Doug Stanhope
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Doug Stanhope in 2010
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March 25, 1967 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, Television |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Genres | Black comedy, Blue comedy, Political satire, Insult comedy, Observational comedy |
| Subject(s) | American culture, Current events, Recreational drug use, Human sexuality, Religion, Family, Libertarianism |
| Website | dougstanhope.com |
Douglas Stanhope (born March 25, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author known for his cynical and controversial comedy style.
Stanhope began in standup comedy in 1990, and went on to perform at such comedy festivals as Montreal's Just For Laughs, the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, the Chicago Comedy Festival, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Stanhope had his own prank show on Fox called Invasion of Hidden Cameras in 2002. He also was one of the pranksters on Spy TV. In 2003 and 2004, Stanhope co-hosted the fifth and sixth seasons of The Man Show with Joe Rogan. He hosted his own radio show on SIRIUS Satellite Radio in 2005. That year, Stanhope hosted Girls Gone Wild: America Uncovered.
Stanhope established a group of touring comics known as "The Unbookables" featuring such artists as Andy Andrist, James Inman, and Brendon Walsh, among others. The Unbookables' first CD, Morbid Obscenity, also featuring Andrist, Rouse, Lynn Shawcroft, and Banjo Randy, released July 4, 2006, on Stand Up! Records.
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