Name: Doug Stanhope: Word of Mouth
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2002-11-02
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Doug Stanhope, Mary Hicks, Roxie Jinkers

Stanhope has slowly become my favorite comedian...he is a living treasure trove of wit and insight as well as he is a master at detailing disgusting bodily functions and oddball sexual encounters. Word of Mouth may be his best work (even if it isn't exactly my personal favorite), and this is largely because it combines these aspects of Doug's stand up style so perfectly. His satire dealing with American society and an overly controlling government that gets its citizens off on propaganda restating how "free" they are is on the same level as legends like Carlin and Hicks, and occasionally is even funnier! Then, he transitions to dirtier, less political, but still indefinitely divisive and controversial material that explicitly deals with gross out sexual situations, and Stanhope genuinely pulls this stuff off in such a way that it becomes extremely honest, brutal, and sometimes quite relatable. The entire set is a masterpiece of dirty wit and heavily hilarious social commentary that will please those tough enough to embrace the hardcore stances Stanhope takes and the very disgusting ways he can approach more filthy comic material.

Stand-up comedy is a form of comedic performance in which a comedian stands on stage and delivers a series of humorous monologues, anecdotes, jokes, and observational humor to entertain an audience. The comedian typically speaks directly to the audience, often addressing a wide range of topics including everyday life, personal experiences, social issues, and cultural observations.

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Word of Mouth is Doug Stanhope's first stand-up DVD. It was recorded at the Velveeta Room in Austin, Texas on May 11, 2002, and produced by Sacred Cow Productions.

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