Doug Lussenhop
Lussenhop in 2013
Born
Doug Lussenhop

(1973-03-08) March 8, 1973 (age 50)
Darien, Illinois, U.S.
Other namesDJ Douggpound, The Shovel
Occupation(s)Musician, video editor, comedian
Years active1999–present
Websitedouggpound.com

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!, that features his trademark editing style, which the show is known for.[3] He edited and acted in many Tim & Eric projects including Tom Goes to the Mayor, Tim and Eric Nite Live, and their feature film, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie.[4]

Early life

Doug Lussenhop was born and raised in Darien, Illinois.[5] His early work includes collaborating with Eric Fensler in the creation of his GI Joe PSA's 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

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ "How the Guy Who Helped Define Tim & Eric's Editing Style Has Edited His Career Ever Since". 12 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Comedian Doug Lussenhop, aka DJ Douggpound, gives stand-up a remix". Southern California Public Radio. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Doug Lussenhop". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. ^ "An Interview with Editor and Writer Doug Lussenhop". The Hundreds. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  6. ^ "Body Message: GI Joe and the invention of the viral video". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  7. ^ "Douggpound - Sex Magazine". sexmagazine.us. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  8. ^ "Heaven Gallery".
  9. ^ "Doug Lussenhop | Heaven Gallery". www.heavengallery.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  10. ^ Camper, Fred (22 March 2001). "Projections in Heaven". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  11. ^ "MoMA PS1: Exhibitions: B Hotel". momaps1.org. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b "Doug Lussenhop". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  14. ^ "the-pound-hole". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  15. ^ "The Ultimate Argument Settler: The 10 Best SuperDeluxe Videos Of All Time". Stereogum. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  16. ^ "Pound House, A Comedy Web Series About Internet Dating and Really Weird Neighbors". 23 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Watch Mac DeMarco's Epic Cameo In 2 Wet Crew's River Crack Short". Stereogum. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  18. ^ "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.
  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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Tim and Eric at Ace Hotel". Los Angeles Times.
  22. ^ "Pound It, by DJ Douggpound". DJ Douggpound. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  23. ^ "DJ Douggpound". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  24. ^ Westhoff, Ben (2012-10-30). "DJ Douggpound Mines Pop Culture for Gold Nuggets". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  25. ^ Audio, Feral. "The Poundcast". Feral Audio. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  26. ^ Audio, Starburns. "Office Hours with Tim Heidecker". starburns.audio/. Retrieved 2019-02-16.

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