Doug Lussenhop (born March 8, 1973), known professionally as DJ Douggpound, is an American musician, video editor, and comedian. Doug is best known as the editor for ''

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'', that features his trademark editing style, which the show is known for. Doug edited and acted in many

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projects including ''

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'', ''

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'', and their feature film, ''

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''.

Early life

Doug was born and raised in

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. His early work includes collaborating with Eric Fensler in the creation of his ''GI Joe'' PSA's parodies. Doug attended the

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and

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where he studied film. After college Doug and David Dobie founded Heaven Gallery, a small art gallery in

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. During this time, Doug was a creator of

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, even having his work showcased at

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Television career

Doug has had a lengthy career in television, both as an editor and a comedy writer. Notable programs include ''

'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2015, Doug co-developed and co-wrote with Daniel Weidenfeld, an 11-minute

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for

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created by Weidenfeld and starring himself, called ''The Pound Hole''.

Comedy projects

The Poundcast 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. Pound House In 2013, Doug created and starred in the web series "Pound House", alongside frequent collaborator

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. The series was produced by Jash, and was filmed largely at Doug's

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home. 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

Music albums

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

during their various international tours. In 2009, Lussenhop released an original album of songs called ''Pound It'', many of which had been created for sketches in his ''Poundcast'' series. Lussenhop has recorded several albums that have been released on labels Gnar Tapes, Kerchow Records, and SBI Press. 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

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and

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, Doug cohosted ''

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'' podcast, where Lussenhop interrupted and guided the interviews with well-timed musical cues, and audio drops. After departing from ''The Champs'', Lussenhop started his own podcast, ''The Poundcast'' which he hosts with

. Lussenhop is also a co-host of the podcast ''Office Hours with Tim Heidecker'' along with

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