Doug Stanhope as drunk and sharp as ever for UK tour

Razor-sharp taboo tackler Doug Stanhope, is back, angry and drunk as ever.

His bumper tour includes a number of dates stretching the UK and Ireland.

Whisky in one hand, fag in the other he says, “It’s no different from the other times, except im using different words.

"I’m very bad at self-promotion. It will just be me getting drunk and yelling for an hour and a half-ish.

"There are a few things I could probably get arrested for here if they’re taken out of context.”

Fans of Stanhope will all agree that he is no Michael McIntyre.

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Perhaps comparable to the humour of Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Carr, his dry and cynical style is undoubtedly not for the easily offended.

But this comic has been a staple of the American comedy scene since the 90s and continues to thrive.

Perhaps he is best known in the UK for his lively segments on Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe, in which he adorns his trademark suit to rant against the banalities of the UK.

However, he has cultivated an almost cult-like following here with those of perhaps a more subversive nature.

These fans will be pleased to know he is not averse to future collaborations with his fellow cynic, Brooker.

“It’s been a while now but it’s definitely been a boost. And now he (Brooker) is all big shot with Black Mirror. It’s a good show. If my phone rings I’ll take it.”

Stanhope openly courts controversy it and was once almost sued by Amber Heard after he stuck up for his friend Johnny Depp.

“She tried to but she didn’t go through with it.

"First of all I wish she had. She was gonna sue me in my hometown.

"Where the police sergeant and the district attorney are in my house for football every Sunday. It would have been really funny.”

For those who don’t know, Stanhope is all about celebrating the excesses of life, and his latest book, This Is Not Fame, boasts an impressive and uncensorred collectoin of war stories from the beginning of his pursuit of fame.

Those who have attended the veteran comic’s performances will know how natural he makes his routine look.

Before going on stage, “It's drink myself into a position where I can say these words again without feeling like a fraud.

"I get myself drunk enough to say the exact same thing like a telemarketer.”