John Aboud
{{Short description|American writer and comedian}}
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John Aboud III (born March 7, 1973) is an American writer and comedian. With Michael Colton, he was a regular commentator on Best Week Ever and other VH1 shows.{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Phil |date=28 April 2011 |title=Inside Modern Humorist with Co-Founders Michael Colton and John Aboud |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/04/inside-modern-humorist-with-co-founders-michael-colton-and-john-aboud.html |access-date=2019-03-24 |website=Vulture |publisher=New York Magazine}} From 2000 to 2003, the two founded Modern Humorist, a parody website based in Brooklyn, New York.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/07/style/weddings-molly-confer-john-aboud-iii.html|title=WEDDINGS; Molly Confer, John Aboud III|date=2000-05-07|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
In 2022, he and Colton signed a scripted television development deal with Lionsgate Television.{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2022-06-16 |title='Home Economics' Creators Michael Colton and John Aboud Enter TV Development Deal at Lionsgate |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/michael-colton-john-about-lionsgate-1235296125/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Early life and career
Aboud graduated from Douglas S. Freeman High School in suburban Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Harvard University in 1995, {{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2001-07-16-0107160302-story.html|title=THOROUGHLY MODERN HUMORIST|first=KEVIN|last=CANFIELD|website=courant.com|date=16 July 2001 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-24}} where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon and served as president in 1994.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=H. Nicole |date=April 19, 1994 |title=Publication Problems Hit Lampoon, Advocate |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1994/4/19/publication-problems-hit-lampoon-advocate-pdue/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |work=The Harvard Crimson}} Prior to the creation of Modern Humorist, Aboud worked as a freelance writer for magazines and websites. In 1996, he was among the first copywriters at Grey Advertising's online division.
Personal life
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role
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|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Writer
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| 2015
|Writer |3 episodes | ||
| 2018
|Writer | | ||
| 2021-2022
|Writer |14 episodes | ||
| 2021-2023
|Creator and Writer |41 episodes |
References
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External links
- [http://coltonaboud.com/ Colton & Aboud homepage]
- [http://www.modernhumorist.com/ Modern Humorist]
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- [http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=349515 Interview in the Crimson]
- [http://www.gelfmagazine.com/mt/archives/a_metainterview_with_colton_aboud.html Interview in Gelf Magazine]
- [http://scenemissingmagazine.com/index.php/archives/66 Scene Missing Magazine Interviews John Aboud]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:People from Henrico County, Virginia
Category:American male comedians
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:American people of Lebanese descent
Category:The Harvard Lampoon alumni
Category:Writers Guild of America Award winners
Category:Comedians from Virginia
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