I concur. It’s either my life has turned to shit, or it turned to shit while I’m going through withdrawals- Doug always sets me straight, and helps me cope with it all. That speaks volumes, where you can laugh while going through a combo of shit & withdrawals.
Stanhopes early to mid 2000s albums were a run of pure genius. You can tell how he influences other comedians that are getting big now . He was like a Bill Hicks on steroids talking about shit I can more relate too. Especially in my 20s and 30s. He’ll always be in my top 3 for those first 4 albums there like the illmatic of comedy albums . 25 years later they’ll still be dope .
@@RicardoMoralesMassin no. That one you're talking about is absolutely amazing but I would rank Deadbeat Hero above that one just by by a bit. They're both great
@RicardoMoralesMassin Great special for sure, but with the greatest respect, there's something about DH... The flow, the content, the filming style. It's a masterpiece
Ethanol is ethanol, it doesn't matter if its beer or liquor, the amount taken up is what ultimately will destroy your liver. That is a fact by the way, you could argue that beer is not that harsh on the stomach but that's about it.
I still don't understand why anyone would invent it. It's not enough that two people love each other, they have to sign some papers so everybody else will believe them.
@@gracefool It's either easy divorce or the state forcing people to remain married. Should a judge really have that kind of power over our personal lives? Here's how you eliminate divorce - stop getting married. Marriage is nothing more than a long-term relationship with tax benefits. Give it any additional meaning you prefer. It doesn't change that fact. Thanks to indoctrination it's seen as the only viable option. It's a huge industry that targets little girls who grow up and eventually manipulate their boyfriends into doing something very unnecessary. Perhaps if the government stopped shoehorning people into marriage with tax incentives it would lose its market value. By chance do you happen to be married? If so I've a question. What rules are present in your married life that were not present during your dating life? Dating: Don't cheat, support one another and raise children together. Marriage: Don't cheat, support one another and raise children together. I'll choose simplicity over unnecessary complexity any day.
Just discovered Stanhope and binge watched the two specials I could find. I’d notice myself dying laughing while simultaneously getting goosebumps from the truth that he’s spitting. Unbelievable comedian
@Mattias Maes Probably Lenny Bruce. He's the guy who said something like: "If jesus was killed today, Christians would be walking around with electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses". He was the first comedian who was brutal like Doug. He was arrested often for it and the government hated him.
What makes him great is the fact that he's a genius who absolutely doesn't give a fuck. He doesn't try, and he's still just naturally better than everyone else.
The best part of Stanhope being kicked off Netflix is that now I can watch all of his work on RUclips legally, even his Netflix special. 😂😂 I feel like I’m back in Highschool.
Kicked off Netflix? I would research it, but the "specials" that Netflix pays tens of millions of USD to lowbrow comics like Chappelle and Gervais are the polar opposite of Doug Stanhope's comedy. They are small-minded bullies (D.C. and R.G) Doug Stanhope is a sage, and a deep thinker, masquerading as a belligerent slob. Canned by morons? A fitting endorsement of Doug. Thanks.
33:40 doug leans towards member of the crowd and they casually light his cigarette with no break in flow at all, this dude is a total legend. fuck yeah
I could never claim to represent the other people who work with people with developmental disabilities but (a) I have the utmost respect and love for my clients and (b) I nearly died during that totem 69 bit, cried my eyes out choking on uncontrollable laughter. Had a tough day at work and it really helped. Comedy is the best medicine. Unless you have a fractured rib. Then that shit'll kill you.
@@nickdaiz1111 So many pissing in public in China, they installed outdoor unrinals on PLANTERS for aesthetic plants - on Sidewalks so you walk over to a landscaped bush on a square planter - piss, looks like you are inspecting the plant - LOL - eww - True Story.
He fuses 'tell it like it is' with a sharpness that rivals Carlin, in my opinion. His views on patriotism, military worship and childhood indoctrination are both funny and startling.
