''Modern Humorist'' was a

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-based humor

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founded in 2000 by John Aboud and

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(who later became panelists on VH1's ''

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''), and managed by CEO Kate Barker. Its board of directors included feature film producer Frank Marshall and comedian

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. A competitor of ''

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'', ''Modern Humorist'' stopped publishing new material in 2003. The site's archives remain online and free to the public. It was nominated for a

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in the Humor category in 2001 and in 2004, losing to ''The Onion'' both times.

Books

''Modern Humorist'' produced three books: * (2001) '' My First Presidentiary'' () * (2001) '' Rough Draft: Pop Culture the Way It Almost Was'' () * (2002) '' One Nation, Extra Cheese'' ()

Notable contributors

* John Aboud *

Andy Borowitz Andy Borowitz (born January 4, 1958) is an American writer, comedian, satirist, and actor. Borowitz is a ''The New York Times''-bestselling author who won the first National Press Club award for humor. He is known for creating the NBC sitcom ''Th ...

Jake Tapper Jacob Paul Tapper (born March 12, 1969) is an American journalist, author, and cartoonist. He is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosts the weekday television news show ''The Lead with Jake Tapper'', and co-hosts the Sunday morning public af ...

Tim Carvell Tim Carvell is an American writer and television producer known for his work on the TV satirical news series '' Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' and ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', as well as for his print work in publications including ' ...

* Daniel Chun *

Fred Graver Fred Graver is an American television comedy writer, producer, and network executive. Most recently he's been the Creative Lead, TV @Twitter and Senior Vice President, Digital & Social for Discovery Communications. Fred was co-editor-in-chief o ...

* Kevin Guilfoile *

Francis Heaney Francis Heaney is a professional puzzle writer and editor (and a former editor-at-large) for ''GAMES Magazine'', as well as a former editor of ''Enigma,'' the official publication of the National Puzzlers' League, the composer and co-lyricist (with ...

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Seth Mnookin Seth Mnookin (born April 27, 1972) is an American writer and journalist. As of 2017, he is a Professor of Comparative Media Studies/Writing at MIT and the Director of Institute's Graduate Program in Science Writing. He is also the media reporter ...

Jay Pinkerton Jay Pinkerton (born June 15, 1977) is a Canadian humourist known for co-writing, with Erik Wolpaw, the story of Valve's video game '' Portal 2''. A former editor of both Cracked.com and '' Cracked'' magazine, ''PlayStation World'' magazine refe ...

Nathan Rabin Nathan Rabin (; born April 24, 1976) is an American film and music critic. Rabin was the first head writer for ''The A.V. Club'', a position he held until he left the ''Onion'' organization in 2013.

Daniel Radosh Daniel Radosh (born 23 March 1969) is an American journalist and blogger. Radosh is a senior writer for ''The Daily Show with Trevor Noah''. Previously, he was a staff writer for ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and'' a contributing editor at '' ...

John Warner John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 200 ...

References

External links

Modern Humorist website

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