Editing Les Claypool (section)

=== Other work ===
Claypool was a special guest star in a ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' episode with the most celebrities on [[Cartoon Network]] in 1996.

Claypool's first book, ''[[South of the Pumphouse]]'', was released on July 1, 2006, by [[Akashic Books]]. Copies of the book were sold during his 2006 tour of the U.S. following the release of ''[[Of Whales and Woe]]''. The book is a dark tale of brothers, murder, drugs, and fishing; it has been likened to the work of [[Hunter S. Thompson]]. Claypool gave his first interview about the book on May 11, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/author/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002501410|archive-url=https://archive.today/20061119205807/http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/author/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002501410|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-11-19|title="Primus Rocker Turns His Screenplay into a Novel: A Talk with Les Claypool"|website=Archive.today|access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref>

Also in 2006, Claypool wrote and directed the mockumentary film ''[[Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo]]''. It was shown at various film festivals and is a spoof of the jam band scene centered on the fake band Electric Apricot, with Claypool also playing the band's drummer and backing vocalist.<ref name="jambasearticle">[http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=8945&pagenum=0 "Les Claypool: The Art of Falling"]. ''JamBase''. 2006. Retrieved February 2, 2008.</ref> The band performed real shows in the California area (such as [[High Sierra Music Festival]]) for the filming of the movie. During a question and answer session at the Tiburon Film Festival, where the film debuted, he said that the DVD would have an accompanying soundtrack CD. The film has won awards including Best Feature (audience choice) at the [[Malibu, California#Arts and culture|Malibu Film Festival]]. Claypool also said that the band would possibly perform a few select shows, but a tour never transpired as the film's star Adam Gates worked for [[Pixar]], which made touring difficult.

In 2007, Claypool created Claypool Cellars, a wine-making project that turned into a boutique business. It makes wine from grapes grown in California's [[Russian River (California)|Russian River Valley]]. The wines are named based on his music, such as "Purple Pachyderm" and "Pink Platypus".<ref>{{cite web| title=Through The Electric Grapevine: The Les Claypool Interview| publisher=1 Wine Dude| url= http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2010/07/08/through-the-electric-grapevine-the-les-claypool-interview/#more-2299| year=2010| access-date=March 24, 2011}}</ref> "Purple Pachyderm" in particular was co-created alongside Claypool's wife, Chaney.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purplepachyderm.com/who-we-are.php |title=Who We Are |website=Purple Pachyderm |access-date=April 1, 2024}}</ref>