The Doug Benson Q and A Threadt!

[dougbenson]

Okay, let's do this.

[punkdc]

How was Iowa? Sadly school is out so I missed the show, but I'll be there tonight to buy your cd as an apology.

[Unleashed]

Hey Doug--

When will you/we know the lineup for the NY Interruption?

[CaptainBreakfast]

Anything you wish you could change on the album?

[dougbenson]

iowa was surprisingly awesome. i wanna go back next year.

i'm working on the line-up and will only announce it if ticket sales are slow.

and...

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."

so no, i don't wish i could change anything. matt and ryan are great to work with because my happiness with the product was as important as their own. and my plan is to try to record a new CD every april 20, and i'll announce the next city/location early in '09!

(i'm in the denver airport)

[stephan]

Dear Doug,

When is the new I Love Movies episode, the one your blog said featured both Odenkirk and Hardwick, going up? Or is it up already and I missed it? Did the feed change or something? If so, where can I find it?

Sincerely,
Stephan

P.S.

Sorry for being so demanding.

[dougbenson]

if you can't find it, it's probably not up yet. i don't control the posting of the show, just the hosting of the show. when matt has time i'm sure he'll make it happen.

[smartbunny]

Doug, isn't it tiring travelling around so much? Or do you love it? What's the best hotel? I like Holiday Inn Express.

[dougbenson]

traveling all the time is a drag but i'm getting pretty good at it. there isn't enough consistency with hotel chains for me to name a favorite. embassy suites are cool, and i always enjoy a W hotel when i get to stay in one.

(places that charge for wireless internet can suck it)

[smartbunny]

How do you tape BWE bits when you're all over the place?

[dougbenson]

i usually shoot on wednesday in l.a. and then head out of town (like kansas city this week - had a great time, my apologies to people who live in independence, mo) or if i'm on the east coast i'll slip in and do my parts in nyc.

(thanks for the question, honey bunny!)

[dan telfer]

Hey Doug,

Some friends of mine in NYC (Team Submarine) told me you did the Doug Benson Interruption out there. Would you ever do that somewhere else again, or was that a one-time-dealio? I love the parts that got posted on AST Radio back in the day.

[KeithTalent]

I love the parts that got posted on AST Radio back in the day.

Speaking of which, I remember some talk about either more AST Radio highlight shows, or even (dare I dream it?) Interruptions being podcasted in toto...is there still any chance that's going to happen? Should I be harassing Belknap about it instead of you?

Who's opening your Raleigh shows? I'm gonna try to get out to one of those. A four hour drive isn't so bad. I'm often tempted to bitch about how good comics almost never come to Charlotte but frankly it's probably the right decision

[ragu sauce]

im pretty sure that the reason they dont get recorded anymore was that matt and doug didnt want to ask comedians if they could record new bits that they were working on. the whole point of TBI is to get doug to react to new bits from his friends, or thats at least what i gather.

[dan telfer]

Also, when they said they were going to regularly record the Interruption and podcast it, this was before NNF.

When NNF came along, I sort of assumed AST Radio was going on indefinite hiatus. Matt's only got so much time in one day.

[smartbunny]

Your job's awesome.

Getting up on stage in front of people makes me want to throw up.

[KeithTalent]

Also, when they said they were going to regularly record the Interruption and podcast it, this was before NNF.

When NNF came along, I sort of assumed AST Radio was going on indefinite hiatus. Matt's only got so much time in one day.

I heard about it from something said during the Interruption in January of this year. Pretty sure NNF was already around then.

strathm: Dammit. That makes sense, thanks.

[dan telfer]

Ah, okay. I remember hearing it on AST Radio in mid-2006.

[dougbenson]

i think you guys answered all the questions above for me. there are several reasons we don't do TBI podcasts, all of which are mentioned above. the bottom line for me is that it's a great live experience, and the acts should be able to fuck around without their (untested) material being broadcast on the internet.

so mainly TBI will remain a live show at the ucb theater in l.a. (now on the second monday of each month at 11:00pm) with an occasional performance elsewhere (like at ucb-ny on august 7 and possibly at another sketchfest in s.f.).

and graham elwood will be joining me for the shows at goodnights in raliegh.

(don't sit in the palm strike zone!)

[Liezl]

Doug, now that the show is moved to Mondays, does this mean there's a better chance of you being in town to host the show?

[dougbenson]

Doug, now that the show is moved to Mondays, does this mean there's a better chance of you being in town to host the show?

we moved it to the second monday of each month so i can ALWAYS be there!

(sorry about the yelling)

[Shane]

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

[dougbenson]

i've been there twice and enjoyed myself both times. i'll be back for number three in the fall! and i'm bringing graham elwood with me!!

(go Go Bananas!)

[Theyear2525now.]

Dear Doug,

When is the new I Love Movies episode, the one your blog said featured both Odenkirk and Hardwick, going up? Or is it up already and I missed it? Did the feed change or something? If so, where can I find it?

Sincerely,
Stephan

P.S.

Sorry for being so demanding.

This episode just appeared on my Itunes!

[Liezl]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/2651787647_e6be4995b6.jpg?v=0 (http://flickr.com/photos/liezlwashere/2651787647/in/photostream/)
bob "gangsta pants" odenkirk!

[kgc0023]

Doug, That sucks that you were just in KC and I missed the show. I'm stuck in Manhattan Kansas with summer school at K-State. I hope to be seeing the interruptions in LA soon since I just got a job offer in the SD area. Love your stuff in cast and disk format until i can get to the ucb.

kyle

[HeadEgg]

Hey Doug. Not sure if this has been asked yet on some other thread..sorry if this is the case.

On your album you made reference to writing on stage (lawers who throw down the mic)

What is your writing process like? Do you wait for inspiration or do you take time out of your day to sit down and write? Or do you tour enough that you can do all your writing on stage?

[FF Woodycooks]

How was Iowa? Sadly school is out so I missed the show, but I'll be there tonight to buy your cd as an apology.

YOU STOLE MY QUESTION. Doug please come back to Iowa when I am in school so I can go. If you need to double check and make sure I am there feel free to email me.

But I really came to ask you about your writing process which I was also beaten on. I've seen your movie (awesome) and you talk about telling jokes that you've made up earlier that day. Do you just use stuff as you think of it? And basically what HeadEgg said. Another thing I learned from watching your movie is that you have a pretty funny job and life and friends. Good going.

[dougbenson]

yes, ff, things are pretty good right now. i was did a guest set in the CoC show in san diego last night. boy was that fun. maria, brian, patton, a video from zach - all hilarious. the human giant guys and sarah silverman added to the comedy joyessness.

anyway ff and headegg (do you have an angry inch?), i write jokes for Best Week Ever every week, jokes for my blog (almost) every day, and jokes for various other projects, some of which ends up in my stage act, but the stand-up is mostly created on stage. i don't have a writing regimen because with interviews and auditions and traveling to gigs, my schedule changes daily, so there is no specific time i could set aside to write regularly.

