Doug Stanhope, the ferociously honest and outrageously uninhibited comedian will digitally release Before Turning The Gun On Himself tomorrow, March 6, 2012. The album is available through iTunes. The live companion DVD will be out at a later date. See the full track listing below and listen to “Dr. Drew is to Medicine what David Blaine Is To Science” now.
Recorded in Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex on July 19, 2011, this is the follow up to the widely lauded Oslo: Burning The Bridge To Nowhere which upon release May 3, 2011 was #1 on the comedy charts and #2 on the Billboard Heatseeker chart.
Stanhope had a break out year in 2011 and has garnered praise from everyone from Sarah Silverman to Ricky Gervais who says that Doug “might be the most important stand up working today” to Louis C.K. Stanhope was featured in Louis C.K.’s FX show Louie in season 2, episode 9 entitled “Eddie” where he earned rave reviews for a character Louie wrote specifically for Doug. Read the New York Magazine review here.
Stanhope has been featured on The Howard Stern Show, Comedy Central Presents, Showtime’s “The Green Room With Paul Provenza,” The Man Show, Fox’s “Stossel” as well as several appearances on various BBC shows. Stanhope was also featured in controversial film The Aristocrats alongside George Carlin, Don Rickles and Chris Rock to name a few.
Stanhope completed a 25-date residency in at London’s Leicester Square Theatre in August 2011 to rave reviews and sold out shows. The UK’s Metro lauded Stanhope with five stars saying, “Searing, relevant and brilliantly funny, there’s good reason why Stanhope is often cited as one of the greatest comedians on the planet…If fearless stand-up is your bag, you’d be a fool to miss him.” Stanhope also performed in front of a captive audience at Litla-Hraun maximum security prison in Iceland on September 25, 2011.
Doug Stanhope – Before Turning the Gun on Himself
1. Hangover
2. Dr. Drew is to Medicine what David Blaine Is To Science
3. AA Is A Poorly-Constructed Cult And Doesn’t Work
4. Just Move
5. My Piss Stinks
6. Simple Man
7. Keynesian Economic Theory As Applied To Private-Sector Independent
8. Giant Black Cock
9. It’s A Party, Not Daycare, Asshole
10. Bisbee Thrill Ride
11. Art & The Unfortunate State Of The Japanese Undercarriage
12. Remember When I Used To Give Shit?/Killer Closer
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