Ep. 6.16 - Josh Gondelman

About this episode

Nate interviews comedian Josh Gondelman about his career in comedy and writing.

Nate talks Turkey, teases the upcoming Holiday episodes of the show and then sits for a chat with comedian/writer Josh Gondelman . They chat about the RISK! Podcast , Josh's childhood in Massachusetts, his exposure to comedy in his early years, finding ways to still appreciate the art of awful people, reconciling old material, being responsible while writing, his path into comedy writing, working on Billy On the Street , Last Week Tonight with John Oliver & journalism, his latest standup special, Positive Reinforcement , and releasing a comedy special on YouTube. Then, Josh tries on The Jawntlet for size. Josh Gondelman website Positive Reinforcement (Full Special - YouTube) WXPN Welcomes The Aimee Mann Ted Leo Christmas Show (Tickets) That's Marvelous newsletter Josh Gondelman Instagram Josh Gondelman Bluesky Yo! That's My Jawn on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Y!TMJ Newsletter !⁠

People in this episode

Host: Nate

Guest: Josh Gondelman

Topics covered

• comedy
• writing
• podcasts
• standup
• journalism
• interviews

Keywords

• Josh Gondelman
• comedy writing
• standup special
• RISK! Podcast
• Billy On the Street
• Last Week Tonight
• Positive Reinforcement
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RISK! Podcast, Billy On the Street, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, WXPN, That's Marvelous

Books & works: Positive Reinforcement

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