Doug Stanhope

“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 thestage. 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?”

– Austin Chronicle

“He blazed with the honesty, outrage and lucidity that made his name… Much of what’s wrong with the world melts away in Stanhope’s flame… comedy with brains and guts and a heart”, “the charm, don’t-give-a-damn swagger and aggressive intelligence that make for important, exciting comedy.”

– The Guardian, London

“There’s a kind of Olympic torch of extreme American comedy, which passed from Lenny Bruce, through Richard Pryor and Sam Kinison… to the late Bill Hicks. Stanhope is the latest, and equally brilliant, bearer.”

– Independent on Sunday

“Stanhope’s stage show is a momentous thing to behold. Don’t expect typical Bush-bashing or paper-thin material – he takes no prisoners in his ruthless baiting of everything that gets under his skin.” Glasgow Evening Times “On his way to self-immolation, Stanhope works through an hour of brilliant material which slaughters just about every sacred cow on the farm.”

– The Scotsman, Edinburgh

“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