{
  "id": 10520307,
  "title": "Dane Cook’s ‘Funny Money’: How Comedian Seized His ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Moment After A Stunning Family Betrayal – The Deadline Q&A",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/dane-cooks-funny-money-how-comedian-seized-his-empire-strikes-back",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T19:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/dane-cook-funny-money-interview-darryl-mccauley-1237102069/"
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  "summary": "In comedian Dane Cook’s mind, “some people brighten up a room by leaving it.” That’s certainly been true in his case, considering the devastating personal lows that have come intertwined with dizzying career highs. From a middle-class Massachusetts family, Cook first took the mic in Boston as a teenager, skyrocketing to fame by the mid […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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