Doug Stanhope on His Mother & the Afterlife (Reaction)
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- Doug Stanhope on His Mother & the Afterlife. The laugh I didn't know I needed today. My thoughts and commentary on the subject(s) and a literary recommendation. Drop any more Stanhope bits in the comments!
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"Chicken soup for the suicide" might be one of the most underrated comedic lines ever, kills me every time, LMAO!
Doug is easily the most underrated comedian in the last 30 years.
I would recommend ANYTHING from his No Refunds special.
I second this advice. Seen him twice in Australia, going to see him again early next year.
My favourite comedian of all time.
He's rated extremely highly rated among comedians, and people who are aware of him.
However giving a guy like this any publicity becomes tough from a marketing perspective....especially in this day and age, which is a damn shame.
Yassss
His album "Something to Take the Edge Off" is one of the best comedy recordings of all time. I agree with your assessment about him being underrated, too. For decades, it's seemed certain that Stanhope will be HUGE after he dies.
greatest comedian alive on the planet. i had the opportunity to see him live, at the end of his show he said he'll take pictures with anybody even though he hates having his picture taken. he's really cool and after his set he goes out into the crowd and just hangs out with everybody for the rest of the night, signing whatever people want him to sign, having conversations about whatever, you can buy him a drink and he'll drink with you, etc. super chill and humble guy, and just an all around great human being.
Dave chappelle and Andrew Schulz are better XD
I saw Doug live in Honolulu and met him before the show and got a picture too. got to talk to him for a few minutes. could tell he hated it, but he was super cool. I'm originally from near Boston like him, so we talked about that, and he was like "have you heard of Bill Burr"? and I'm like "yeah of course!". hahah.. it was about 15 years ago I think so Bill wasn't super popular yet
Yeah, I guess now that Norm Macdonald is dead he can't be the best comedian alive no more.
THE GOAT
I didn't get to see him live, so I'm a little jealous. But his jokes, and I'm older than Doug, are literally my beliefs, on life.
I hung out with Stanhope in the early 2000’s. He’s the reason I did some standup and thought about doing it again. This isn’t a character he plays on stage like many standup acts. It’s just him. This is him. Dude is hilarious and a bit of a nut case. Makes me love him even more
6:20 He actually puts his suits together from goodwill, he collects pieces over the years. He definitely has a unique look lmao, its great.
“Beautifully Dark” and “Weirdly Heartwarming” - I absolutely agree. I appreciate you and your open mind/ sense of humor!
I’m glad you liked it too Matthew (:
@@NoProtocol Of course! The whole “no long intro” every time, your smile, and perspective- I enjoy all the content you provide. Thank you!
"Hey".
I have no idea how I stumbled upon this channel, but I'm glad I did. What a personality! Your ability to reflect on big ideas and new perspectives on-the-fly is really impressive to me. Also, the no-nonsense "hey"-intro's, warm energy and wide smiles has me crushin'. I'm a fan.
Doug Stanhope is a living legend. I have his albums on my phone and often listen to one or more of them when driving long distances. My favorite part of this bit is how quiet the audience gets when he is about to explain 'proof of the afterlife' - as though it was going to be a ghost story or something. If you enjoyed it, I'd encourage you to check out more of his stuff, especially the rest of his album 'Beer Hall Putsch'. Love the channel.
Stanhope has written an entire book about his mother and her life & suicide and its fantastic. Its called 'digging up mother', I listened to it on Audible
I own this book and his second book “This is not fame”. Recommend!
@@deeebaser Me too :-)
One of the GOATS. Super underrated in mainstream because he gives zero fucks. "Occupy" is another fantastic bit from this special. Please go down the Stanhope rabbit hole. He's done 5 or 6 specials, plenty to react to.
His book "Digging up mother: A love story" is really good, he goes over this story in more detail than on this stand-up special. Recommenced.
