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  • No Encore for the Donkey

  • Auteur(s): Doug Stanhope
  • Narrateur(s): Doug Stanhope
  • Durée: 6 h et 20 min
  • 4,9 out of 5 stars (94 évaluations)

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No Encore for the Donkey

Auteur(s): Doug Stanhope
Narrateur(s): Doug Stanhope
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Misanthrope. Iconoclast. Apostate. Drunk. Many words have been used to describe Doug Stanhope, but rarely has “hopeful” been one of them. However, heading into 2016, Stanhope peered through the apocalyptic fog and saw a forecast that was more rainbows than acid rain: His first book was set for release, his new stand-up special was in the can, and he was about to film a television pilot with his friend and confidant Johnny Depp. The sharks of Hollywood were circling, and Stanhope’s pockets were filled with chum. The only thing that could stop Doug was himself, and that’s exactly what he did.

First came the booze, then came the pills, then came the stripper, and then, Doug came. A tryst aboard a cruise ship leaves him literally and figuratively adrift when his scorned wife, Bingo, reveals she is in love with another man: a jug-sippin’, guitar-pickin’ hobo. A simple, black-out fling turns out to be a pebble tossed into the lake of you-know-what named 2016, and in No Encore for the Donkey, Stanhope traces the resulting rings.

Written and performed by Stanhope, his third memoir follows the veteran comedian on a quest to save his marriage, his wife, and eventually his wife’s life. Our hero's journey finds Stanhope cuddling with Johnny Depp in his Los Angeles mansion, receiving some much-needed TLC from Marilyn Manson, and - most daunting - building a new hour of comedy in the rusted-out hellscapes of post-industrial America.

Equal parts love letter, road romp, and harrowing condemnation of the failures of America’s mental health care system, No Encore for the Donkey is a hilarious and heartbreaking account of a man balancing on the edge of damnation. With Bingo in a coma and Trump about to be elected, Stanhope sifts through the ruins of his own personal cataclysm in order to answer the big questions: What does it mean to love someone when you can’t love yourself? What is the point of success if you have no one to share it with? And is the end of the world BYOB?  

- Sam Tallent, August 2020 

©2020 Doug Stanhope (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

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Good stuff

Very honestly written. Great listen...probably a great read too. But then I’d have to learn something new.

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Perfectly Narrated

An incredible and unexpectedly sweet story from the spectacularly funny writer & comedian.
Any fan of Stanhope's should hear this in his own voice.

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Beautiful love story

Doug tells about his relationship with Bingo and her head injury. Beautiful love story about two unusually real characters. Been following Doug for 15 years and I love his books!

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Amazing story from a master

Doug's artful storytelling is captivating in its humour and heartfelt honesty, highly recommended for everyone

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A Riveting Rollercoaster Ride that Only Goes Down

Doug Stanhope has lived his life like an open book; never shying away from pulling back the curtain to reveal the man behind the wizard. In No Encore for the Donkey, Stanhope takes it even further, stripping himself bare and inviting the listener to ride along with him for all the failures, flops, and frustrations that comprised the year of our deadbeat hero, 2016. Chock full of sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll, breakups and breakdowns, tragedies of the mostly self-inflicted kind; woven together by the darkly comedic thread of one of the greatest and most unique voices ever to grace a microphone, this book starts with a story of anti-romance aboard a cruise ship and plummets from there, never letting up once during its 6.5 hour span, until the triumphant gut-punch at the very end, supplied by Bingo herself - Stanhope's mentally-unstable yet indomitable counterpart.

No Encore for the Donkey is a captivating tale of broken people, from major celebrities to spotlight-shunning shut-ins, coming together to build a community greater than the sum of its parts, and stands as proof that even a year of relentless adversity stands no chance against love, friendship, and a generous helping of psychedelics.

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Wordsmith Masterpiece

Doung Stanhope is a epicly talented writer and possibly one of the best narrators. Amazing!

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Timeless Classic

You have to love Doug and Bongo. This is another Timeless Classic for our generation

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