Doug Stanhope: Before Turning the Gun on Himself

Doug Stanhope: Before Turning the Gun on Himself

201267 min7.5 / 10

A dark, high-energy stand-up comedy special that uses provocative humor and political satire to explore cynicism and societal dysfunction.

Doug Stanhope has been a stand-up comic since 1990. Recorded in Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex on July 19, 2011, this is the follow up to the widely praised Oslo: Burning The Bridge To Nowhere.

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