Doug Stanhope is an American stand-up comedian, author, political activist and podcast host. His stand-up material favors caustic and often obscene observations of life in the style of Bill Hicks and Bill Burr, which he delivers while consuming alcohol.

“He blazed with the honesty, outrage and lucidity that made his name… Much of what’s wrong with the world melts away in Stanhope’s flame… comedy with brains and guts and a heart”, “the charm, don’t-give-a-damn swagger and aggressive intelligence that make for important, exciting comedy.”
– The Guardian, London

“There’s a kind of Olympic torch of extreme American comedy, which passed from Lenny Bruce, through Richard Pryor and Sam Kinison… to the late Bill Hicks. Stanhope is the latest, and equally brilliant, bearer.”
– Independent on Sunday

“Stanhope’s stage show is a momentous thing to behold. Don’t expect typical Bush-bashing or paper-thin material – he takes no prisoners in his ruthless baiting of everything that gets under his skin.” Glasgow Evening Times “On his way to self-immolation, Stanhope works through an hour of brilliant material which slaughters just about every sacred cow on the farm.”
– The Scotsman, Edinburgh