City Arts & Lectures (Venue Partner)
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave
415.563.2463
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John Hodgman
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Saturday Nov 7, 2009 (8–9:20pm)
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$20
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“The points of intersection between the "hip" and "nerdy" circles on the cultural Venn diagram used to be a null set. But Rivers Cuomo got a toe in there, and before you could say "David Sedaris," half of the coolest kids in town were massive geeks. Take John Hodgman, best known as the uptight PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign. He's also a trenchant satirist with the cojones to play The Daily Show's "Resident Expert" and title his memoir The Areas of My Expertise. Tonight, Hodgman discusses the finer points of being a know-it-all with 43folders founder Merlin Mann.”
Ben Bass, Flavorpill
American author and humorist John Hodgman has appeared as the Resident Expert on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," "PC" on Apple's "Get a Mac" TV ads, and was the headline speaker at the 2009 Radio and Television Correspondents dinner in Washington D.C. In his role as Resident Expert on "The Daily Show," Hodgman has offered insight and commentary on art authentication, presidential candidate style, hurricane season, and mixed martial arts. Hodgman's latest book, More Information Than You Require, deals with esoteric, charming and just plain eccentric topics that catch the author's fancy. From tips on buying a computer from a street vendor to get-rich-slow schemes, Hodgman's humor revels in a culture saturated with experts of every stripe.
Hodgman will be in conversation with Merlin Mann, creator of the website 43folders. Mann seeks to help ordinary people find "the time and attention to do your best creative work."
