Doug Lussenhop
Doug Lussenhop | |
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Born | Doug Lussenhop March 8, 1973 Darien, Illinois, U.S. |
Other names | DJ Douggpound, The Shovel |
Occupation(s) | Musician, video editor, comedian |
Years active | 1999–present |
Website | douggpound |
Doug Lussenhop (born March 8, 1973), known professionally as DJ Douggpound, is an American musician, video editor, and comedian.[1][2] Lussenhop is best known for his work as a hype man and sidekick as a member of "The Trinity" on Office Hours Live. [citation needed] He is also widely recognized as the editor for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, which prominently features his trademark editing style.[3] He edited and acted in many Tim & Eric projects including Tom Goes to the Mayor, Tim and Eric Nite Live!, and Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie.[4]
Early life[edit]
Doug Lussenhop was born and raised in Darien, Illinois.[5] His early work includes collaborating with Eric Fensler in the creation of his G.I. Joe PSA parodies.[6] Lussenhop attended the College of DuPage[7] and Columbia College Chicago where he studied film.[8] After college, Lussenhop and David Dobie founded Heaven Gallery, a small art gallery in Chicago.[9][10] During this time, Lussenhop was a creator of video art, even having his work showcased at MoMA PS1 in New York.[11]
Lussenhop moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 2003.[12] He met Tim & Eric for the first time in 2004 after answering a Craigslist ad for their production of Tom Goes to the Mayor.[12]
Television career[edit]
He has had a lengthy career in television, both as an editor and a comedy writer. Notable programs include Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, The Eric Andre Show, and Portlandia.[13] In 2015, with Daniel Weidenfeld, Lussenhop co-developed and co-wrote an 11-minute live-action pilot for Adult Swim created by Weidenfeld and starring himself, called The Pound Hole.[14]
Comedy projects[edit]
The Poundcast
In 2007, Lussenhop created and starred in "The Poundcast" a sketch series that aired on SuperDeluxe.com. The series featured surreal sketches, each with a musical theme.[15]
Pound House
In 2013, he created and starred in the web series "Pound House", alongside frequent collaborator Brent Weinbach.[16] The series was produced by Jash, and was filmed largely at Lussenhop's Los Angeles home.[citation needed]. In January of 2023, Doug and Brent crowdsourced funding to produce six new episodes for their fourth season of Pound House.
2 Wet Crew
As the comedy trio "2 Wet Crew" Doug Lussenhop, Mikey Kampmann, and Jay Weingarten create online sketches and host a live comedy show in Los Angeles.[17][18]
Music albums[edit]
Along with creating original music for television programs, he is a self-described "Joke DJ" and creates songs that combine music and comedy.[19][13] Lussenhop was the opening act for Tim & Eric during several of their international tours.[20][21] In 2009, Lussenhop released an original album of songs called Pound It, many of which had been created for sketches in his Poundcast series.[22]
Lussenhop has recorded several albums that have been released on labels Gnar Tapes, Kerchow Records, and SBI Press.[23] His albums include Pound It, Up Our Holes, Nickels Get Jelly, The Archives Volume Two, Videovember, and The Body Tight Workout.
Podcasting[edit]
Along with fellow comedians Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher, Lussenhop cohosted The Champs podcast, where Lussenhop interrupted and guided the interviews with well-timed musical cues, and audio drops.[24] After departing from The Champs, Lussenhop started his own podcast, The Poundcast which he hosts with Brent Weinbach.[25] Lussenhop is also a co-host of the podcast Office Hours with Tim Heidecker along with Vic Berger.[26]
References[edit]
- ^ "How the Guy Who Helped Define Tim & Eric's Editing Style Has Edited His Career Ever Since". 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Comedian Doug Lussenhop, aka DJ Douggpound, gives stand-up a remix". Southern California Public Radio. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ^ "How The Guy Who Helped Define Tim & Eric's Editing Style Has Edited His Career Ever Since". Fast Company. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Doug Lussenhop". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "An Interview with Editor and Writer Doug Lussenhop". The Hundreds. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Body Message: GI Joe and the invention of the viral video". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Douggpound - Sex Magazine". sexmagazine.us. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ^ "Heaven Gallery".
- ^ "Doug Lussenhop | Heaven Gallery". www.heavengallery.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ Camper, Fred (22 March 2001). "Projections in Heaven". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "MoMA PS1: Exhibitions: B Hotel". momaps1.org. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ a b Randazzo, Joe (2015). Funny on Purpose: The Definitive Guide to an Unpredictable Career in Comedy: Standup + Improv + Sketch + TV + Writing + Directing + YouTube. Chronicle Books. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-1-4521-2839-9.
- ^ a b "Doug Lussenhop". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "the-pound-hole". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "The Ultimate Argument Settler: The 10 Best SuperDeluxe Videos Of All Time". Stereogum. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Pound House, A Comedy Web Series About Internet Dating and Really Weird Neighbors". 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Watch Mac DeMarco's Epic Cameo In 2 Wet Crew's River Crack Short". Stereogum. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "2Wet Crew Live Hosted by DJ Douggpound and Mikey Kampmann with Nick Kroll, Brent Weinbach, Nick Rutherford, Kyle Mizono plus more special guests - Tickets - The Satellite - Los Angeles, CA - August 9th, 2015". The Satellite-live music venue in Los Angeles. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "The Myriad Talents of Doug Lussenhop | Secret Cave". Secret Cave. 2017-07-09. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ Company, The Frontier Touring. "DJ Douggpound 2017 Australia Official Tickets, Concert Dates, Pre-sale & Comedy Tour Information | Frontier Touring Australia & New Zealand". Frontier Touring Australia & New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "Tim and Eric at Ace Hotel". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Pound It, by DJ Douggpound". DJ Douggpound. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "DJ Douggpound". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ Westhoff, Ben (2012-10-30). "DJ Douggpound Mines Pop Culture for Gold Nuggets". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ Audio, Feral. "The Poundcast". Feral Audio. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ Audio, Starburns. "Office Hours with Tim Heidecker". starburns.audio/. Retrieved 2019-02-16.