Doug Benson - Professional Humoredian

[isoS]

ASPECIALTHING RECORDS is proud to present the debut solo CD from Mr. Doug Benson!

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Whether you know him from VH1's "Best Week Ever," NBC's "Last Comic Standing" or his documentary "Super High Me," chances are Doug Benson has made you laugh before. Now he will make you laugh again, repeatedly, with his first full-length solo comedy album, "Doug Benson: Professional Humoredian." Recorded live at the world-famous Hollywood Improv, "Professional Humoredian" catches Doug at his loosest, silliest and most hilarious. Playing to a rowdy sold-out house on 4/20, Doug tears through his set with wild abandon, delivering material on such wide-ranging topics as movies, politics, relationships, anti-drug campaigns and the miracle of modern science known as McGriddles. A perennial favorite among comedy aficionados, Doug placed sixth on Season Five of "Last Comic Standing" and was named "Stoner of the Year" by High Times Magazine in 2006. Patton Oswalt calls him "prolific ... a resin-scented miracle." One listen and you'll understand why Doug has won such acclaim: witty, charming, relentless and irrepressible, Doug Benson is a Professional Humoredian.

DOUG BENSON: PROFESSIONAL HUMOREDIAN will be released on July 15th. Come celebrate the occasion at a very special Comedy Death Ray (http://aspecialthing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=238) that night!

ORDER NOW FROM THE AST STORE! (http://www.aspecialthing.com/store/index.htm)

[Fentmore]

Hoo-Ray! Demitri give ya a hand in the art department?

Someone took your picture when you blinked (no windows into your soul for the unwashed masses eh?)

[isoS]

That picture was taken by the awesome Steve Agee.

[SteveAgee]

I own Doug's soul now.

[slapstickeulogist]

Here it is!!!

[waxpop]

I am excited to purchase this with my money.

[Aaron1933]

Yeah, I'll buy this.

[Itslikeimsayin]

This sounds great. I like the cover. Who did the art?

[Jouster]

terror firma did!

[TenJay]

terror firma is Demitri Martin?!?!%$**


Demitri Martin is bad at photoshop

Hooray for Doug!!!

[aenemaTron]

I'm fuckin' thrilled about this. The world has been waiting for it!

[frogmann]

OMGz I WANT I WANT !!!!!!!!!!!

[yumitree]

i totally have that same font... and soon i will have that cd.

[smartbunny]

I know Doug from "Best Week Ever," "Last Comic Standing." and my filthy filthy dreams!

[crimestick]

Great!

[Dogwelder]

I have been waiting for a way to have Doug's brand of hilarity pumped into my head whenever I wanted. Finally that day is coming.

[jalora]

Eyes closed on the cover?

[klaus_kinski]

July 15th!? That's like a few days away! I am so stoked! Congrats Douglas! God I love you

[aenemaTron]

Eyes closed on the cover?

What makes you say that?

[PinkieOfDoom]

July 15th? awesome... a great birthday present this will be...

[drieux]

This is indeed good news. I will be subsequently buying the shit out of the album.

[yumitree]

July 15th? awesome... a great birthday present this will be...

took the words right out of my mouth!

[gloshi]

I will definitely be buying the album as best as I can.

[mike]

The SHOP AST button seem to be gone from the site, fire your marketing department!

[punkdc]

www.astrecords.com

[mike]

New kids need a big button on top of the page to click.

[kevin]

will this be available at physical stores?

[Jouster]

New kids need a big button on top of the page to click.

Very well.

[Jonathan Bogart]

I just bought the shit out of it! Now for the waiting.

[BillBrasky]

Uhh...how'd you manage that?

[erechoveraker]

Ordered. Yay Doug.

[MrDys]

Ord. Read.

[isoS]

Uhh...how'd you manage that?

It's now available for pre-order in the AST Store! (http://www.aspecialthing.com/store/index.htm)

To answer another question, it will be available at Amoeba Records in Hollywood, and the SF one soon.

It costs $10 dollars.

[dan telfer]

AST records is one of the only things that satisfies my comedy nerd side.

Thank you for putting out more CDs this year! I am so stoked to get Doug's.

