Not all stand-up comedy is spot-cleaned and pre-packaged for the masses. Like the legends who were born out of smokey, booze-soaked nightclubs of decades past, Doug Stanhope spews his own brand of moral outrage in an unmatched style that borders on self-destruction. Nothing is sacred, no subject off-limits and most importantly nothing is contrived.

From critically acclaimed appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to regular appearances on The Howard Stern Show, Stanhope always shows an intelligence and brutal honesty in his comedy, no matter how viciously graphic or unsettling the material may be.

Taped live at the Gotham Comedy Club, this appearance is an unflinching look at one of the few voices left standing in the dark, punk-rock underbelly of stand-up comedy.

Recorded in 2007.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hlEn0IMOm4

• Hosted ‘The Man Show’ and ‘Girls Gone Wild’ on Comedy Central. Has also appeared on ‘The Howard Stern Show’, ‘Comedy Central Presents’, ‘Premium Blend’, NBC’s ‘Late Friday’, ‘Spy TV, and BBC’s ‘Live Floor Show’.
• In 2010 Stanhope presented his own segment ‘Voice of America’ as part of BBC’s ‘Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe’.
• Doug is a two-time winner of Time Out New York’s ‘Best Comedy Performance of the Year’ award.
• He has appeared at multiple comedy festivals including Montreal’s Just For Laughs, Aspen US Comedy Arts Festival, Chicago Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe where he won the Strathmore Press Award for Best Act of the Fringe in his debut year.
• Selected by both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter as one of the top 10 Comics to Watch.
• In 2011 Stanhope undertook a UK tour including a sold-out show at the 3,500 capacity Hammersmith Odeon.
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