About Doug Stanhope

Apart from making appearances at several comedy shows and festivals, such as Montreal Just for Laughs, the Chicago Comedy Festival, the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, Doug has also won the Strathmore Press Award in 2002. In addition, he also defeated Dane Cook in a contest spanning three weeks and won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 1995. Stanhope’s list of accomplishments and work profile goes on and on. He co-hosted The Man Show’s season 5 and 6 along with Joe Rogan in 2003 and 2004. The next year, he hosted Girls Gone Wild: America Uncovered and in the same year he also hosted his very own radio show on SIRIUS Satellite Radio. His fame grew on as he appeared in the movie The Aristocrats and was highlighted in an 8-page article in British GQ under the title “Is This America’s Most Depraved Man?” by Robert Chalmers in 2006.

Doug founded a group of touring comics in collaboration with popular artists such as Andy Andrist, Sean Rousse, James Inman and many others. The group went by the name of The Unbookables and its first CD, Morbid Obscenity, was released by Stand Up! Records in 2006. His live shows are ranked amongst the top 5 of the ”20 Best Live Shows” of 2009 by The Guardian newspaper London. All in all up till now Doug has produced nine CDs and four DVDs. The genres of his work range from observational, insult and black comedy as well as political satire. His jokes know no boundaries and touch subjects as sensitive as religion, human sexuality, race, cast and family. He also talks about the American culture, recreational drug usage, current events and libertarianism with much sarcasm.

The international sensation also incorporates the effective use of irony to mock the world leaders and is fearless in his attempts. His offensive remarks have forced many people to walk out on him during several of his on-stage performances. The public was seriously angered when he claimed Irish women to be ugly and this to be the cause of Irish men being pedophiles. Doug’s unique unapologetic way of comedy is what leaves people wondering how he can be so bold. Brutal and provocative though his comments may be at times, he still has a fan following of millions all over the world. Doug Stanhope is currently working on his next venture which will be a one-hour stand-up comedy produced by New Wave Entertainment. This project seems just as energetic as his former works and will surely be up to mark. The audience will not be disappointed but will instead be left craving for more. Stanhope’s accomplishments speak for themselves and leave no doubt in anyone’s mind that he it is indeed a master in his field. Each one of his show has been popular. So all his fans out there looking for an evening full of fun and laughter should definitely not miss this opportunity and get cheap Doug Stanhope tickets soon.