Six five-star reviews and not a single award nomination. Doug Stanhope, the most controversial and talked about comedian of the Edinburgh Festival, comes to Soho for his London debut.  

The Guardian *****

‘He's underground, but head and shoulders above most comics on the Fringe. In the hands of Stanhope, comedy is a compulsion, a fight to the death against a cruel, mistaken world…

…(His) fiercely funny, honest and ever-changing set has re-established his superiority over every other stand-up of his generation.’

The Independent  *****

’Based on tonight's performance by this erratic but gifted American comedian, it's clear that audiences will be hard pushed to see anything better on the Fringe this year.’

Metro *****

‘He's a depressed and screwed-up man, for whom nothing is taboo. Drugs, sex, government, religion? Stanhope disembowels them all and almost kills you with laughter as he does. He claims he's not as intelligent as people think, but does himself a disservice; this man's as bright as his comedy is dark. Anyone doubting that comedy is an art form should see this man.’