Josh Gondelman
Josh Gondelman | |
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Born |
Joshua Lyons Gondelman January 15, 1985 Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Comedian |
Years active | 2010-present |
Joshua Lyons Gondelman (born January 15, 1985) is an American author, comedy writer, producer, and stand-up comedian.[1][2][3] He is a writer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and co-created the parody Twitter account @SeinfeldToday.[4][5]
Early life and education
Gondelman grew up in Stoneham, Massachusetts,[6] to parents Ellion Lyons and David Gondelman.[7] He grew up in a Jewish family.[8][9]
Gondelman graduated from Stoneham High School in 2003.[6][10] He graduated from Brandeis University in 2007, where he double majored in creative writing and English,[2] and minored in Spanish.[11]
Career
When he was 19 years old, Gondelman began doing standup comedy in Boston. He did stand-up in Boston for seven years, and occasionally returns.[12] After college, he worked as a pre-school teacher[5][13] and taught elementary school Spanish.[14] In 2011, Gondelman moved to New York City, where his then-girlfriend lived, to do more stand-up comedy.[2]
During this time he also began doing freelance writing.[15][2] He co-wrote his first major story, "Both Sides of a Break Up", with his recent ex-girlfriend; it was published in New York Magazine in 2012.[2][16] In 2013, he wrote a story for Esquire describing his experience running in a Tough Mudder race in which he was sponsored by Wheaties in exchange for monetary compensation from General Mills and Zeus Jones.[17] He has also written for McSweeney's, The New Yorker,[14] and The New York Times.[18]
In October 2015, a book co-authored by Gondelman and Joe Berkowitz entitled You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You've Already Ruined Your Life, was published.[2] [19]
Stand-up
As a stand-up comedian, he has opened for John Oliver, Jen Kirkman and Pete Holmes, and also performs regularly at New York City venues.[20][21] Eve Peyser has said that during his stand-up, Gondelman "radiates humility and a relatable, everyday awkwardness alongside fierce confidence and wit."[20]
Everything's The Best, his debut album, came out in 2011. His second album, Physical Whisper, was released on March 18, 2016.[12][22]
In 2010, he won the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival[23] in Atlanta, Georgia. In March 2016, he made his late-night television debut on Conan.[24]
SeinfeldToday
In December 2012, Gondelman created the Twitter account "SeinfeldToday", along with Jack Moore, formerly of BuzzFeed.[25] The account posts humorous tweets reimagining Seinfeld characters in modern-day situations.[26] As of October 2015, it had more than 900,000 followers.[27] At the 6th annual Shorty Awards in 2014, the account won an award in the "#Fakeaccount" category.[28]
Last Week Tonight
In 2014, Gondelman was hired by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as the web producer for the show's first season, and became a staff writer for the second season.[2][12] In 2016, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on the show.[29] He and the writing team of Last Week Tonight won this same award in 2017, as well as a Writers Guild of America Award in 2017.[30][31]
Personal life
Gondelman is married to Maris Kreizman, the creator of the blog, and book, Slaughterhouse 90210.[27][27][32] They live in Brooklyn[33][34] with Bizzy, a senior pug.[35]
Awards
- 2014: Shorty Awards, #Fakeaccount category[36]
- 2014: Peabody Award for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver[37]
- 2015: Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (nominee)[38]
- 2016: Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver[38]
- 2017: Writers Guild of America Award, Comedy/Variety Series for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- 2017: Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver[38][39]
Discography
Filmography
- 2011: Quiet Desperation (TV series) – Actor (3 episodes)
- 2011: Viral Video (short) – as Agent
- 2013: Splashie (TV series short) – as Criminal
- 2014: Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner (TV series) – Creative consultant (2 episodes)
- 2014: Ramsey Has a Time Machine (TV series) – as Jackson Pollock in "Art"
- 2015–present: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) – Producer (11 episodes), Writer (14 episodes)
- 2016: Night Train with Wyatt Cenac (TV series) – Actor in "Links & Logs"
- 2016: The Comedy Show Show (TV series) – Actor in "RISK! With Kevin Allison"
- 2016: @Midnight (TV series) – as himself
- 2017: Wiki What (Facebook show) - Host[43][44]
Works and publications
- Gondelman, Josh (2007). Anything to Fill the Silence (thesis/dissertation). Waltham, MA: Brandeis University. OCLC 126859941.