Carlin was just a grouch, not funny and would never gotten close to Stanhope funny. Do not get offended I know a guy who thinks adam sandler is funny...
cravinbob I enjoy listening to Carlin but I rarely ever laugh. I was never sure if he meant to be funny or not. He had a good bite and interesting take on things. I prefer Stanhope.
I think Carlin just hasn't aged well. I used to listen to Carlin in the early 2000s and I thought all his shit was really funny. I tried relistening to some of it recently, and it just comes off flat and ranty. I still love the man's legacy but I'm not sure there's anymore laughs to be had at the Carlin well. But I do agree with Typhoid; Stanhope has a sharp, tell-it-like-it-is edginess that Carlin had. This weird middle ground between "angry YT comment edgelord" and "politically correct milquetoast SJW" that comes off as some of the most honest shit today. And the fact that there's some laughs peppered in there doesn't hurt.
Yup that's one of my all time favorite bits lmao. Legendary. "This is a sting operation!" "Yeah, I did a benefit for fallen officers, it was called the Pigs In Blankets Foundation."
Correction, people die from the state of drugs as they are under the oppressive drugs war; which funnels funds to violent criminals and leaves substances unregulated, which is what causes most of the deaths. In a regulated system people could just take a clean substance and seek medical advice if anything goes wrong, using the taxes from their substance use to fund the clinic seeing to them. I don't blame people for using drugs in this world, you need to be hopped up on something to keep dreaming in this hellhole. Maybe we just need to stop trying to control peoples behaviour where they do not harm others. "That man took 3 tabs of ACID! He realised things of an ineffable nature and ate a box of cereal, cardboard and all. How inconvenienced everyone was by his theraputic madness!"
If you watch Carlin sets from the earliest stuff to the end, he just got more cynical. I truly think if he could have lived another 40-50 years he would have reached Doug levels of apathy and anger. I wonder who will pick up the mantle after Stanhopes liver puts it's two weeks in.
@@eansba88- quote from Carlin in one of his books: Don't confuse my views as cynicism for the real cynics are the ones that tell you everything is gonna be alright".
Him, Norm, and Patrice are all wildly different but also unmatched comedically by anyone else living/dead IMO. I need to see stanhope live before hes gone too.
Massive. I have seen so many lists of "best comedians" and Stanhope was not on a single one. He was too good for the system. This is comedy in its purest form, yet people just want comics jumping around talking in funny accents.
Do you really have friends? If you can talk about stuff with them the way Stanhope talks about stuff with his audience, and at the end of the day you don't want to kill them and they don't want to kill you, yes, you really have friends. Otherwise you might be kidding yourself.
@@totalSLACK Me either. I threshed out the people who would only accept me on THEIR terms. People who wouldn't or couldn't change and meet me halfway. I feel a lot better, tbh. I have human contact at work and happenstance meetings on the street keep me in the realm of humanity. After a while you reassess your life and move on. You talk to people and try to figure out what makes them tick. You maybe find common ground.
PuzzledObserver I have a friend who is a cynical, angry, shitty person, when he's sober. When he's drunk or high, he is amazing. I don't want him to rely on alcohol or drugs to be funny, but he is under these circumstances, and he loves it. So does everyone else around him. My point is, if these are the memories he, and others, hold dearest about him, fucking giver buddy!
doug is the most underrated,underappreciated comedians allive! DBH is in my all time top 5 specials list and i watched it so many times. it dont gets old
Doug is one of those rare comedians who has this philosophical talent in which they can analyze social ills and interpret them in such a way that it not only makes you laugh, but also leaves you in a state of contemplative rumination. I'm happy that he's getting more recognition than he used to have.
Fearless. I get that the content is questionable but to continue when you know the vast majority of people don't appreciate or understand that he's joking/serious, takes incredible courage. I'd rather face the possibility of a gun to my than say things like this. What a brave, hilarious hero.
