Doug Stanhope
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Some People Call It Comedy
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42 years old
At the Safehouse, Bisbee, AZ
United States
Last Login: 7/5/2009
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Doug Stanhope's Comedian Bio
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"Ask anyone whose opinion matters, and they’ll tell you Doug Stanhope is one of the top ten stand-ups in the world today.
Stanhope’s confrontational stance comes from the rough, blistered underbelly of America’s trailer parks; he’s a feral, aggressive man full fuelled by primal urges to drink, fight and screw and the corrosive material has all the venomous aggression you might expect from that background.
But what underlines it, and makes it so untouchably good, is the passion and conviction with which he holds his intelligent beliefs, informed by sensibilities that might seem alien to such a no-nonsense, pig-headed persona. -Chortle UK
"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 in a comedy club." - 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 | | Website | dougstanhope.com | | Influences | Bill Cosby & Larry Flynt. Monty Python and Andrew Dice Clay. Carol Burnett and Mat Becker. Steven Wright and Mitch Hedberg for completely different reasons and in different decades.
Everyone who's ever made me laugh at any age.
Farts are the only thing that has made me laugh consistently over the entire run.
I guess then farts are my major influence. | | TV Shows | Showtime Stand-Up Special "No Refunds"
"Doug Stanhope:Go Home" BBC 4
"Invasion of the Hidden Cameras" Fox
"Comedy Central Presents" Comedy Central
"Dennis Miller Show" CNBC
"Glass House" Australia
"8 Out of 10 Cats" UK
"Howard Stern" - shitloads.
Shitloads more, I can't remember. | | Films | The Aristocrats! | | Albums | Sicko, Something To Take The Edge Off, Die Laughing, Deadbeat Hero, No Refunds |
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Doug Stanhope's Interests
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| General | Stealing from the rich and giving to the stupid. Convincing you to change your mind. Abusing the audience.
Coke once or twice a month to compliment a good story and fair amount of hallucinogens to keep order.
Figuring out how to drop out of society. Thrift stores. The desert, especially the interior of Nevada.
Stray animals. Sitting in bars and complaining about how nobody does anything anymore. A pro-bono dominatrix with a poor choice of wine.
Revolution, prison reform, conspiracy theories and beating incredible odds.
Costa Rica. Love. Wondering how it all got so tragically fucked up. | | Music | I hate music. I only steal it off Limewire to shame it.
But if I have to listen to it, I'd go with Counting Crows, Warren Zevon, Tim Curry, Pink Floyd or Neil Diamond. Yes, I like Neil Diamond. Go fuck yourself. | | Movies | Brazil, The Ninth Confirguration, Fight Club, Bad Santa, The Fashionistas.,Office Space, The Dark Backward, The Life Aquatic. Requiem for a Dream makes me laugh over and over.
Must See documentaries - Why We Fight, Fog of War, Devil and Daniel Johnston, Paradise Lost, The Staircase. | | Television | Deadwood. History Channel for sleeping, CNN for rage. South Park and The Simpsons obviously. Trading Spouses without an apology. NFL if I have money on the game and I always have money on the game. | | Books | Hunter S Thompson, Charles Bukowski. Irvine Welsh. Howard Bloom. Aldous Huxley. Timothy Leary. Jim Goad. Terence Mckenna. Christopher Hitchens. Mostly non-fiction. And I forget everything I read within days.
