Name: Josh Gondelman
Start: 2026-05-30T00:30:00.000Z
Location: Blue Ridge Comedy Club

About this show

<div dir="ltr">Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives. He recently worked as the head writer and an executive producer for <em>Desus & Mero</em> on Showtime. Additionally, he contributed to the final season of <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>, which was a thrill for both him and his parents. Prior to that, Gondelman spent five years at <em>Last Week Tonight with John Oliver</em>, first as a web producer and then as a staff writer where he earned four Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and three WGA Awards. His debut standup special <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.comedydynamics.com/catalog/josh-gondelman-people-pleaser/&source=gmail&ust=1768450498015000&usg=AOvVaw1GIb0rDBPSicv4n94_Ci86" href="https://www.comedydynamics.com/catalog/josh-gondelman-people-pleaser/" target="_blank"><em>People Pleaser</em></a> (2022) was produced by Comedy Dynamics and is available to stream now, as is his most recent special, <em>Positive Reinforcement</em> (2025), which was produced by Blonde Medicine.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If Josh's face seems familiar, you may recognize it from his appearances on <em>Conan</em> (TBS), <em>Late Night With Seth Meyers</em> (NBC), and <em>The Late Late Show with James Corden </em>(CBS). But you may also know his voice from his regular appearances on the NPR news quiz show <em>Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me. </em>Gondelman is also the author of the essay collection <strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062852755/nice-try/&source=gmail&ust=1768450498015000&usg=AOvVaw0uDx8zRFiP1hQzBweGRDur" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062852755/nice-try/" target="_blank"><em>Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results</em></a></strong> published September 2019 by Harper Perennial. And, if you remember this far back, he was the co-creator of the popular <em>Modern Seinfeld </em>Twitter account.</div><br><span class="fr-responsiveVideo fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wTpq7YBCoKI?&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>