Modern Humorist
Defunct online humor magazine
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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]
Type of site
Humor websiteAvailableinEnglish
CreatedbyJohn Aboud and Michael Colton
Type of site | Humor website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | John Aboud and Michael Colton |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 2000 |
| Current status | Defunct (2003) |
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)