Modern Humorist
Type of site | Humor website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | John Aboud and Michael Colton |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 2000 |
| Current status | Defunct (2003) |
Modern Humorist was a United States-based humor webzine founded in 2000 by John Aboud and Michael Colton (who later became panelists on VH1's Best Week Ever), and managed by CEO Kate Barker.[1] Its board of directors included feature film producer Frank Marshall and comedian Jon Stewart.[2]
A competitor of The Onion, Modern Humorist stopped publishing new material in 2003. The site's archives remain online and free to the public. It was nominated for a Webby Award in the Humor category in 2001[3] and in 2004,[4] losing to The Onion both times.
Books
Modern Humorist produced three books:
- (2001) My First Presidentiary (ISBN 0-609-80818-4)
- (2001) Rough Draft: Pop Culture the Way It Almost Was (ISBN 0-609-80817-6)
- (2002) One Nation, Extra Cheese (ISBN 0-609-80979-2)
Notable contributors
- John Aboud
- Andy Borowitz
- Tim Carvell
- Daniel Chun
- Michael Colton
- Fred Graver
- Kevin Guilfoile
- Francis Heaney
- Gersh Kuntzman
- Seth Mnookin
- Jay Pinkerton
- Nathan Rabin
- Daniel Radosh
- John Warner
References
- ^ http://www.gelfmagazine.com/archives/a_metainterview_with_colton_aboud.php
- ^ Mason, Jackie (June 30, 2000). "It list: Modern Humorist". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ "Who Will Win a Webby?". Los Angeles Times. May 3, 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ "Webby Nominees". Webby Awards. 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2009.