Doug Stanhope - Oslo: Burning The Bridge

Doug Stanhope is a stand-up comic. Has been since 1990. His material ranges from true-life graphic perversion to volatile social criticism. Doug is vulgar, opinionated, brutally honest and shockingly uninhibited and is certainly not for everybody. He started his career in Las Vegas doing jack-off jokes for free drinks. Not much has changed, save for the mullet.

Recorded in an abandoned factory in the Grünerløkka suburb of Oslo, Norway, the performance is as spontaneous and unhinged as anything Stanhope has ever done.  Originally a sewing machine factory converted to a German WWII bunker, the setting is anything but conventional. Oslo’s madcap backdrop mimics the process that led to the recording: Bjorn Opsahl, one of Norway’s most notorious photographers, planned only to do a portrait session with Stanhope in Long Beach. The shoot went so well that when Stanhope came to Norway on tour, Opsahl suggested he organize a show without actually deciding on a date, time or location. The aim was to capture the reality and feel of a live Stanhope show, in turn bypassing the choreography that pervades most ‘live’ stand-up production.

"I've always felt that my previous recordings all sounded overly-rehearsed. That may be why my manager Brian Hennigan sprung this taping on me 36 hours before we were to scheduled to film” says Stanhope.  “Or maybe the fact is that he is actually more insane than I am.”

“I never expected that it would go this far,” Stanhope continues, “I didn't know we be filming in an abandoned warehouse, formerly a hang-out for high-ranking Nazis. I never considered it would be in front of an English-as-a-second-language audience. Mostly, I never considered that I had nothing rehearsed. In short, it was like any other gig that actually happens out on the road, something you rarely see in a comedy release. So, fuck it. Here it is."

Oslo: Burning The Bridge To Nowhere, the first DVD release on Roadrunner’s new comedy label, coinciding with a month-long London residency follows his recent sold-out UK tour including London’s prestigious Hammersmith Apollo and includes a DVD and bonus audio CD.  Stanhope’s brutally honest style is shockingly uninhibited, ranging from biting social commentary to the crass and obscene. His cutting stand-up has landed him appearances on The Howard Stern Show, Comedy Central Presents, Premium Blend, The Man Show, Fox News with Greta Van Sustern, BBC’s Newswipe and The Jerry Springer Show. Stanhope has taped TV specials for Showtime and UK’s Channel 4. He was also featured in controversial film The Aristocrats alongside legends like George Carlin, Don Rickles and Chris Rock.

For fans of Greg Giraldo, Brian Posehn, Frankie Boyle.

TRACKLISTING:

DVD)

1. Intro
2. Noah
3. New Oslo
4. Royalty
5. Dead People’s Baggage
6. Olympics
7. Complete Unemployment
8. What Have You Done For Me Lately
9. Stinkless Pussy
10. Strong Target
11. Spinning Dildo
12. Go-Kart Track Massacre
13. Suicide In Finland
14. What’s He Building In There
15. Abortion Is Green
16. Stomping Kittens
17. First Midget Bullfighter
18. Ugly Woman Who Could Sing
19. Spaceship To Glarkk
20. Genghis Fuck Scenes
21. Shame And Self-Awareness
22. Erectile Function
23. Hello, Sarah?
24. Blort
25. Jizzoons
26. Drambuie
27. Freemarket Pussy
28. Post-Show Stuff

CD) (audio only):

1. Noah
2. New Oslo
3. Royalty
4. Dead People’s Baggage
5. Olympics
6. Complete Unemployment
7. What Have You Done For Me Lately
8. Stinkless Pussy
9. Strong Target
10. Spinning  Dildo
11. Go-Kart Track Massacre
12. Suicide In Finland
13. What’s He Building In There
14. Abortion Is Green
15. Stomping Kittens
16. First Midget Bullfighter
17. Ugly Woman Who Could Sing
18. Spaceship To Glarkk
19. Genghis Fuck Scenes
20. Shame And Self-Awareness
21. Erectile Function
22. Hello, Sarah?
23. Blort
24. Jizzoons
25. Drambuie
26. Freemarket Pussy

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