Doug Lussenhop


Doug Lussenhop, known professionally as DJ Douggpound, is an American musician, video editor, and comedian. Doug is best known as the editor for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, that features his trademark editing style, which the show is known for. Doug 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.

Early life

Doug was born and raised in Darien, Illinois. His early work includes collaborating with Eric Fensler in the creation of his GI Joe PSA's parodies. Doug attended the College of DuPage and Columbia College Chicago where he studied film. After college Doug and David Dobie founded Heaven Gallery, a small art gallery in Chicago. During this time, Doug was a creator of video art, even having his work showcased at MoMA PS1 in New York.

Television career

Doug has had a lengthy career in television editing, specifically as an editor for comedy programs. Notable programs include Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, The Eric Andre Show, and Portlandia. In 2015, Doug co-developed and co-wrote with Daniel Weidenfeld, an 11-minute live-action pilot for Adult Swim created by Weidenfeld and starring himself, called The Pound Hole.

SuperDeluxe

In 2007, Doug created and starred in "The Poundcast" a sketch series that aired on SuperDeluxe.com. The series featured surreal sketches, each with a musical theme.

Podcasting career

Along with fellow comedians Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher, Doug cohosted The Champs podcast, where Doug interrupted and guided the interviews with well-timed musical cues, and audio drops. After departing from The Champs, Doug started his own podcast, "The Poundcast" which he hosts with Brent Weinbach. Lussenhop is also a co-host of "Office Hours with Tim Heidecker" along with Vic Berger.

Pound House

In 2013, Doug created and starred in the web series "Pound House", alongside frequent collaborator Brent Weinbach. The series was produced by Jash, and was filmed largely at Doug's Los Angeles home.

Musical comedy

Along with creating original music for television programs, Doug is a self-described "Joke DJ" and creates songs that combine music and comedy. Doug was the opening act for Tim & Eric during their various international tours. In 2009 Doug released "Pound It" an album that featured original songs, many of which Doug had created for sketches in his "Poundcast" series. As the comedy trio "2 Wet Crew" Doug Lussenhop, Mikey Kampmann and Jay Weingarten create sketches and host a live comedy show in Los Angeles.