Jody Powell It's not even questionable content. It's just real talk, from a real OG who doesn't give a fuck what anybody thinks as long as they paid for the ticket to watch. This man is as real as they come, I wish I had the courage he does, and he's among that top tier of comics whom are as unique and truly talented as they come. Carlin, Hicks, Chappelle, Kinison, Pryor, Bruce, May, Murphy, Hedberg, Williams, Mac, Rock, Rickles, and Stanhope. If you listen to any of these men today in 2019, you'll realize what it means to be timeless in comedy. I confidently believe that Doug is among the very top of that list, he's simply not "corporate friendly" enough to be more mainstream... and we should all love him even more for that very reason!
My sister and I made a comitment. When we are 75 we start doing heroin. Because fuck it, it seems to be awesome and at this age what are you gonna lose?
A lot of elderly are already prescribed heroin as pain relief. It’s not called heroin of course it’s by it’s chemical name diamorphine, in the uk anyway. So yeah it’s not that strange a thought.
Watching Doug Stanhope is like watching George Carlin for me...I hardly laugh because it's almost too honest to be funny, but more like watching an elite Ted Talks. Nevermind, I kept watching and laughed my ass off. The previous statement still stands otherwise. This may be the funniest stand-up of all time.
The fact that Bill Burr has admitted that Doug is "better than me" is such an amazing thing. He is underrated beyond belief. He is an incredible comedian
Reminds me of his bit about being lied to your whole lie, you can trust cops, you'll use algebra, weed leads to heroin. This man is a national treasure.
"Until the mongols come over the hill swingin machetes tryin to take our fuckin fire hazard underground comedy club away from us, yeah then we all buddy up as one" Jesus christ doug that shit had happened like a year before you made that joke, that's savage.
Chris M do you have any good guides I can use, because I'm very interested in doing so myself.. can you help me out, and point in a direction to a beginners guide or something?
i always turn to Stanhope when life turns to shit. god bless him
Fr, dude - Doug's material has kept me alive through some dark shit
I put him on at night when I'm going to sleep like someone's reading me bedtime stories
You've no clue how much this hit just now.
same
I concur. It’s either my life has turned to shit, or it turned to shit while I’m going through withdrawals- Doug always sets me straight, and helps me cope with it all. That speaks volumes, where you can laugh while going through a combo of shit & withdrawals.
I love this black and white style. It really sets the focus on the comic and puts the audience in the background nicely.
Moataz Mattar bill burr also did the black and white special very well
Absolutely. Very lenny bruce or the famous Dennis Miller HBO special style.
Stanhopes early to mid 2000s albums were a run of pure genius. You can tell how he influences other comedians that are getting big now . He was like a Bill Hicks on steroids talking about shit I can more relate too. Especially in my 20s and 30s. He’ll always be in my top 3 for those first 4 albums there like the illmatic of comedy albums . 25 years later they’ll still be dope .
The greatest comedian to ever walk the earth
Amen to that. I've seen Doug live a few times and laughed so hard I thought I was going to pass out.
15 years later and this is still the best stand up special ever. Social commentary and pure logic to try to reach people on a universally HUMAN level.
Bullshit. Something to take the edge off is the best stand up special ever.
@@RicardoMoralesMassin no. That one you're talking about is absolutely amazing but I would rank Deadbeat Hero above that one just by by a bit. They're both great
@RicardoMoralesMassin Great special for sure, but with the greatest respect, there's something about DH... The flow, the content, the filming style. It's a masterpiece
It's a toss up between this one and his "No Refunds" special
God bless this mans liver
no he drinks everything
goddins mcthunderwood this was the funniest part of this video so far
Ethanol is ethanol, it doesn't matter if its beer or liquor, the amount taken up is what ultimately will destroy your liver. That is a fact by the way, you could argue that beer is not that harsh on the stomach but that's about it.
Hardest working liver in the comedy game.
That's the only circumstance I would wish god was into.
