Internet Profile: Comedian Doug Benson
Doug Benson is publicly known for his work on Comedy Central and VH1’s Best Week Ever. The comedian was a contestant on Last Comic Standing and is now working on a new show for G4. His focus during Internet Week is to learn how to properly send a link – cutting and pasting does not seem to be his friend. The funnyman uses Twitter to chat with fans, but that’s about the extent of his online skills!
Kelly Will: What’s your preferred method of communication?
Doug Benson: I’m all about the Twitter with my fans and for family and friends it’s a combo of texting and Twitter. Talking on the phone is so 2008.
KW: As a comedian, do you have any favorite funnymen other than yourself that you enjoy following?
DB: I do love Twitter – I can’t get enough of it. I love writing tweets and reading tweets. My favorite celeb Tweeter would have to be Michael Ian Black. His tweets almost always make me laugh, unless I’ve got food in my mouth.
KW: Do you use technology to spread the word and get information to people?
DB: I’m only semi tech savvy. I know how to navigate Twitter and Myspace, but I can’t cut and paste a link to save my life. Every time I try, people write back to me “the link didn’t work.” Then I’m just like, “Try Googling it, dude.”
KW: I hear you have a nickname for Perez Hilton…
DB: I call him Sir Tweets-A-Lot. I don’t go to his site, but I follow him on Twitter. He tweets quite a bit.
KW: What are your latest projects?
DB: I’m working on a special for the G4 network, I will be hosting a few episodes of LIVE AT GOTHAM on Comedy Central and I have a new CD coming out from Comedy Central Records on August 4th. It’s called DOUG BENSON: UNBALANCED LOAD. I don’t know why I called it that. And I have a free audio podcast available on iTunes called I LOVE MOVIES. Damn, I’m busy! I gotta go!
Follow Doug on Twitter at http://twitter.com/DougBenson
