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John Hodgman
In conversation with Merlin Mann
Saturday, November 7, 2009 |
Herbst
Theatre, 8pm
American author and humorist John Hodgman has appeared as
the Resident Expert on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," "PC" on
Apple's "Get a Mac" TV ads, and was the headline speaker at the
2009 Radio and Television Correspondents dinner in Washington D.C.
After graduating from Yale in 1994, he toiled in the trenches of
the publishing industry. The experience led Hodgman to write an
ironic advice column for McSweeney's entitled, "Ask a Former Literary
Agent." In his first book, The Areas of My Expertise, Hodgman
explores topics from the idiosyncrasies of famous detectives to
Colonial jobs involving eels. In his role as Resident Expert on
"The Daily Show," Hodgman has offered insight and commentary on
art authentication, presidential candidate style, hurricane season,
and mixed martial arts. Hodgman's latest book, More Information
Than You Require, deals with more of the esoteric, charming
and just plain eccentric topics that catch the author's fancy. From
tips on buying a computer from a street vendor to get-rich-slow
schemes, John Hodgman's humor revels in a culture saturated with
experts of every stripe.
Creator of the website 43folders, Merlin Mann seeks to help
ordinary people find "the time and attention to do your best creative
work." Mann's forthcoming book Inbox Zero, will be published
by HarperStudio in 2010.
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