I saw him in austin a few years ago. He did a three hour nonstop rant without a pause. A good half hour was purely about popov vodka. It was amazing!
Damn it. I’ll see him one day.
Nayr Tnartsipac he’s sponsored by popov so he probably got paid for that 😂
Popov is amazing!
Nayr Tnartsipac popov is some good shot if you wanna be drunk for a week for 50 bucks
Hahha yesss the popov vodka info commerical he threw in there
31:51
In my country, we have a saying dating from WWI:
In war,
State give canons,
Rich give horses,
and poor give theirs sons.
"If marriage didn't exist would you invent it"? This man's a genius.
If you don't understand the value of marriage, it's only because modern marriage with its easy divorce and biased family courts is a travesty.
I still don't understand why anyone would invent it. It's not enough that two people love each other, they have to sign some papers so everybody else will believe them.
@@chansomanmusic That's not an argument.
@@gracefool It's either easy divorce or the state forcing people to remain married. Should a judge really have that kind of power over our personal lives? Here's how you eliminate divorce - stop getting married.
Marriage is nothing more than a long-term relationship with tax benefits. Give it any additional meaning you prefer. It doesn't change that fact. Thanks to indoctrination it's seen as the only viable option. It's a huge industry that targets little girls who grow up and eventually manipulate their boyfriends into doing something very unnecessary. Perhaps if the government stopped shoehorning people into marriage with tax incentives it would lose its market value.
By chance do you happen to be married? If so I've a question. What rules are present in your married life that were not present during your dating life?
Dating: Don't cheat, support one another and raise children together.
Marriage: Don't cheat, support one another and raise children together.
I'll choose simplicity over unnecessary complexity any day.
nigelcarren this quote should be on a t-shirt!!!! I would buy it.
I love a bunch of comedians but, Stanhope stands alone.
Doug is an amazing person
My father has stage 4 cancer and is in a resthome. He agrees, boredom is worse than cancer.
Borden is better than many thingss
@skOsH this aged well
@skOsH well you could now move to oregon and start freebasing if you want
Just discovered Stanhope and binge watched the two specials I could find. I’d notice myself dying laughing while simultaneously getting goosebumps from the truth that he’s spitting. Unbelievable comedian
Goosebumps huh? Suuuuuper gay.
@@jakiesenn8624if that's suuuuper gay what's it mean when he gives me an erection?
“It’s like going to a strip club and complaining that your stripper is a communist!”
Golden. 🤙🏻
Most underrated comic of all time. He belongs right up there with Pryor, Carlin, Hicks and Bruce
@Mattias Maes Probably Lenny Bruce. He's the guy who said something like: "If jesus was killed today, Christians would be walking around with electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses". He was the first comedian who was brutal like Doug. He was arrested often for it and the government hated him.
damn right
For me it's
1. George Carlin
2. Doug Stanhope
3. Don Rickles
Seconded!
all of your favorite comedians have already admitted that doug stanhope is better than them
Best comic ever. Fucking ever.
The Sean Price of comedy.
Joshua Antonucci Guess that makes Carlin the "Aesop Rock". 👌
Andy Mejia It’s more about him being your favorite comedians favorite comedian.
What makes him great is the fact that he's a genius who absolutely doesn't give a fuck. He doesn't try, and he's still just naturally better than everyone else.
"your instinct is your true god."
I read this as he was saying it. Weird
"follow it"
Bullshit that sounds good
My instinct is to drink
This is one of the truest sentences ever spoken. Fuckin legend.
The best part of Stanhope being kicked off Netflix is that now I can watch all of his work on RUclips legally, even his Netflix special. 😂😂 I feel like I’m back in Highschool.
Kicked off Netflix? I would research it, but the "specials" that Netflix pays tens of millions of USD to lowbrow comics like Chappelle and Gervais are the polar opposite of Doug Stanhope's comedy. They are small-minded bullies (D.C. and R.G) Doug Stanhope is a sage, and a deep thinker, masquerading as a belligerent slob. Canned by morons? A fitting endorsement of Doug. Thanks.