My mom passed away in the house i grew up in almost 2 years ago. She was on hospice and refused to go to the hospital. She died in the house they lived in for 53 years. We sold the house a year ago, my dad got dementia about 8 months after she passed away due to missing her i believe. We had my dad sell the house and move into a home. The people that bought the home knew about my mom passing away in it, ( it is a law in California that they be told) and they paid $300,000 OVER the asking price. My dad walked away with $1.6 mil. With that and his other investments he has more then enough to live comfortably for the rest of his life. So I don’t think it lowered the sale price, but it was an awesome home. Very private with a long driveway up to the house. Sad to see the house gone that i grew up in, it was the mountain. The place all the family went to for holidays.
The strength it took to do that for his mom is amazing.😇
Doug is one of the *BEST* comedian of our time. Yet one of the most underrated.
Just found your channel but this is one of my favorite reactions to Doug. I love him as a comic. I think you said "beautifully dark". Some people dismiss him because he goes dark but that's him. IMO one of the best. If you like him you love him. New sub!
Doug Stanhope is a treasure, I hope you react to his take on liberty some time
I’ll look for it! Thank you
@@NoProtocol it's really good
For real
Doug Stanhope might be my all-time favorite comic. I think this is my favorite bit of his, too. He deserves to be much bigger, but selfishly, I'm glad I can still see him in small clubs for a reasonable price. Weirdly, I think he prefers it that way, too.
It seems like just about every comic lists him in their top 5. I'd bet if you surveyed every working comic today about who the most under-appreciated comic is, Stanhope would be #1.
Finally! I was wondering when you were going to do a Doug Stanhope video.
Love stanhope. Not enough people react to him he is really an amazing comedian and story teller.
I would recommend his bit on liberty.
That was the best intro ive ever seen on a TH-cam video
This was so awesome. I have not seen Doug Stanhope before. I will check more videos out by him. He is a great storyteller!
Hey NP-I can hardly type because I am laughing so hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was incredibly funny and real. You are just the best source in this platform. More, more! (oh have a great weekend too)
deserved a like just for the no intro thing
Yes! Thanks for reacting to Doug Stanhope. Please react to his bit on Nationalism next. Thanks!
Very excited when I saw this in my feed. Can't wait to get into it. Doug is one of the GOATs. Him and George probably shaped a large portion of what I believe and how I view the world
I don't know if I'd ever seen Stanhope perform, so this was a first for me. Wow. That was not only funny but made me so anxious throughout the whole thing. Wow.
Doug Stanhope is your favorite comedians favorite comedian. And since you like literature, you should check out Doug's first book called "Digging Up Mother". And for reactions I would start with anything from either the No Refunds album, or "Something to Take The Edge Off", although all of the other albums are graet too. Doug won't get the full recognition he deserves until he's dead. Most comics rate him in the top 5 or 10 all time greats.
You deserve more credit and admiration
Thank you for doing this request. I hope you enjoyed him. I can also recommend his two books.
For sure Martin! I’m glad I did. I’ll look into his books, I reckon he’d make an interesting author
I've seen a video tour of his house in Bizbee, AZ. It's very unique, very quirky. I think in this situation, it wouldn't affect its value at all. On a personal note, I bought a house where the homeowner died in the master bedroom. Great architecture, huge. Best house I've ever owned. I used to have people approach me to buy it.
Just dying in a house does not hurt the value. However, if the circumstances of the death are gruesome, mysterious or vexing then yes, it may have a negative effect.
The house i currently live in is my dream retirement home. After we purchased the home a neighbor informed us that apx 10 years ago a lady killed herself (shot) on the front driveway. I have never experienced any unusual phenomenon in or around the property. All happy at Indian Lake Ohio.
Love your channel!!
This is probably one of the best dark bits i've heard in comedy. Also why Stanhope is so goated
100% agree with the previous comment as several of the episodes I've seen from Doug which I think I've seen pretty much everything that's legally out there as far as his specials and they are all top notch. I've left several comments referring Lewis Black and I also just thought about Tom Papa who is amazing as well. As far as haunted houses go I would not doubt that there's a possibility of them being haunted but I certainly don't believe that just because a person dies in a house that it will end up that way. Anyhow, stay beautiful Madam amazing smile.