(plus i'm lazy!)

[laughingontheinside]

Hey Doug, do you think that you might be bringing Graham Elwood with you to Chicago in December?

(please say yes)

sincerely signed

[James Morris]

Doug,

On your last podcast you said The Dark Knight was, sight unseen, the best movie of the year. Now that you've seen it (I'm guessing) what did you think of it?

Also, can't wait to see you and Graham Elwood at Goodnight's on Friday. It's already hilarious, sight unseen.

[KeithTalent]

Great record, man. God dammit that lawyer bit is excellent. AST Records is killin' it, yo.

I know this has been said before, and your reasoning against it was perfectly valid, but I'm a douchebag. I can't help myself. If nothing else, this post will prevent the next jerk who didn't see the old thread from saying this:

For some reason, compared to its first incarnation, I'm really feeling the time constraint on I Love Movies. Part of it is that the past couple have had two guests, I'm sure. And (god help me for saying this) part of the problem might be resolved by a slight reduction in the weed department...

I just want to sort of cast another vote for a 60 minute show. This last one felt especially rushed. No time for Maltin! It's not only that I selfishly want more hot shit to listen to, I feel like having an hour would be good for the flow. I wanted to hear you and Hardwick go back and forth a little more with Odenkirk.

I'm guessing you probably agree somewhat, and it's those damned circumstances who are fucking everything up. You need asses in seats. Personally, I'd stick around the UCB all night for those shows. Four hours vs four and a half, what's the difference? But since I don't live in LA who gives a shit what I would do?

Anyway. I know you're a busy dude, and I'm not complaining, I still love the podcast. Sorry my feedback is so long-winded.

ps what's your favorite cereal

[dougbenson]

count chokula!

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

I love movies is the most dissapointing podcast ever, but in a good way.

It's just so damn short! Honestly, when the Odenkirk/Hardwick episode ended, I thought I had sat on my ipod and skipped it ahead 30 minutes. There wasn't even any Maltin Game!!

As I said, though, it's a compliment. If it sucked, I wouldn't care how long it was.

[dougbenson]

thanks, and i'll pledge to not be high for the next show, although i thought, since hardwick and odenkirk weren't stoned, the last one ended up being pretty good. i've got an excellent guest lined up for the next episode. such a good guest that i might not line up another one, and the entire show can be dedicated to whether or not he/she'll be able to walk again.

(typed while high)

[crimestick]

Bob was a cranky joy on the latest I Love Movies.

[dougbenson]

hey anyone who's gonna be in the new york area at the end of august!

come see me and anthony jeselnik tape back-to-back episodes of COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS... at the hudson theater on wednesday, august 27th! i don't know the exact time the show starts yet, but i do know where you can go to sign up for free tickets...

www.ocatv.com

(please do it - we need a comedy audience, not a tv taping audience!)

[HeadEgg]

Thanks for the answer...try this one on for size

I've been kicking around my city doing small shows in bars and coffee houses for a little while now. I now feel the need to get going in clubs. Is there a way around bringers? I just don't have the friend power to be able to bring 7-10 people to pay for every show I do for god knows how long. Clubs are a necessity correct?

[dougbenson]

correct, clubs are a necessity. avoiding bringers is tough if you aren't ready to actually get paid. what city are we talking about here?

[smartbunny]

They aren't taking reservations yet for the taping, but they probably will soon!

See you there Dougsy! And congrats on another CC special.

[Fentmore]

In regard to the taping, are you on to new material already or is this the televised version of Professional Humoredian bits?

[wrinkle_in_my_pants]

Oh I just signed up for the Comedy Central taping. Yeah, congrats on a second one and I'm so happy for Anthony, his material is GREAT!

See you at TBI!

[PinkieOfDoom]

I, too, signed up for the Comedy Central taping.

[dougbenson]

In regard to the taping, are you on to new material already or is this the televised version of Professional Humoredian bits?

it will be a mix of new stuff, bits from the cd, and jokes about people named fentmore.

[Fentmore]

Hoo-yah! I will celebrate my 1x10^-27 seconds (math!) of fame with a generous mixture of appreciation, shock, shame, joy and bewilderment.

Post Script: Just picked up the "official" copy of your movie (at Borders) and look forward to seeing it again.

[HeadEgg]

correct, clubs are a necessity. avoiding bringers is tough if you aren't ready to actually get paid. what city are we talking about here?


That would be NEW YORK CITY!

[dougbenson]

i'm not an expert on the new york scene, but i assume it's very tough to get into the comedy clubs without doing bringer shows. i'm opposed to that system, but also don't know any way around it (other than getting so funny in the smaller clubs that you get work on television and then the clubs are happy to hire you).

but as long as there's an audience, who cares if it's a club or a coffee house or a crack alley? just do you thing, man! if you are any good, it will all fall into place. and if you suck...leave me alone!

(i'm so helpful)

[James Morris]

Just saw you at Charlie Goodnights with Graham Elwood (with suprise watcher Zach Galifianakis). Both of you were fucking great.

I'm gonna go to tomorrow night's show, do you have any copies of Super High Me to sell? I already own your CD but I would love to purchase one of those DVDs with your autograph.

Anyway, it was a great show and you and Graham were super nice.

[dougbenson]

i don't sell SHM at shows but i'd be happy to scribble my name on the cd if you bring it to the club tonight.

signed,

super nice me

[khd]

hey doug, i was wondering if you have the video of you on the A-List and if somehow it could be uploaded to the youtubes? i was just listening to your guest spot on the Comedy and Everything Else podcast and you were talking about your comedy touchstones and it reminded me that that show was one of mine, having seen for the first time you, brian regan, and andy kindler on it. been hoping for a while that it would show up on youtube unprompted but no luck...

[smartbunny]

He had crazy hair back then.

[dougbenson]

hey gang, i hope to see some of you new york ast-ers at the del close marathon this weekend, but that event doesn't need any promoting by me. on the other hand, THE BENSON INTERRUPTION is moving to the second monday of each month at ucb-la at...11:00pm! i'm worried that the late time slot won't work in cali (people go to bed early here, especially on monday), so i'm imploring that all l.a. ast-ians come out to get us off to a strong start. aziz ansari is gonna be there, and i'll make sure to line up some of your other favorites and a few surprises.

(thanks!)

[ApophaticSean]

is that jimmy dore laughing quite audibly on your professional humoredian cd?

[dougbenson]

yes, it is. i wish i could've returned the favor when he taped CITIZEN JIMMY.

(available on dvd soon!)

