Fest Spotlight On Elephant Larry!

By now you're thinking "Ok dccomedyfest! I thought I've heard that you will be bringing back that group LAWRENCE THE PACHYDERM . I've loved their appearances at last year's fest, and at last November's Taste of the Fest with Daniel Tosh. Where is their interview?"

Good question. First and foremost, the group you are thinking of is ELEPHANT LARRY (maybe you are confusing them with the Missouri based "Lawrence County Pachyderm Club" (a republican group in, you guessed it, Missouri). Secondly, yes you did love them at both of those appearances. Thirdly, their interview is right here.

Geoffrey Haggerty of Elephant Larry sat down and answered a few of questions about what Elephant Larry has been up to since we last saw them.

dccf: What has been happening with Elephant Larry since we last saw you guys back in November?

Geoffrey: I could tell you but I'd have to kill you! Hahaha! No seriously, we've been all over the place: Chicago, Charleston, and more excitingly, rural Virginia and Pennsylvania. We've even performed in New York City! Apparently, that's where we live.

dccf: Some folks might know you all are podcasting some of your sketches. Are you guys getting a good response to your podcast?

Geoffrey: It's been very strong so far. It's cool to have a place where we can constantly create and try out new things while having an instant cyber-audience at the same time.

dccf: How does it feel for you guys to know that people might be using an iPod(or similar device) to check out your sketches on a bus, during a business meeting, or even while taking a home pregnancy test in Lodi, CA?

Geoffrey : Creepy. 1984 is here. And by the way, we would NEVER allow our material to be broadcast in Lodi, CA. We have standards, thank you.

dccf: Anything you guys are looking forward to doing while in DC for the fest?

Geoffrey: Well we've checked out the Smithsonian and the Supreme Court, so I assume we're done at this point. In fact, we checked out the Supreme Court mere days before that big hunk of marble fell off the facade. So we should probably just stay in our hotel rooms.

dccf: What do the Elephant Larry guys watch for laughs these days?

Geoffrey: A lot of stuff on the internet, to be honest. The SNL digital video shorts that have been circulating are quite awesome. We're also huge fans of the Colbert Report, and the dear departed Arrested Development. Thank God for TV on DVD.

dccf: Are there any particular acts the guys of Elephant Larry are looking forward to checking out at the dccomedyfest?

Geoffrey: Yup, a LOT of particular acts! Our comedy mothers/sisters/girlfriends MEAT are gonna be in DC, as well as our comedy brothers/sisters/cousins/uncles(?) Fearsome. They are both awesome. Bassprov was amazing last year and we'll definitely be checking them out again. From DC itself, Rory Scovel is one of our good friends so anything with him in it we will follow feverishly. And not only will our guy Alex be at the Madame Funnypants show, he'll be IN the Madame Funnypants show.

dccf: This will be Elephant Larry's third trip to DC for a dccomedyfest event (we are counting). What can our audiences expect to see this time around?

Geoffrey: Well first off, expect the unexpected. Since that's kind of an innate oxymoron, expect some songs, some video, and whole lotta wordplay.

dccf: Anything you want us to make sure dccomedyfest blog readers know about?

Check out elephantlarry.com, elephantlarry.blogspot.com, and myspace.com/elephantlarry for more info. As Geoffrey said "That's the kind of stuff they should probably know. " We agree.

And now you do. Elephant Larry is not to be missed if you can avoid it. Try not to miss them. If you want to know more about the Lawrence County Pachyderm Club why not try a yahoo search! Don't forget to check out the main dccomedyfest page for links to all the awesome groups coming to the fest.