Doug Stanhope Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/doug-stanhope/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:16:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Doug Stanhope Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/doug-stanhope/ 32 32 Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s 12 months of comedy faves in 2025 https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/11/year-in-review-vanyalands-12-months-of-comedy-faves-in-2025/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:16:18 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042789 Another year, another hell ride through a cultural landscape that devoured and reproduced at an alarming rate in 2025. Through all the “unprecedented times” that we’re all tired of living in, to the birth of “6-7!” (whatever the fuck that means), and everything in between, one constant that kept us afloat was the levity, and often times societal mirror check that comedy offered to the masses. With a little bit of everything for everyone, the world of stand-up was stretched, […]

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]]> Doug Stanhope is excited to figure it all out on the fly again https://vanyaland.com/2021/08/31/doug-stanhope-is-excited-to-figure-it-all-out-on-the-fly-again/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:57:32 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10027562 A year and a half after touching down at Logan, only to find that his shows in Boston had been cancelled due to the oncoming pandemic, Doug Stanhope is looking forward to returning for a take two — but the way he sees it, in so many ways, it feels like a take one. With a pair of appearances at The Wilbur Theatre this Thursday and Friday (September 2 and 3), Stanhope is excited to finally put a dining room […]

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]]> Mic’d Up: Edelman on the hunt in North Adams, Ellis headlines Roar! https://vanyaland.com/2021/08/30/micd-up-edelman-on-the-hunt-in-north-adams-ellis-headlines-roar/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:45:51 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10027500 Editor’s Note: Usually, the best part about the comedy scene blossoming in and around Boston this time of year is that there is never a shortage of shows to check out, as homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore make their way through and around the area. But this year just feels different, as live entertainment is slowly making its way back into our social calendar. We always want to make sure you know about cool stuff going on […]

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]]> Doug Stanhope is ‘The Dying of a Last Breed’ in new Vimeo special https://vanyaland.com/2020/05/17/doug-stanhope-is-the-dying-of-a-last-breed-in-new-vimeo-special/ Mon, 18 May 2020 02:20:26 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10021030 If ever there was a time we needed to bask in the brutally honest viewpoint of Doug Stanhope, it’s right now. Well, come Tuesday afternoon, we’re in luck. As announced via social media last week, Stanhope’s new stand-up special, The Dying of a Last Breed, makes its entrance into the world on Tuesday (May 19) at 3 p.m. ET via Vimeo (where you can currently pre-order the special for $10). It marks the Worcester native’s first recorded full hour since […]

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]]> Doug Stanhope isn’t too worried about his return to Boston https://vanyaland.com/2020/03/12/doug-stanhope-isnt-too-worried-about-his-return-to-boston/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:22:15 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10019629 A lot has happened in the Worcester native’s world since his last show in Boston, and he may (or may not) tell you about it at The Wilbur It’s been seven years since Doug Stanhope last took the stage at The Wilbur, so there’s bound to be a lot of ground to cover when he appears in front of a sold-out crowd on Friday (March 13). [UPDATE: This event has been postponed to July 10.]       With not much […]

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]]> Win tickets to see controversial comedian Doug Stanhope this Saturday @ the Wilbur Theatre https://vanyaland.com/2013/10/15/win-tickets-see-controversial-comedian-doug-stanhope-saturday-wilbur-theatre/ https://vanyaland.com/2013/10/15/win-tickets-see-controversial-comedian-doug-stanhope-saturday-wilbur-theatre/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:43:43 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=45246 Yeah yeah yeah — we’re a music website, we know. But the line between music and comedy is getting blurrier by the day (admit you laughed at at least one song this morning, whether it was intentionally funny or not), and few stand-up acts get us all worked up quite like the ones spit out by Doug Stanhope. The Worcester native and proud libertarian is back in his home state Saturday, when he brings the laughs and a stomach full […]

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