[bjmoner]

Doug, rumor has it that you will be making a triumphant return to the Pittsburgh area in early September. The wife and I are excited, mostly because we want to laugh, but partially because we want to earn our revenge with a game of "Bags."

My question to you: when you're in Pittsamaburgh, you're doing Thursday - Saturday. Which is the best show to see (besides all of 'em)? My initial guess is the very last Saturday show, but I could be completely wrong because I'm just guessing because I'm an ig-nor-ray-moose.

And while you're in town, please indulge in a trip to the Strip District for some Pittsburgh Popcorn Company Peanut Butter and Chocolate Kettle Corn. It's a stoner's delight, my friend. You will not be disappointed! <a href="http://www.pghpopcorn.com/menu.html">Their menu</a> ... it's the best ... it's more crack-like than KFC chicken skin.

See you in September!

[dougbenson]

hard to know which show will be the best, but i'm guessing it will be thursday. more drunks and chumps who don't even know who they are there to see populate the friday-saturday shows.

(so go friday or saturday if you like drunks/chumps!)

[punchlinemagazine.com]

Doug, thanks for taking the time to do this interview with us.

http://punchlinemagazine.com/site/2008/08/doug-benson-the-multi-tasking-pot-headed-comedian-strikes/

-dylan

[CaptainBreakfast]

What's your usual writing method and whatnot?

[dougbenson]

no consistent method to speak of, i just mostly try to remember the funny shit i say (on stage and off). it's not the best system, but it seems to be working for me.

[punkdc]

Whats the weirdest thing you have been asked to autograph?

[dougbenson]

what was the weirdest thing i've ever signed? so far, nothing too weird...belts, boobs, bongs - but last weekend i signed my first man tit.

(i wrote "doug was here")

[Osquip]

Jon still has his pre-Kwanza celebration poster that you signed.

[dougbenson]

THAT is the weirdest thing!

[smartbunny]

How long are you in NY, Dougsy?

[dougbenson]

'til monday. i was gonna stay 'til tuesday, but i don't like 80s music.

(boo and ya)

[smartbunny]

oy.

[pg13]

Hey Doug,

You mentioned Nitwits in Sioux Falls, SD on your CD... They've just recently gone out of business.

Is this evidence of a Doug Benson curse?

If, perhaps, indeed it is...what else that you referenced in your set would you be most upset if it too fell victim of said curse?

pg--Yes, my question is just a ruse to give you props for an excellent CD that I enjoyed listening to on my way back home from a road gig that I nearly drove off the road, Morgan Freeman style. Now, I'm thinking that I may have just survived MY brush with the Doug Benson curse!--seattle

[dougbenson]

i think there may actually be a doug benson curse. for as long as i can remember, every woman i encounter gets her period within thirty days after meeting me.

(cue the "oy"!)

[smartbunny]

oy.

[Darryl]

i think there may actually be a doug benson curse. for as long as i can remember, every woman i encounter gets her period within thirty days after meeting me.

(boo and no ya)

Wouldn't that be a blessing?

[punkdc]

Wouldn't that be a blessing?

Unless he is trying to have a baby...

[Darryl]

Unless he is trying to have a baby...

True, but I think he said once that he could understand how people might reconsider their pot use once they had kids. So I'm not betting on it. :D

[punkdc]

True, but I think he said once that he could understand how people might reconsider their pot use once they had kids. So I'm not betting on it. :D

Off to footlocker it is!

[Siggers]

Dougie B. i am sure you hear this all the time but do you have any advice for young comedians looking to get into the business?


Thank you

Siggers.

[dougbenson]

the short answer: don't do it unless you love it.

the not-as-short-but-still-pretty-short answer: get on stage as often as possible, and listen to advice but only take the advice you like, because it's your act and being able to do whaatever you want (as long as audiences enjoy it, of course) is one of the best reasons to get into stand-up.

[Darryl]

It helps to have some kind of psychological trauma that you need to work out by seeking acceptance through an audience. So, if you haven't been traumatized, you might want to work on that part first. Get adopted by abusive parents, go back to school and annoy people until they beat the shit out of you on a daily basis, or become an alter boy in a catholic church. The rest is gravy!

(Note: above opinion is given by rudely answering a question meant for Doug Benson, and given by a person who has no clue what he is talking about. Mostly.)

[CaptainBreakfast]

Oh, one that's been working well for me is to abandon all assumptions about who you are. Take it or leave it.

[smartbunny]

Oh, it doesn't count if you go back and edit the post, db.

nyah.

[KevinLee]

Doug, What bad TV shows have you been watching lately?

[disl]

dear doug,
have you or any comic you know been so drunk on stage that they actually vomitted? if not, what is the closest you've encountered? i loves me a good puke story!

[punkdc]

Whats been spinning in the cd player...or iPod if your tech savvy

[James Morris]

Dear Doug,

I was listening to an episode of Never Not Funny, and Chris Hardwick was talking about a clip of your stand up from the 80s that he saw. Do you have any clips of your old stand up that you could post online similar to what Louis CK does on his site?

[bao]

Hey Doug, I finally saw Super High Me last night, and like pretty much everyone else, I liked it more than I expected to. And I expected to like it. The music and the direction was surprisingly good, plus there was some very good footage of you, with jokes that I had not heard before.

Anyway, I noticed that Super High Me is currently the 11th most instantly viewed disc on Netflix for the last three months, and 10th in the last week. Is that a pleasant surprise, or were you expecting it to be that popular? Has its success had a noticeable impact on the size of your crowds (or in any other way)?

Either way, congrats.

PS I did not see a new Super High Me thread, so I put this here. I hope to not be sent to some sort of AST Gulag for being so presumptuous.

[Siggers]

Doug how do you go about interviewing you?

[dougbenson]

Doug, What bad TV shows have you been watching lately?

i cannot get enough of I LOVE MONEY. i watch some episodes more than once. and then i hate myself to sleep.

[dougbenson]

dear doug,
have you or any comic you know been so drunk on stage that they actually vomitted? if not, what is the closest you've encountered? i loves me a good puke story!

sorry to let you down, but i don't recall any puking-on-stage stories. i've seen plenty of comics eating it, as we say in the biz, but never throwing it up.

[dougbenson]

Whats been spinning in the cd player...or iPod if your tech savvy

my CD player is full of beatles, nirvana, green day, weezer, fountains of wayne and the ONCE soundtrack. my iPod has much of the same, plus faggoty show tunes.

[dougbenson]

Dear Doug,

I was listening to an episode of Never Not Funny, and Chris Hardwick was talking about a clip of your stand up from the 80s that he saw. Do you have any clips of your old stand up that you could post online similar to what Louis CK does on his site?

no.

[Fentmore]

Weird, I literally have every one of those on my current playlist. And I'm glad I'm not the only one who really enjoys the Once tracks, they're great, especially the last song where he's just belting it out, very good.


