The Doug Benson Q and A Threadt!

[dougbenson]

bill was filling in for regular host greg, who was sick. whether you'd like it less or more with greg is anybody's guess.

[ApophaticSean]

Loving the videos of Doug from the early 90s on Jokes.com. Nice glasses

[dougbenson]

purple!

[gloshi]

Awesome, I'd never seen young Doug before.

[dougbenson]

my manager thinks i'm still too young looking to play a dad on a sitcom.

[rooster]

my manager thinks i'm still too young looking to play a dad on a sitcom.

Is pot the fountain of youth?

[mike]

oh, yes, that news. some time in the next few months, CDR will be hosting a TBI that will be recorded by AST and then possibly put out on CD. not sure if we will have to record multiple shows to get a whole album. i'll keep you posted!

!!

Best news this year!

[brendon]

purple!

and billowy!

[dougbenson]

I had never seen Red Eye before but you were funny on it.

thanks. and congrats on being post number 420 on this threadt!

[tuggboat]

My avatar looks like young Doug with a rash.

[Shane]

Doug,

How can we make you win the Comedy Central Stand Up Showdown?

[dougbenson]

i don't think it's possible. i'm already too far behind, and it would take a lot of people willing to vote constantly for the next two weeks for me to catch up and stay ahead. i'd be happy with anything in the top 20.

(TWO!!)

[punchdrunkblake]

Dougarette,

just wondering if you set yourself any specific rules for whether a bit works or not and how many times you'll try something before either ditching it or adding to the repertoire?

Also; have you seen TIME CRIMES? (LOS CRONOCRIMENES) If so, what did you think? Time travel and shit is great, especially in espanol.

(thank you in advance for answering these/giving me shit about my questions)

[Shane]

Doug,

They showed you push the mic stand over, but really nothing before that. Does that mean you did your convenience store bit, and if so what city did you use?

[dougbenson]

Dougarette,

just wondering if you set yourself any specific rules for whether a bit works or not and how many times you'll try something before either ditching it or adding to the repertoire?

Also; have you seen TIME CRIMES? (LOS CRONOCRIMENES) If so, what did you think? Time travel and shit is great, especially in espanol.

no rules for me! sometimes i'll give up on a bit after just a few times, or i'll keep doing a joke until i figure out a way to make it work. especially if it's not topical, because i need as many evergreen bits as i can get.

didn't see it. is it still in theaters, or do i have to bust out my delorean?

[dougbenson]

Doug,

They showed you push the mic stand over, but really nothing before that. Does that mean you did your convenience store bit, and if so what city did you use?

sometimes a mic stand push over is just a mic stand push over.

(i did that bit in CCP1)

[punchdrunkblake]

didn't see it. is it still in theaters, or do i have to bust out my delorean?

I think either call Doc Brown or wait for DVD. It's totally worth it, though. It's IMDB listing can be found here. I'm not entirely sure about release dates and what have you because I'm from a land far, far away (kangaroos and shit) and our release patterns are staggered, not to mention it would probably have a different distributor.

(we didn't get There Will be Blood until February of 2008)

[nathansmart]

(we didn't get There Will be Blood until February of 2008)

and all the blood was edited out!

[dougbenson]

i've got a great line-up for TBI tonight at 11:00 - don't miss it ASTers!

[darrylduffy]

Doug,

How can we make you win the Comedy Central Stand Up Showdown?

doug is currently #16 for the day... i don't know when it ends or anything, but today might be a good day to vote.