[theodoric]

Now I can hear the McGriddles bit whenever I want, instead of hoping that Doug is, um, uh, capable of remembering his own bit when I go see him live.

[SailRacer]

Just checked Amazon, and Professional Humoredian is also available through their MP3 download store starting on the 15th.

<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Humoredian-Explicit/dp/B001CKHY7Y/ref=sr_f3_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1216050944&sr=103-1">GET IT</A>

[klaus_kinski]

Doug?

Will there be copies of the CD for sale at UCB NY when you do The Interruption?

[billynord]

I own Doug's soul now.

Steve, release Doug immediately. And secondly, where does one store another's soul? A mirror?

[thegreg]

I ordered direct from ASTR, I'm waiting with bated breath. Keep the hot releases coming, Sassy

[ArtsyMcShitshimself]

Ordered!

[slapstickeulogist]

Me too!

[strangeinterlude]

What an excellent album. Great to finally have all of this classic material on record.

[Warhead Jones]

Ordered, as well, also!

[dougbenson]

Doug?

Will there be copies of the CD for sale at UCB NY when you do The Interruption?

i will try to remember to bring some, aka maybe.

copies will definitely be sold at tonight's show, and at the after party. i will only be signing copies at the party.

(jump on a plane now, klaus!)

[isoS]

Hey, look!

<a href=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=285570523&s=143441><img src=http://aspecialthing.com/images/dbph_itunes_ban.jpg></a>

Also available on <a href=http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Humoredian-Explicit/dp/B001CKHY7Y>Amazon MP3</a> and other fine online retailers.

[(Mul)Doomstone]

When my order arrives, I am going to roll it up and smoke the hell out of it, in tribute.

Then I will order another copy.

[mike]

Goddamnit, my money is gone for the month since I'm releasing (probably a much better) record myself. If anyone wants to buy me a copy and trade for some other CD or DVD let me know!

[MikeHilinski]

If you pay attention, you can tell whether or not Jimmy Dore attended the recording.

[TenJay]

Ordered, thanks AST for putting out comedy records that matter to me

[pauliophonic]

“If you liked Larry the Cable Guy and Carlos Mencia, then strap up your crocs for this hellcat!”

That's an iTunes user review. Wow! Haha.

[dougbenson]

should i put on sunscreen? because i think i just got burned.

(spf one hundred and ouch)

[MikeMic]

That was just me being silly, sorry. I figured mentioning larry the cable guy and carlos mencia would help you sell copies!

[Darryl]

Hey are the iTunes copies signed?

[dougbenson]

i'm not going to dignify that with an answer.

(but they are signed, yes.)

[nathansmart]

are you going to have copies available at the Funny Bone Columbus show?

[isoS]

Check it out: Doug's CD is #15 on the iTunes Comedy chart (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?id=3&popId=11)! Congratulations Doug!

If you haven't already, please take twelve seconds to write a review of the CD on iTunes (https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/addUserReview?id=285570523&type=PlayList) or Amazon MP3 (http://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_wr_link?ie=UTF8&nodeID=&asin=B001CKHY7Y). Thanks!

[slapstickeulogist]

Check it out: Doug's CD is #15 on the iTunes Comedy chart (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?id=3&popId=11)! Congratulations Doug!

If you haven't already, please take twelve seconds to write a review of the CD on iTunes (https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/addUserReview?id=285570523&type=PlayList) or Amazon MP3 (http://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_wr_link?ie=UTF8&nodeID=&asin=B001CKHY7Y). Thanks!

Congratulations Doug!!!

Also, who the hell is Bo Burnham?

[Darryl]

i'm not going to dignify that with an answer.

(but they are signed, yes.)

AWESOME!!!! I'm buying TWO from iTunes!

[Ethan]

Check it out: Doug's CD is #15 on the iTunes Comedy chart (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?id=3&popId=11)! Congratulations Doug!

If you haven't already, please take twelve seconds to write a review of the CD on iTunes (https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/addUserReview?id=285570523&type=PlayList) or Amazon MP3 (http://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_wr_link?ie=UTF8&nodeID=&asin=B001CKHY7Y). Thanks!

He beat-out Patton, and Doug didn't even star in a hit Pixar film. Unless he was the voice of Wall-E and neglected to tell anyone.