I think you mentioned once in an interview or something that your hair alone prevents you from unearthing your earlier work.

[dougbenson]

Anyway, I noticed that Super High Me is currently the 11th most instantly viewed disc on Netflix for the last three months, and 10th in the last week. Is that a pleasant surprise, or were you expecting it to be that popular? Has its success had a noticeable impact on the size of your crowds (or in any other way)?

Either way, congrats.

thanks.

it's a pleasant surprise, considering how underpromoted (or not promoted at all, actually) the movie has been. but i always felt the subject matter, whether you are familar with my stand-up or not, was something people would be interested in if they heard about it. (blockbuster says the movie has "overperformed by 87%," whatever that means.) every show i do now, there are lots of people in the crowd who have seen the movie, but i'm not packing places because a lot of the folks who enjoy the film never leave their houses.

(because they are stoned)

[dougbenson]

Doug how do you go about interviewing you?

normally you would contact my publicist, but since you are on AST and so am i, you could send a request via private message. and i will turn it down.

(j/k!)

[klaus_kinski]

Congrats on your 100th post, Doug

[dougbenson]

congrats on your dancing milk carton avatar, klaus.

[Keith Whitener]

Every time I am at Blockbuster, Superhigh me is checked out!

[TenJay]

Doug or admins,

Why doesnt my Itunes recognize the tracks on your Cd? I cant ype worhts afds sjfgh!!


and thanks in advance for declaring my milk carton better then Kinskis

[punkdc]

Doug or admins,

Why doesnt my Itunes recognize the tracks on your Cd? I cant ype worhts afds sjfgh!!


and thanks in advance for declaring my milk carton better then Kinskis

You just have to tag it yourself. My iTunes did it for me, but tagging on iTunes isn't bad

[TenJay]

You just have to tag it yourself. My iTunes did it for me, but tagging on iTunes isn't bad

Thanks, that worked, if things don't automatically happen i get baffled

Your off the hook this time Benson...for sheezy

[smartbunny]

What do you Weezer fans think of Pork and Beans? I find about half the songs to be terrible, but I feel like they might be a joke. That I'm not in on.

[Liezl]

What do you Weezer fans think of Pork and Beans? I find about half the songs to be terrible, but I feel like they might be a joke. That I'm not in on.

I honestly thought Sugar Ray came out with a new song.

[dougbenson]

i will always cherish PINKERTON but with the more recent stuff i like the melodies and the sound of cuomo's voice, but the lyrics are bullshit.

(cherish?? gay!)

[smartbunny]

Rivers is married now, so maybe Happiness = Sucky Art?

[dougbenson]

let's move this discussion over to the Bands That Matt Sharp Used To Be In thread.

[stevekindof]

Doug,

Can't stop laughing at/to/five-feet-from the Jerry Seinfeld line on your CD.

'tsall. Paz.

sk

[bao]

it's a pleasant surprise, considering how underpromoted (or not promoted at all, actually) the movie has been. but i always felt the subject matter, whether you are familar with my stand-up or not, was something people would be interested in if they heard about it. (blockbuster says the movie has "overperformed by 87%," whatever that means.) every show i do now, there are lots of people in the crowd who have seen the movie, but i'm not packing places because a lot of the folks who enjoy the film never leave their houses.

(because they are stoned)

I think you're right about the subject matter. I was just at a wedding and mentioned Super High Me to a handful of friends, and all but one had heard of it, and most had already seen it. They know absolutely nothing about comedy, but lots about weed.

Anyway, I hope you're making some money off of the dvd's "overperformance," one way or another. I would like to see you lighting a blunt off a $100 bill in Super High Me 2 (Your Sister is a Werewolf).

And since you love movies: is the Howling 2 the worst sequel ever made? Worst movie ever made? I can't think of anything worse, despite the fact that I had Sybil Danning from that movie in my wank bank for the entire duration of my adolescence.

EDIT: I also wanted to add that whoever chose the stand-up material for the dvd did an excellent job.

[dougbenson]

i wanted the seinfeld line on the cd because it's a perfect example of the kind of shit i blurt out in my shows every night and then often forget to ever say again. thanks for liking it.

i got final approval of all the stand-up in the movie, but alex campbell deserves credit for looking at many hours of stand-up and narrowing it down to what you see in the film.

doubt i'll ever see much of a profit off of the thing. i'll keep you guys posted!

i either never watched HOWLING 2 or have forgotten everything about it.

(wonder if the first HOWLING holds up today)

[Marty_Malt]

(wonder if the first HOWLING holds up today)

Howling holds up pretty well but not as well as Wolfen.

Albert Finney, Gregory Hines, AND shape shifting indians?

[Osquip]

I think the transforming werewolf sex scene in the Howling is the first sex scene I ever saw.

[dougbenson]

that explains a lot.

(WOLFEN? really?)

[Marty_Malt]

(WOLFEN? really?)

I watched Wolfen like two weeks ago for the first time in easily 15 years and still enjoyed it.

Its no "The Believers" but I still like it.

(I know The Believers has even less to do with werewolves then Wolfen, but Wolfen and Believers are similar.)

[klaus_kinski]

Is Wolfen about binge eaters?

[Cameron]

woot


http://www.occc.edu/pioneer/Archives/August_18_2008/reviews4.html

[Gene George]

woot


http://www.occc.edu/pioneer/Archives/August_18_2008/reviews4.html

Best part:

It sounds as though Benson is simply performing for his friends; in fact, comedian Jimmy Dore’s loud, unique laugh can be heard at various moments.

Niiiice.

[dougbenson]

woot

http://www.occc.edu/pioneer/Archives/August_18_2008/reviews4.html

thanks!

i don't know if it's too late to make changes, but the cd was actually recorded at the improv, and every bit works.

(smiley face)

[Liezl]

I Love Movies is up on itunes now..

listen in on some Dark Knight discussion with Patton Oswalt and Scott Aukerman.

[punkdc]

That was sure a fast update. Normally takes longer. Woo!

[Itslikeimsayin]

Great episode. I loved Scott's Jerry Maguire story.

[dougbenson]

i'm stepping up production on ILM starting in the fall to twice a month. the next two tapings (before DEATH RAY) will occur on sept. 8 and 22. the guests, as always, will remain a suprise.

(a delightful surprise!)

[Darryl]

Just watched the Doug Benson reel on UCBComedy.com. Funny stuff! The LCS clip ("I'm working on my segues") was great! That bit was stronger than anything else I've seen on LCS.

[dougbenson]

and that was the year i didn't make it into the house!

(or boat, rather)

[Darryl]

and that was the year i didn't make it into the house!

(or boat, rather)

Crazy. I started watching that season late, so you were unfortunately booted by the time I tuned in. Glad I got to see it on your reel anyway. If I were still performing, that's exactly the great kind of bit I would steal.

