John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American author, actor,
and humorist. In addition to his published written works, such as The
Areas of My Expertise, More Information Than You Require, and That Is
All, he is known for his personification of a PC in contrast to Justin
Long's personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising
campaign, and for his work as a contributor on Comedy Central's The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart.His writings have been published in One
Story (to which he contributed the debut story "Villanova"), The Paris
Review, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Wired and The New York Times
Magazine, for which he is editor of the humor section. He contributes
to This American Life, and CBC Radio One’s Wiretap. His first book
and accompanying audio narration, The Areas of My Expertise, a
satirical tongue-in-cheek almanac that contains almost no factual
information, was published in 2005. His second book, More Information
Than You Require, went on sale October 21, 2008. His third book, That
Is All, went on sale November 1, 2011. Vacationland: True Stories from
Painful Beaches, a collection of "real life wanderings" about
Hodgman's life experiences (especially in Western Massachusetts and
coastal Maine) was published on October 24, 2017. Vacationland was a
finalist for the 2018 Thurber Prize for American Humor. His most
recent book, Medallion Status was released on October 17, 2019.Hodgman
was the headline speaker at the 2009 Radio and Television
Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C.
and humorist. In addition to his published written works, such as The
Areas of My Expertise, More Information Than You Require, and That Is
All, he is known for his personification of a PC in contrast to Justin
Long's personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising
campaign, and for his work as a contributor on Comedy Central's The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart.His writings have been published in One
Story (to which he contributed the debut story "Villanova"), The Paris
Review, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Wired and The New York Times
Magazine, for which he is editor of the humor section. He contributes
to This American Life, and CBC Radio One’s Wiretap. His first book
and accompanying audio narration, The Areas of My Expertise, a
satirical tongue-in-cheek almanac that contains almost no factual
information, was published in 2005. His second book, More Information
Than You Require, went on sale October 21, 2008. His third book, That
Is All, went on sale November 1, 2011. Vacationland: True Stories from
Painful Beaches, a collection of "real life wanderings" about
Hodgman's life experiences (especially in Western Massachusetts and
coastal Maine) was published on October 24, 2017. Vacationland was a
finalist for the 2018 Thurber Prize for American Humor. His most
recent book, Medallion Status was released on October 17, 2019.Hodgman
was the headline speaker at the 2009 Radio and Television
Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C.
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