Comics are sexy now?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on April 9th, 2006

The cover of Issue #582 of US Weekly is dominated by a large photo of Jessica Simpson (no surprise there), but inserted into the upper right corner is a boxed photo of “sexy comedian Dane Cook.” Inside the mag, there’s a piece that has quotes from each camp’s publicist/spokespeople (or, as US would have us believe, “onlookers”). Surprisingly, it’s Simpson’s people who feel the love and Cook’s people who are cautiously downplaying any relationship. The two are shooting a movie together (“Employee of the Month”), so, in true Hollywood fashion, there are attempts to link the leads romantically, so as to goose box office.

Hers: “I would not be shocked if they become a couple.”

His: “Dane is pretty much all business. I don’t think there’s a romance.”

Let’s all think back and try to recall the last time a male comedian was described as “sexy.” This could open the floodgates to all manner of horrific trends. Could sexy be the new funny? Or is funny the new sexy?

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