Dane Cook's Tourgasm
Tourgasm is an American documentary television series that aired on HBO in 2006. The series follows the 2005 30-day 20-show stand-up comedy tour featuring Dane Cook and three of his best friends in the industry: Robert Kelly, Gary Gulman and Jay Davis. The documentary was created and directed by Dane Cook. Gary Gulman left the tour because of unknown reasons, but returned after a few dates. At each destination Dane Cook and fellow comedians play a game or do an activity before performing. Some of the events include horseback riding, riding Segway scooters, and visiting Niagara Falls.
Episodes
Stand-up star Dane Cook and three fellow comics--Jay Davis, Robert 'Bobby' Kelly and Gary Gulman--set out on a customized bus from Burbank, CA (destination: Boston, MA), on a 30-day, 20-gig, sold-out 'Tourgasm' of America.
Outside Bozeman, Montana, on Day 5, the comedy posse saddles up at a dude ranch. Next stop is New Orleans (pre-Katrina), where Jay tests out a new joke at Tulane University, to decidedly mixed results.
'Dane's latest malady (a nasty cold), combined with a Madison Square Garden commitment, detours him from Chicago to New York. Multiple-medication therapy works wonders--but will Dane make it back to Central Michigan University in time for the gig?
Day 15. Dane and the guys arrive at Kent State for Tourgasm's first show without Gary, who is rumored to be in L.A. with his girlfriend. Despite his absence, and Bobby and Jay's bickering, the show is a killer, with Dane getting a standing ovation.
Despite concerns about his leg, Bobby performs at Syracuse University. The tour then winds through NYC and Philadelphia, where a clueless van driver nearly causes the boys to miss a TV appearance. In Baltimore, Gary relives one of his worst moments.
In Charlottesville, VA, the boys compete in a game of paintball that ends with Dane crying foul play. Later, Dane's dizzy spell fuels speculation that the show will be cancelled, but Gary's 'perfect' set, and the crowd's support, pull him through.
Before a gig at the University of Massachusetts, the boys unwind with a game of miniature golf. After the evening performance, the bus heads through Boston and on to Arlington High School, where Dane, a graduate, is hailed as a conquering hero.
With 'Tourgasm' in the can, Dane, Gary, Bobby and Jay turn back the clock to share details on how they started out, how they met, and how they overcame (in some cases) initial animosity to become true friends.
In the series finale, Dane and the boys take on a new adventure: Fighter Pilot for a Day school. It's terrifying--and nauseating--but reliving the tour afterward is hilarious, especially with highlights like Jay's porn-filled hotel bill!
