One of the most popular comedians of the 2000s, Dane Cook will bring his return to comedy with his tour stop Wednesday in Ames.

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Comedian Dane Cook entertains Airmen deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing during a comedy show May 30, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Comedians Al Del Bene, Robert Kelly, and Dane Cook are visiting deployed troops throughout the area of responsibility during a five-day United Service Organizations sponsored Combat Comedy Tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)