Beer Hall Putsch | |
Type: | Live |
Artist: | Doug Stanhope |
Cover: | Beer Hall Putsch (album).jpg |
Released: | December 3, 2013 |
Recorded: | 2013 |
Venue: | Dante's, Portland, Oregon |
Genre: | Comedy |
Length: | 58:57 (CD version) 60:44 (DVD version w/o bonus) |
Label: | New Wave Dynamics |
Prev Title: | Before Turning the Gun on Himself |
Prev Year: | 2012 |
Next Title: | No Place Like Home |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Beer Hall Putsch is the ninth stand-up comedy album by Doug Stanhope. It was released on December 3, 2013, by New Wave Dynamics. It was recorded live at Dante's in Portland, Oregon. The DVD includes a bonus video podcast recorded on the night of the show. The album peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Comedy Albums chart.
The album title is a sardonic reference to the Beer Hall Putsch, the failed 1923 Nazi coup attempt. On a podcast with Bill Burr, Stanhope explained the choice of title, saying: