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Deadbeat Hero
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Track Listing
- Steal Shit and Quit
- Leading You Into Battle
- He's Just Drunk
- Credit Where Credit Is Due
- Medicinal Marijuana
- New Holes
- Two-Headed Baby
- Breakfast Trannies
- Mississippi Dildo Bust
- Benefit For Fallen Officers
- Hero Pussy/Risk Life
- Troop Support(er)
- Rules of War
- Faggot
- What To Do About Mother
- Subway Breakfast
- Immigration
- Vasectomy
- Abortion
- Priest Molestation
- Marriage Is Gay
- Liberty And Justice For Who?
- Until The Mongols Come Over The Hills
- Democracy Is A Flawed Theory
- Trade Out
- Not Guilty
- Free Country?
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #134273 in Music
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
FROM COMEDY CENTRAL'S MAN SHOW TO AD LIB'S BREAKOUT COMEDY SERIES
Doug Stanhope’s Deadbeat Hero thrusts you into the twisted, brutally funny world of this acclaimed comic. In a performance that serves up everything from graphic perversion to stinging social criticism, Stanhope proves himself to be one of the few comedians around with a gift for making the ugly truths of modern life downright hilarious. Topics like abortion, liberty, war and vasectomies get filtered through his raw, uninhibited comedy, and the result is an unforgettable show guaranteed to entertain, offend and enlighten.
Plus bonus a DVD of Doug's performance!
With these DVD extras too!
-Street Rants
1. I Am Who I Say I Am
2. Equal Justice
3. Free Samples
4. Founding Fathers
5. A Lesson Learned -
Doug Stanhope: Behind The Mullet
-Screen Saver
About the Artist
The Austin Chronicle says, "Let me tell you something, friends. Doug Stanhope is one funny sumbitch. He's also one of the most twisted individuals I've ever met, but that's part of his charm. He's one of those comics that doesn't make shit up. He lives a mad, mad life and what he remembers he reports back to us. He's been known to bare his soul, and other things, right there on the stage. If you're easily offended, stay home this week. Watch Matlock or something. But if you like your comedy rough, raw, and rowdy, there's no one better than Doug Stanhope. Have I made myself clear?"
If there is one universal opinion about Doug Stanhope it is this: He's not for everybody. His material ranges from true-life graphic perversion to volatile social criticism. Doug is vulgar, opinionated, brutally honest and shockingly uninhibited yet manages to remain truly, if not curiously, likeable.
Before taking over as co-host of the Man Show on Comedy Central, his stand up has been featured on several television shows including "Comedy Central Presents", "Premium Blend," NBC’s "Late Friday" as well as appearances on "The Howard Stern Show" and "SpyTV."
He also wrote, produced and starred in Fox’s "Invasion of the Hidden Cameras," which aired in the summer of 2002.
Yet the boundaries of television leave viewers with only a hint at what Doug’s live appearances entail. Stanhope’s third live CD, "Die Laughing," released in March of 2002, takes stabs at everything from abortion to school shootings to Jesus. Previous CD’s "Sicko" and "Something to Take the Edge Off" are balanced with more autobiographical stories about drugs, prostitution and other tales of life from a road less traveled.
He’s appeared at all the major comedy festival including the Montreal Just For Laughs (1997), Aspen US Comedy Arts (1996, 2002), Chicago Comedy Festival (1998, 2000, 2002) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland (2002).
In 2002, he was named as one of the Top Ten Comics To Watch by both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter.
Customer Reviews
The Epitome of the Real
Comedy is diverse. You have comedians like Brian Regan who discuss trivial but funny issues, and don't use profanity. You have eccentric comedians like Mitch Hedberg who rely on delicate but cleverly phrased one-liners. Ray Romano and Jeff Foxworthy discuss family life. No doubt, it's all funny; but every once in a while you get someone like Doug Stanhope, the embodiment of the abyss, way beyond Bill Maher's cynicism. Stanhope is nihilism.
When people think of nihilism, they most likely think of chaos, failed hippie communes, and in general misdirected angsty teenagers with nothing to do. Stanhope escapes this by embracing an optimistic twist to nihilism. The jokes he tells, you definitely wouldn't tell to family and friends, and you probably don't want to anyway because Stanhope is there just for YOU.
He acknowledges the establishment is screwing you over, so drink on the company dime. If you get fired, steal something. He tells extremely lewd sex jokes and does a piece on the Iraq War. In all of this, I don't believe he insulted anyone but himself. I like this. Race or prejudice/stereotype related jokes are funny but they create some tension. Even when you're alone, you think to yourself as you laugh nervously, is that really funny? But Stanhope does something rare. He destroys his own ego. This is self-deprecating humor at its best. He doesn't rely on anyone but himself to make you laugh. He allows you to just relax. You don't have to censor your laughter anymore. To me, that's comedy. Carlos Mencia and some others seem to think comedy is all about tension. It isn't. Comedy, for me, doesn't consist of making fun of other races or constantly pointing out the stupidity of others. That trick is overdone. Read Nietzsche. Who's he making fun of? Read Plato, who's he making fun of behind all that flowery prose? Dumb people. We get it! People are dumb. But it's not funny. It's like listening to a George W. Bush joke, over and over until oblivion knocks on the door.
What comedians need to understand is they're comedians, the audience isn't. The audience still has to censor itself. With Stanhope, this isn't necessary. Stanhope doesn't rely on overused stereotypes or observations to make his point. Instead he points to himself. This offers originality and extremely obscure situations that would never happen. There's no tension anymore. He allows the audience to enjoy a good cup of black humor, without thinking twice.
deadbeat her0
well.. i searched high and low for this disk. Even went out of state to get it, and still denied. And tonight i went to the local wal-mart for batteries, and much to my suprise they had it on dvd *which came w/ the audio cd* for $11.99. I could've done a back flip i was s0 happy. Got it home, popped in the dvd and oh yes, ladies and gents. It's rude, crude, fowel humor and i love it. Another Stanhope classic. Expecially track 7..cracks me up every time. Definately buy this album, if you like uncut-rude comedy! A+
Deadbeat Hero
I must say, before I had heard this, I had heard a lot of things (mostly good) about Mr. Stanhope. After hearing this, I can see why I had. This man takes absolutely no prisoners. As he says near the beginning of his show, "Seeing me is like going off to battle, some of you aren't going to be here in the end." With his content, I can definately see why he might say such a thing. He goes over everything, from terrorism to two-headed babies, he mercilessly covers it all. This guy can deliver too. He flows through his set like no other, keeping everyone wondering the same thing, "What will he say next?" It's that good. I'm a huge fan of Bill Hicks and I still wasn't prepared for this. Nobody can be. There is nothing like this.
