In the words of former Stranger managing editor Leilani Polk, Doug Stanhope is "dark, offensive, vulgar, and sometimes downright brutal. His style is a mix of volatile social criticism and anecdotal humor taken to self-hate extremes. Past subjects have included abortion, his own alcoholism and self-defeating behavior, capitalism and how the US’s idea of poverty is radically different from other parts of the world, football, death, and everything in between." In other words, if you're easily ruffled, avoid this show.