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- Comment: "At its core, Office Hours Live is an experimental blend of freeform comedy, listener call-ins, and interviews. Its style comes from the interplay between Heidecker’s wit and the contributions of his co-hosts:"This reads not so neutral. -Lemonaka 04:05, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
| Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Tim Heidecker
Dougg Lussenhop Victor Berger IV |
| Genre | Talk
Comedy Call-in |
| Format | Audio Video |
| Created by | Tim Heidecker Matt Carlin |
| Language | English |
| Length | 90 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Publication | |
| Original release | May 10, 2016 |
Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker (commonly abbreviated as Office Hours Live) is a weekly comedy podcast and live streaming show hosted by comedian, actor, and musician Tim Heidecker. [1] Co-hosted by Doug Lussenhop (aka DJ Douggpound) and musician and video artist Vic Berger IV, the show includes communication with fans, sound bites, and satire. [2]
Office Hours Live began in 2016 as a series of casual Facebook Live streams to engage with fans, speaking about his creative process, personal life, and interests.
As of December 15, 2024, Office Hours Live has 426 episodes, including episode 0.[3]
Format and style
[edit]Office Hours Live includes comedy, listener call-ins, and interviews. Heidecker uses the platform to speak while his co-hosts contribute banter and sound bites referred to by fans as "drops".
- Sound "Drops": DJ Douggpound and Vic Berger IV use chaotic, real-time sound manipulation to create a unique auditory landscape. Parodying the frenetic energy of morning zoo radio, DJ Douggpound’s plays short sound bites and effects referred to by the Office Hours community as "drops". This approach punctuates the show’s humor, making the audio itself a source of comedy. In 2020, Douggpound and Berger released "Drop Concert: The Motion Picture" which features the sound manipulation enacted during the show, now in a DJed performance. [4] [5]
On Oct 13, 2024, Brian Raftery of The New York Times writes at length of his experience in-person viewing a taping of Office Hours:
- "It’s the kind of show where the actor John C. Reilly might show up as Santa Claus or the “Saturday Night Live” cast member James Austin Johnson might call in as Bob Dylan. Much of “Office Hours” consists of Mr. Heidecker joking around with Mr. Berger and Mr. Lussenhop. They weigh in on the news and take calls from viewers. The proceedings are underscored (and often upended) by a seemingly limitless supply of audio samples inserted by Mr. Berger and Mr. Lussenhop, who is known as “D.J. Douggpound.”" [6]
Raftery further explains,
- "It’s a comfortably chaotic production that showcases Mr. Heidecker’s suburban-dad sincerity and occasional irritability. (He has been known to drop a call the moment he gets bored.) On a recent episode, he guided a listener through an imaginary acid trip; on another, he talked in detail about undergoing a heart procedure. That moment of earnestness was punctuated by ridiculous sound clips." [7]
Parodies
[edit]Office Hours Live has included several parody episodes that satirize prominent figures in media and entertainment. These include:
- Joe Rogan’s Podcast: In a distinct episode, Heidecker mimicked Rogan’s conversational style and approach to controversial topics, poking fun at the self-seriousness and excesses of “bro culture” and pseudo-intellectual discourse.[8] [9] [10]
- Bill Maher’s Club Random: In an episode with guest host Fred Armisen, Tim offered a spoof of Maher’s interview style, recreating the awkwardness and self-indulgence of his unstructured conversations.[11]
Hosts
[edit]Tim Heidecker is known for producing and starring in the Tim and Eric Awesome Show on Adult Swim. [12] [13] [14] Heidecker has created several TV series and films. Pitchfork described his comedy: "Tim Heidecker has built a thriving career in comedy, delighting a wide swath of teens, stoners, and other assorted weirdos with sketches that lean heavily on surreal absurdity." [15] Heidecker creates music; his latest album is titled Slipping Away.
DJ Douggpound otherwise known as Doug Lussenhop is an editor, writer, and actor. In 2006, Lussenhop began performing as DJ Douggpound, performing a mixture of stand up comedy and song/soundbite DJing.[16] [17] Douggpound created an online show called Pound House featuring comedian Brent Weinbach. [18] [19] Douggpound produces music. Douggpound was born in Darien, IL and is now based in California. [20]
Vic Berger III is a video artist, collaborating with Youtube channel Super Deluxe. His video edits have been featured on VICE News. Vic Berger III graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Music in songwriting. Berger is in The Very Good Band.