Its not that deep @JohnPreston888
@@shayed_6668 It kind of is, though
"I want to buy mushrooms at Walmart tomorrow "
Kuddly Koala he actually ran for governor of Arizona.. Hahaha
A
MXE the 1st worldwide ban of a miracle drug by the UN no less.
"respiratory Gallagher effect..." (Gallagher smashed watermelons with a giant hammer, like Thor, in front of his audience.)
@sk0sH Perhaps ven (and then )dor could be sent to r.huntsman@hotmail.com?
Shoutout to beige frequency
Instaportal is a scam!
This man changed my life
“I go on stage like I’m leading into battle, not all of you will be here after”
33:40 doug leans towards member of the crowd and they casually light his cigarette with no break in flow at all, this dude is a total legend. fuck yeah
I could never claim to represent the other people who work with people with developmental disabilities but (a) I have the utmost respect and love for my clients and (b) I nearly died during that totem 69 bit, cried my eyes out choking on uncontrollable laughter. Had a tough day at work and it really helped. Comedy is the best medicine. Unless you have a fractured rib. Then that shit'll kill you.
It's 9am, I'm already drunk and I'm watching Doug Stanhope. I feel like a modern day Diogenes.
@@nickdaiz1111 So many pissing in public in China, they installed outdoor unrinals on PLANTERS for aesthetic plants - on Sidewalks so you walk over to a landscaped bush on a square planter - piss, looks like you are inspecting the plant - LOL - eww - True Story.
I feel like an alcoholic
Plague Doctor Atta boy
plague doctor: hahaha thats what's up. and thanks too you, now i know of Diogenes. much love.
@@jasonsage1417 India is bad for that shit too.
"I'm tryna talk my mother into being a suicide bomber right now"
Jesus christ this guy is off the chain.
If you like that nugget, check out Beer Hall Putsch. He tells the story about how he helped her kill herself....its a better story than it sounds lol
@@lifesonsrv9702 Can confirm
@@lifesonsrv9702omg? The cc part 🤣
I come back to this one regularly. It's become my church. Stanhope is a dark, dark angel.
He fuses 'tell it like it is' with a sharpness that rivals Carlin, in my opinion. His views on patriotism, military worship and childhood indoctrination are both funny and startling.
Carlin was just a grouch, not funny and would never gotten close to Stanhope funny. Do not get offended I know a guy who thinks adam sandler is funny...
cravinbob I enjoy listening to Carlin but I rarely ever laugh. I was never sure if he meant to be funny or not. He had a good bite and interesting take on things. I prefer Stanhope.
I think Carlin just hasn't aged well. I used to listen to Carlin in the early 2000s and I thought all his shit was really funny. I tried relistening to some of it recently, and it just comes off flat and ranty. I still love the man's legacy but I'm not sure there's anymore laughs to be had at the Carlin well.
But I do agree with Typhoid; Stanhope has a sharp, tell-it-like-it-is edginess that Carlin had. This weird middle ground between "angry YT comment edgelord" and "politically correct milquetoast SJW" that comes off as some of the most honest shit today. And the fact that there's some laughs peppered in there doesn't hurt.
That's exactly the reason why I put Doug in the same category of Bill Hicks and George Carlin. Very unique geniouses.
Are you Roger Ebert?
"You don't even have to act like you've been tricked anymore"
That cop slamming sketch, genius
elk? My favorite piece ever.
laughed til i cried
"I masturbated through the whole thing wearing a helicopter cap"....
I would gladly die tomorrow, if ol' Doug would show up at my funeral. XD
Yup that's one of my all time favorite bits lmao. Legendary. "This is a sting operation!"
"Yeah, I did a benefit for fallen officers, it was called the Pigs In Blankets Foundation."
