BBC Have I Got News For You - Doug Stanhope HIGNFY

[JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

he was so distracted by the camera XD

[memetixTV]

'Associate Producer' - the guy who gets you coke. 8)

[bootymanager]

The balls on these BBC pricks. I'm glad Doug told them to go fuck themselves.

[Oliverwarn]

Doug Stanhope is the reincarnation of Bill Hicks in my view. Which is awesome.

[mrgabest]

@Oliverwarn If Bill were alive, they'd be the same age.

[bootymanager]

@mrgabest Bill who? Hicks? He'd be 50 now. Doug's not even turning 45 for another 4 weeks. From wikipedia: William Melvin 'Bill' Hicks (December 16, 1961 - February 26, 1994)

[mrgabest]

@bootymanager Right, you can't reincarnate as somebody who's already alive.

[ralphyetmore]

@Oliverwarn I can see that definitely, but the nice thing is that he's genuinely doing his own thing. I've seen many a comic try to mimic Hicks, and Stanhope is not one of them - which I guess makes him most like Hicks.

[BIasphemer]

man, doug, fuck

like, shit, man

what the fuck, you know?

and holy shit!

don't change, man

shit.

[oceankiddd]

AMAZING. doug. thank god.



[killslay]

Doug would of sucked as a panellist...i saw that episode of 8 out of 10 cats, they probably wouldn't be able to show half of what he said. Glad to see he's sticking to his strengths.

[CullTheLivingFlower]

The somewhat ironic part is that is they don't get the tickets for free they'll likely write it off as a business expense which mean, becuase it's the BBC, the British taxpayer has to pay for it. Either way those corporate cuntbags don't have to spend a nickle of their easy-earned money.

[WalterLiddy]

I bet the guy got his tickets.

[bhoywhonder2011]

Can't wait, seeing in newcastle next month... total legend Stanhope, needs his own show in uk, fking BBC rather give their money to unfunny fucks like michael mckintyre or russell howard (had to google his name, the useless twat)

[propjam2]

Hats off to the guy.

[burnticeblues]

id quite like to see him on have i got news for you now

[mykolwalters]

2:00 not available!

[woofalot13]

is this guy funny normal'y i have never herd of him maybe he should have done HIGNFY.

[checkoutgirl]

@woofalot13 If you can spell then you are more likely to find him funny. You would probably prefer Margaret Cho or Jim Davidson.

[gullivera]

@woofalot13 Extremely funny, if you like comedians like Bill Hicks, George Carlin, or Stewart Lee.

If Michael McIntyre, Lee Evans, Frankie Boyle, are more to your taste then probably not.

[TheDuerden]

@gullivera I like all of them :P

[woofalot13]

Is this funny not much .

[gullivera]

@woofalot13 Humour is subjective.

[pompeypirate]

This guy is a legend. I don't know many people who say exactly what they want and that's what's so great about Doug.

[BSEmadcow]

Even tho I'd love to see Doug on HIGNFY, this is golden.

[YTJimmyMelcher]

LMAO! Only Doug Stanhope can call his audience broke losers and get laughter and applaues seconds later.

[gullivera]

Well said doug. Its a real shame the BBC, which does produce some fantastic TV, seems to be staffed by executive twats who appear to do everything they can to ruin good things, the shame of it is, HIGNFY is my favourite BBC programme, and Doug would have been great as a panelist. I hope Doug emailed them back and told them where to shove it, they never learn otherwise.

[dude157]

Doug is my new favourite comedian, I want to buy tickets. I particularly enjoy the way he mocks religious people for being retarded.

[tdkzero]

I'd like to see him on Have I Got News for You. Would be funny.

[AHK909]

WTF BBC you've got got my licence fee buy the tickets with that. stop making shit like Doctors and pay for stanhope. Though when i was on the brew I did watch that show alot in between watching alot of porn. If doug has taught me anything don't have shame it just gets in the way of the good stuff.

[silvercaparot1]

This guy is a twat

[danfsbc]

@silvercaparot1 your a twat

[RH98]

Oh my fuck. I thought transcribe audio might've come on a little bit since I last saw it... @ 2:58 : "manasa bharat, thats up seventeen bucking gore" or at 3:16 "reptile, marlene dedicated nazis"

[sphereballs]

Thanks for ruining HIGNFY for me, Doug!

[Jinda89]

now im wondering what the associate producer of 8 out of 10 cats did to convince him to come on the show

[impala1977]

Stanhope hates being videotaped on the phone.

[Tokyorosebiz]

See what has happened to our Great Country watch THE PARTY OF SLEAZE by Tokyo Rose

[eezysqueezy]

HIGNFY isn't Doug's thing, trust me. The entire show (whilst funny) won't ever go too far about anyone or anything...plus it's all geared towards letting Hislop and Merton (team captains) be as witty as possible. Doug is simply too grotesquely funny for that show

[Multivaaac]

@eezysqueezy Yeah, I watch it and I find it funny, but most people watching it would be horrified to see Doug. Obviously I find him helarious though

[freemanfilmsuk]

I've truly never seen such a good example of someone NOT selling out and not putting money first. I'm in the U.K and 'Have I got news for you' is massive. The only problem is, I think Doug has a really important message, and it would be really helpful if lots more people heard it (god I sound so fucking serious in all my posts about Doug)

[shoeboxed360]

@freemanfilmsuk Yeah, he would be really good on that show. I wish he said yes, on the condition that he could have a beer instead of a glass of water...