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

Hey Doug,

Great show tonight in of all places Pleasanton. It was the first comedy show I've ever seen in a 'quote' suburban 'unquote' setting and I have to say, you and Graham completely killed it. You were right to point out that, for a 7pm crowd, with sunlight still streaming in through the blinds, people were much more into it than you or I would've expected.

My wife totally called me out for shaking Graham Elwood's hand after the show and saying, "Bag o' Corn, Friend!". But he seemed to find it funny and she should know by now that I'm a dork. You were super friendly as well and it was great to say 'hey'.

Not sure if I'll ever go back to Tommy T's, but it was certainly educational to watch two super talented dudes take a converted Hungry Hunter restaurant (Doug's observation) in a shitty, pro-Bush, Happy Family, shithole suburb (my observation) and show that bunch of Bachelorette parties and Hummer enthusiasts how it's done....

[dougbenson]

thanks SDBJ!

next stop, the funny bone in columbus, OH. any ast-ers in the vicinity?

[smartbunny]

Have you watched SHM with any audiences besides the Woodstock one?

[dougbenson]

not from start to finish. i watched parts of it the two times it played at SXSW. fun, but i didn't watch the whole thing because by that point i had seen so many cuts of the film, i was sick of it. plus i don't like seeing my fat head on a huge screen. nice to hear the audience appreciating it, though.

[bao]

doubt i'll ever see much of a profit off of the thing. i'll keep you guys posted!

i either never watched HOWLING 2 or have forgotten everything about it.

(wonder if the first HOWLING holds up today)

I hate to sound completely obsequious, but it seems at least a little shitty that you will not see much money from something that is rented and purchased so often, and almost completely on the strength of your performance/idea.

I have not seen The Howling in many years, but I did recently see Wolfen. It does not hold up. At all. Now Looker on the other hand ... (are we in the "Albert Finney Movies from the Early '80s" thread?)

[dougbenson]

I hate to sound completely obsequious, but it seems at least a little shitty that you will not see much money from something that is rented and purchased so often, and almost completely on the strength of your performance/idea.

I have not seen The Howling in many years, but I did recently see Wolfen. It does not hold up. At all. Now Looker on the other hand ... (are we in the "Albert Finney Movies from the Early '80s" thread?)

a person could argue that i am lucky to have my movie seen by so many people. (and that person would be a bit of a douche.)

i didn't like WOLFEN the first time around! i think i saw it the same day the o.j. simpson freeway chase happened, and that was much more compelling.

[Jerkmonivich]

The o.j. simpson freeway chase doesn't really hold up either. I guess because the ending was kind of anti-climactic?

[stephan]

Hey Doug,

Have you seen The Dark Knight Imax experience yet?

[ArchStanton]

Hey Doug,

Have you seen The Dark Knight Imax experience yet?

The begining of the end

[dougbenson]

no, i haven't seen DK in imax yet. but i want to!

and i don't understand AStanton's comment.

(but i want to!)

[smartbunny]

Do you have any idea/say in what the stage decor will be for the CC taping? The last one was a carnival, wasn't it? I don't think they get too elaborate at the Hudson; everyone pretty much has screen pics behind them.

[dougbenson]

i wanted roller coasters in the background for the first one, like a big amusement park, and they came back with "how 'bout a carnival basketball game?" i said sure, because this was one day before the taping and it was too late to change to something else. but i liked how colorful it was and getting to (attempt) to shoot a basket at the end of my set.

this year, since it's my second CCP and they won't let you put your own name up behind you anymore (DOUG!), i asked for a big #2. we'll see what they show me 24 hours before the taping.

[smartbunny]

A big #2?

They're totally going to give you a picture of poop. "What? He asked for it!"

[derekthedrummer]

I hadn't read this thread in a while and someone brought up something I've been meaning to ask about. Why did you choose to omit the segues bit on the CD? My wife and I first saw you at the Mitch Hedberg tribute show a couple years back and didn't really know who you were (other than I Love Movies on bobanddavid.com) so we didn't know what to expect. When you did the segues thing I laughed so hard I was completely winded. True story. Anyways, still love the CD just wanted to be able to share those segues with my children someday.... or something.

Also, speaking of my first experience with your material, you had a line in your Vanilla Sky review about how Penelope Cruz couldn't make the line I would like a sandwich sound believable if she were starving in the desert and a guy with a sandwich cart walked by. Still one of the best lines I've ever read. Kudos to you, sir.

[dougbenson]

thanks, derek.

i didn't do the segues bit on the cd because i did it on LCS and my first CCP, so i figured a lot of people had heard it already. but i'll try to get it on my next cd, if that will make you happy.

(doug benson, pleasing drummers since 1997)

[Gene George]

(doug benson, pleasing drummers since 1997)

Wait, you're a comedian AND a stripper?

(Drummers, insert rim-shot here)

[dougbenson]

you wait!

(and yes)

[Gene George]

you wait!

(and yes)

I can't wait!

After thinking about it, If you were a stripper you would have been SUPPORTING dummers since '97. I retract my previous query, strike it from the record, sir.

Also, my copy of Professional Humoredian is boughtened. It is funny.

[dougbenson]

i met nathansmart last night!

(and some other guy who doesn't post much so i can't remember his name)

[Manboobs Crackerbag]

It was me! It was me!

[dougbenson]

manboobs crackerbag, that's it! how could i forget that?

(you know how)

[Shane]

Doug,
I just watched Super High Me, and enjoyed it while not high. Was that real pot you smoked or was it the fake stuff like in every other movie?

(In this post, I have played the role of the guy that just doesn't quite get it.)

[dougbenson]

SUPER HIGH ME is nominated for best documentary in this year's high times stony awards, so if the pot i smoked wasn't real, i sure fooled them!

on another note: get autographed copies of my cd by going to
http://www.comedyfilmnerds.com/benson_humoredian.

signed,

the dank knight

[smartbunny]

Just bought one.

What will you wear for the CC Special? Do they tell you not to wear black?

[dougbenson]

they didn't say don't wear black. their biggest concern is that we don't wear logos. which is a bummer, because i wanted to wear a logo network t-shirt.

(thanks for buying the cd, jersey girl)

[nathansmart]

i met nathansmart last night!

(and some other guy who doesn't post much so i can't remember his name)

You didn't stick around - I was going to buy your "Fucking McGriddles!" shirt.

[smartbunny]

Now there's something to wear on TV.

[dougbenson]

bumbershoot!

(bumber-bump)

[smartbunny]

So what was the set for the CC taping??

[dougbenson]

the word TWO in big stone letters. i loved it.

(and i made love to it)

[Gene George]

the word TWO in big stone letters. i loved it.

(and i made love to it)

It works on a lotta levels.

