Track Listing

1. Steal Shit and Quit
2. Leading You Into Battle
3. He's Just Drunk
4. Credit Where Credit Is Due
5. Medicinal Marijuana
6. New Holes
7. Two-Headed Baby
8. Breakfast Trannies
9. Mississippi Dildo Bust
10. Benefit For Fallen Officers
11. Hero Pussy/Risk Life
12. Troop Support(er)
13. Rules of War
14. Faggot
15. What To Do About Mother
16. Subway Breakfast
17. Immigration
18. Vasectomy
19. Abortion
20. Priest Molestation
21. Marriage Is Gay
22. Liberty And Justice For Who?
23. Until The Mongols Come Over The Hills
24. Democracy Is A Flawed Theory
25. Trade Out
26. Not Guilty
27. Free Country?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49028 in Music
• Released on: 2004-09-21
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics

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

Review
...if you like your comedy rough, raw, and rowdy, there's no one better than Doug Stanhope. --The Austin Chronicle

Review
Top Ten Comics To Watch --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+

Awesome Album
This is an excellent album, quite possibly Doug's Best. If you enjoy dark humor from a loud drunk then this is it. this Libertarian ex-presidential candidate is by far one of funniest comics in the country, his stand-up ranges from drugs and alcohol to deformed babies to effecting the legal system. All of which will leave you on the floor laughing. BUY IT NOW then go search for Doug's tour dates so you can catch him preforming near you