[Jamie Tanner]

Hey, will this be joining the other AST releases on emusic? Just checking before I grab it from amazon or itunes.

Thanks!

[ArtsyMcShitshimself]

edit: nevermind.

[dougbenson]

are you going to have copies available at the Funny Bone Columbus show?

yes. unless you come to a show after i've sold them all out. like sunday would be bad, because i would probably be out by them. i don't bring a lot of copies, because i'm a lazy son-of-a-bald-bitch.

(i'm in a hotel lobby in kansas city)

[dougbenson]

Check it out: Doug's CD is #15 on the iTunes Comedy chart (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?id=3&popId=11)! Congratulations Doug!

If you haven't already, please take twelve seconds to write a review of the CD on iTunes (https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/addUserReview?id=285570523&type=PlayList) or Amazon MP3 (http://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_wr_link?ie=UTF8&nodeID=&asin=B001CKHY7Y). Thanks!

now i'm number 20! wait that's worse. but still pretty good. i'll take it.

(thanks to everyone who put me there!)

[Joker]

Bought it(on iTunes). Heard it. Loved it. Glad I could help to raise Professional Humoredian from 15 to 20.

[Cameron]

I really, really hope you will still have a few copies this Sunday in KC.

I'll be driving up from Oklahoma City and can't wait.

[punkdc]

Doug, I wanted to update you...I tried your pick up line and it worked 75% of the way. I got back to her apartment so I can get my backpack I left there. But Doug, you'll helping get guys action. YAY DOUG

[dan telfer]

The last two tracks are 4 minutes and 20 seconds.

[dougbenson]

I really, really hope you will still have a few copies this Sunday in KC.

I'll be driving up from Oklahoma City and can't wait.

if it's a hot seller i'll try to remember to save one for you.

(good eye, dan t!)

[Ivan]

Album bought!

[satyricrash]

I bought it on purpose!

[erechoveraker]

Wow, my copy arrived in the mail already. That was super fast. I'm going to listen SOON!

[bjmoner]

Bought it, loved it.
Boycotting McDonalds. :-)

[(Mul)Doomstone]

My copy of "Professional Humoredian" has arrived, all the way from California!

And so has stand-up comedian Doug Benson. Kudos!

[MrDys]

Received it at work today. Had to resort to coughing loudly to cover my incessant giggling.

[RightOn]

Got mine today and listened to the whole thing four times already!

Beat that!

[Jonathan Bogart]

This is the fourth AST release in a row I've bought as soon as it came out. I've listened to the others dozens of times; I've listened to this one once. And yet somehow it's made me laugh harder than all the others combined ever have.

Godammit, Doug is funny.

[crimestick]

Like many of you, I ordered the fuck out of this album. Can't wait to get it.

[darrylduffy]

finally got a chance to listen to this today. it's so great. doug plays perfectly to both audiences the live audience and the cd listener. so many asides and riffs add a lot to the album. i really think this is about as good as a comedy album can get. i'm gonna pull a quote from the q&a threadt cause it sums it up, and doug's description matches the goal of AST Records perfectly.

the CD is meant to be an example of my headliner set that i was doing in comedy clubs at the time of the taping, april 20, 2008, so as such, i wanted to leave in some flaws, and some riffs that might not ever be uttered by me again. as a writer in a publication i can't recall the name of said about my style, "he has a penchant for dicking around."

[dougbenson]

i'd call my next album A Penchant For Dicking Around, if i didn't alreadly have my heart set on With Apologies to Bakersfield.

(thanks, darryl!)

[tockxie]

It really is a great album, but why does iTunes call it New Age?

[Shane]

Doug, I saw you in Cincinnati the last time you were here, and I can't wait to see you again, so I was wondering how you liked it in cincy

[aenemaTron]

You might be better served posting that here (http://aspecialthing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=304)

[Shane]

oh crap, i thought i was on that one...my bad.

[darrylduffy]

PS Bonus Tracks!

also, AST 007. movie reference or just luck of the draw?

[dougbenson]

let's say both!

(the cd is a quantum of solace)

[mike]

I am going back home for two weeks and my CD hasn't arrived yet, can some kind soul upload this and PM a link? I can e-mail you my Paypal receipt as proof and $2 for your troubles!

