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Doug Stanhope

Doug Stanhope is a stand-up comedian, podcast host, and author. He discusses his observations on various factors of life, and he does so while drinking alcohol. Along with being famous for his comedy, he is also well known for being vocal about his political views.

Born on 25^th March 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Stanhope had quite a turbulent life as a kid. He quit school at the age of 15 and regards Monty Python and National Lampoon as his early influences in the world of comedy.

He worked in the field of telemarketing before embarking on comedy as a full-time career. Stanhope currently lives in Bisbee, Arizona.

Career and Accomplishments

The comedian’s stand-up career began at the age of 23 in the year 1990. The very first time he performed was at a bar in Las Vegas during an open mic night.

He made adjustments to his act in Las Vegas, after which he shifted to Phoenix, Arizona, and soon landed a job at a comedy club of a house MC.

In the year 1995, Stanhope bagged the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. He won it against Dane Cook, and the contest ran for three weeks.

Consecutive episodes of Stanhope's Invasion of the Hidden Cameras were aired on Fox in July 2002. He was presented with the Strathmore Press Award in August 2002 for his performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where he won the vote of 40 press critics.

Stanhope’s Before Turning the Gun on Himself was released in 2012. Recorded in Salt Lake City, the comedian derived the name of the special from a phrase that he had seen quite often in news articles that he read online.

He released his podcast, The Doug Stanhope Podcast, in February 2013. He had recorded it at his own home.

His comedy special, No Place Like Home, was filmed at the Bisbee Royale in Bisbee in November of 2015 and was produced by Johnny Depp. Stanhope’s third book, This is Not Fame, was published in 2017. In this collection of stories, he spoke about what it’s like to be an infamous comedian.

Stanhope's special, The Dying of a Last Breed, was released in 2020. It was filmed at Las Vegas' Plaza Hotel and Casino. His fourth book, titled No Encore for the Donkey, came out in 2021.