[1] With writing partner John Aboud, he created the television show Home Economics and wrote the films A Futile and Stupid Gesture and Penguins of Madagascar.
[2] Colton attended Newton North High School in Massachusetts, where he wrote a humor column for the student newspaper.
[4] Colton has co-written the films A Futile and Stupid Gesture,[5] Penguins of Madagascar and The Comebacks.
He has also co-produced the television series Close Enough and Zoolander: Super Model and written for Childrens Hospital and Leverage.
[7][8] From 2000 to 2003, Colton and Aboud ran Modern Humorist, an entertainment company based in Brooklyn, best known for its online magazine.