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Interview with comedian Michael Colton Print
Written by Simon Thorn   
Jul 08, 2007 at 03:18 PM

Continuing with our Best Week Ever theme, our latest interview is with none other than Michael Colton. Besides being a comedian appearing on VH1's "Best Week Ever," and co-founder of the new defunct webzine Modern Humorist, he is also a gifted writer. You'll be able to see just how gifted he is on October 26th, 2007 when the movie he co-wrote "The Comebacks" debuts on the big screen. Seriously, go see it (but wait until it's out first). For more information on Michael and his writing partner John Aboud visit their website at ColtonAboud.com.

Q: You graduated from Harvard University in 1997. That unfortunately makes you too intelligent to be interviewed by our staff, so we tallied up a bunch of transient individuals from the local hepatitis clinic, but they got way too needy, so you're stuck with us. Let's start by testing your prognosticating skills. Will this interview go well?

MC: I majored in prognostication at Harvard, so I know the answer is yes. (And if not yes, then the answer is definitely no.)

Q: You and fellow pop-culture commentator John Aboud are quite the comedic pairing. Your chemistry works brilliantly and you guys seem to genuinely get along. What's the best and worst thing about working with him?

MC: The best thing is that we build on each other: I might have an idea for a funny setup, and he'll complete the joke by coming up with the right punchline. The worst thing is that I sometimes get mesmerized by his eyebrows and can't concentrate.

Q: Theoretically speaking, what's your favorite rhetorical question?

MC: [sound of brain exploding]

Q: While you were a senior at Newton North High School you co-wrote the SAT guide "Up Your Score." If you were able to re-write the book for today's teen crowd, what additions would you need to make?

MC: I'd need to add hip references that today's generation would "dig." Things like The Twist, Annette Funicello, and these so-called "hula hoops." Also, rainbow parties.

Q: We've had the '70s, the '80s, the '90s. But as we are only three plus years to 2010, we still have no name for this decade? What is your suggestion?

MC: "The Decade When We Realized We Were Seriously Fucked."

Q: Is Google's new "Street View" a great idea, or a stalker's dream come true?

MC: I thought it was pretty cool, until I came across a picture of myself peeing by the side of the road. Kind of embarrassing.

Q: Choosing between Mira Sorvino, Elisabeth Shue, Natalie Portman, and Gertrude Stein, who is Harvard's hottest Alumnae?

MC: Um, hello? What about Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto?

Q: So what's more frightening, Lindsay Lohan playing with a knife or the fact that her Mom is getting her own reality TV show on "E!"?

MC: Doesn't matter who's involved -- all you have to say is "reality TV show on E!" and I'm already frightened.

Q: You and John did a fantastic mock-up of Beverly Hills 90210's opening credits on the "Beverly Hills 90210 Season 2 DVD." How long did it take you both to nail the cast's mannerisms so skillfully?

MC: I spent about six months living with Gabrielle Carteris, shadowing her, studying her moves, perfecting my "Andrea Zuckerman" imitation. I eventually had to leave when she discovered me in the basement.

Q: We end every interview with word association. We say wombat and you say...

MC: A burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupial about the size of a badger.

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