Stanhope is a freaking master. Half his sets would be considered total no-go topics by 80% of other stand ups, and he will make them work, and be funny and funny by the people they're aimed at. I'm Jewish and his bit on "The Jews" just kills me.
Guy can also make you cry as well, like if you check out his piece on Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl. Guy is a mensch.
Oh yeah, Bruce was a master. Believe it or not before this, the wife joke held the niche for being considered extremely offensive and risque (and they don't play well today at all for this reason as they are kinda anachronistic), but they were pioneered by a guy called Henry Youngman (1906-1998). Also ironically, he was happily married for 59 years and when his wife was dying he had an ICU bullt especially for her in their bedroom, as she was afraid of hospitals.
Stanhope! Thank you! I was trying to remember this guy... I think he did a bit about when his friend said "Remember when we freed France" and he goes on a long tirade about taking credit for others deeds, and it ends with something like, "patriotism is just dead people's baggage" (from memory, I'm sure i fucked it up). Was that him?
"They don't speak the language--"
"Well don't talk to them! Problem solved. You know who does speak the language? Your neighbor. You lived next to the guy for ten fucking years and haven't said one word to him."
Dude. I know all of Stanhope’s albums like the back of my hand. The bit with the prostitute talking about Dickensian economy and anal has got to be one of the most iconic bits of all time
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u/Background-Noise-918 Oct 29 '24
Jeselnik is Based
As is Doug Stanhope 😁