[smartbunny]

I hope they don't wait 10 months to air it.

[Shane]

the word TWO in big stone letters. i loved it.

(and i made love to it)

was there a big stone four to the left and a big stone zero to the right of it?

[dougbenson]

took me a while to get that.

(wait, do i get it?)

[Shane]

it spells 420, the time of day you light up your J's

[dougbenson]

thanks for not getting my not getting it joke.

(you keep me humble)

[suavepebble]

SUPER HIGH ME is nominated for best documentary in this year's high times stony awards, so if the pot i smoked wasn't real, i sure fooled them!

on another note: get autographed copies of my cd by going to
http://www.comedyfilmnerds.com/benson_humoredian.

signed,

the dank knight


This just made me fathom a pot drama that doesn't involve anti-pot sentiments. A pro-weed drama, you know? ... it's the next step, right?

I typed that weird ellipsis because I smoked weed before typing this in the name of the levels.

Doug, if you were to write a pro-weed drama, what would it entail?

[Shane]

thanks for not getting my not getting it joke.

(you keep me humble)

Thanks for not getting my not getting your not getting it joke joke

[dougbenson]

thanks for saying what i knew you would say.

(writing what i knew you would write, actually)

[Shane]

hahaha, my head hurts

[stevekindof]

Me at a future "Comedy Team of Benson & NeverNotonAST" show:

"DO THE STONE LETTERS BIT!!!!!"

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

Me at the same show:

(muffled sound of bong water bubbling in back of room)

[yumitree]

yumitree/cokefantastic comedy team reunion to open the show?

[dougbenson]

THE BENSON INTERRUPTION, sept. 8, 11:00pm, ucb-la. let's do this.

[Shane]

Me at a future "Comedy Team of Benson & NeverNotonAST" show:

"DO THE STONE LETTERS BIT!!!!!"

Me at the same show:

"WE DON'T TAKE REQUESTS!!!"

[souporman]

Hey doug, just bought your cd on itunes recently!!! loved the tiger bit as well as the fingering grandma line (I could totally relate)... Had a couple questions..

In the beginning of your stand up career did you ever think about quiting or were you fully committed to it? Also what are the chances Neil Hamburger will ever be a surprise guest on I love Movies?

stay cute and high!

[ornellaswouldgo]

yo Benson

you gots to come down to HAWAII
we got the sweet pakalolo
i will hook u up bro

riiiight!

[dougbenson]

i am coming to hawaii! i'll be at the pipeline (a head shop in honolulu - get it?) on october 22 with jonah ray and graham elwood. tickets might be on sale there or elsewhere.



In the beginning of your stand up career did you ever think about quiting or were you fully committed to it? Also what are the chances Neil Hamburger will ever be a surprise guest on I love Movies?



it was more of a hobby at first, but i never felt the urge to quit after i realized it could be my profession. and the chances are slim, because i don't really know the guy who plays neil hamburger and i don't think i'd want to chat with a character anyway.

(but who knows? i love to satisfy fan requests!)

[Jawa]

Hi, my apologies if this question was asked in the earlier incarnation of this thread.

Have you ever asked (or considered asking) a film critic to be on ILM?

It would be incredible if you could get Leonard Maltin to do the Leonard Maltin game with you.

[stephan]

(but who knows? i love to satisfy fan requests!)

In this case, I would like to request an Adam Carolla episode of I Love Movies. You're always great on the radio show, and I bet the converse would be true as well.

Teresa Strasser and/or Bald Brian wouldn't be bad gets either, especially now that you've beaten Brian at the Tivo game (that would probably make for an epic Maltin game).

[Gene George]

It would be incredible if you could get Leonard Maltin to do the Leonard Maltin game with you.

I am certain that this would result in a rip in the fabric of the universe.

[Shane]

Doug,

If you could choose any type of food to be in your green room, what would it be?

[starspike]

doug

did you steal my plunger? :confused:


http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll182/th5904/funnyboneiowa.jpg

p.s. i got a cup-o-meat waiting for ya

[dougbenson]

Hi, my apologies if this question was asked in the earlier incarnation of this thread.

Have you ever asked (or considered asking) a film critic to be on ILM?

It would be incredible if you could get Leonard Maltin to do the Leonard Maltin game with you.

i don't know leonard maltin. would you settle for the ghost of gene shalit?

(i know, he isn't dead)

[dougbenson]

In this case, I would like to request an Adam Carolla episode of I Love Movies. You're always great on the radio show, and I bet the converse would be true as well.

Teresa Strasser and/or Bald Brian wouldn't be bad gets either, especially now that you've beaten Brian at the Tivo game (that would probably make for an epic Maltin game).

might be tricky to get any of the above to commit to a podcast that tapes at night. they are morning radio people! they go to bed at 5:00pm.

(forty minutes after smoking a fat bowl)

[dougbenson]

Doug,

If you could choose any type of food to be in your green room, what would it be?

the delicious kind. if that's not available, i'd settle for something kinda tasty.

(but don't spoil me!)

[Darryl]

I love how Doug puts a little parenthetical line at the end of every comment!

(just like putting a little kicker after the punchline!)

[dougbenson]

i don't put a parenthetical comment at the end of every post.

(just most of them)

[nathansmart]

i don't put a parenthetical comment at the end of every post.

(just most of them)

CALLED IT

[dougbenson]

i've got two great guests for my next I LOVE MOVIES podcast taping, this tuesday at ucb at 8:00. it's free to get in, and only takes 30 minutes! how many things can you say that about?

(a lot)

[stevekindof]

Why do you leave that question open, Doug?

(What?)

[sarge_89]

Greeting from Norway, Doug! Love the Benson Interruption, any chance of it being podcasted again?

[dougbenson]

maybe?

(probably not)

[ornellaswouldgo]

Yo Benson

you said you were coming to Hawaii.
where are you going to preform?
you mentioned the Pipeline shop. are you preforming there or just selling tickets there?

i give you a little travel tip. don't go drinking in Waikiki. hang out in Chinatown, the bars are ten times better. I'll give you the real Hawaii tour

riiight!!

[dougbenson]

graham elwood, jonah ray and i will be performing at the pipeline on oct. 22. not sure when tickets go on sale. and i'll go drinking where i wanna go drinking.

(which is chinatown)

[KevinLee]

Hawaii sounds great. You have a chinatown.
But not as great as Indianapolis. We have a chinese guy.
I heard you were coming to Morty's in Indianapolis and was wondering if you are bringing an opener or what. I've never been to Morty's because I do an open mic at another club named after a white guy (Cracker's) and if you go to Morty's you get banned from Cracker's. But, I'm planning on seeing you there because you split my sides.

Oh I just checked and it's Nikki Glaser! Great!