- Gondelman, Josh; Berkowitz, Joe (2016). You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You've Already Ruined Your Life. New York: Plume. ISBN 978-0-147-51580-3. OCLC 910009187.
- Selected articles
- Gondelman, Josh (13 July 2011). "Monologue: A Timid Ghost Requests Help Exacting Vengeance". McSweeney's.
- Gondelman, Josh; Dunn, Gaby (17 August 2012). "Both Sides of a Breakup: The Stray Condom Mystery". New York.
- Gondelman, Josh (13 March 2013). "My Adventures With 'Penis-Numbing' Spray". New York.
- Gondelman, Josh (11 June 2013). "So You Want To Leak Classified Documents?". Esquire.
- Gondelman, Josh (6 August 2013). "Mudder's Boy". Esquire.
- Gondelman, Josh (13 August 2013). "I Want to Make Love to You Like In the Movies". McSweeney's.
- Gondelman, Josh (9 December 2013). "Call of Duty: Homeland". McSweeney's.
- Gondelman, Josh (10 February 2014). "Live Coverage from a George Zimmerman Fight That Never Happened". Esquire.
- Gondelman, Josh (17 September 2014). "Works from the Los Angeles Museum of Photographic Self-Portraiture". The New Yorker.
- Gondelman, Josh (1 January 2015). "Famous Writers Play Taboo". The New Yorker.
- Gondelman, Josh (16 March 2015). "I Had Given Up On The NFL. Then Nana Became A Patriots Fanatic". BuzzFeed.
- Gondelman, Josh (31 July 2015). "Opinion: Welcome to Your Airbnb". The New York Times.
- Gondelman, Josh (16 September 2015). "Outerspanx, Butt Lampshades, and Zoolandery Vibes: A Fashion-Week Virgin Reviews Chromat". ELLE.
- Gondelman, Josh (29 September 2015). "How to Ruin a First Date: An Easy, 4-Step Guide". ELLE.
- Gondelman, Josh (15 September 2016). "Why You Should Give Thirsty Guys a Chance!". Glamour.
- Gondelman, Josh (23 May 2017). "One Day We Will Be Dead, but Scaachi Koul Will Still Matter". Esquire.
- Wiki What?
- Bruney, Gabrielle; Gondelman, Josh; Miller, T.J. (September 3, 2017). "Watch T.J. Miller Have a Check-Up with the Wikipediatrician (Wiki What? #1)" (Includes video). Esquire.
- Miller, Matt; Gondelman, Josh; Bradley West, John (8 September 2017). "'Game of Thrones' Star John Bradley Reveals His Actual Name in This Hilarious Video (Wiki What? #2)" (Includes video). Esquire.
- Miller, Matt; Gondelman, Josh; Gilliard, Jr., Lawrence (18 September 2017). "Lawrence Gilliard Jr. of 'The Deuce' Explains the Tupac Connection on His Wikipedia Page (Wiki What? #3)" (Includes video). Esquire.
- Rense, Sarah; Gondelman, Josh; Upton, Kate (22 September 2017). "Kate Upton Doesn't Like Her Wikipedia Page Photo (Wiki What? #4)" (Includes video). Esquire.
References
- ↑ Zinoman, Jason (29 April 2016). "Sick of Angry Comics? Try Some Sweet-Tempered Stand-Up". The New York Times.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Grant, Drew (6 October 2015). "Nice Guys Finish First: Josh Gondelman, a New Writer of 'Last Week Tonight'". The Observer.
- ↑ Eakin, Marah (24 March 2016). "Last Week Tonight writer Josh Gondelman on Bernie Mac, Hillary Clinton, and Weird Twitter". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ "Modern Seinfeld (@SeinfeldToday)". Twitter.
- 1 2 Power, Tom; Gondelman, Josh (18 November 2016). "Comedian Josh Gondelman's past as a pre-school teacher" (Audio interview). CBC Radio.
- 1 2 "Comedian Josh Gondelman staying busy while home in Boston". The Boston Globe. 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Frank "Cal" Lyons". The Boston Globe – via Legacy.com.
- ↑ Gondelman, Josh (16 March 2015). "I Had Given Up On The NFL. Then Nana Became A Patriots Fanatic". BuzzFeed.
- ↑ Goodman, Elyssa (24 September 2016). "Why Josh Gondelman Is a Rising Star in Stand-Up Comedy". The Forward.
- ↑ Willison, Margaret H. (10 December 2015). "Josh Gondelman can't deny his inner Bostonian". Metro US.