[goodflo911]

@freemanfilmsuk Yeah it sucks, get some pussy

[notthere83]

@freemanfilmsuk yeah well... that's always the thing as an artist - how far do you compromise to get your message out. because if you really NEVER do, if you really always stick to what you believe in - chances are you will never reach a decent number of people. that's actually not just as an artist but applies to life in general too. i know because i can't stand not honestly saying what i think and almost nobody will talk to me.

that is - unless your views are mass-compatible.

[bagseye]

@freemanfilmsuk yeah, but through mainstream bbc tv, the majority of his stuff would be cut to shit. and most of the people who watch it are the types who like a good clean, slightly risky laugh. he's none of that.

[CymroGoch]

Shame, I'd like to see him on HIGNFY.

[TTOMO]

When Doug said "not available", I don't know, he kind of sounded like Al Bundy.

[Chriseycarlyeah324]

would have been awesome if he'd gone on the show

[cuntylishus]

@Chriseycarlyeah324 True, but I think it's even better that he told them to fuck off! :D

[CertifiedGooner729]

"Have I got news for you...suck my dick." lmao. Awesosmsoem.

[Mightyfee]

Dougie is going to heaven.

[BeauJames59]

"If there's one thing I understand about my audience, they're broke as fuck".....I can see all my assets from where I sit.

[bigkingdong]

@BeauJames59

Amen, brother...

[BeauJames59]

@bigkingdong Ya know, I'm striving to make my millions, been striving and i think I'm on the right way.

But I would wager Doug appeals to no nonsense people, therefore he will NOT appeal to the millions of people who have sold their soul to Microsoft or the bank to have a "secure" 60 hour a week slave labor job....

[Visioncliff]

As an Associate Producer from 'Have I Got News For You', I find this Hilarious!

Sorry, does that defense count for everyone who was against this as well?

[KittensGotTalent]

Well done Doug!

[prikard]

doug wins, again

[CornishRicky]

Doug was great in Bath. 

[spittal69]

It's a shame he's not going on. I'd love to seem him leap across the desk and wring Ian Hislops sneary, smarmy neck until his head doubles in size making it look even more ridiculous than it already does.

[jamiethomsonssongs]

@spittal69

it would have been great to have seen Stanhope and Hislop side by side, if only for the sheer oddness of that spectacle.. just imagine the uncomfortable body language exchanges that would ensue.

p.s. i'm fucking skint.

[ZhugeNaut]

4 words

For President

Fill in the blanks.

[finlan9]

@ZhugeNaut no one :)

[ZhugeNaut]

@finlan9

Great answer! Thats even better.

[finlan9]

@ZhugeNaut well its the kinda thing ive heard stahope say, you shouldnt need a leader...etc, although he did plan on running for president in the states a few years ago i think, that is until he realised that the logistics and bullshit hard work involved far outweighed the fun of it all. he's great tho, and just like he says in the video, i cant fuckin afford to fly over too england to see him....

[bizz4ethix]

Doug, you are one the best comedians of all time. And, you are currently the champ. IMO.

[wesmatron]

"I'm Doug Stanhope, and that's why I drink"

Love this guy. Insightful and witty.

[MoneyIsSilver]

How can you not love this guy?

[itsthearistocrat]

Doug's right as always. However i would have loved to see him on HIGNFY, he would've destroyed.

[synthamesk]

Love ya Doug! See ya in July in Montreal!.....again!

[Lucky14970]

Doug Stanhope; his name says it all.. Got hope?

Just like Got Milk? Doug should come up with a shirt that says, "Got Hope?" And have a picture of Doug on the back or something..

[MrOFoxy]

Doug, I don't even think it was really from the BBC, sounds like a scam to me. Sir Madam? If they had any fucking idea who they were writing to, they'd actually write TO you, but anyway, fuck them.

[razorblade42069]

Lol every time I listen to him. A true genius.

[SillySantaHat]

@mickeysbigmouths Proofread before hitting enter.

[mickeysbigmouths]

This man is my hero. Love the balls he has.

[mattjohnkearney]

Pay! Just like everyone else. Way to go!

[ryanwhitman000]

Fukin cunts

[toasteruk]

Brilliant! To those that say..yeah but it would be our license fee, ummm..I think about 10 seconds of Top Gear production would equal the cost of the tickets, ie: irrelevant

[dan11009]

you should have done it, you owuld have been on have i got news for you, exposing you to a mssive audience and prehaps increasing your profile.... owell

[cheshacatcsa]

@dan11009

Dan11009? Dan? Surname Carr by any chance?!