KevinLee

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

Doug,

Go to the Mariana Sailing Club in Honolulu. It's way off the beaten path in an industrial part of town, but it's also one of the only surviving 'real' tiki bars left on the planet.

Strong drinks, a great waterfront view, a blind guy playing the pianee, and virtually no tourists at all. One of my all time favorite bars anywhere.

[Embiggen]

Doug, how do you feel about people who post things in your Q & A Theadt that aren't really questions, per se, but more like links to sites where people can buy tickets for your October 15th appearance in Portland that only costs $12? (http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=301180)

[Darryl]

(I'd love to see Doug for $12, if he ever comes to Billings, Montana!)

Wait, I did the parentheses wrong.

[Jixby Phillips]

Greeting from Norway, Doug! Love the Benson Interruption, any chance of it being podcasted again?

Wow, I never knew it was podcasted. Are there archives anywhere?

[punkdc]

Wow, I never knew it was podcasted. Are there archives anywhere?

AST Radio my man. If not, I'll send them to you.

[Jouster]

Wow, I never knew it was podcasted. Are there archives anywhere?

June '06 (http://astradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=124240)
July '06 (Guest host Paul F. Tompkins) (http://astradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=124263)
August '06 (http://astradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=215534)

I believe these were the only three which were podcast.

[dougbenson]

i believe jouster is correct!

[Big Box Of Money]

I saw a commercial for the Super High Me dvd on a little network called ABC on Sunday. Doug = big shot.

[dougbenson]

what? a commerical? really? i knew nothing about this.

[nathansmart]

Yeah, they are calling you a fat pig and telling people not to buy, or rent, your movie. I can't believe you haven't taken action on it.

[Jixby Phillips]

Doug or anybody else: What exactly is the schedule for "I Love Movies" at the UCB Theater? Or: If I'm planning a trip to L.A. for late October and I wanna be in town to see I Love Movies, when would be my best bet? My apologies if the answer for this is somewhere in this thread!

[dougbenson]

i'm trying to do two ILM tapings a month now, but we haven't worked out the exact dates for october yet. does that not answer your question?

[Jixby Phillips]

Thanks anyway doug, I'll take a stab and hope for the best!

[Gene George]

Hey Doug. Here's a question for you. How friggin' cute is Sarah Silverman?

[dougbenson]

very friggin' cute.

[KevinLee]

best thread ezra!

[KevinLee]

Can you put me on the list at Morty's?
Is there a list?

[dougbenson]

send me a PM closer to the date of my morty's comedy joint shows and i'll see what i can do.

(joint!)

[Itslikeimsayin]

Dark Knight to be re-released in January (http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080911/en_movies_eo/28414)

This should push it past Titantic, don'tcha think?

[Ivan]

Doug! If you're a fan of the Once soundtrack, I heartily recommend Glen Hansard's band, The Frames. Their best albums are Burn the Maps, Dance the Devil Back Into His Hole, and For the Birds. Great stuff, well worth spending some of that fat record loot.

[Liezl]

Hey Doug

what was the name of this guy on the interruption last night?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/2851315222_bc82c437cb.jpg?v=0 (http://flickr.com/photos/liezlwashere/2851315222/)

I think the last time Hardwick showed Xanadu was for the Chick Flick
show in June, when Aukerman brought in Sex and the City.

Also, Xanadu looks so amazingly horrible, Im going to watch it right now.

[Gene George]

Also, Xanadu looks so amazingly horrible, Im going to watch it right now.


I am traumatized now. Oh it is so very horrible.

When we first got HBO they played Xanadu, like, fiftily-bzillion times a day* I was so torn, HBO - yay! Xanadu - ugh!

Now I have the goddam theme song in my head.

*Yes, this is possible, because Xanadu is so maaaaaagical.

[Itslikeimsayin]

what was the name of this guy on the interruption last night?

I think that's David Huntsberger.

[Liezl]

that sounds right, thanks ilis!

and for gene... I present you the dancing laser muses!

HGEiDN3GH-0

[Gene George]

that sounds right, thanks ilis!

and for gene... I present you the dancing laser muses!



AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

my brain asplode!

[TenJay]

Hey Doug, have you ever put pot butter on a McGriddles?

[KevinLee]

send me a PM closer to the date of my morty's comedy joint shows and i'll see what i can do.

(joint!)


Thanks Doug. Nice but not too nice.

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

Hey Doug, have you ever put pot butter on a McGriddles?

Some ideas are crazy, some ideas are stupid, and some ideas deserve a nobel prize.

This idea is none of those.

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

Oh, and Xanadu is awesome, if you think differently, you just don't fucking get it.

[dougbenson]

Hey Doug, have you ever put pot butter on a McGriddles?

no.

[smartbunny]

BWE: "I've got everything you need in less than half an inch."

heh!

[Gene George]

Oh, and Xanadu is awesome, if you think differently, you just don't fucking get it.

So is Beethoven's ninth symphony, but after you've been exposed to HBO's programming equivalent of the Ludovico technique it kinda blows.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Clockwork%2771.jpg

Doug,

I'm halfway through Super High Me. Great work.

[brandom]

I think that's David Huntsberger.

I think the Vitus footage/commentary was my favorite thing of that night

heres that kids audition

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZsxNBde5Z8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZsxNBde5Z8)

[dougbenson]

i had a great time and i hope the audience did too. for those of you who missed it (and give a shit about what happened), david huntsberger showed a scene from a german movie called VITUS, paul scheer showed a musical number from THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER, sean cullen (who wasn't clear about the night's theme) gave us a sampling of THE TEN COMMANDEMENTS that did in fact feature some dancing (and strange attempts to tear women apart), chris hardwick brought yet another clip from XANADU and my clip was from SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND.

join me, won't you, for DOUG BENSON LOVES INTERRUPTING SCARY MOVIES, on saturday nov. 1 at 10:00pm.

(just in time for halloween 2009!)

[dougbenson]

off to minneapolis today to do four nights at acme comedy club there. my next l.a. appearance will be on sept. 23, when i'll be doing another pre-death ray ILM. my guests? two awesome comedians, of course!

[TimBuktu]

I'm coming to your Thursday night show with some friends. I know you were wondering about it, so I thought I'd ease your mind.

[smartbunny]

Dougs, you're so busy.

[HeadEgg]

I have a few pot related questions

are you an everyday smoker?

did you set out to be a stoner comic?

what is your favorite thing to get high and watch (or listen to)?

[TimBuktu]

Doug, great show last night. We had a great time. Great. I have to remember to not get super high and drunk until AFTER I say hi to you. Woof. I think I actually told you "goodnight" before your set. I kind of hate coming up to a comedian because I instantly feel like I have to prove that I'm not crazy, and I always come off crazy.

Anyways, thanks for coming to Minneapolis.