- ↑ Gaffney, Theresa (2015-08-21). "Brandeis alum nominated for Emmy for 'Last Week Tonight'". The Brandeis Hoot. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- 1 2 3 Dorval, Mike (14 March 2016). "07 – Josh Gondelman" (Audio podcast). Bombing with Mike Dorval. Rox Labs.
- ↑ Sutherland, Amy (21 August 2011). "Transformers: Taking his show on the road". The Boston Globe.
- 1 2 "Josh Gondelman: "It's about creating a feeling of warmth along with humor"". The Toast. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ↑ Ham, Robert (18 March 2016). "Now What?: Josh Gondelman on His New Stand-up Album and Last Week Tonight". Paste.
- ↑ "Both Sides of a Breakup: The Stray Condom Mystery". The Cut. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ↑ Gondelman, Josh (6 August 2013). "Mudder's Boy". Esquire.
- ↑ Gondelman, Josh (2017-09-01). "Opinion | What if I Bombed at My Own Wedding?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ↑ Ham, Robert (2016-03-18). "Now What?: Josh Gondelman on His New Stand-up Album and Last Week Tonight". Paste. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- 1 2 Peyser, Eve (10 November 2015). "Comedian Josh Gondelman Is Proof Kindness Can Kill in Comedy". Mic.
- ↑ White, Caitlin (21 March 2016). "The Brooklyn 100: Josh Gondelman, Writer and Comedian". Brooklyn Magazine.
- ↑ Rahman, Ray (18 March 2016). "'Last Week Tonight' writer Josh Gondelman discusses his new stand-up album". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ "Couldn't happen to a nicer guy: Josh Gondelman wins inaugural Laughing Skull Comedy Festival". The Comic's Comic. 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ↑ Tickle, Glen (2016-03-24). "Comedian Josh Gondelman Talks About Ghosting, Confidence, and Grandparents on Conan". Laughing Squid. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ↑ Chung, Nicole (22 March 2016). "Josh Gondelman: "It's about creating a feeling of warmth along with humor"". The Toast.
- ↑ McCann, Erin (29 August 2013). "Josh Gondelman: meet the man behind @SeinfeldToday". The Guardian.
- 1 2 3 Ruiz, Michelle (15 October 2015). "Meet the George and Amal of the Twitter-Lit World". Vogue.
- ↑ The Deadline Team (8 April 2014). "Shorty Awards Winners Announced". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (12 September 2016). "Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Making a Murderer,' 'Grease Live,' 'Archer,' 'Shark Tank' Take Top Awards". Variety.
- ↑ "2017 Emmy Award Winners List". CBS Cleveland. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ↑ "2018 Writers Guild Awards Nominees". awards.wga.org. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ↑ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (1 April 2016). "Jobs Report: Kickstarter's Publishing Ambassador Maris Kreizman Details Her Day". The Observer.
- ↑ Schwartz, Dana (15 March 2016). "An Interview With Josh Gondelman, The Nicest Guy In Comedy". Brooklyn Magazine.
- ↑ Douglas, Nick (2017-12-11). "I'm Comedian Josh Gondelman, and This Is How I Work". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
For this special video installment of How I Work, we visited Josh in his Brooklyn home to talk about his Emmy-winning TV work, the process of writing his second book, how he keeps it together on tour, and how he knows when to quit.
- ↑ Wilder, Alice (4 December 2016). "Q&A with 'Sweater Weather' comedian Josh Gondelman". The Daily Tar Heel.
- ↑ "Josh Gondelman". Shorty Awards.
- ↑ French, Jana Lynn (14 March 2016). "Honoring the Impact of John Oliver's Last Week Tonight". Peabody Awards.
- 1 2 3 "Josh Gondelman: Awards & Nominations". Emmy Award. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (18 September 2017). "Emmy Awards Winners: The Complete List". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Gondelman, Josh (8 November 2011). "Everything's The Best!" (audio). Rooftop Comedy. OCLC 810329878.
- ↑ Gondelman, Josh (18 March 2016). "Physical Whisper" (audio). Rooftop Comedy.
- ↑ Frissore, Angela (21 February 2016). "Boston native Josh Gondelman nails it with sophomore comedy album". AXS TV.
- ↑ Roettgers, Janko (9 August 2017). "Facebook Unveils Shows From 30-Plus Partners Including Univision, MLB, NBA, Hearst, Time Inc". Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ "Behind Hearst's Facebook Watch Programming Strategy - min Online". 12 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.