Doug Stanhope: Before Turning the Gun on Himself

Doug Stanhope: Before Turning the Gun on Himself

Doug Stanhope: Before Turning the Gun on Himself

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Doug Stanhope: Before Turning the Gun on Himself

2012

1h 7m

7.5(22 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Doug Stanhope has been a stand-up comic since 1990. Recorded in Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex on July 19, 2011, this is the follow up to the widely praised Oslo: Burning The Bridge To Nowhere.

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