[dougbenson]

I have a few pot related questions

are you an everyday smoker?

did you set out to be a stoner comic?

what is your favorite thing to get high and watch (or listen to)?

yes.

no.

my favorite thing to get high and watch (or listen to) is the next thing i watch (or listen to).

(goodnight to you too, timbuktu!)

[rutabega]

Reading your blog post about the roast makes me hope that some video will eventually hit youtube or something. Plus it brings up a few questions.

When you said, “I didn't see AMERICAN HISTORY X because I didn't see AMERICAN HISTORY I - VIIII.” Did you say “American History 1 through 9,” or “American History eye through Vee-eye-eye-eye-eye”?
<O:p</O:p
Also, which joke got the biggest laugh? And, did any jokes make everyone groan instead of laughing?
<O:p</O:p
(For anyone confused at what I am talking about: Doug’s Steve Tisch Roast Jokes (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=604789&blogID=434135506))

[dougbenson]

said "one through nine." but when writing it out, i thought the joke played better with the roman numerals. (which i got wrong, i think. 9 = IX if i'm not mistaken.)

that joke got a good laugh. i said the whole string of movie jokes without really pausing in between each one and the audience kind of forced their laughter in on that one.

the biggest laugh of my "set" (for lack of a better word) was the wolfgang puck comment. so on the nose, and yet perfectly hilarious. but i would laugh at any sentence that ends with "the shitter."

steve tisch had a great sense of humor about the whole thing. every person on the dais was either a friend or a complete stranger, so there were no shots taken at me. i don't think it was recorded in any way. not even a cell phone camera, because rich people don't post things on YouTube.

(the shitter)

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

I think I actually told you "goodnight" before your set. I kind of hate coming up to a comedian because I instantly feel like I have to prove that I'm not crazy, and I always come off crazy.

This is so damn true. I think there should be an entire thread where comedians describe the weirdest thing that a nervous comedy nerd ever said to them before or after a set.

I remember once going up to Eugene Mirman before a show and wanting to tell him how great his two CDs were, but it came out as, "Nnnnuuuuhhjjjjllluuuuuuuuphhhh...." and then I passed out into the coat check.

Good night.

[TimBuktu]

It's a hard thing to do, compliment a stranger without coming off as a sycophant or an idiot.

[dougbenson]

let me walk you guys through it...

you: "good show"

me: "thanks!"

not sycophantic or idiotic.

but, timbuktu, you came off much cooler than you think.

[bao]

let me walk you guys through it...

you: "good show"

me: "thanks!"

not sycophantic or idiotic.

Fair enough, but whats the procedure if we want to take you home, have a few beers, handcuff you to the refrigerator, kill you, have sex with you, and then eat you? I mean, without seeming sycophantic or idiotic.

(just wondering)

[Itslikeimsayin]

Fair enough, but whats the procedure if we want to take you home, have a few beers, handcuff you to the refrigerator, kill you, have sex with you, and then eat you? I mean, without seeming sycophantic or idiotic.

(just wondering)

Did smartbunny steal bao's login info?

[Jawa]

Doug, I know you love movies, but have there ever been any movies which you walked out on?

If so, what was the reason?

[dougbenson]

if i see a movie in a theater, i won't walk out no matter how bad it is. i've bailed a couple times in my life, but i don't remember which movies or why.

[CaptainBreakfast]

How do you feel about PFT's hosting of BWE? Would you LOL or simply RSVP?

(see how I did that? It rhymes)

[dougbenson]

i am into it.

(FYI)

[ragu sauce]

Goodnight Doug, when does the new episode of I Love Movies comes out, and is there a day of the week you plan on releasing subsequent episodes?

[yumitree]

did you get to keep the cape?

[smartbunny]

Did smartbunny steal bao's login info?

Jerk. I don't even know what sycophantic means. SO THERE.

[dougbenson]

Goodnight Doug, when does the new episode of I Love Movies comes out, and is there a day of the week you plan on releasing subsequent episodes?

the new eppys of ILM get uploaded to iTunes whenever sasquatch gets around to it. and since he just had a little squatchling, it might be a while.

and yumi, i didn't really want to keep the cape.

(hey look, we're on page 13!)

[pg13]

(hey look, we're on page 13!)

WHAT???

Oh, I thought you were talking about me. Sorry.

pg--There but for the inclusion of an "a" and an "e".--seattle



PS--Hey Doug... So as not to threadjack unnecessarily: Have you ever willingly and earnestly competed in a comedy competition? And, if so, which one, when, how did it go...and are there any hilarious stories to share with us?

[dougbenson]

well, aside from televised competitions like LCS and STAR SEARCH, i've been in just a few comedy contests. there was the s.f. comedy competition, which i did many years ago and did not fare well in (margret cho was in the same year, and my favorite competitor, peter gualke, did even worse than me, finishing 19th or 20th each night), the colorado comedy competition that i did a few years later and fared only slightly better in (greg behrendt and chris titus were amongst the field in the soon to be defunct contest) and i did pretty well in the johnny walker competition that was held for a few years in improv comedy clubs around the country (i never won an event, but i was runner-up in several of them). but the crown jewel in my competition crown was my win in the virgin airlines comedy competition, the semis of which were held in the daylight outdoors in a park in costa mesa, and the finals of which were in the more appropriate improv in irvine (a great club that moved a few years ago to its current location, which is slightly less great, but still a nice place to play). the judges of the finals were an interesting bunch - budd friedman, rita rudner, richard belzer, paul provenza, "weird" al yankovich and woody harrelson. i've got a pitcure of myself with that unusual group that i would share with you if i didn't look like such a dork (and if i could find it).

the prize for this competition was a trip for two to the uk, the chance to perform three paid sets at the comedy store in london (two out of three went well) and a gig performing on the plane on the way back to the states. which was weird because with multiple cabins there was no place that i could stand and be seen by more than 20 poeple at a time, and most of the passengers had their sleep masks on anyway. so i walked around the plane doing close-up comedy, and it was very lame. i didn't feel like a winner at all.

[dougbenson]

have i mentioned that tonight's (free) ILM podcast before CDR at UCB-LA features two awesome guests?

(probably)

[Gene George]

Who is stoked for awesome times?

(I am)

[punkdc]

Doug, do you think you started a new trend in message boards world wide?

(I do)

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

He's a trail blazer

(marijuana as well)

[dougbenson]

i've got a special offer for my bay area dwelling ast friends! this tuesday, sept 30, you can get into my show at the punchline (with tony camin and ali wong) at a special two-for-one rate! that's only $8.75 per ticket - holey socks! to get on the list for this one night only deal, send me a private message here on ast. i'll write back to confirm, and you're good to go.

(void where prohibited by jude law)

[KevinLee]

You're the best Doug!

[punkdc]

I Love Movies is now up on iTunes. YAY!