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Tag: Doug Stanhope

Listen to and read Doug Stanhope deliver eulogies for Sean Rouse
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Listen to and read Doug Stanhope deliver eulogies for Sean Rouse

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 6, 2018

Doug Stanhope, who booked the late Sean Rouse on his Unbookables tour and captured it for a documentary, has written a beautiful eulogy to his …

R.I.P. Sean Rouse (1975-2018)
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R.I.P. Sean Rouse (1975-2018)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 30, 20184

Sean Rouse, a darkly funny comedian favored by the likes of Doug Stanhope, Jim Norton and Dave Attell, has died. Rouse suffered a stroke followed by …

Review: Punching Henry
Movies / Reviews

Review: Punching Henry

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 17, 2017March 17, 2017

After Henry Phillips released his semi-autobiographical movie, Punching the Clown, in 2010, Showtime expressed interest in developing a companion series. That series never came to …

Here’s your SXSW Comedy lineup for March 10-19, 2017
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Here’s your SXSW Comedy lineup for March 10-19, 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 21, 2017

BOOM BOOM BBQ, the SXSW announcement is here! Read it and laugh… South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) has announced the initial …

Review: Doug Stanhope, “No Place Like Home” (Seeso)
Reviews

Review: Doug Stanhope, “No Place Like Home” (Seeso)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 2016September 16, 2016

Doug Stanhope‘s new hour of stand-up comedy is so great, I officially signed up for Seeso. Here are a couple of money quotes from Stanhope’s …

What are the best audiobooks to listen to comedians reading their own memoirs?
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What are the best audiobooks to listen to comedians reading their own memoirs?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 19, 2016August 19, 2016

I bought Doug Stanhope’s new memoir, “Digging Up Mother,” because he told me I was in the book. He could have been drunk when he …

Episode #100: Doug Stanhope
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Episode #100: Doug Stanhope

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 23, 20162

Welcome to our 100th episode together of The Comic’s Comic Presents Last Things First. This isn’t like the other episodes, and not just because it’s …

An oral history of the making of The Aristocrats movie, 10 years later
Movies

An oral history of the making of The Aristocrats movie, 10 years later

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 3, 2015August 5, 20152

“The Aristocrats!” the punchline to an old myth of a joke that few people knew or had even heard of, became an instant classic film …

Limited-time offer! The Humble Comedy Bundle 2015
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Limited-time offer! The Humble Comedy Bundle 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 26, 2015March 26, 2015

Starting now (now being 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific on Thursday, March 26, 2015) and lasting for exactly one week, you’ll have the opportunity to …

Doug Stanhope inks deal to write his memoir
Books

Doug Stanhope inks deal to write his memoir

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 23, 2015

Look. You know that I know that we all know lots of comedians have written memoirs in the past few years, but I think we …

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