A veritable maverick of scorched-earth honesty and hilarious with it. The future of stand-up Comedy. Let's hope he's back in 2006.

Russ Goddard, September 2005

The words above are so true. Stanhope's scorched-earth honesty is sometimes uncomfortable but, hell, truth hurts. Listen, laugh and learn

Russ, April 2005

I saw 53 comics in Edinburgh this year and Doug Stanhope was easily the best. It was about 100 degrees in the club but everyone wanted another hour.

Stuart Smith, August 2004

As powerful and compelling a performance as any I've ever seen. Hope to see him again next year.

Phil Klein, August 2004

Thank god.He's back. Hold down your predjudices, hold on to your beer and watch a master at work. They maybe just words, but spoken by Stanhope, they are bullets.

Jake, August 2004