Josh Gondelman

Joshua Lyons "Josh" Gondelman (born January 15, 1985)[1][2] is an American actor, comedy writer, and stand-up comedian. He is known for his work as a writer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and for co-creating the parody Twitter account SeinfeldToday.

Early life and education

Gondelman was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, where he graduated from Stoneham High School.[3][4] He later graduated from Brandeis University in 2007, where he double majored in creative writing and English.[5] After graduating from college, he moved to New York in 2011 with his then-girlfriend.[5]

Career

Magazine journalism

Gondelman began working for magazines after he started his stand-up career, because stand-up had proved not to be very profitable for him.[5] His first major story, Both Sides of a Break Up, was co-authored by him and his then-girlfriend and published in New York Magazine in 2012.[5] In 2013, he wrote a story for Esquire describing his experience running in a Tough Mudder race to promote Wheaties in exchange for monetary compensation from General Mills and Zeus Jones.[6]

Stand-up career

As a stand-up comedian, he has opened for John Oliver, Jen Kirkman and Pete Holmes, but also (as of November 2015) performs regularly at small New York City venues.[7] Eve Peyser has said that during his stand-up, Gondelman "radiates humility and a relatable, everyday awkwardness alongside fierce confidence and wit."[7]

SeinfeldToday

In December 2012, he created the Twitter account "SeinfeldToday", along with Jack Moore of Buzzfeed. This account posts humorous tweets reimagining Seinfeld characters in modern-day situations.[8] As of October 2015, it had more than 900,000 followers.[9] In October 2015, a book co-authored by Gondelman and Joe Berkowitz and based on the SeinfeldToday account, entitled You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You've Already Ruined Your Life, was published.[5]

Last Week Tonight

In 2014, he was hired by Last Week Tonight as a producer of original web content for the show's first season, and became a staff writer for their second season.[5]

Personal life

As of October 2015, Gondelman was dating Maris Kreizman, the creator of the blog "Slaughterhouse 90210".[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Gondelman". VIAF. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Josh Gondelman". Library of Congress. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Comedian Josh Gondelman staying busy in Boston". Boston Globe. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Josh Gondelman can't deny his inner Bostonian". Metro.us. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grant, Drew (6 October 2015). "Nice Guys Finish First: Josh Gondelman, a New Writer of ‘Last Week Tonight’". Observer. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Gondelman, Josh (6 August 2013). "Mudder's Boy". Esquire. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 Peyser, Eve (10 November 2015). "Comedian Josh Gondelman Is Proof Kindness Can Kill in Comedy". Mic. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ↑ McCann, Erin (29 August 2013). "Josh Gondelman: meet the man behind @SeinfeldToday". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. 1 2 Ruiz, Michelle (15 October 2015). "Meet the George and Amal of the Twitter-Lit World". Vogue. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

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