You Are Being Lied To is probably the most important book I have read. www.disinfo.com | | Heroes | Greg Chaille, Brian Hennigan, Billy Badd & Colleen Coadic |
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Doug Stanhope's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Here for: | Networking, Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Worcester, Mass | | Body type: | 0' 11" | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian | | Religion: | Atheist | | Zodiac Sign: | Aries | | Smoke / Drink: | Yes / Yes | | Children: | I don't want kids | | Occupation: | Monday-Morning Terrorist |
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Montreal - Club Chaos
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Montreal
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Montreal - Club Chaos
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Montreal
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MEMPHIS - Hi-Tone Cafe
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Memphis
TN
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ATLANTA - Relapse Theater
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Atlanta
GA
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WILMINGTON, NC - City Stage at Level 5
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Wilmington
NC
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SPARTANBURG, SC - Ground Zero
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Spartanburg
SC
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RICHMOND, VA - Plaza Bowl
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Richmond
VA
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CHARLOTTE, NC - Casbah at Tremont Music hall
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Charlotte
NC
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ASHEVILLE, NC - Orange Peel
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Asheville
NC
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LONDON - Leicester Square Theater
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London
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LONDON - Leicester Square Theater
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London
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LONDON - Leicester Square Theater
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London
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LONDON - Leicester Square Theater
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London
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LONDON - Leicester Square Theater
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London
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LONDON - Leicester Square Theater
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London
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STOCKHOLM SWEDEN - Sodra Teatern
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Stockholm
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GOTEBORG SWEDEN - Storan
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Goteborg
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TRONDHEIM NORWAY - Blæst
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Trondheim
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STAVANGER NORWAY - Checkpoint
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Stavanger
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OSLO, NORWAY - Fabrikkhallen
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Oslo
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BERGEN, NORWAY - Rick’s
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Bergen
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VAASA, FINLAND - Ritz
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Vaasa
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Jyväskylä FINLAND - Ilokivi
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Jyväskylä
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HELSINKI, FINLAND - Peacock
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Helsinki
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TURKU, FINLAND - Vahnu Domino
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Turku
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DUBLIN, IRELAND - Button Factory
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Dublin
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WASHINGTON DC - Tom Tom
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DC
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BALTIMORE, MD - Fletcher’s
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Baltimore
MD
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PHILLY - The Trocadero
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Philadelphia
PA
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TEMPE - The Sets
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Tempe
AZ
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TUCSON - Club Congress
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Tucson
AZ
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OCEAN BEACH - Winston’s
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Ocean Beach
CA
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ORLANDO, FL - BackBooth
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Orlando
FL
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FT LAUDERDALE - Culture Room
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FTL
FL
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TAMPA FL - Crowbar
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Tampa
FL
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Doug Stanhope's Blurbs |
About me:
I am a comic, a drunk and lover of losers. Losers have the best stories and all the empathy.
I am old and soft in the middle. I think I'm the oldest guy on MySpace. Touch my belly. Go ahead, touch it. Squishy like summer dog shit.
I am a road pig, I travel doing stand-up of a cruel and unusual sort, feeding on chaos in a world where adrenaline seems to be a controlled substance.
I play all over the country and all over the world in a lot of shitholes. Shitholes are my favorite places to be. I might be playing down the street from you right now. Check the calendar or my road dates blog.
If you only know me from television, then you aren't familiar with what I do. Television is shit but you take easy money when you can. Live shows are the only true freedom of speech left. Get out of the house. We will only be alive for so long and no good stories ever came from your couch or getting up on time for work.
I add all who ask and some that didn't. I join every group that invites me and a lot that would rather not have me. Fuck em. I cant respond to every comment or email, but I do to most and I appreciate them all.
If I've tried adding you and you don't know me, it's because I think you'll get what I do. Most people don't but I've seen what is popular in this country and I'd have to second-guess myself if I were part of it. I don't know why I added you. Maybe it's because you're a drunk, a freak, bi-polar, angry, disillusioned with it all, funny, irrational, impressionable, burdened or simply hot. Who doesn't like hot?
Whatever it was, I ain't trying to bang you. I have enough problems. I have hooker money and my life is still a shambles.
Find my stuff on YouTube. Steal my stuff off of Limewire and don't apologize. Buy the CDs and DVDs from my site and feel free to burn em and share em.
Then come to the show.
More at Doug Stanhope.com
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Who I'd like to meet:
Human Oddities. Persons of dubious integrity. All those people you once knew who disappeared into the cracks. Drinkers who don't care when you forget their names. Everyone who has becomed bored with society as we know it.
Quiet geniuses. People whose politics aren't limited to two points of view. Libertarians and Libertines. Fuck-ups who don't apologize for their behavior. Angry bi-trendy girls who say not to add them to your friends list unless you're a chick.
The people who put Jesus and Santa and the law in the same rubbish pail.
Girls I slept with back when I had a fantastic mullet and not a care in the world.
People who don't look that good in real life. Fat men in jumpsuits. Sidewalk queers and the terminally ill.
The handful that get it.
Champions.
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