Doug Stanhope 1992 TV debut on An Evening at The Improv.. 

seeing Stanhope like this is surreal as hell

Cigarettes and cynicism took the Peter Griffin straight out of his voice.

That's the most ambitious mullet I've ever seen and I grew up in the 80s and 90s.

Good god, hardcore alcoholism was healthy for this man

Blessed is the one who put this video on the internet.

Jesus, I've heard Doug talk about him having a mullet before, I had no idea it was such glorious one damn ahaha, that thing is big.

Seeing Billy Ray Cryus' little sister get up on stage and crush like this is inspiring af

I love finding stanhope stuff i havent seen before

This is crazy. Stanhope wearing a tie unironically. And if you listen he's doing Massachusetts Dice Clay.

He looked like a cover of an old romance novel, but without the muscles.

He seemed sober in that video. So unprofessional by his current standards.

Sometimes I forget how awkward the early 1990s were.

Doug Stanhope's substance abuse makes perfect sense now, if my inner self was Peter Griffin with a Joe Dirt haircut I'd wake up and get drunk everyday too.

So happy to see this one on RU-vid, hair making him look like Doug The Bounty Hunter

It's crazy how much better he got

2:30 Doug slowly traded the mullet for a shiny red mohawk himself... Time makes fools of us all. lol

If Stanhope regrows that magnificent waterfall down his back he would live a thousand years

took him a moment to get settled in, even had to restart a line to keep his place... but once he let loose, and saw the crowd enjoyed his dark humor.... he killed it.

The man, the Legend. You can see the Doug we know & love just waiting to come out.

He is one "ok, babe" from doing Dennis Miller.

WOW MAN! I clicked on this video just because I saw the great Smokey Robinson. That was a hell of a thing to have Motown royalty at the improv.

You ever look at an older audience from 30 years ago and think "I'm likely listening to dead people's laugher light now"

What an amazing gem of a find. Huge Stanhope fan here. Have seen him perform 8 times now. The guy is a legend as far as I'm concerned. That mullet is nothing short of glorious.

Look at that fucking mullet... god damn, Stanhope. Fucking epic.

Wowwww. That Accent! !!

he sounds like a parody of himself, or of early stand-up... he sounds like a Simpsons character. amazing

gahd damn at that beautiful kentucky waterfall draped over his back, lol

Doug and his Massachusetts mudflap

Stanhope was superb even back then, WOW! Cool how Smokie improvised, an absolute LEGEND🎙🎤🎶 & Doug becoming one from decades back.

He sounds like Norton from The Honeymooners.

30 years later and he has a red mohawk of his own.

The mullet to be king of all mullets. Theo needs to take some tips from this absolute fucking legend

To have that confidence with that hair is the most impressive part

A year before he started fronting T00L. Looks good!

Theo von is jealous of that hair right there

Business at the front and party at the back ! That’s one beauty of a mullet.

He lives on my street

absolutely brilliant as always - ONE OF THE GREATEST MULLETS OF ALL TIME - THE 80's WAS SUCH A STRONG DECADE IT CARRIED INTO THE 90s FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS

He was a good looking guy. Super cool to see him this early.

that hair makes me wanna gallop into the sunset

I've seen Doug's mullet several times over many years, but its magnificence impresses every time. Especially the party half.

Can hear the Dice-Clay influence, which Stanhope probably cringes at now. But he's so talented, man.

Sharp and self-deprecating even in 92. It’s no wonder Stanhope became one of the greats.

I didn’t know Doug was such a fan of Billy Ray Cyrus, but that hair is a perfect match. I’m sure he’s pretty embarrassed now about it. I love Doug and have seen him live twice and met him both times. It was awesome.

What a beautiful young man 😍

His first debut n hes still the stanhope ive come to know and love… plus the huge mane. Guy is unreal.

His voice is like a cross between Dennis Miller and Peter Griffin

That's the best goddamn mullet I've ever seen

Wow, Christiano Ronaldo really is a man of many talents!

Is that Smokey Robinson introducing him

Wow, that's an amazing mullet!! Doug has come so far in many ways from that young man. One of the best stand up comedians ever in my opinion ✌

The mullet was strong with this one

Liked before watching just to even know this exists--BLORT!

that voice.....

That mullet is fire 🔥

That mullet is glorious!

So, Doug was the cute guy with the luscious mullet then:) who’d have thought it:)

Wow... times have changed.

We grow and we develop. One of the smartest/funniest comedic minds of our generation had to figure it out.

From little acorns mighty oaks do grow

geez this guys never pulled any punches in his entire standup career.

That mullet should be tagged and tracked by Marlin Perkins.

That mullet could have it's own show!

I turned the volume down and watched through a crack between my fingers.

This is so chill

That's the gnarliest mullet I've ever seen in this life or any past one, I'm certain.

The mullet is a thing of beauty.

Dude, Stanhope needs to bring back those lushes locks.

That is one glorious Kentucky Waterfall.

Stanhope out here sounding like Peter Griffin

i'm so glad I didn't see him till he was older...

We NEED!!! a movie about him.

That mullet is breathtaking......

Amazing how it was legal to openly wear a haircut like this without a permit. Amazing.

The duct tape line made me chuckle. Baby Doug with his mullet came through at the close.

THANXXX SO MUCH!!!

Dear GOD that mullet is GLORIOUS!

Stanhope has been killing for so long

Wish I could unsee this

WOW! That voice and that mullet!

Mulled to perfection.

if someone had said Doug Stanhope was good looking in this young, I would have replied "what to his mother?

this is terrible i love it. the hair was iconic

This got recommended after watching some norm today. I never thought I would say this but, thanks RU-vid!

omg, that hair. the Missouri compromise, or the Kentucky waterfall.... glorious.

Classic Doug with a classic mullet!

Doug doing his best Dice here

Stanhope version of 80s comedy. Exactly what it is. Face value Stanhope 40 years ago. Not surprising. Still great for what it is. Stanhope is my number #1 among about 20 others

I love Stanhope seen him live multiple times in some of the dingiest places in America and in theaters. It is fucking hilarious he has a joke in this routine about how RIDICULOUS Punk rockers look. The pot calling the kettle black! Bro even in 92 that hair would turn fucking heads. What an outrageous mullet, I love it.

Rocking the super mullet

So great to see him this young so long ago and looking the way he did and killing the audience even then. Great set they loved him.

Omg that mullet. Priceless

"These guys go out of their way to look like idiots...." Pot, meet kettle.

This man was dragging the 80s into a funnier dimension. Forgive him if it looks awkward

As held back as youll ever see Doug

Now that's the final boss of the 10-90 club.

Phew I was worried about the early material but he got a joke about punching a woman within the first 5 mins.

EPIC MULLET!!!

I'm a big fan, I'll even watch sober Doug as long as I know he's the warmup act for drunk Doug.

Gave a like for the mullet