John Aboud

Writing

John Aboud

Born

1973-03-07 (53)

Place of birth

South Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

10 titles

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, M…

Known for

Penguins of Madagascar poster
6.5

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

Penguins of Madagascar

2014

Best Week Ever poster
5.9

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. In January 2010, it was announced that the show was cancelled. On August 3, 2012, VH1 announced the return of Best Week Ever. New weekly episodes began January 18, 2013. On the show, comedians analyze the previous week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip. The show's tagline is, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again."

Best Week Ever

2004

I Love the '70s: Volume 2 poster
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I Love the '70s: Volume 2 is a television mini-series in the I Love the... series presented by VH1. The sequel to I Love the '70s, it premiered on VH1 July 10, 2006 until July 14, 2006, airing at 8pm and 9pm ET each night.

I Love the '70s: Volume 2

2006

I Love the '90s: Part Deux poster
9.0

I Love the '90s: Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture. It premiered on January 17, 2005. This series is a sequel to I Love the '90s. Its title is a reference to the 1993 comedy, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

2005

A Futile and Stupid Gesture poster
6.5

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

2018

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The Great Debate is a VH1 program that debates about pop culture. It premiered July 6, 2009 and is "emceed" by boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer.

The Great Debate

2009

Film credits

Series credits

Best Week Ever poster
5.9

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. In January 2010, it was announced that the show was cancelled. On August 3, 2012, VH1 announced the return of Best Week Ever. New weekly episodes began January 18, 2013. On the show, comedians analyze the previous week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip. The show's tagline is, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again."

Best Week Ever

2004

I Love the '70s: Volume 2 poster
NR

I Love the '70s: Volume 2 is a television mini-series in the I Love the... series presented by VH1. The sequel to I Love the '70s, it premiered on VH1 July 10, 2006 until July 14, 2006, airing at 8pm and 9pm ET each night.

I Love the '70s: Volume 2

2006

I Love the '90s: Part Deux poster
9.0

I Love the '90s: Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture. It premiered on January 17, 2005. This series is a sequel to I Love the '90s. Its title is a reference to the 1993 comedy, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

2005

No artwork available
NR

The Great Debate is a VH1 program that debates about pop culture. It premiered July 6, 2009 and is "emceed" by boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer.

The Great Debate

2009

No artwork available
NR

A countdown of 100 of the most shocking moments in music, hosted by Chris Jericho.

100 Most Shocking Music Moments

2009

Behind the camera