His recent special is so well shot. Probably one of my favorite comedy specials tbh. I’ve always liked his way of telling stories. I especially liked the story about Ichabod, his dog that got to live out his last days in practically dog heaven, it’s chapter is called “Perfectly cooked bacon”.
With all the horrible, horrible shit that your priest is pumping into your kid’s head, his dick should be the least of your worries, honestly. That’s just a little mouthwash and a few years of therapy’ll get rid of that. That Jesus shit will torture you for a lifetime
Deadbeat Hero, 2004
What I like about Stanhope the most, is the way he can get you to laugh at an edgy/dark joke, but he immediately follows it up with a thrust of either social/political commentary, or asks so you to think about why you laughed at that. Throughout his career he doesn’t punch down, bits like the ‘transvestite hooker incident’ are on face problematic, but he’s never judging them or thinks he’s better than other people who are often seen as lesser by society.
You wanna feel bad for someone in a down-turned economy, I’ll give you someone…prostitutes. Because a prostitute doesn’t have that same “worst case scenario” B-plan that we all enjoy. No matter how shitty things are going for you on the job.
“Danny, if they lay off anymore people, I’m gonna be out on the streets sucking dick for a living. I got nothin’ else. I’m serious.”
Hooker doesn’t have that same safety net. Hooker’s already out there, sucking dicks.
Doug Stanhope is the GOAT.
His recent special is so well shot. Probably one of my favorite comedy specials tbh. I’ve always liked his way of telling stories. I especially liked the story about Ichabod, his dog that got to live out his last days in practically dog heaven, it’s chapter is called “Perfectly cooked bacon”.
What I like about Stanhope the most, is the way he can get you to laugh at an edgy/dark joke, but he immediately follows it up with a thrust of either social/political commentary, or asks so you to think about why you laughed at that. Throughout his career he doesn’t punch down, bits like the ‘transvestite hooker incident’ are on face problematic, but he’s never judging them or thinks he’s better than other people who are often seen as lesser by society.
I was a bit surprised to see him on Lemmy.
I miss the socialist Dale Earnhardt memes that were going strong for a little while.