Aaron Karo

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Aaron Karo (born June 18, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian and author best known for his email column "Ruminations" and his books "Ruminations on College Life" and "Ruminations on Twentysomething Life".

In September 1997, Karo entered as a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Karo said that it only took him "only one week to realize that college was a joke" [Cite book| last=Karo | first=Aaron | year=2002 | title=Ruminations on College Life | publisher=Simon & Schuster | isbn= 0-7432-3293-3 | p=3] . To share his experiences, Karo sent a humorous email about college to twenty of his friends. That email spawned a regular “email column” called "Ruminations on College Life" that Karo began sending on a regular basis. Through forwarding and word-of-mouth, the column spread and readers began subscribing to receive the column directly. Karo continues to write the column, now entitled simply "Ruminations", to this day. It is published every other Monday and has over 50,000 subscribers worldwide.

On July 10th, 2002, Karo made his stand-up comedy debut at Stand-Up New York in New York City. He currently headlines shows across the country.

In August 2002, Simon & Schuster published a collection of Karo’s columns, also entitled "Ruminations on College Life".

In May 2005, Simon & Schuster published Karo’s second book, "Ruminations on Twentysomething Life", a collection of Karo’s post-college columns.

In September 2007, Karo celebrated the tenth anniversary of his "Ruminations" column by publishing several special editions, including a Greatest Hits issue and a glossary of terms coined in the column.

In August 2008, Karo announced the launch of Ruminations.com, a user-generated humor site that allows users to write their own “ruminations” and share them with the community.

On August 15th, 2008, Karo performed on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Education

Graduated from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School in Plainview, New York on Long Island, in June 1997. The original twenty friends that Karo sent the first "Ruminations" email to are purported to also be from Plainview.

Graduated "magna cum laude" with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in May 2001. Was a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.

External links

* [http://www.aaronkaro.com/ AaronKaro.com] - Official website
* [http://www.ruminations.com/ Ruminations.com] - User-generated site

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