Mr. Hodgman possesses a certain type of dry humor that is hard to pin point these days. He isn't trying to make you uncomfortable (like Larry David), he doesn't deliver jokes tongue-in cheek (Ricky Gervais), isn't pretending to be naive (Steve Carell)... he's just slightly nerdy in a completely classic sense. He's also referred to as a "humorist" rather than "comedian." Very classy. He isn't doing stand-up, he's observing and remarking on society, like Oscar Wilde or Mark Twain.
He is smarter than you. Argue that if you like, but it may only further drive my point.
John Hodgman is also the only contributor to The Daily Show who is referred to as a "Resident Expert" rather than a "Senior [________] Correspondent." This was most likely derived from the first of Hodgman's two books, The Areas of My Expertise and More Information Than You Require.
So why should one love and/or admire Mr. Hodgman? If being bright and witty is not enough, may I remind you he is oh so pretty? Who refuses to swoon at that slyly cocked brow, his baby face, his sharp dress shirt, those sensible acrylic frames, the adorable ferret in his hands? Surely no woman (or man) can resist his charm. I certainly can't.
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