Michael Colton
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Michael Colton is a writer and comedian. With John Aboud
, he was a regular commentator on Best Week Ever
and other VH1
shows, including I Love the '80s
. He writes for the television show Allen Gregory
. Previously, he wrote for Leverage
and Sit Down, Shut Up and was a co-writer of the film The Comebacks
.
During the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-8, Colton and Aboud created AMPTP.com, a parody of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers' official website, AMPTP.org.
From 2000 to 2003, Colton and Aboud ran Modern Humorist
, an entertainment company based in Brooklyn, NY best known for its online magazine. In the late 90s, Colton was a journalist at the Washington Post Style section.
While a senior at Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts
, he co-wrote the SAT guide "Up Your Score." He graduated from Harvard University
, where he was an editor at both the Harvard Lampoon
and the Harvard Crimson
.
John Aboud
John Aboud III is an American writer and comedian. With Michael Colton, he is a regular commentator on Best Week Ever and other VH1 shows. From 2000 to 2003, the two ran Modern Humorist, an entertainment company based in Brooklyn, NY best known for its online magazine...
, he was a regular commentator on Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009...
and other VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
shows, including I Love the '80s
I Love the '80s
I Love the '80s is a decade nostalgia television program that was produced by VH1, based on the BBC series of the same name. The first episode, "I Love 1980", premiered on December 16, 2002.-Recurring segments:...
. He writes for the television show Allen Gregory
Allen Gregory
Allen Gregory is an American animated television series created by Jonah Hill, Andrew Mogel, and Jarrad Paul that airs on FOX. The series premiered on October 30, 2011.-Synopsis:...
. Previously, he wrote for Leverage
Leverage (TV series)
Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television...
and Sit Down, Shut Up and was a co-writer of the film The Comebacks
The Comebacks
The Comebacks is a 2007 American satirical comedy film directed by Tom Brady. This film is a parody of the clichés and plots of the sports film genre. In the UK, Greece, Finland and Australia this film is called Sports Movie and called Team of Crazy in Brazil...
.
During the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-8, Colton and Aboud created AMPTP.com, a parody of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers' official website, AMPTP.org.
From 2000 to 2003, Colton and Aboud ran Modern Humorist
Modern Humorist
Modern Humorist is a U.S.-based humor webzine founded in 2000 by John Aboud and Michael Colton , and managed by CEO Kate Barker. Its board of directors includes feature film producer Frank Marshall and comedian Jon Stewart.A competitor of the The Onion, Modern Humorist stopped publishing new...
, an entertainment company based in Brooklyn, NY best known for its online magazine. In the late 90s, Colton was a journalist at the Washington Post Style section.
While a senior at Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
, he co-wrote the SAT guide "Up Your Score." He graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where he was an editor at both the Harvard Lampoon
Harvard Lampoon
The Harvard Lampoon is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Overview:Published since 1876, The Harvard Lampoon is the world's longest continually published humor magazine. It is also the second longest-running English-language humor...
and the Harvard Crimson
Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...
.