The only people against drugs are the people that have never drugs or those who sucked at doing them. So true.
how do u drugs. Ive never drug
Yeah, that was a joke.. Too bad the thousands who die every year from drugs don't get to laugh at it.
Correction, people die from the state of drugs as they are under the oppressive drugs war; which funnels funds to violent criminals and leaves substances unregulated, which is what causes most of the deaths.
In a regulated system people could just take a clean substance and seek medical advice if anything goes wrong, using the taxes from their substance use to fund the clinic seeing to them.
I don't blame people for using drugs in this world, you need to be hopped up on something to keep dreaming in this hellhole. Maybe we just need to stop trying to control peoples behaviour where they do not harm others.
"That man took 3 tabs of ACID! He realised things of an ineffable nature and ate a box of cereal, cardboard and all. How inconvenienced everyone was by his theraputic madness!"
SkepticalContrarian they are the ones who suck at doing them.
yea im sure if its regulated... it will be heaps better...pfft... how many people die from prescription pills....
That "totem head" pole story had me crying with laughter.
Love you Doug Stanhope.
what time in the video is that at?
XD, nvm, just got to it
"Do you like my sister?" "Of course I do, look down." Genius
Townhouse head baby, even Doug was laughing at his own choices.
This is like a drunk version of Carlin. He's awesome.
If you watch Carlin sets from the earliest stuff to the end, he just got more cynical. I truly think if he could have lived another 40-50 years he would have reached Doug levels of apathy and anger.
I wonder who will pick up the mantle after Stanhopes liver puts it's two weeks in.
@@eansba88- quote from Carlin in one of his books: Don't confuse my views as cynicism for the real cynics are the ones that tell you everything is gonna be alright".
After a Carlin Stanhope binge today, I'm convinced you're right
When was Carlin not drunk?
I think this is my favorite standup special ever
This guy got me motivated to suck it up on open mics as much as I can
They way I look at it. I'm just working out my stick.
power to you
Me too. It’s scary as hell, but gotta start some where. Best of luck
Must have listened to this a dozen times.He's the Best Standup in the World in my humble opinion.
Possibly the funniest stand up I've ever heard. Stanhope rules
Him, Norm, and Patrice are all wildly different but also unmatched comedically by anyone else living/dead IMO. I need to see stanhope live before hes gone too.
He is the boldest comedian around today.
Massive. I have seen so many lists of "best comedians" and Stanhope was not on a single one. He was too good for the system. This is comedy in its purest form, yet people just want comics jumping around talking in funny accents.
Benji Berigan. Agree 100 %
Benji Berigan 1. Stanhope/Chapelle 2. Carlin 3. Bruer
Um he's still alive and still fucking amazing
Benji Berigan - He IS too good for the system. IS. DS is still alive, touring, and kicking ass.
Yeah, but fuck people
Welcome, my friends, as we scroll through the comment section and watch the greatest comedian in the Universe.
Honestly, the best stand-up special I've ever seen.
watching this in 2022 still hits home, especially the final bit.
Actual facts
Wow. This was so ahead of it's time. Oh shit. Stanhope for prez 2020
He wouldn't want the presidency. He's got class.
now in mid November 2020... this comment.
I am deeply disturbed that I really connect with this
Just means you’re normal
Hey dark humor is the best humour.
That's why we're here.
Don't beat yourself up. Perhaps you've been funneled into this genre because of mental illness, drug use, etc.
“...now a long term commitment is a viable option.” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Nothing is sacred with this dude! So fucking funny and so fucking true!
Buy his book everyone. It's as hilarious as his standup. Support his liver!
whoa, he has a book? awesome!
Whoa, he has a liver? awesome!
Doesnt, NOT buying his book mean supporting his liver!?
@@TRU_Lunchy No, his liver needs funny juice to function.
Dude is rich i like him but iam not gonna support a miljonair i rather support my lungs with weed
No comic is as uncensored. That's why he was never mainstream like the rest.
