About this Event
Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and most recently worked as the head writer and an executive producer for Desus & Mero on Showtime. Previously, he spent five years at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, first as a web producer and then as a staff writer where he earned four Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and three WGA Awards. Josh also previously wrote for Fuse TV’s Billy On The Street.
His most recent hour, Positive Reinforcement, is now available to stream. Josh’s debut standup special People Pleaser was released in 2022. In 2016, Josh made his late-night standup debut on Conan (TBS), and he has also performed on Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC) and The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS).
Gondelman is the author of the essay collection Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results published September 2019 by Harper Perennial. Since 2019, he has been a regular panelist on NPR mainstay Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.
Offstage, Gondelman is also the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It, published October 2015 by Plume. His writing has also appeared in prestigious publications such as McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, New York Magazine, and The New Yorker.
Ages 21+
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Doors for open for seating approximately 30 minutes before late showtimes. Please note, doors are subject to prior show endtime and may change without notice, beyond our control.
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Mic Drop Comedy, 8878 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, United States
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