Don’t read this the wrong way, but “Vacationland” is a Lifetime movie on the page. There’s the college professor from Brooklyn whose marriage is teetering, three precocious kids, a gorgeous summer ...

Bestselling author, comedian, and self-proclaimed “minor television personality” John Hodgman is living a life of great privilege. His current standup material has been labeled “white privilege ...

What, one might reasonably ask, are “painful beaches”? And why are they in the subtitle of the new memoir by John Hodgman, the actor/comedian/author who brought us some of the funniest bits on “The ...

If the idea takes you a little getting used to, think of how it feels to John Hodgman, coming to terms with his bearded and middle-aging self, and writing it all down in a book. For many years now, ...

It’s good to have friends in high places. Humor writer John Hodgman, the former Resident Expert (and later Deranged Millionaire) on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” is on tour promoting his latest ...