1. Joshua Lyons Gondelman was born on January 15,1985 and is an American author, comedy writer, producer, and stand-up comedian.
15 Facts About Josh Gondelman
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Josh Gondelman was previously a writer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
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Josh Gondelman is known for co-creating the parody Twitter account @SeinfeldToday.
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Josh Gondelman graduated from Brandeis University in 2007, where he double majored in creative writing and English and minored in Spanish.
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When he was 19 years old, Josh Gondelman began doing standup comedy in Boston.
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Josh Gondelman did stand-up in Boston for seven years and occasionally returns.
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In 2011, Josh Gondelman moved to New York City, where his then-girlfriend lived, to pursue stand-up comedy.
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Josh Gondelman co-wrote his first major story, "Both Sides of a Break Up", with his ex-girlfriend; it was published in New York Magazine in 2012.
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Josh Gondelman has written for McSweeney's, The New Yorker, and The New York Times.
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Josh Gondelman made his network television debut in January 2018 on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
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In December 2012, Josh Gondelman created the Twitter account "SeinfeldToday", along with Jaclyn Moore, formerly of BuzzFeed.
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In 2014, Josh 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.
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Since 2019, Josh Gondelman has been a regular panelist on the NPR show Wait Wait.
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In March 2023, Josh Gondelman was the guest host filling in for Peter Sagal while Sagal was on paternity leave.
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Josh Gondelman is married to Maris Kreizman, the creator of the blog and book Slaughterhouse 90210.