Hippie Era

Thank God: There Is Now a Parody of "Free to Be You and Me"

By Katie Bain Thu., Dec. 20 2012 at 3:45 AM
Categories: Hippie Era, So Funny I Forgot to Laugh!

If you're over the age of 30, you probably have at least a few songs from Free to Be You and Me engraved in your memory. Conceived by '60s-era TV actress Marlo Thomas and produced as a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, the 1972 album jumped on the progressive feminism wave via catchy tunes for kids. Songs like "William's Doll" and "It's Alright to Cry" challenged male/female stereotypes and encouraged the expansion of gender roles. Big deal stars of the era including Harry Belafonte, Alan Alda, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross contributed to the recording.

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DJ Douggpound Mines Pop Culture for Gold Nuggets

By Ben Westhoff Tue., Oct. 30 2012 at 4:30 AM
Categories: So Funny I Forgot to Laugh!

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Carlos Ramos
This is DJ Douggpound -- the picture is definitely worth a click
At gatherings with extended family, Doug Lussenhop has a hard time explaining what he does. They might be familiar with Portlandia, the show for which he's an editor. They may have even seen Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, which he edited and co-wrote, though he prefers if they haven't, if only for its scene where Eric Wareheim sits in a bathtub being filled by young boys' diarrhea.

"But when they find out I tour as a comedian, my comedy is impossible to explain," he notes on a recent afternoon over a bowl of rice with short ribs in Silver Lake. "I tell jokes, and I remix them."

On the increasingly fractured multimedia range, Lussenhop -- who goes by DJ Douggpound, which is a play on, you know, Tha Dogg Pound -- is a lone cowboy. He DJs at clubs and does a stand-up routine where he uses audio clips to punctuate jokes, but his most inspired gig is his sui generis role on an L.A.-based podcast called The Champs, co-hosted by Neal Brennan (co-creator of Chappelle's Show) and ascending comedian Moshe Kasher.


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Tenacious D Will Make You Crap Your Pants

By KC Libman Tue., Jul. 31 2012 at 4:00 AM
Categories: So Funny I Forgot to Laugh!

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For all the seriousness of today's rock, a good joke is often in order -- especially if it's a poop joke. Jack Black, one-half of seminal frat rock act Tenacious D, isn't too far removed from his goofy School Of Rock character in real life. He cautions that those who come to see them tonight at the Wiltern won't leave with clean pants. "When we come out onstage and the lights shine, it's like witnessing us come back from the dead," he tells us. "People are just shitting themselves."


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