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5 unusual facts about John Hodgman


A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

In his 2011 book That Is All, John Hodgman titles a chapter about taking a cruise "A Totally Fun Thing I Would Do Again as Soon as Possible."

Andrew Neel

The film was optioned for narrative fiction re-make by Paramount via Plan B Entertainment, which was to be written by John Hodgman.

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

The second episode saw the return of "Would You Rather?" and the introduction of "Judge John Hodgman" a mock-trial presided over by author/raconteur John Hodgman.

Drom fragrances

In 2013, Drom fragrances designed an unisex cologne for comedian John Hodgman to commemorate his Netflix comedy special John Hodgman: Ragnarok.

Venue Songs DVD/CD

A Deranged Millionaire (played by John Hodgman) approaches They Might Be Giants and challenges them to write a new song every day on their current tour, celebrating the unique characteristics of every venue in which they perform.


Heath School

John Hodgman (1971-), humorist and author best known for his personification of a PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign.

I'm a PC

The composition was initially made to resemble that of the Apple campaign, as Siler resembles John Hodgman, the "PC" counterpart to Justin Long as a Mac in the Apple commercials.

John Moe

The show consists of interviews, comedic sketches, musical performances, and a game show between the two guests, who have included Julia Sweeney, John Hodgman, Roseanne Cash, and Neil Gaiman, among numerous others.

Neal Pollack

After Dave Eggers's magazine McSweeney's began publishing his work, Pollack began appearing in shows with Eggers, John Hodgman, Sarah Vowell, Zadie Smith, David Byrne, Arthur Bradford, They Might Be Giants, M. Doughty, and many others before parting ways with McSweeney's in 2003.

Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote

John Hodgman claims to have made a "controversial shot-by-shot remake" of "Pierre Menard" in the "page-a-day calendar" portion of his book More Information Than You Require, on the date 4 December 1998.


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