I would recommend Word Of Mouth and Deadbeat Hero for a glimpse at brilliant early Stanhope, and maybe No Place Like Home to get a sense of where he is a few years after the bit you reviewed here, itself one of his most brutal and honest pieces of comedy.
Good reaction 😀. Also good color on your nails
He is the greatest comic since carlin
This was great!
You got to Stanhope, F ya. One of the best living comedians, but too edgy for t.v. mostly. Just for yourself, see his first special in black and white, Deadbeat Hero. It's on here in it's entirety. It is hilarious, but also he says the most intelligent things. You owe it to yourself to learn all of the Stanhope wisdom =) He's one of the most brutally honest people. And I love your smile. =)
Yes. I'd say start at tbebegining and go from there.
His special ,,No Refunds" is awesome, it's probably his most popular special. If you want someone who is kinda similar to Carlin, then Stanhope and Hicks are the closest one.
I've watched several of your videos and really liked you from the start, instant subscriber and hope to see more in the future...
As for the existence of the supernatural/paranormal is simple, I don't believe in anything within the framework of the supernatural/paranormal for the same reasons I'm not worried about stepping in a pile of unicorn crap, or believe in leprechauns or Santa Claus...
No evidence/good reasons, no beliefs on my part... 😁👍
As for participating in a loved ones suicide, personally, it would highly depend on who/why, in relation to me, but I probably would, at least in some cases... I believe that each of us have the right to leave this world in peace and with dignity. Anybody who has been witness to a loved one or anybody else for that matter knows just how heart breaking it is to watch them slowly suffer. I mean we treat our pets better than that. I believe that when all hope is gone and suffering is present, and ones quality of life has reached the point of non existence, it's better to leave this world in peace and with dignity than the alternative.
If I could just request a couple of videos from one of the greatest stand up comedians of all time, and that I think that you'd really enjoy, considering you liked Doug Stanhope's kind of humor here, would be the great, late, Patrice Oneal... Any and of of his videos would be sufficient but I'll leave the links to a couple below 😂👍✌️
Patrice Oneal - Talks about women
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Patrice Oneal - men and women
th-cam.com/video/Z1vFEp7BWEs/w-d-xo.html
Doug Stanhope on Nationalism is pretty funny
Beautifully dark. Well said.
It is beautiful. To go painlessly? Surrounded by everyone you love most? That’s a gift.❤ we should all be so lucky.
Your reaction was absolutely perfect. Subscribed, subscribed subscribed. “ beautifully dark and heartwarming.” Holy shit you are my kind of person. Love this.
I love this girl man , could be great friends with her
Heard of Dan stanhope but have not seen any of his content before I enjoy it thanks for the reaction. On a side note been showing my wife some of your videos as shes a big reader as well I dont have alot of time to read .we have a horse farm I love horses but they take up alot of time but I enjoy it .I grew up on a reservation my family have always been in the horse business. But I have downloaded 2 of your audio suggestions so thanks for those. Oh an my wife Jamie said you have the biggest smile I agree glad we came across your channel looking forward to watching part 2 of the over simplified video from earlier have an awesome evening.
This is cool to read Richard! I also had a relation to horses growing up. Hopefully you like the books! Once you finish, circle back and let me know how you found them (: say hi to your wife for me!
This was a brilliantly dark bit of comedy. I had not heard of this comedian before. He is very good. On home sales. I have been told that some states require that you disclose whether someone died in the home. Don't know if that is true. But some properties sell well anytime, so I don't think the death would have much impact.
It does indeed true that in some states you must disclose a recent death
Check out the bit that he did about acting on Louis CK's show Louie... I believe its near the end of the Special he did called No Place Like Home.
Stanhope lives local to me in Bisbee AZ, a block or two above a breakfast place I frequent in town. Saw him in there for the first time a couple of months ago. I wanted to meet/greet him somehow, but knowing how dark the guy can be, I thought better of it and stayed away. If I see him again, I think I'll just do the "thumbs up at a distance" thing and see if he acknowledges positively. Who knows, maybe I'd get some kind of warm reception?
