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Doug Stanhope is one of the most critically acclaimed and stridentlyunrepentant comedians of his generation. What will surprise some is thathe owes so much of his dark and sometimes uncomfortably honest sense ofhumor to his mother, Bonnie. It was the cartoons in her Hustlermagazine issues that molded the beginnings of his comedic journey, longbefore he was old enough to know what to do with the actual pornography.It was Bonnie who recited Monty Python sketches with him, introducedhim to Richard Pryor, and rescued him from a psychologist when hebrought that brand of humor to school. And it was Bonnie who took himalong to all of her AA meetings, where Doug undoubtedly foundinspiration for his own storytelling.
Digging Up Motherfollows Doug’s absurd, chaotic, and often obscene life as it intersectswith that of his best friend, biggest fan, and love of his life–hismother. And it all starts with her death–one of the most memorable andamazing farewells you will ever read.
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