Modified On December 28, 2005
Doug Stanhope‘s website stands out as one of a small number of comics’ sites that accurately captures the author’s spirit, uses the medium of the WWW well and offers interesting and often harsh commentary on himself and those who glance up against him. He has recently posted an update, “The Ghost of Christmas Future,” dated Dec. 12, that is particularly stinging. (And it’s a devastating characterization of a fellow comic.) The posting– part confessional, part warning, part commentary on the business of show (not unlike a lot of what Stanhope does onstage) is also a cautionary tale for every comic, on the way in or on the way out of the biz.
For every comic that dies in his so-called prime and you say “It’s too bad we will never see how much greater they could have become,” remember that they may just as easily become bitter, unfunny, shitty, sell-out, addict wastes or just fucking quit in the face of the pointlessness of it all.
Ouch! Read the rest.