In a marathon set for the ages, Dane Cook told jokes at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles for 7 hours on Wednesday, January 2nd. The “endurance” performance broke the previous record held by Dave Chappelle who had a monster set lasting 6 hours and 12 minutes just last month.

A rivalry of sorts has sprung up between comedians Cook and Chappelle. Last April, Cook broke the previous record of 2 hours and 41 minutes set by Richard Pryor in 1980 with a set lasting 3 hours and 50 minutes.

Cook went on stage at the Sunset Strip comedy club on Tuesday and continued until nearly 7 a.m. Wednesday. At one point Cook sent out for food to keep the audience in good spirits.

Cook has a note on his blog from the performance, Cook said: “Quick true or false blurb: Did I really do a record-breaking seven hours of stand-up comedy last night at the Laugh Factory? True.

I think Dane is a pretty funny guy, but I’m not really sure who should be commended for this accomplishment more – Cook or the poor saps in the audience who sat through this.

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