Known For: Writing
Born: March 7, 1973
Place of Birth: South Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

John Aboud

John Aboud III (born March 7, 1973) is an American screenwriter, producer, comedian, and former journalist. He was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon and served as president in 1994 and graduated from Harvard University in 1995. Aboud worked as a freelance writer for magazines and websites. In 1996, he was among the first copywriters at Grey Advertising's online department, where he won a One Show Interactive Merit award. He wrote for Mother Jones, Wired, GQ, and TV Guide. Before moving to Los Angeles, fellow writer Michael Colton and Aboud founded and ran Modern Humorist (2000-2003), an award-winning online magazine and comedy collective based in Brooklyn. In addition to a daily magazine, Modern Humorist published three books with Crown Publishing, including the best-selling My First Presidentiary: A Scrapbook by George W. Bush. Modern Humorist also helped develop ad campaigns for Micro…