[SloppyManwich]

@dan11009 Yeah, sounds like he was 'really' interested in exposing himself to a massive audience.... oh.... no, it didn't.

[youknowimright1]

Americans can't do comedy, seriously!

[webbtje]

@youknowimright1 You could have picked a better video to make that particular vacuous assertion.

[CausticcomedyDotNL]

This must be one of the best video's EVER :)

..Fucking corporate whores!!

[joep0412]

go doug

[Tom4Cheese]

My names Doug Stanhope and thats why I drink.

[sadsweetsongs]

Of course, if the BBC does have to pay for tickets, it comes out of our licence fee.

[polycyx]

gay pride white power!

[justcause7]

Have I got news for YOU! SUCK MY DICK!

[scruffybologna]

Brilliant!  Love me the Stanhope.

[dogonmut]

Kick ass dude. Totally kick ass.

[78UNKNOWN]

Why do you need tv exposure when you got Youtube

[johnclavis]

Stanhope is delicious!

[ravenmoon3]

I was at this show,thoroughly recommend seeing him live ( & doug if you view comments,please try to book a gig in Sheffield next time,to save me having to be sober for your gig for the drive back!!).

[Scotlanz]

@ravenmoon3 haha When I drank, every gig was fucking fantastic. Now I don't drink I have the right to choose who's good and who's not. If everything's better when you're drunk you may as well stay home drinking. My one regret is going to see James in the 90s, getting drunk and missing the support band, Radiohead.

[FuneralFragz]

Fuck'em all...

[Alithecomedian]

FUCKING HILARIOUS BETTER THAN THOSE STUPID UNFUNNY CUNTS LOL

[Timmertube75]

One person didn't like this video. Danny Carr - please stand up.

[GLeNss]

HIGNFY is fucking shit bags

[daveburnham]

I googled Danny Carr . He's not even an associate producer . On OMDb it says researcher/production team .

[nexusis18]

@daveburnham Demoted after he didn't get the tickets. :D

[cirretheman]

stanhope is king

[InnerSpaceTourist]

Small, ugly, obscene, scary and broke as fuck. Pretty accurate.

[Anonymous6778]

@InnerSpaceTourist

Agreed. The accuracy of his description is a little scary.

[ghostofsedition]

@InnerSpaceTourist

Yeah, but when Doug calls me it, it feels gooooood!!



[goodflo911]

@InnerSpaceTourist Not for me! I have 1000 euros! Rest is true though

[oneluckysperm]

@InnerSpaceTourist yup

[johhny3rubs]

Doug Stanhope is a son of a bitch

[maxemusJ]

he looks siober

[SpastikChild]

@panicxitsxbrea Playing Devils advocate, Doug's his own person who gets to choose his own destiny. As for them being interested and knowing every detail about in him- there's a difference between being a fan and being a fanatic.

[AdmEoS]

nice xD

[SpastikChild]

After telling people to trade out for so many years, you just bit yourself on the arse! Plus only your fans would know youre your own publicist(Dear Sir/Madame comment).

[panicxitsxbrea]

@SpastikChild Yeah that argument would make sense, except he doesn't want to do their show so what the fuck is he trading for? And so what if they don't know he's his own publicist, if they're so goddamn interested in him and what he has to say maybe they could have done a little research.

[douginedin]

excellent - and nice to see you differentiate between Hat Trick and BBC, we already own the BBC.... (honestly, we do)... make the fuckers pay if they want to see you. no freebies, no comps, show us the money, or stay outside.

[indkai]

Basically the view they had of getting Doug on HIGNFY is how much he'd eat the ass cake of the BBC & reply with something along the lines of "O certainly dear representatives of the BBC, please feel free eat all the free 'complimentary' cake that Doug lovingly made himself while attending the show". Do people have to hold their hand & google the fucking things they wana' 'view to have' on their shows now?

[hpspacecraft1]

legend - off to see him this weekend in London - I am broke and tickets were £25 a pop, but definite value for money in my eyes!

[bodeezy]

Stanhope is the only performer that I have driven out of state (200 miles) to see. He was hilarious & we had a great time. We met him after the show too. He was really gracious & a cool guy.

I think he's the funniest, most honest satirist / stand-up working today.

[johnnycon]

I agree with Doug although the BBC is taxpayer funded so I'd be a bit miffed if they were swanning off to comedy shows all the time.

[gallohad]

This is why I admire Doug Stanhope so much!

[CubeFarmFilms]

Proud to have been 2 rows from the back when this got filmed.

[seanbedlam]

A heartwarming story of courage. I had a friend who was a TV producer. Cunt never paid for anything and somehow tricked us into buying a guitar as a birthday present. Did I already say cunt? Whatever, I'm over it. Not. Kill me.

[poumista]

Would like to see this man live

[nerdholocaust]

stanhope fucking rules

[bloodmercs]

Haha this is fantastic.

[Webbula]

Hahaha! Too good! So glad I got to see this tour.

[poumista]

very good,the show is passed its sell by date.

[KilluaXIII]

awesome