Doug Stanhope to release tenth DVD
Doug Stanhope
Controversial U.S comedian Doug Stanhope is preparing to release his tenth live DVD next month.
‘Before Turning The Gun On Himself’ will be released as a DVD and CD during March, and will coincide with Stanhope’s current U.K tour.
A regular contributor to Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe series and end of year Wipe specials, Stanhope is known for his abrasive nature, on stage drinking and a flair for boundary pushing routines which often encompass caustic social commentary, outlandish first-person narratives, graphic sex and perversion.
His unpredictable, volatile yet insightful shows have seen him win Time Out New York’s ‘Best Stand-Up Show’ twice, as well as garnering favourable comparisons to the likes of such visionary comedians Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks.
A statement on the Roadrunner Comedy website reads: “In a field crowded with conformists and copycats, Stanhope is a genuinely original comic voice, albeit a gleefully vulgar one”
It adds: “Stanhope rails against western civilisation’s slide into apathy and stupidity, always on the edge of implosion yet fully in control and never afraid to risk alienating his audiences.”
‘Before Turning The Gun On Himself’ will be released on CD on March 5th, with the DVD/CD set following shortly after. Stanhope is on tour in the UK throughout March and April, playing Newcastle’s Tyne Theatre on Thurs March 8th.
