Doug Stanhope is one of God's own prototypes. Too weird to live, too rare to die. A hybrid of Tom Waits, Bill Hicks, and other higher level conscientiousness's. All rolled within a smoking, rolling, screaming machine that is only calling to the sleeper within all of us, to waken.

The older you get the more you relate completely to Doug. This is life.

'When i go on stage it's like i'm leading you into battle. You're not all gonna be here at the end'. My favorite comedian by far. He doesn't hold back anything.

This man should represent the entire planet when we make first contact with an alien race.

it's the small things that make him a genius, like when he casually says "two shootings ago ..."

Comedy is kind of like music where it's hard to choose a favorite, but Doug Stanhope is without a doubt in the conversation for me

"Life is like animal porn, its not for everyone".. Stanhope has the eloquence of Cicero lolol

"You can't commit to an emotion for lifetime." Holy shit that is true!

if you believe death leads to eternal bliss then why are you wearing a seat belt? That's one of my favorite bits.

"In the last 15 years whatever I've learned it just made me more depressed.." F*ckin' right!

I'm inclined to say Doug is underrated but he really couldn't be as great as he is and crawl anywhere beyond the margins of our society ... either way, he's one of the greats

I never heard of this guy. Then he just popped up on KZfaq and now I can't stop watching his videos, which, by the way, all an hour long. There is no such thing as taboo for him. THANK GOD!!!

i dont laugh at doug stanhope anymore... i just close my eyes and nod...

He's not just dark comedy. He's the black hole of comedy.

Currently reading his book "Digging up Mother" . Heartfelt and hilarious. Read it.

He leaves no intrusive thought unturned.

72 'dislikes'!?!? Who accidentally clicks on a Doug Stanhope video? This is his best recording! Absolutely fucking genius. Anyone who doesn't like this is taking up too much space. And oxygen.

"George Bush went to a private school where he was a cheerleader, and lived."

"Life gave you lemons and you turned it into a golden shower."

Doug is without question the GOAT of comedy. By the end of his show, I can hardly breathe from laughing so hard.

stanhope is a genius. His proficiency with words is insanely academic. a drunk academic at that

im supposed to be at work, they gave us a half an hour of 'wellbeing time' for our mental health, so i've decided to use it productively, and go watch a load of Doug Stanhope for 30 minutes! I'm sure that's exactly what they had in mind!

Late to the party: several weeks ago I inadvertantly stumbled upon this incredibly rare genius, this amazing comedy anomaly, and I immediately found myself consumed by regret & disappointment - I'm horribly embarrassed I didn't discover Mr. Stanhope's phenomenal performances much sooner than early 2019. When I think about the dozens of hours wasted watching/listening to droves of talentless, sanitized hacks pillaging what's left of the once-sacred comedy stage, I want to scream toward the heavens to reclaim the time I pissed away on "comedians" who couldn't come close to being an infected ingrown hair on raw, edgy, brave comedy gods like Carlin, Pryor, Williams, Hicks, Burr, Geraldo, and now - for me - most certainly, Doug Stanhope. Catching a Stanhope show in-person has just shot to the top of my very lean bucket list.

I attended the taping of his Seeso special "DS & Friends" in March, and I can vouch for the quality, so keep a jaundiced eye out for that!

Going to his gig in three weeks.😊

when i watch porn while listening to Doug Stanhope I am spending time at its utmost productive

I've been digging through the stand up I missed out in. I have to say this is the most original act I've heard in a while.

FUCK! So good. Can't believe I missed this guy live so many times. Never again.

-Mommy, will God send fire ants for me some day? -Only if you're good, only if you're good and you pray everyday then Jesus sends the bugs for you, goodnight!

This photo looks like this gig sounds. Perfect.

Girl heckler; "ten more minutes" Doug;" Why ,you about to come?"

This is upper level. Poetic comedy. Homeboy is a frickin poet.

This is how comedy is supposed to be.

40:38__"When i get on stage i feel like im leading you into battle,your not all gonna be here in the end"_______ Douglas Mordecai Stanhope

"The only reason he's not dead is he can't figure out a way to do it with pudding." -genius

Best...comedian...ever.

Doug is one of the greats. Hope he's around for many years to come.

Nobody can say milky cataract eye like Doug Stanhope.

Legendary standup set. Just his ability to go from recognizing the guy who gave him the drink to remembering the email contents to finding out the guy got back with her than riffing for a minute then segwaying back into material is insane.

“Civility is a learned behavior; they don’t have that class in high school.” -Stanhope

Doug speaks the truth on so many levels, far and away the best comedian out there today!! but he may have missed another word - COWARD AND HERO are the 2 most worn out used up words in the English language, just because your shot doesn't make you a hero, just like running at the sound of gunfire doesn't make you a Coward.

What a beautiful mind! Doug is the best

"No one ever saw my natural ability ...; etc ...." To me that is beyond genius.

Love this guy.

His voice in combination with his belch gives a comedian Krusty/Rick Sanchez combo.

Such an underrated comedic genius!

the only comedian that ever made my stomach hurt .

watching him since ten years, from Gerrrrrmany. Why is this guy not more popular?

I wish I had two more hands. So, I could give this four thumbs up!

So he sent an army of fire ants to tear through the drywall and then slowly chew her to death where she lay there defenseless

🐐- Never get tired of this set...😂😂😂

“Life is like Animal Porn,.... it’s not for everybody”.... wow,.... I wholeheartedly believe that although life may not be wonderful all the time it has the potential to be for some time and that’s worth living for. But what a line , cracked me up from here to the moon,... absolutely brilliant....

I have never laughed so hard so many times... I can't even follow that with a joke it's just the most I've ever laughed

ty 4 upload

thanks for the upload

The evolution of MADD is pretty fascinating - the lady who created it got forced out of her own organization because she wasn't neo-Prohibitionist enough...

I cannot ad to the second hand smoke in a AA meeting. Live forever friend. xD

"Put a RU486 in her drink, like a roofie... Spittin' out stillborns in the sawdust..." 😅😅

Haha got to love him "My dad used to wash my mouth out with soap" "But that was just to get rid of any traces to DNA "😂😂

Wow, this was great performance.

Awesome upload. Tnx

It is so sad to me that I can share the best comedy in the world with like two other people.

thanks gor the upload!

the last joke of this is by far the funniest and definitely worth listening to. the whole thing was funny much appreciated I needed to laugh

Mans a legend, even if its only in his own mind. ;) Thanks Doug, all those laughs were really worth it.

Dark as dark gets. Hilarious.

doug for president, 2020!

"Coward is the most misused word in society right now". Ironically, after couple of decades "hero" became the most misused word. He is definitely one of my top 5 favorite standup comedians.

Maximum age for president? Who's on board in 2020?

"... she sniffs a shot of Yeager" LMMFAO

We were all second hand smokers when dad was driving in the winter. SHS kept us kids all cool and collected, maybe not but it didn't hurt morale on long trips.

Stanhope. The most underrated comedian behind Patrice O'Neil. Glad he's still here.

onpoint as usual

Doug you are my spirit animal.

I learned how to smoke weed in high school - and its been a skill I use every day of my life

"Shut up and eat the fucking hair!" I'd put that on the wall of my restaurant...if i had one.

Sincere comedy. Also hilarious.

@ 5:18 someone shouts "Here here!" Like its 1752 lmao

Favorite comedian, hands down

What he said about high school is too true... There's no serious consequences and the highs you'll feel as a teenager will be the best highs of your life. Adderall and weed got me through those years perfectly.

He's been the favorite of other stand-ups for a good while now. STILL my favorite - Anthony Jeselnek is brilliant - of course Steven Wright, unique well thought out short and twisted, like Emo Phillips...that Daniel Tosh can just KILL non-stop...Dave Chappelle is one of a kind funny as hell.... Louis CK, Chris Rock, Bill Burr, - there's a LOT of good talent out there like Dave Atell and Lewis Black not to mention the ones who've died the last few years - but to me Doug is the total package. I've never heard him do anything LESS than hilarious - From his young long haired days til today he's been the guy other comics envied

Cheers mate 👍

The fire ant bit just slays it.

Gold, master comedian

"I'm taping for a CD all weekend, it's already apparent this night isn't gonna be a keeper"

this is the best comment section on youtube.

14:50 Hell yeah, never knew Doug had a bit with Kobe in it. Rip

"Id rather be oblivious again"

Cool thx.

Doug the th/dr inking mans comedien. No one comes close to this mans originality.

The best.

getting old is weird... I (in my mind) think of stanhope as one of the more modern-day comedians, vs Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks, Carlin, Eddie Murphy, etc etc. But fuck, this taping was nearly 20 fucking years ago. Damn I'm old.

the most under rated american comic of all time

Fucking love this guy, wish I had't got so drunk when I saw him as don't remember enough but I do recall it was a good show.

dark and cover comedy. love it.

“life is like animal-porn, it's not for everybody”. My new favorite quote! :)

Doug is such a wise man!

CLACK CLACK, POOMWAH

Holy shit...that bit about the mind being capable of healing and conversely the opposite, that’s a fucking revelation

he is the best ever eeeeeeeveeeeerrrrrrr