Colton & Aboud

New C&A Silliness on VH1

Your friends Colton & Aboud are on VH1's new pop culture pundit fest "The Great Debate." Catch the premiere Monday, July 6 at 10pm ET/PT. New episodes air at 10pm the rest of the week. And reruns will appear for all eternity.

In other news, "Puppy Love," the infamous Punchie-Pikachu video from Modern Humorist, will air as part of the new MTV series "DJ & the Fro." You can see the glorious wrongness during episode 108. But if you can't wait that long...

Meanwhile, in the world of books, we urge you to buy a copy of Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture. Yes, we appreciate the irony of giving you the hard sell on a book devoted to critiquing consumerism. Edited by C&A pals Carrie McLaren and Jason Torchinsky, "Ad Nauseam" collects the best writing from the underground magazine Stay Free! Aboud was an occasional contributor to SF! And the book features this photo of Colton: 

Forever in our hearts, MJ, forever in our hearts.

Meet Polly

From episode 104 of "Sit Down, Shut Up," credited to your friends Colton & Aboud. 

Fourteen-Letter Term for "Awesome"

Psst! In today's New York Times crossword puzzle (4/26/09), the answer to 56 Down is "Modern Humorist." We're kind of stumped on every other clue, but that one we got.

Oh, and while we have your attention, "Sit Down, Shut Up" airs its second episode tonight (Fox, 8:30 e/p). One credited to yours truly is scheduled to air on 5/10.

Arnett vs. Bateman: "Sit Down, Shut Up" Promo

Colton & Aboud Go "Black to the Future"

You can see your pals C&A on VH1's new show "Black to the Future." The network calls it "a celebration of the great riches African Americans have provided American pop culture." Oh, and also two horrible dorks attempting the Kid 'n Play dance. Retroactive spoiler warning! We hope you will tune in and enjoy our latest on-screen nonsense carnival. Click here for showtimes.

Colton Gets Rejected

In the new anthology "Rejected," MC tell the true story of losing his virginity and then getting disownedby his mother. It is both frightening and hilarious. You can buy the book here.

Publisher's Weekly gave it a great review: 

"In this comic anthology of short essays, rejection veteran Jon Friedman (creator of popular New York reading series “The Rejection Show”) brings together a double handful of writers and comics (David Wain, Michael Ian Black, Neal Pollack, Mandy Stadtmiller, David Rees, Tom McCaffrey, Kristen Schaal) to share rejected work and their thoughts on it. The criterion for entry is an unpublished piece that has been rejected at least once; rejecting parties range from the New Yorker to television’s Saturday Night Live to the perfect boyfriend to the suddenly silent agent. Entries include sketches abandoned by members of TV’s The State to spectacular bachelor party failures to small, triumphant moments of rejection (for one actress, hope makes a comeback at the local Pottery Barn). The overall quality of the work is remarkable; Friedman allows his writers immense latitude in style and substance while keeping his theme front and center. Though a bit New York-centric, the collection has something for everyone, laughs on just about every page, and an ultimatelyuplifting spirit; if every rejection is an opportunity, then the chance to be a part of this fine, funny  collaboration was probably worth it—especially for readers."

"Sit Down, Shut Up" Premieres April 19th on Fox

We invite you to watch and enjoy Sit Down, Shut Up, the new animated comedy on Fox (Sundays, 8:30pm E/P starting 4/19/09). Mitch "Arrested Development" Hurwitz created the show which focuses on the worst high school teachers in the universe. Or, at least Florida. The cast includes Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Will Forte, Kristin Chenoweth, Henry Winkler, Kenan Thompson, Cheri Oteri, Nick Kroll and Tom Kenny. Oh, now you're interested.

Tales from the Writers Guild Strike

As proud members of the Writers Guild of America, we tried to do our part during the strike of '07-'08.
• We launched a parody of the AMPTP web site. Coverage: Nikki Finke, LA Times, Variety, Nikki Finke part II.
• John blogged for UnitedHollywood.com.
• Mike wrote an op-ed for the Boston Globe.

"The Comebacks" is Available for Viewing

See Our (names on a) Movie in the Comfort of Your Home!
A few years ago, we wrote a sports spoof movie called "The Comebacks." It was later rewritten by approximately eighty-seven other dudes, but it got made and released in 2007. Now you can buy or rent it! If you wait until the credits, you'll even see our names for a few seconds. "The Comebacks" stars David Koechner ("Anchorman"), Melora Hardin ("The Office") and Carl Weathers (every good movie ever made). Enjoy!

DVDorkiness

Available Now: "Melrose Place" the Third Season on DVD. The set includes our feature, "Everything You Need to Know About Melrose Place." Amazon calls it an "affectionate skewering," but we prefer this review: "...a recap of the show told by two people who seem to have as low of an opinion of the show as I do."

Thanks for Helping Us Cheat!

A big thanks to everyone who helped us raise money during 826LA's Mini Golf for Cheaters Tournament in August 2007. Our total was $3,893.00! Photos of our low-down, unscrupulous mini golf adventure can be seen here. We love what 826LA does to help kids improve their creative writing skills. If you live in the LA area, and you are not illiterate, consider getting involved.

Our Heads in a Yule Log

We wrote a piece about our TV punditry work for a magazine devoted to Harvard alumni and their impossibly glamorous lifestyles. We know, you just dry heaved a little. Anyway, that magazine went out of business (!), and the article was taken off the web. But isn't that caricature of us fascinating?

Colton & Aboud at the Peach Pit

See your friends Colton & Aboud on the DVD releases of Beverly Hills 90210 Season Two and Season Three. We appear in special commentary extras called "Everything You Need to Know." Here's the opening of "Everything You Need to Know About Beverly Hills 90210, Season Two."

A True Life Tale, by Michael Colton

Read Michael's piece in the New York Times Magazine:
"Yo Quiero Marry Carla."