If he's not busy I'd bet he'd be pretty cool.
He's great!! Look up his video "Abortion is Green" or " Doug Stanhope Nationalism" or "Live for your sins" or "Drugs" catch his whole performance "No Refunds"
Cool. Thanks to your channel i now have all of dough stanhope to look forward to.
P.s.: is it just me or does he remind one a lot of george carlin. The voice. The delivery. Lots of not-give-a-shit...
I think it was last podcast on the left its good
I specialize in probate deals where a lot of the properties had owners die in them. It doesn’t really make a difference in all honesty. Cash investors looking to flip properties will buy it unless there’s a BIG story behind the death. Otherwise, they’ll buy before the blood dries.
I would assume that you were more interested in the actual live in homebuyer, and I would say that they could perhaps use the fact that there was a death as a negotiation tool to lower the price but it usually won’t affect the sale. I haven’t run into blatantly haunted houses. I also clear the homes with sage and palo santo to be safe and that seems to eliminate any bad energy on the homes. I hope that was of interest.
Your comment that it was, “beautifully dark,” is perfect. By the way the house is Doug Stanhope’s house. He still lives there and has no plans of leaving (was a fire and had to rebuild some of it so probably a bit different). Even if he did, there would be a fan (one of the few who has any money) that wouldn’t give a shit about the mom dying in the house because most of his biggest fans are probably atheist anarchist types like himself and wouldn’t have such superstitions.
'Doug Stanhope - Nationalism' -- it's a legendary piece that I think you will thoroughly enjoy...
Doug is awesome, seen him live a few times. His name comes up sometimes when other comedians are asked 'who is your favorite comedian?'
Another excellent 'dark' comic is Anthony Jeselnik.
The man the myth the legend! great story teller, dark sense of humour and just an all round interesting guy. he would be at my round table for dinner for sure. so underrated, he does fit the mould for that ever elusive cult following that he has. maybe the Kevin smith of the comedy circuit. I doth my cap to you Mr stanhope. hope you got round to digging up mother.
Thank you for the book recommendation, it sounds interesting
You’re welcome!
First time watching you. Well done
Houses can be haunted. My wife told me the first time I visited her home that it was haunted. My response was: Well, it would be cool to meet a ghost.
Then one night at her house, I had to use the bathroom, which was on the ground floor. On the way down I was thinking: Well, it would really suck to meet a ghost now... And I got the chills.
The next morning my wife told me that her nephew, who had slept in the living room had asked her, why she had followed me to the bath room, but stayed there... Except she was sleeping at the time...
And the scary part, I haven't said anything about my chills during the night, lol...
So I guess ghost are real...
MOAR DOUG!
Doug is a genius that not many people get. Knowing him, the bit is a middle finger to the hypocrisy of the court system that asks you to swear on religious material rife with miracles yet expects nothing short of concrete evidence to be admissible in court. In other words, you ask me to swear on a book about afterlife, yet you won't accept afterlife as a possibility.
Doug said on a podcast he brings papers from the 70 on planes when he erstes those suites haha
His set No refunds was a trip.
legend comedian. NO taboos. Saw him in Oz 6/7 years back, small crowd (small town)..he didn't disappoint, gave his all. top night. tru pro
In the words of Ray Parker Jr "I ain't afraid of no ghost."
Reminds me of the movie Puddleton. What a beautiful and touching movie.
We lived in a really old home in North Carolina on the Outer Banks. I lived there with 3 college buddies. Everyone of us had an experience with a ghost. We had heard of an old commercial. fisherman being the ghost.
From the same standup, "60 inches of AIDS on any given Sunday" is so dark, but you will cry with laughter, or die from discomfort at the material.
If you want to react to the most hilarious extreme of modern comedy, check out *anything* by Sean Rouse. He was a good friend of Stanhope, was a slight man, very angry, suffering from rheumatoid arthritis from a young age and died a couple of years ago (I believe in his 40s). Sean Rouse channeled all of his pain and suffering into his comedy...and he didn't hold back on subject matter.
that's Doug. it is true as well. you have a good sense of humour and the intelligence to see what he is really saying! check more of his. stuff!
