Doug Stanhope
Stanhope on stage at Charlies, Manchester, England, October 2006
Birth name	Douglas Gene Stanhope
Born	March 25, 1967 (1967-03-25) (age 40) Worcester, Massachusetts
Medium	stand-up, television
Nationality	American
Years active	1990 - present[1]
Genres	Black comedy, Observational comedy, Satire/Political satire
Subject(s)	American culture, current events, recreational drug use, human sexuality, religion, libertarianism
Influences	George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison
Spouse	Renee Morrison[2] (2003-present) (separated)[3]
Website	dougstanhope.com/

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Career

Stanhope's career began in 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was the host of Comedy Central's The Man Show for its final season and has hosted a Girls Gone Wild video. He has also produced and starred in "Invasion of the Hidden Cameras" (a project for the Fox Broadcasting network). Stanhope has made appearances at several major comedy festivals, including the Montreal Just For Laughs, US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, the Chicago Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, where he won the Strathmore Press Award in 2002. Stanhope was the winner of the San Francisco Comedy Competition. He has released several CDs. He claims that his appearance on the BBC television show, "Live Floor Show," was fueled by "ecstasy". According to Stanhope “TV is just for the money; live performance is where it’s at.” Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Vegas redirects here. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... The Man Show was a half hour comedy television show on Comedy Central. ... Girls Gone Wild official logo The Girls Gone Wild franchise, created by Joe Francis, is a series by the production company Mantra Films, Inc. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ... US Comedy Arts Festival is a comedy festival held each year in Aspen, Colorado. ... View south along Galena Street in downtown Aspen. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... A street performer on the Royal Mile, with volunteer (2004). ... This article is about the country. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, (often abbreviated to E, X, or XTC) is a semisynthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family. ...

In 2005, frontally nude photos of Stanhope at a bachelor party were posted on the gay website Campfire Video. They were originally posted on Stanhope's own website. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ...

He is currently working to establish a comic tour called The Unbookables featuring artists such as Andy Andrist, Sean Rouse, Brett Erickson, Travis Lipski, Brendon Walsh, Norman Wilkerson, and Brian Potrafka. The Unbookables' first CD, Morbid Obscenity, also featuring Andrist, Rouse, Lynn Shawcroft, Mr. Arthur Hinty and Banjo Randy, was released July 4, 2006, on Stand Up! Records. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sean Rouse is a stand up comic hailing from Katy, Texas. ... Morbid Obscenity is the first CD put out by the collection of Comedians known as The Unbookables. ... Lynn Shawcroft is a Canadian standup comedian. ...

In summer 2006, he was booked to appear on several bills at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs comedy festival in Ireland; he told his lairy, late-night crowd, that Irish men sleep with children, because - as the headline to the following day's Irish Daily Star put it (misreportedly) - "Irish women are too ugly to rape! Comic booed after shocking festival jibe." he managed to perform for just 10 minutes before having all his remaining slots cancelled.^[1] Festival Logo 2006 The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival is a comedy festival held each year in Kilkenny, Ireland. ...

In August 2006 he appeared alongside Rouse at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, to rave 5 star reviews from the press. On his opening night he took what was believed to be an ecstasy tablet that was handed to him by a member of the audience.^[2][3]

Stanhope joined fellow Unbookable Norman Wilkerson and Mancuinan comedian Dave Bishop at the Manchester Comedy Festival in October along with a two week residency at the Soho Theatre in London. Dave Bishop (born January 18, 1980) is an English stand-up comedian and promoter. ... The Manchester Comedy Fesitval is an annual Comedy Festival held in Manchester, England during the last two weeks of October. ...

In October 2006, he self-published a book, Fun With Pedophiles: The Best of Baiting, which includes several of his "baits" which had appeared on baiting.org. Baiting is the practice of setting up a false Internet instant messaging persona, say, that of an underage female, waiting for others to message you asking for sex, and then brutally abusing the "baitee" in a chat session that is logged to share with others.[4] He discussed his self-published book and the philosophy behind it on Penn Jillette's radio show on San Diego's 97.1 FreeFM on December 26, 2006.

2007 has seen Stanhope tape two TV specials - in the US for Showtime, recorded at The Gotham Comedy Club in New York and the other for the UK's Channel 4 Comedy Lab, filmed at the Caves in Edinburgh, Scotland. Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ... Look up Gotham in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Comedy Lab is a series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. ...

The Showtime special, entitled No Refunds, premiered August 3rd and was released on DVD August 14th. No Refunds is Doug Stanhopes third stand-up DVD. Recorded at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York, NY on March 12, 2007. ...

Stanhope dislikes dense urban areas and lives in the small U.S.-Mexico border town of Bisbee, Arizona. A border town is a town close to the boundary between two countries, states or regions. ... Bisbee is a city located in Cochise County, Arizona, USA, 82 miles (132 km) southeast of Tucson. ...

Discography/Videography

DVD cover to Deadbeat Hero (2004).

There is a bootleg video referred to as The Austin Incident, which Stanhope himself keeps in circulation, that features conspiracy theorist Alex Jones introducing him. The gig descends into chaos and twenty minutes in Stanhope can clearly be heard saying jokingly "you're never opening for me again" to Jones. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Great White Stanhope is the debut stand-up comedy album by Doug Stanhope. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Sicko is the second stand-up comedy album by Doug Stanhope. ... This article is about the year. ... Something to Take the Edge Off is the third comedy album by Doug Stanhope. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Die Laughing is the fourth stand-up comedy album by Doug Stanhope. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Word of Mouth is Doug Stanhopes first stand-up DVD. Recorded at the Velveeta Room in Austin, Texas on May 11th, 2002, and produced by Sacred Cow Productions. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Deadbeat Hero is Doug Stanhopes second stand-up comedy DVD and his fifth CD. Recorded at the Comedy Underground in Seattle, Washington in 2004, originally produced by Shout Factory, and released as part of the Ad Lib Breakout Comedy Series. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Morbid Obscenity is the first CD put out by the collection of Comedians known as The Unbookables. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... No Refunds is Doug Stanhopes third stand-up DVD. Recorded at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York, NY on March 12, 2007. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... “Alex Jones” redirects here. ...

2008 Presidential campaign

Stanhope announced on July 9, 2006 through his website that he would run for president in 2008 as a Libertarian. After consulting political advisors, he stated on his website, "...officially - I am reconsidering my presidential run while my exploratory team looks into the viability of such an endeavor." [5] He explained that he made this statement due to campaign finance laws and other reasons. Later he said "The presidential run is getting in order. You keep asking me if I'm serious. You have no idea. Let's have fun again." The Libertarian Party is an American political party founded on Dec. ...

Stanhope intended to formally declare candidacy during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show show May 3rd, 2007, but May 1st he announced that he would not run due to restrictions of the Federal Election Commission. He could not receive personal income from his comedy appearances and website if he was using them to campaign.[6] This article is about the radio show hosted by Howard Stern. ... The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency created in 1975 by the United States Congress to administer and enforce campaign finance legislation in the United States. ...

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• July 2007 Punchline Magazine interview
• May 31, 2007 Las Vegas Weekly Article
• February 12, 2007 WickedInfo.com interview
• September 2006 interview
• August 9, 2006 The Scotsman article
• August 9, 2006 Guardian Unlimited article
• September 2005 interview
• October 27, 2004 Ciao! review
• October 2002 Modern Drunkard Magazine interview
• The Unbookables' official website
• Morbid Obscenity CD official website
• Sacred Cow Productions
• Stand Up! Records
• 2008 Presidential Campaign Website
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