Do you really have friends? If you can talk about stuff with them the way Stanhope talks about stuff with his audience, and at the end of the day you don't want to kill them and they don't want to kill you, yes, you really have friends. Otherwise you might be kidding yourself.
This is some comment
I take pride in making liberal art school girls laugh at fucked up shit
at the end of a rope, listening to Doug. I don't have any friends, but the want is still there, so there's that.
@@totalSLACK Me either. I threshed out the people who would only accept me on THEIR terms. People who wouldn't or couldn't change and meet me halfway. I feel a lot better, tbh. I have human contact at work and happenstance meetings on the street keep me in the realm of humanity. After a while you reassess your life and move on. You talk to people and try to figure out what makes them tick. You maybe find common ground.
I love that he belches, and just keeps on talking :)
This is the most wholesome and warm comment section I've ever seen. It proves that not all people are boring self righteous assholes .
loving the occasional clouds of smoke from the crowd
I come back to this video a lot. This is one of the best standup routines in existence.
This is one of the funniest drunks around.
Yeah if we don't buy his stuff he can't buy more drinks to keep being funny. BUY HIS MERCH SO THIS MAN CAN DRINK. SUPPORT STANHOPE
PuzzledObserver I have a friend who is a cynical, angry, shitty person, when he's sober. When he's drunk or high, he is amazing. I don't want him to rely on alcohol or drugs to be funny, but he is under these circumstances, and he loves it. So does everyone else around him. My point is, if these are the memories he, and others, hold dearest about him, fucking giver buddy!
He's funny because he's not trying to be
doug is the most underrated,underappreciated comedians allive! DBH is in my all time top 5 specials list and i watched it so many times. it dont gets old
This guy is the Lenny Bruce of our (well, actually YOUR) generation. Fookin’ brilliant!
"Feed her a tapeworm and hope it takes a left at the Y"
Ha ive watched this a million times and just now got the joke. 😂
Doug is one of those rare comedians who has this philosophical talent in which they can analyze social ills and interpret them in such a way that it not only makes you laugh, but also leaves you in a state of contemplative rumination. I'm happy that he's getting more recognition than he used to have.
I’ll go ahead and say it for everyone...this is the best stand up special ever.
I’ll fight for this.
Stanhope’s books are still some of my most favorite literature to ever be written.
Never tell Doug Stanhope that you're a cop!
Fearless. I get that the content is questionable but to continue when you know the vast majority of people don't appreciate or understand that he's joking/serious, takes incredible courage. I'd rather face the possibility of a gun to my than say things like this. What a brave, hilarious hero.
Jody Powell It's not even questionable content. It's just real talk, from a real OG who doesn't give a fuck what anybody thinks as long as they paid for the ticket to watch.
This man is as real as they come, I wish I had the courage he does, and he's among that top tier of comics whom are as unique and truly talented as they come.
Carlin, Hicks, Chappelle, Kinison, Pryor, Bruce, May, Murphy, Hedberg, Williams, Mac, Rock, Rickles, and Stanhope.
If you listen to any of these men today in 2019, you'll realize what it means to be timeless in comedy. I confidently believe that Doug is among the very top of that list, he's simply not "corporate friendly" enough to be more mainstream... and we should all love him even more for that very reason!
Gonzo Delphiki Louis.
That Subway BS has been pissing me off since 2004. I see the egg. It's right there. Evil.
I've watched this so many times, and it still cracks me up.
If drinking required me to sit in a Denny's parking lot for two fucking hours for a six pack I would never drink again. Truest story ever told.
This is the set il watch the night I decide to check out. Thanks Doug, your a legend
If you spend enough time drinking in a bar with hot waitresses, they will all have two heads.
37:38 is fucking gold. He didn’t skip a beat, just kept his rant going. Fucking consummate professional.
And then brings it full circle. Oh shit dude.