Reception
[edit]Office Hours Live has been noted by a variety of media outlets.
Vulture says this about Office Hours:
- “So far [Tim]’s chatted with fans from the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Sweden, Qatar, Brazil, Israel, New Zealand, and Australia, and you never know when you’ll get a special guest appearance from Nathan Fielder, Vic Berger, or John C. Reilly, who uses the Office Hours platform to check in with Tim, react to other calls, talk about acai bowls, and tease viewers about his in-the-works Office Hours after-show After Hours.”[6]
Men’s Health said this about Office Hours after they parodied The Joe Rogan Experience podcast: [4]
- “perfectly encapsulated the cadence and conversational patterns that you'll hear in any given episode of Rogan's show, complete with exceptionally on-brand ad breaks and what many have criticized as a tendency to platform controversial opinions and misinformation. And he did it while wearing a SpaceX hat, in a not-so-subtle nod to Joe Rogan's famous interview with tech CEO Elon Musk.” VICE said “Heidecker, Suresh, and Levick nail the tone and feel of a typical episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. The show, which is often three hours long, meanders from topic to topic with Rogan either peppering an expert with questions that any average Joe would ask, or Rogan and someone who is pointedly not an expert talking in circles around a subject neither of them understands well enough to do anything but spread bad information to millions of listeners.”
Pitchfork mentioned Office Hours after an eight-hour marathon show, featuring guests such as Mac DeMarco and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.[8]
AV Club described Office Hours:
- “The opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a good bit is the primary appeal of improvisational podcasts, and few offer as many opportunities to be in on the joke than Office Hours. Tim Heidecker’s weekly call-in podcast and livestream is chaotic by design, frequently propelled and redirected by of-the-moment topics, off-the-cuff impressions, and stumbled-upon melodies. It’s the latter that inspired the show’s latest effort, a compilation of original music that was conceived live on the air or produced specifically for the podcast.”[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Wright, Megh (2016-10-07). "The Best Bits of Wisdom from Tim Heidecker's 'Office Hours'". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "A Day in the Life of Tim Heidecker, Glendale Dad". 2024-10-13. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ "Office Hours Live Compendium". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ a b Ellis, Philip (28 November 2021). "These Guys Just Did a 12-Hour Parody of The Joe Rogan Experience". Men's Health. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Gault, Matthew (29 November 2021). "Tim Heidecker Did a 12-Hour Joe Rogan Podcast Parody". VICE. VICE Media. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ a b Wright, Megh (7 October 2016). "The Best Bits of Wisdom from Tim Heidecker's 'Office Hours'". Vulture. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ not stated, not stated (30 July 2021). "Listen: Randy Newman Guests on "Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker"". nonesuch. nonesuch records. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ a b Sodomsky, Sam (18 March 2020). "Bon Iver, Mac DeMarco Call in to Tim Heidecker's Office Hours Podcast: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ a b Colburn, Randall. "Tim Heidecker, Fred Armisen take it "Brick By Brick" in the Office Hours classic's official recording". AV Club. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "These Guys Just Did a 12-Hour Parody of 'The Joe Rogan Experience'". Men's Health. 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ not stated, not stated. "Office Hours Live Compendium". Google Docs. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Sconce, Jeffrey (2013-09-16), Thompson, Ethan; Mittell, Jason (eds.), "8. Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!: Metacomedy", How To Watch Television, New York University Press, pp. 74–82, doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814729465.003.0012, ISBN 978-0-8147-2946-5, retrieved 2024-12-28
- ^ Golin, Dennis (2018). ""Is This Sh*t For Real?" Adorno, Benjamin, and Anti-Comedy".
- ^ "Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love 'Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!' (Published 2020)". 2020-06-26. Archived from the original on 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ Hussey, Allison. "Tim Heidecker: In Glendale". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ Berkowitz, Joe (2015-03-12). "How The Guy Who Helped Define Tim & Eric's Editing Style Has Edited His Career Ever Since". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Comedian Doug Lussenhop, aka DJ Douggpound, gives stand-up a remix". LAist. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ Bergstrom, Jeff. "Pound House (Doug Lussenhop & Brent Weinbach) launch crowdfunding campaign for S4". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ Ginsberg, Gina (2014-06-05). "The Absurdist". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "DJ Douggpound Interview with CCS". CCS. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2024-12-27.