Doug is a master at this game. Highly recommended.
I’ll definitely be watching more. This was a good introduction to him!
The thing is though, if you have tried (mother's situation/in a different sense) And still awoken after then what does, or can one do? Groundhog day in play! Savfk-what happens when we die(song) helps though.
His Word of Mouth special got me into him.. that really has a quintessential Doug atmosphere. But I'd probably recommend a newer, more polished bit like Nationalism.
Great content as usual, you looked like you enjoyed this one to. I was keen to hear what you think of last words. Does anyone have a go to phrase right now?
YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS! Doug Stanhope is one of my favorite comedians of all time and certainly the greatest living comedian. I'm really happy you checked him out, I think you're an especially intelligent and likeable person 😁
I liked this bit! Let me know if you have any others to recommend Gaven (:
In France half the houses are several centuries old, so if people were afraid to live in a house in which someone died, half the population would be homeless
Doug has so many great bits
Thanks 😀
You really gotta check more of his stuff out, he's fucking brilliant. Especially his stuff from "No Refunds"
“Hey Ma, don’t go dying in or around the house you’ll ruin its resale value” 😅
If you appreciate dark humor and plot twists, look into Anthony Jeselnik.
Such a touching story.😢
It was, in its own way lol
You remind me of that chick from the movie clerks 2❤️
Best comedian and top ten philosopher
Not much any he says isn't 💯
One of my favorite bits ever
Please, please: listen to more Doug Stanhope.
I beg you.
You don’t have to beg! I’ll do it (:
If you like routines that manage to take a dark subject or situation and turn it into great comedy, check out Jim Jefferies' story of taking an MD sufferer to see a prostitute.
BTW: Jim Jeffries apologized that he stole Doug Stanhope’s egg bit. They are still friends, but that was a big deal for comedy fans.
I can say from experience that hauntings can be real.
There are probably some folks who are uncomfortable living where someone has recently died. Then again there are also people who would explore and exploit a reasonable opportunity to negotiate a discount on such a high value purchase. Probably some overlap between both groups too.
Doug is in my top 10 along with George Carlin, Frankie Boyle, Stewart Lee, Louis CK and Bill Burr.
Very underrated comedian
I don't know if a house can be haunted by death... I don't think so. What I'm sure of is that YOU can haunt your house, while you are alive, with your demons and negative thoughts, spawning from your life experience. I know cause I live with my own hauntings. You learn to share your space with them, you accept them, you move on, you try to bring light with new, better experiences. You grow up and evolve and you exorcise your house with your improvement. What you see now as hauntings and demons (or shadows, ghosts of what could have been, residual presences of other people, former partners, etc.) just become parts of yourself that teach you to... go on. Sorry, that was not the topic. But, well... whatever (please forgive my English, it's not my first language)
Wow! I've never felt so guilty laughing my butt off. I have a new comedian to follow.
My book recommendation: Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife: Mary Roach
The Italian subs in the video you're watching kinda weirded me out 😂
Hi from Italy lol
Why did it weird you out lol
@@NoProtocol not sure tbh I guess I just wasn't expecting random Italian to pop out of nowhere as I'm stuffing my face with English content
Makes sense
i am not in a hurry to have concrete answers about the afterlife.
Neither am I
Liberty, or Nationalism are both excellent bits and I feel like they are even more your taste.
my cousin sold me a house, and I asked about a discount on a house someone died in, and he said it actually raises value. a ton of people want a house where someone died. most don't care either way. very few are bothered by it.
according to a real estate broker
that's all I know
Yes, my house was haunted, I been living here for 22 years, I haven’t seen them in some time. I didn’t know at the time a old woman die in the house. I found out later. Her cat would walk on my bed and per. I caught her peeping at me in the hall way at times, One night I try to grab the cat, never seen them again.
I lived in a haunted house most of my friends after staying there one or two times would never stay again
Please elaborate