"I need a 44 hole 2 headed baby girl. Thats the only way I can come"
They're gonna have to study this dudes brain like Einsteins when he dies.
"You don't work with people you stack pants...
people you meet say I'm just lookin'
and they try to get away from you."
"I have deviant thoughts watching commercials without people in them." Amazing.
“Thank GOD I didn’t have that last shot of Jaegermeister!” Says it all!!
Me and my cousin have been quoting that for years now
There are two tragedies in Life.
One is Not being able to afford drugs.
The Other, is Being Able to.
Always come back to watch this. My favorite special.
My sister and I made a comitment. When we are 75 we start doing heroin. Because fuck it, it seems to be awesome and at this age what are you gonna lose?
AVKnecht Plus it's easier to find your veins.
Chris Porter told a joke like that, I believe he said 80.
family connections and support
I see no issue with that, I’d never do it now at my age but it would be in the question at 80.
A lot of elderly are already prescribed heroin as pain relief. It’s not called heroin of course it’s by it’s chemical name diamorphine, in the uk anyway. So yeah it’s not that strange a thought.
I love the placebo effect. I’m a sucker for it.
"Clack Clack, stop me" - legend
“...respiratory Gallagher event...” I’m on the floor here, Doug. You’re fookin’ KILLIN’ me, man!
"Some people just show up places to complain" Doug can see the future
He introduced us to ‘Karen’ and he didn’t even know it
I like how there is one lady in the audience with this great laugh
Watching Doug Stanhope is like watching George Carlin for me...I hardly laugh because it's almost too honest to be funny, but more like watching an elite Ted Talks. Nevermind, I kept watching and laughed my ass off. The previous statement still stands otherwise. This may be the funniest stand-up of all time.
I am dying, here. Oh sheet. Stanhope killed it; he didn't bomb.
comic genius. And still people in the audience aren't listening. Genius set.
I can't believe they laugh at all. A testament to his undeniable greatness
What a Fuckin awesome, relatable comic!
When the cop says im in training and doug smiles. Fuckin gold.
I love that this has been up for years and we're still watching it laughing our asses off!!
The fact that Bill Burr has admitted that Doug is "better than me" is such an amazing thing. He is underrated beyond belief. He is an incredible comedian
he's seriously one of those guys who can make you laugh while still making you constantly feel bad about it..😂😂🍻
Yours Truly i never feel bad about Anything
Always good to watch Stanhope when you're feeling a little too content with life and society as a whole :)
I'm an army vet and this man is spot on in every possible way
My fat ass just got an ab workout. 1 hour abs by Doug Stanhope!
The Stanhope closers are on a class of their own. They flow and crescendo like no one elses. They are true art.
Genius comes in many forms.
Reminds me of his bit about being lied to your whole lie, you can trust cops, you'll use algebra, weed leads to heroin. This man is a national treasure.
Stanhope is so underrated.
"Until the mongols come over the hill swingin machetes tryin to take our fuckin fire hazard underground comedy club away from us, yeah then we all buddy up as one"
Jesus christ doug that shit had happened like a year before you made that joke, that's savage.
mushroom...wallmart...tomorrow..lets fight this one out ppl
and more holes for the ladies....
fuck walmart, go to a field in a few months, find your own
plenty of holes to be found in the countryside, sheep, horses, cows
better off cultivating your own if you cant identify them....not too difficult
Chris M do you have any good guides I can use, because I'm very interested in doing so myself.. can you help me out, and point in a direction to a beginners guide or something?
Feeling like a prophet listening to Doug : got to spread the word about his out-of-this-world talent and wit
greatest of all time hands down. totally eclipses all of the other 'greats' in history
I come to this like an NA member coming back to the blue book after a relapse
this guy its one of the best ever, thanks to bill burr i know about him, and i totaly agree, we need more of stanhope more than ever
33:40 that arm pops up to light the cigarette is just classic, cuz you know it was not planned.