Doug Stanhope
- Stand-up comedian
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Doug Stanhope interview
Often bracketed as a caustic political comedian, we discover Doug Stanhope may have been plonked in the wrong pigeonhole.
Ben Venables, The Skinny, 29th May 2018Comedy books of the year
Funny tomes for not-so funny times including books by Robert Webb, Joan Rivers and Eddie Izzard.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th December 2017Stand-ups on Weinstein, taboos - & the gags they regret
Is it ever OK for comedians to joke about sexual assault? Is there such a thing as 'too soon'? Margaret Cho, Doug Stanhope, David Cross and other fearless comics on the fine line between funny and offensive.
Ben Williams, The Guardian, 3rd November 2017My comedy hero: Fern Brady on Doug Stanhope
The Scottish stand-up picks the no-holds barred American as her comic icon.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 25th January 2017Radio Times review
Whatever horrors the world has endured over the past 12 months - war, pestilence, terrorism and Piers Morgan's new presenting gig on Good Morning Britain (only kidding, Piers), then we can always be sure of some traditional comforts. One is that Charlie Brooker and friends will extract some comic mileage in his now-traditional end-of-year round-up.
Joined by contributors Doug Stanhope, Morgana Robinson (complete with her extraordinary Russell Brand impersonation) and Diane Morgan as the fabulously vacuous pundit Philomena Cunk, laughter appears guaranteed. Page Three and Cecil the Lion may all have died this year, but smart, sassy satire is alive and well on BBC Two.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 23rd December 2015Brian Logan's top 10 comedy of 2015
Featuring Kieran Hodgson, Richard Gadd, Doug Stanhope, Count Arthur Strong, Jessie Cave, Joseph Morpurgo, Sheeps, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar and Massive Dad.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 15th December 2015Should babies and live comedy mix?
I was amused to hear that Doug Stanhope was cheesed off about a baby being in his audience at one of his European gigs recently. According to reports Stanhope wanted the infant ejected, but the parents managed to move to more discreet balcony seats and enjoy the rest of Stanhope's show. We don't know what their baby thought of it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th October 2015Doug Stanhope: the Holocaust, US politics and #piggate
With a UK tour underway, GQ caught up with acerbic US comedian Doug Stanhope. Famously bleak, he's worked with Charlie Brooker on the BBC and you can catch his specials on Netflix. We wanted to find out what he makes of current stories in US and UK politics, and how he's finding this tour.
Rupert Myers, GQ, 14th October 2015Doug Stanhope review
The US standup likes to shock, but not just for the sake of it: he does it because conventional wisdom needs questioning.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th October 2015Doug Stanhope is hoping for a reunion with Man Utd
The outspoken comic who comes to The Lowry next week met Memphis Depay and teammates during United's pre-season tour.
Katie Fitzpatrick, Manchester Evening News, 8th October 2015