JSON from API as an object using JavaScriptSerializer

ApiRequest.cs

using System;
using System.Net;

public class ApiRequest
{
  readonly static WebClient WebClient = new WebClient();

  public static string GetJson(Uri uri)
  {
    return WebClient.DownloadString(uri);
  }
}

Program.cs

//Make sure to add a reference to the assembly System.Web.Extensions

using System;
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;

class Program
{
  const string GitHubPath = "https://api.github.com/users/scottksmith95";

  static readonly JavaScriptSerializer Serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();

  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    var gitHubUri = new Uri(GitHubPath);

    var json = ApiRequest.GetJson(gitHubUri);

    var jsonObject = Serializer.Deserialize<object>(json);
  }
}