[punchlinemagazine.com]

this album is excellent. it's been a while since i've heard such a well-written silly-style album. the shit is so silly. and so funny. well done... we'll be posting an interview with Doug on Punchline Magazine soon.

-dylan

[BananapeelWilliams]

Really, really good album. I love the recurring use of outdated pop culture references ("I can do it!"), fucking always make me laugh. "Observational Humor" is one of my favorite bits ever.

[dougbenson]

just say it: i'm a goddamn retard.

[punkdc]

i'm a goddamn retard

[dougbenson]

and some people think rowan & martin are dead.

[nathansmart]

I don't understand - are we supposed to think "rowan & martin are dead" ?

[dougbenson]

yes, because they are in fact both dead. but their humor is being kept alive on this thread.

(say goodnight, punkdc!)

[nathansmart]

thank GOD

[FF Woodycooks]

I laughed at this and plan on buying it in the near future. NOW YOU KNOW

(the lawyer bit and observational humor are probably my favorites. Also the bit is good, but I probably would have laughed at the phrase LIFE TIPS regardless because think it is hilarious for some reason and I'm kind of obsessed with it.)

[dougbenson]

i think lloyd dobler offered to give diane court some "life tips" in SAY ANYTHING.

(i also think the name dobler should have more than one d in it)

[Siggers]

Sorry wasn't able to buy the cd. But surely will when i get enough money...or when my pops pay his child support. Either way thanx Doug for putting out a great cd everyone enjoys.

[HeadEgg]

This Album is incredible. I have to listen a few more times but I personal feel it will be one of my all time favorites.

Now for the question...

How far does the material on this album go back? Do you still have things in your act that you wrote in lets say your first 5 years of comedy or is most of your act recently written jokes?

(I am specifically talking about the album so I posed the Q here rather than the Q&A thread..sorry if this annoys anyone)

[Itslikeimsayin]

Now available on eMusic.

[Gene George]

I predict that I will enjoy this Compact Disc as I find that the humor of Doug Benson is quite amusing. I didn't read the other pages in this thread so if this is about bashing the new album then pretend I wrote the phrases "will not enjoy", "do not find", and "quite unamusing" above.

[TenJay]

great album Doug, why no smoking vagina bit? Ironically i'm starting a drunk to stoner translating service...

Atkins and Sheen are very much alive and juxtaposed

[Popinjay-Z]

Grace notes like "google maps" and "black history, yo!" made me giggle like a fool. And "Ginormous" is the funniest bit I've heard in many a moon. Fantasteriffic!

[crimestick]

Received it today. Love it!

[dougbenson]

How far does the material on this album go back? Do you still have things in your act that you wrote in lets say your first 5 years of comedy or is most of your act recently written jokes?



i think everything from my first five years of comedy is gone from the act at this point. there's a couple bits on the cd that are pretty old, but most of it is from the last three or four years. i think. i'm bad at keeping track of this shit.

[dougbenson]

great album Doug, why no smoking vagina bit? Ironically i'm starting a drunk to stoner translating service...

Atkins and Sheen are very much alive and juxtaposed

the smoking vagina is in SUPER HIGH ME, and i tried to have little or no overlap between the movie and the cd.

(what's atkins and sheen?)

[isoS]

If I'm not mistaken, the closing joke* is a Benson "classic" from days of yore (not sure how old, but I remember hearing it back when I first saw Doug at M Bar in the early days of CDR).

* smoking in the car, flick cigarette out the window, etc.

[dougbenson]

yeah, that joke is pretty old - but with the newer "i'm trying to do observational material" set-up - but the t-minus bit is absolutely the oldest bit on the recording. for some reason audiences have consistently enjoyed that joke for what could be a decade or more, so it's hard to drop it from the act because it's so reliable.

(none of the above will be in my new comedy central half hour)

[TenJay]

(what's atkins and sheen?)

rowan and martin, sorry I was sober...

[punkdc]

Just wanted to remind everyone how amazing this cd is. Re-listening to it and loving it.

[JessyJane]

my new lullaby

[smartbunny]

I got my autographed one yesterday. I slept with it. It was great.