Colton & Aboud

Allen Gregory Is on Your TV, Computer and Phone Thing

Allen Gregory is here, and the little fella wants you to watch his show. The second episode, airing on November 6, is titled "1 Night in Gottlieb" and is credited to your friends Colton & Aboud.

You can catch the show...

• Sunday nights at 8:30 ET/PT on Fox
• On iTunes
• On Amazon Instant Video
• And on both Hulu and Fox.com eight days after original airdate

As of this writing, iTunes and Amazon are offering the pilot for FREE. We don't know if/when prices will change, as we do not run either of those services.

The Bungalow: A Halloween Treat

In honor of the spooktacular month of October, here is a little video we shot last year starring Mad Men's Rich Sommer, Big Bang Theory's John Ross Bowie, Parks & Recreation's Alison Becker and L.A. Noire's Nick Hoffa. It's not a short film or a trailer, it's a "concept reel" for a horror-comedy script we wrote called THE BUNGALOW. But mostly it was a great excuse to haul our friends out to the woods and pretend to kill them. Enjoy! Also... boo!

 

THE BUNGALOW on Vimeo.

A team of amateur filmmakers heads into the woods to shoot a "found-footage" haunted house movie... in a house that is actually haunted. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY meets TROPIC THUNDER.

Behind the Scenes of Allen Gregory

Here's a quick promo video from Fox featuring a table read of the "Allen Gregory" pilot. FYI, you're going to watch the show when it premieres on October 30.

Allen Gregory Preview Trailer

Look, you guys, it's a trailer for ALLEN GREGORY.

"Allen Gregory" will debut this fall on Fox. It was co-created by and stars the hilarious Mr. Jonah Hill.

You say you're on Facebook? Do us a solid and go "like" the show.

You say you're on Twitter? Why not follow the official Allen Gregory account?
(Hypothetical question. There is no reason not to follow.)

Thanks in advance for talking up this show to everyone you've ever met. 

Splitsider Q&A on Modern Humorist

If you don't already read the great comedy-fan site Splitsider, now you have an excuse to start. Splitsider's Phil Davidson interviewed your pals C&A about the exhilarating history and glorious legacy of Modern Humorist.  We enjoyed the chance to walk down memory lane and discuss the lost world of Web 1.0. 

We recently slapped a new homepage on MH and tried to "squash" some "bugs," but there are still lots of broken images and interactive pieces that no longer interact. We have not kept up maintenance over the years, and now stray cats roam the grounds. But don't let that dissuade you from checking out the archive and discovering the work of the amazing artists and writers who made MH perhaps the coolest thing of any kind ever.

Sneak Peek: Allen Gregory

We're currently working on a new animated show for Fox called Allen Gregory. Co-created by and starring Jonah Hill, the show follows the sophisticated and egotistical Allen Gregory as he attempts to fit in at a new school.

It's tentatively scheduled to premiere this October. We'll share new artwork and information as the folks in charge permit. For now, here is an early character study of AG and his beloved dad, Richard.

Leverage: The Ho Ho Ho Job

LEVERAGE returns on Sunday, December 12 at 9pm E/P with "The Ho Ho Ho Job," easily the greatest Christmas special since "Year Without a Santa Claus." But as the writers of said special, we are completely biased. Check the official TNT site for all the airings, and then watch every single one. 

If you live a hip alternative lifestyle and don't watch TV when it airs, we direct you to iTunes, Amazon, or TNT.tv. The two-hour season 3 finale airs December 19. Merry Christmas, grifters!

How to Eat Free in DC

Thirteen years ago, Colton wrote a piece for the Washington Post which chronicled his attempt to eat well for a week while never paying for his food. The Post is currently restaging the experiment, this time using the power of Twitter. Hunt and gather, young interns!

Leverage: The Reunion Job

Season 3 of TNT's "Leverage" has begun, and we wrote the second episode of the season, "The Reunion Job." It features multiple utterances of the term "Doucherman." If you missed it last Sunday, TNT will repeat it Thursday, June 24 at 1am; Sunday, June 27 at 10am; and again over July 4 weekend. You can also grab it on Amazon or on iTunes.

But there's no way that's enough Colton & Aboud content for you, so take a look at this video produced by iF Magazine. It's a hard-hitting investigation into life behind-the-scenes of "Leverage."

