Josh Gondelman

{{short description|American writer and comedian}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Josh Gondelman

| image = JoshGondelman-byPhilipRomano.jpg

| alt = Gondelman in 2024

| caption = Gondelman in 2024

| birth_name = Joshua Lyons Gondelman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|01|15}}

| birth_place = Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S.

| other_names =

| education = Brandeis University (BA)

| occupation = Comedian

| years_active = 2004-present

}}

Joshua Lyons Gondelman (born January 15, 1985) is an American author, comedy writer, producer, and stand-up comedian.{{cite news|last1=Zinoman|first1=Jason|title=Sick of Angry Comics? Try Some Sweet-Tempered Stand-Up|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/arts/television/sick-of-angry-comics-try-some-sweet-tempered-stand-up.html|work=The New York Times|date=29 April 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Grant|first1=Drew|title=Nice Guys Finish First: Josh Gondelman, a New Writer of 'Last Week Tonight'|url=http://observer.com/2015/10/nice-guys-finish-first-josh-gondelman-the-new-voice-of-last-week-tonight/|work=The Observer|date=6 October 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Eakin|first1=Marah|title=Last Week Tonight writer Josh Gondelman on Bernie Mac, Hillary Clinton, and Weird Twitter|url=https://www.avclub.com/last-week-tonight-writer-josh-gondelman-on-bernie-mac-1798245956|work=The A.V. Club|date=24 March 2016}} He was a supervising producer and writer for Desus & Mero on Showtime.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/bodega-boys-desus-mero-showtime-1203143230/|title=Desus & Mero Are Doing Late-Night Their Own Way|last=Framke|first=Caroline|date=2019-02-20|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/desus-mero-showtime-late-night-show-writers.html|title=Here's the Writing Staff for Showtime's Desus & Mero|website=www.vulture.com|date=15 February 2019|access-date=2019-02-21}} He was previously a writer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He is also known for co-creating the parody Twitter account @SeinfeldToday.{{cite web|title=Modern Seinfeld (@SeinfeldToday)|url=https://twitter.com/seinfeldtoday|website=Twitter|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Power|first1=Tom|last2=Gondelman|first2=Josh|title=Comedian Josh Gondelman's past as a pre-school teacher|url=http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/comedian-josh-gondelman-s-past-as-a-pre-school-teacher-1.3857021?autoplay=true|work=CBC Radio|date=18 November 2016|language=en|format=Audio interview}}

Early life and education

Gondelman grew up in Stoneham, Massachusetts,{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2014/12/31/comedian-josh-gondelman-staying-busy-while-home-boston/whiOq2xqvwCNuaFor3PyIN/story.html|title=Comedian Josh Gondelman staying busy while home in Boston|date=31 December 2014|work=The Boston Globe}} to parents Ellion Lyons and David Gondelman.{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=18013088|title=Frank "Cal" Lyons|work=The Boston Globe|via=Legacy.com}} He grew up in a Jewish family.{{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=I Had Given Up On The NFL. Then Nana Became A Patriots Fanatic.|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/joshgondelman/how-i-became-the-new-england-patriots-most-sensitive-fan|work=BuzzFeed|date=16 March 2015|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Goodman|first1=Elyssa|title=Why Josh Gondelman Is a Rising Star in Stand-Up Comedy|url=http://forward.com/culture/350482/why-josh-gondelman-is-a-rising-star-in-stand-up-comedy/|work=The Forward|date=24 September 2016}}

Gondelman graduated from Stoneham High School in 2003.{{cite news|last1=Willison|first1=Margaret H.|title=Josh Gondelman can't deny his inner Bostonian|url=https://www.metro.us/boston/last-week-tonight-writer-josh-gondelman-won-t-let-go-of-his-boston-roots/zsJolj---kRw3TNtHVxgn6|work=Metro US|date=10 December 2015|language=en}} He graduated from Brandeis University in 2007, where he double majored in creative writing and English and minored in Spanish.{{Cite web |url=http://brandeishoot.com/2015/08/21/brandeis-alum-joins-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver/ |title=Brandeis alum nominated for Emmy for 'Last Week Tonight' |last=Gaffney |first=Theresa |date=2015-08-21 |website=The Brandeis Hoot |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-15}}

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.{{cite news|last1=Dorval|first1=Mike|title=07 – Josh Gondelman|url=http://roxlabs.net/2016/03/14/07-josh-gondelman/|work=Bombing with Mike Dorval|publisher=Rox Labs|date=14 March 2016|format=Audio podcast|access-date=25 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045103/http://roxlabs.net/2016/03/14/07-josh-gondelman/|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=dead}} After college, he worked as a pre-school teacher{{cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/comedy/articles/2011/08/21/josh_gondelman_goes_from_teacher_to_comic_and_writer/|title=Transformers: Taking his show on the road|last1=Sutherland|first1=Amy|date=21 August 2011|work=The Boston Globe}} and taught elementary school Spanish.{{Cite web |url=http://the-toast.net/2016/03/22/interview-with-josh-gondelman/ |title=Josh Gondelman: "It's about creating a feeling of warmth along with humor" |date=2016-03-22 |website=The Toast |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-15}} In 2011, Gondelman moved to New York City, where his then-girlfriend lived, to pursue stand-up comedy.

