dane Cook just added his in at a very public place. Can’t fault him for it coming from me.

  16. mxml says:

    @luna – i couldn’t have said it better myself. i’m sick of these sexist attitudes.


    luna:
    August 11th, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    squirtle, how exactly is she a slut?

    they were just naked pictures of her by herself, not her banging like four dudes…and even though there’s doubt out there about her relationship with efron, she’s only ever been linked to him for the last 3 years or so.

    good to know you can be labled a slut so easily. if you’re a guy, you should reevaluate your chauvanistic attitude, and if you’re a female, have some dignity and stop contributing to society’s ridiculous sexism and double standards.

    if it was a dude who’d taken pictures of himself with his wang out, it wouldn’t nearly be as big of a deal.

    and that was totally inappropriate for a kiddie show. “

  17. jm says:

    There was a lot that was inappropriate about that awards show . . . I don’t think Dane Cook cornered the market on it.

    And actually, it WAS funny. Hudgens was all excited about getting name-checked. Then she got served.

  18. Cat says:

    A. Boobies heck! Those pics of her were full frontal
    B. It’s misleading to refer to her as a child or too young to know better. She was 17, only a few months from 18 when she is ‘able’ to make decisions for herself.

  19. Jo 'Mama' Besser says:

    Man, I must have missed the day in school when ‘sexist’ was defined. Between this and Heigl, apparently ‘sexism’ is that thing when you’re called to task for your words or deeds.

    How DARE they?

    It’s probably because she’s ‘too beautiful’ to avoid the controversy, right? What’s next? ‘Can’t somebody do something about how lazy I am?’

    Although, at least Heigl isn’t a teenager with an apparent clothing and propriety allergy. And, you know, works. Still not a fan of hers, but at least the stuff she promotes can be broadcast without censor bars.

    Man, I wish I had received that memo! All of this accountability is really cramping my style. I’ve got some responsibility-shirking to do, huzzah!

    FACT: Dane Cook isn’t funny.
    FACT: He’s right about this one.
    FACT: Dane Cook isn’t funny.

    Okay, judge not. But what about ‘learn not’? Come on, kids. It’s time to figure out how ‘thinking’ works.

    And since Dane Cook isn’t funny, doesn’t it seem odd that a moving target with a new project to promote would be hanging around, primed for his less than trenchant jibes? If the monster is known to smash buildings, why would you drop it off downtown during rush hour?

    Hee, hee. Maybe it isn’t appropriate for a ‘freelance’ photographer to show up at a family event like that.

    Oh, here come the cramps. Alright, I’ll give.

  20. Someone says:

    Does anyone think that he MIGHT actually being giving her advice in a cute way? He might not have meant it as burn but as a “hey you got young impressionable fans who look up to you. Try to be more careful about what you give to other people because you never know what will be leaked to the public?”

  21. Iggles says:

    I gotta disagree Someone.

    He called her name. Waited to the camera was on. Then made a lame mean spirit joke to mock her public. Sounds intentional to me.

    @ cat:
    “B. It’s misleading to refer to her as a child or too young to know better. She was 17, only a few months from 18 when she is ‘able’ to make decisions for herself.”

    17 is still a kid. You realize that as you get older. The maturity level between someone who is 17 versus someone who is 24 is a HUGE disparity. I should know! (I’m 24)

    I do think at 20 Hudgens is much more grounded than she was when she took these pictures. Especially since one big difference is that she is now in the public eye. I doubt she would take nekkid photos today. She’s aware of the damage they can do to her credibility and public perception.

  22. Cat says:

    Iggles: I was just pointing out the fact that it’s somewhat ridiculous for a 17 year old to be an innocent baby but an 18 year old is a well-reasoned adult when there’s little difference in ages. I do think people mature as they age.
    And I agree with the thought that these might be more recent. The older ‘bush’ vs.newer shaved bikini area speaks volumes. Plus wouldn’t you burn/destroy all evidence of naked pics if they had been all over the internet before? Sounds fishy.

  23. Lawlsauce says:

    guys, its a joke. If you are going to release photos of you naked TWICE ur obviously going to get some attention. Yeah it was kinda mean, but she had it coming and it was just a joke. Looks like vanessa also got the attention she wanted. Just not how she wanted to get it.

  24. daniel says:

    ok she’s a slut AND he’s a dumba*s who is not funny. i wish both of them would die and go away, sad but true…

  25. asiont says:

    maybe it wasn’t the best joke but it was sooo funny how she was waving her hand when she heard her name, she was expecting something completely different, great moment

  26. omondieu says:

    I don’t think it was particularly “funny”, but I think that anyone whose photos somehow ALWAYS manage to “accidentally” get leaked online days before the release of a new film is asking to be the butt of a joke or two.

  27. sarcra says:

    The joke was appropriate for something like the MTV awards, but not the Teen Choice awards.

  28. sillygirlkeepurclotheson says:

    I thought it was hilarious because V is so excited that Dane Cook is actually acknowledging her..and then BURN. haha. She totally deserves it. And I couldn’t think of a more appropriate place for him to call her out… I mean its teenagers who are seeing these photos. And its teenagers who are mimicking her mistakes. I think Dane Cook just made them realize that it’s stupid to take nude photos of yourself and its trampy. She should be embarrassed and hopefully all the teens that saw this clip realize it too.

  29. Magsy says:

    Dane Cook is creepy, not so funny and has a big ass.

  30. Jane says:

    Nekkid? Boobies? I didn’t know a child was writing on this site.

  31. A Person says:

    Okay, now: I do not think Dane Cook is funny. At all. That was actually really rude to say, especially on a kid’s award show.
    I do think Vanessa was an idiot for taking those pictures, but at the same time, I don’t think she knew she would get famous.
    mollination: I don’t like how it’s not okay for girls to be embarrassed (only guys).

    I believe Pete Wentz took some nude photos and I’m pretty sure he didn’t get called out on it. I love Daniel Radcliffe, but come on! He’s doing it ONSTAGE! He’s barely getting half the heat Vanessa is getting. I don’t like it how only the girls get embarrassed and the guys get away w/ it.

  32. ysea says:

    well what i can is..to all of you who keeps on talking about vanessa hudgens..well i feel sorry for guys..i know it’s not good to post your naked pics on the net..but what dane cook did was rude!!!in front of many people there especially teens…he shouldn’t done that…if he was talking about proper manner, well he is a one big hell of an unethical person!!!he calls himself a comedian?!!? he sucks!!!!!!

  33. luna says:

    @Jo ‘Mama’ Besser: the sexism comment was in reference to the public being so quick to unfairly condemn females as being whores and sluts.

    they were just pictures, if we saw her with a different guy leaving her hotel room every night then it would be a different story. after reading posts on the video of channing tatum dancing as a STRIPPER, i don’t remember seeing comments of “slut” or “white trash” that would normally be so popular if it was a female celebrity found to have a stripper past. instead, even the author said it was “kind of hot”.

    maybe YOU should learn how “thinking” works, and how to read while you’re at it.

  34. JJ says:

    How is Dane Cook not funny? hes hilarious! millions of ppl think hes funny and hes become very wealthy off of comedy, u guys r all just haters and r jelouse of his success

  35. vanessa says:

    there is no room for error in the media game lol 😉