On Set with Colton & Aboud

Leverage airs Sunday nights on TNT all summer. Enjoy!

Meet the Fightin' Guy Lady Tigers of St. Barry High

We invite/command you to enjoy this short created by our pal Dirk Voetberg. Head over to Funny or Die and vote it Funny, why don'cha? Excuse us: "why don't you?"

The Fightin' Guy Lady Tigers of St. Barry High (Pilot Episode)

We and Dirk hope to continue the FGLT saga as a TV or web series. Adult Swim declared it "too weird for Adult Swim." So we know we are on to something. Let's build the buzz for this, people! Coach Murph is counting on you. 

Colton & Aboud Pretend to Be "Undateable"

 All this week at 10pm ET/PT, you can watch Colton & Aboud in our latest VH1 adventure: "Undateable." Actually, the full title of this five-night extravaganza is "Undateable: 100 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won't be Dating or Having Sex." As highly attractive and absurdly dateable males, we were familiar with only 99 of these 100 things. 

This informative and high-minded program is based on a book with a very similar title. It's the latest in a tradition of books brought to life onscreen by VH1. That's why Video Hits One is known as "Where Readers Gather." Enjoy!

Have your own list of things that make men undateable? Some other website probably wants you to send it in! 

Help Haiti Through the Power of Twitter

On March 12, your pals Colton & Aboud and approximately 138 other humans took part in "A Night of 140 Tweets," a celebrity tweet-a-thon for Haiti. Now, you can experience the laughter, awkwardness and nudity that took place that night and help the children of Haiti at the same time.

Sponsored by Funny or Die, Stillerstrong.org and The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, 100% of proceeds from the purchase of the Night of 140 Tweets video will go to Artists For Peace and Justice to benefit the Haitian School Initiative.

Purchase the DVD and video on Amazon.com

Purchase the video on iTunes

It's for a good cause, and we know you'll enjoy at least two of the tweets (from @richsommer and @edwardhelms).

Your Pals and Diane Sawyer Chat About the Oscars

It's Oscar season, and though we've been planning our viewing party full-time for six weeks now, we took a break to talk about the nominations with Diane Sawyer. We think you will enjoy it. Until the part where Diane Sawyer tells us to "get a life," when we know you will enjoy it.

ABC.com link
YouTube link 

Planning Joanna: A One-Page Screenplay

After our friends at Movie|Line invited us to contribute to their One-Page Screenplay feature, it didn't take us long to hatch an epic sci-fi adventure called JAYVATAR which simultaneously skewered both James Cameron's 3-D opus and Jay Leno's 3-D chin. Then we realized that idea was buh-tarded. 

(Though we were excited to use the word "Na'vintercourse.") 

Instead, we wrote PLANNING JOANNA, which makes fun of our favorite romantic comedy cliché, the Public Declaration of Love. Enjoy!

Colton & Aboud Will Shock You

Colton & Aboud bid farewell to the year, the decade and all sense of decorum on a new VH1 series, "100 Most Shocking Music Moments." By now you know the drill: Celebrity insanity receives tart ribbing by your favorite dorks. And also by us. You can catch this important cultural milestone every night this week at 9pm E/P. Or next time you go to a gym, where VH1 is certain to be playing.

The Taming of the Dude

We invite you to enjoy "Sit Down, Shut Up" episode 202, credited to your pals. We think it came out quite nicely, but history will be the true judge.

"Sit Down, Shut Up" Returns

As our millions of regular ColtonAboud.com visitors know, we worked on an animated show called "Sit Down, Shut Up" created by Mitch Hurwitz. Fox will air nine new episodes of SD,SU beginning Saturday night, September 12th at midnight (Eastern and Pacific). Technically, that would be Sunday morning, the 13th. Right? If you set your DVR incorrectly, we will not be held responsible for whatever infomercial or rerun of "COPS" you end up watching.

Here is a link to the show on TiVo.com if that helps.

The second episode of this run is "The Taming of the Dude," credited to yours truly. So take special pains to watch/avoid that one as per your preference. It is scheduled to air on September 19th. Or rather, the 20th. Isn't it? Look, just record thirty-six hours of Fox starting Friday evenings, and you'll be fine.

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.