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John Hodgman

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John Hodgman
John Hodgman

A former McSweeney's literary agent and cheese monger, John Hodgman has become what he has most feared: a professional writer. His book, The Areas of My Expertise, is a compilation of mostly fictitious "complete world knowledge." He also thanks John Flansburgh and Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser in the credits. With the millions of dollars he received from the sales of this book, he became deranged and held They Might Be Giants hostage as he threatened the band with his marauding baseball players. Had the band not accomplished the impossible feat of playing a new song for each venue they visited, chronicled in the Venue Songs (DVD/CD), the Deranged Millionaire (who has most lately made an appearance in Podcast 3A and a live appearance introducing the band) would take away TMBG's musical talisman, the key to their songwriting abilities. Unfortunately for him, the plan was thwarted and Hodgman was forced to return to his loathed profession as a professional writer, writing several Little Gray Book Lectures.

He has sought other professions as of late, capitalizing on his unlikely name by appearing sporadically as an expert on various subjects on the Daily Show. He was profiled in the April 9, 2006 issue of Time, which you can view here. He also plays the role of a PC in a series of Apple Mac commercials.

His amusing ramblings have seen fruition in the Hodgman Promos (which appear in The Areas of my Expertise and feature the voices of John F. and Robin) and several live shows.

To view John Hodgman's appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, click here

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