Doug Stanhope is fearless in his compulsive dissection of everything that’s wrong with American Society, but unlike certain of his late, seminal forbears (Hello, Mr. Bruce; Right this way, Mr. Hicks) Doug’s laser-focused rage never overwhelms his instinct for what will make an audience convulse with helpless laughter. There’s simply no better comic working.
But don’t just take our word for it. The Guardian (UK) says that Doug “has the charm, don't-give-a-damn swagger and aggressive intelligence that make for important, exciting comedy." And, from what might as well be another galaxy, The Austin Chronicle states, “If you're easily offended, stay home this week... But if you like your comedy rough, raw, and rowdy, there's no one better than Doug Stanhope.”
Doug hosted The Man Show on Comedy Central as well as Girls Gone Wild. He has appeared on The Howard Stern Show, Comedy Central Presents, Premium Blend, NBC's Late Friday and Spy TV. He also wrote, produced and starred in Fox's Invasion of the Hidden Cameras and has popped up on Fox News and Jerry Springer. But none of it compares to seeing him live.
"Stanhope shocks you with the virulence of his lucidity; he shocks you into realising how transparent the confidence trick of western propaganda can be made to seem. What he has in abundance is the charm, don't-give-a-damn swagger and aggressive intelligence that make for important, exciting comedy."
- Guardian, UK
"Some of the sharpest and most biting cultural commentary you'll see..."
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Austin Chronicle says, "Let me tell you something, friends. Doug Stanhope is one funny sumbitch. He's also one of the most twisted individuals I've ever met, but that's part of his charm. He's one of those comics that doesn't make shit up. He lives a mad, mad life and what he remembers he reports back to us. He's been known to bare his soul, and other things, right there on the stage. If you're easily offended, stay home this week. Watch Matlock or something. But if you like your comedy rough, raw, and rowdy, there's no one better than Doug Stanhope. Have I made myself clear?"
"Sharp, off color, and howlingly funny" - The San Francisco Chronicle
"Stanhope breaks down the walls of decency. He uses profanity, but nothing he says is meant to shock. Everything he says is designed to make the audience laugh. Stanhope has worked his way to become one of the best comics around"
- The Reno Gazette Journal
