Doug Stanhope

Doug Stanhope (2010)

Douglas Gene "Doug" Stanhope (born March 25, 1967 in Worcester , Massachusetts ) is an American stand-up comedian . With coarse and provocative humor he deals with topics such as drug use , abortion , religion and politics , often referring to common prejudices.

Life

Stanhope lived in the town he was born in until he was 18 and then moved to Las Vegas where he made his first appearances. He currently lives in Bisbee, Arizona .

Career

Stanhope's career began in Las Vegas in 1990 , where he was initially paid with alcoholic beverages. Since then he has appeared at many international festivals, including the Juste pour rire in Montreal / Canada and in 2002 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe .

Stanhope's provocative style doesn't always go down well with audiences. In 2006, at the Kilkenny Arts Festival , he commented on a recent change in the law that resulted in the release of a sex offender, stating that Irish women were “too ugly to rape” - and was booed for it.

Publications

title	year	CD	DVD	Digital	Bootleg
The Great White Stanhope	1998	X
Sicko	1999	X
Something to Take the Edge Off	2000	X
ACID bootleg	2001				X
The Laughing	2002	X
Word of Mouth	2003		X
Deadbeat Hero	2004	X	X
Morbid Obscenity, The Unbookables	2006	X
No refunds	2007	X (2008)	X
From across the street	2009	X
Oslo: Burning the Bridge to Nowhere	2011	X	X
Before Turning the Gun on Himself	2012	X	X
Beer Hall coup	2013	X	X	X

Individual evidence

Web links

Official Homepage (English)
Doug Stanhope in the Internet Movie Database (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Stanhope, Doug
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stanhope, Douglas Gene (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American stand-up comedian
DATE OF BIRTH	March 25, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	Worcester , Massachusetts

[1] ttp://www.dougstanhope.com/bio/

[2] ttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2006/jul/31/comedy.edinburgh2006