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[COMEDY] In an age when everyone is preoccupied with saying the right thing and avoiding offence, Doug Stanhope’s irreverent sense of humor and far-flung, anarchic ideologies have gotten him in a bit of hot water – and what would you expect from a guy that formed a touring group of comics called “The Unbookables”? Ten years ago he was practically thrown out of Ireland for telling a joke at a Kilkenny festival which posited that Irish men engage in pedophilia because of the ugliness of Irish women. But generally speaking, he’s on the right side of the equation: Stanhope also has a history of making fun of pedophiles, going as far as setting up Chris Hanson-esque predator-trapping internet hoaxes, then subjecting the predators to sustained abuse once ensnared. If it sounds over the edge, that’s because it is—but Stanhope and his comedic peers exist in an age when shock value is paramount to having a career. See what’s in his latest bag of tricks when he brings his current standup routine, Doug in the Buff, to the Tralf Music Hall on Saturday, July 1, and leave your easily torked-out-of-shape friends behind. NOTE: Tickets must be ordered online for this show and are not available at the Tralf box office.