When I initially heard the title of Doug Stanhope's latest stand-up comedy album I was shocked. Not because of what most people would derive from the title's statement, rather a sense of worry as to whether Stanhope was actually okay.
As someone who's adopted the sad clown persona with great effect, this chord struck a personal tone about the comedian. ...
Never one to hold back, Doug Stanhope has always railed against things he sees as ridiculous in life.
On this clip from his forthcoming album, Before Turning The Gun On Himeself... he takes aim at "Celebrity Rehab Expert" Dr. Drew and the unfortunate practices real doctors take when trying to rehabilitate people.
Is he mad at the doctor? Definitely! Is ...
by Matt on February 16, 2012
Doug Stanhope has been really prolific with the comedy albums as of late with a steady stream of releases coming at us at nearly a yearly pace. It's great to see such consistent and great comedians as Doug keep consistent with the releases for they keep us all on our toes.
We loved his 2011 album, Oslo: Burning The Bridge ...
Here it is, a list we think some of you have been waiting for, The Laugh Button's top comedy albums of the year. The entire TLB staff gathered into a room and put it to a vote, fists flew, tears were cried, and here's what we emerged with. Will all readers agree with it? Probably not, that's what the comments ...
by Matt on October 31, 2011
The Anti-Social Comedy Tour will ride again in 2012. The 2011 lineup was pieced together by Jim Norton and had the killer lineup of Jim Breuer, Dave Attell, and Bill Burr. Just this morning it was announced via the show's Facebook Page that there's going to be a tour in 2012 with a new lineup.
This ...
If you only know Doug Stanhope from the second iteration of "The Man Show," you don't know Doug Stanhope.
"I'm glad - if only for the experience and the first-hand knowledge of how smothered the creative process gets when you deal with television and their lot," Stanhope said. "I only wish that all the execs who called the shots were ...
Doug Stanhope is working fast, just earlier this year he released his live album/DVD Oslo: Burning the Bridge To Nowhere, his first for the newly founded Roadrunner Comedy label, and now he already has enough new material to go back on stage and record another special.
This time around, Stanhope is going to forgo setting up a stage in ...
Don Jamieson is a metalhead. He has been all his life, so much in fact that his love for rock has seeped in other aspects of his life including the last fifteen years as a stand-up comedian. He and his comedy partner, Jim Florentine are co-hosts of That Metal Show on VH1 Classic, where the two comedians talk about pretty ...