During this time he also began doing freelance writing.{{cite news|last1=Ham|first1=Robert|title=Now What?: Josh Gondelman on His New Stand-up Album and Last Week Tonight|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/03/now-what-josh-gondelman-on-his-new-stand-up-album.html|work=Paste|date=18 March 2016|language=en}} He 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecut.com/2012/08/i-saw-a-used-condom-in-the-trash.html|title=Both Sides of a Breakup: The Stray Condom Mystery|work=The Cut|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Mudder's Boy|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a24171/mudders-boy/|work=Esquire|date=6 August 2013|language=en}} He has also written for McSweeney's, The New Yorker, and The New York Times.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/sunday/what-if-i-bombed-at-my-own-wedding.html|title=Opinion {{!}} What if I Bombed at My Own Wedding?|last=Gondelman|first=Josh|date=2017-09-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-09-25|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

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.

{{Cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/03/now-what-josh-gondelman-on-his-new-stand-up-album.html?p=2 |title=Now What?: Josh Gondelman on His New Stand-up Album and Last Week Tonight |last=Ham |first=Robert |date=2016-03-18 |website=Paste |language=en |access-date=2018-01-15}}

= 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.{{cite news|last1=Peyser|first1=Eve|title=Comedian Josh Gondelman Is Proof Kindness Can Kill in Comedy|url=https://mic.com/articles/128207/comedian-josh-gondelman-is-proof-kindness-can-kill-in-comedy#.cRD0DmPer|work=Mic|date=10 November 2015|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Caitlin|title=The Brooklyn 100: Josh Gondelman, Writer and Comedian|url=http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/21/brooklyn-100-josh-gondelman-writer-comedian/|work=Brooklyn Magazine|date=21 March 2016}} Eve Peyser has said that during his stand-up, Gondelman "radiates humility and a relatable, everyday awkwardness alongside fierce confidence and wit."

Everything's The Best, his debut album, came out in 2011. His second album, Physical Whisper, was released on March 18, 2016.{{cite magazine|last1=Rahman|first1=Ray|title='Last Week Tonight' writer Josh Gondelman discusses his new stand-up album|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/03/18/josh-gondelman-physical-whisper-album-interview/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=18 March 2016}}

In 2010, he won the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival{{Cite news|url=http://thecomicscomic.com/2010/03/19/couldnt-happen-to-a-nicer-guy-josh-gondelman-wins-inaugural-laughing-skull-comedy-festival/|title=Couldn't happen to a nicer guy: Josh Gondelman wins inaugural Laughing Skull Comedy Festival|date=2010-03-19|work=The Comic's Comic|access-date=2017-09-25|language=en-US}} in Atlanta, Georgia. In March 2016, he made his late-night television debut on Conan.{{Cite web |url=https://laughingsquid.com/comedian-josh-gondelman-talks-about-ghosting-confidence-and-grandparents-on-conan/ |title=Comedian Josh Gondelman Talks About Ghosting, Confidence, and Grandparents on Conan |last=Tickle |first=Glen |date=2016-03-24 |website=Laughing Squid |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-15}} He made his network television debut in January 2018 on Late Night with Seth Meyers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah9sW65pUrA|title=Josh Gondelman Stand-Up Performance|date=25 January 2018 |access-date=Nov 4, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}

Gondelman also was a stand-up consultant for the final season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/may/04/josh-gondelman-a-clever-and-accomplished-comedy-wr/|title=Josh Gondelman, a clever and accomplished comedy writer, makes his Spokane debut|date=4 May 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.joshgondelman.com/bio/|title=Josh Gondelman Bio|date=12 April 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2023}}

=SeinfeldToday=

In December 2012, Gondelman created the Twitter account "SeinfeldToday", along with Jaclyn Moore, formerly of BuzzFeed.{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Nicole|author-link1=Nicole Chung|title=Josh Gondelman: "It's about creating a feeling of warmth along with humor"|url=http://the-toast.net/2016/03/22/interview-with-josh-gondelman/|work=The Toast|date=22 March 2016}} The account posted humorous tweets reimagining Seinfeld characters in modern-day situations.{{cite news|last1=McCann|first1=Erin|title=Josh Gondelman: meet the man behind @SeinfeldToday|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/aug/29/josh-gondelman-status-update|work=The Guardian|date=29 August 2013}} As of October 2015, the last time the account was active, it had more than 900,000 followers.{{cite news|last1=Ruiz|first1=Michelle|title=Meet the George and Amal of the Twitter-Lit World|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/josh-gondelman-maris-kreizman-george-amal-lit|work=Vogue|date=15 October 2015|language=en}} At the 6th annual Shorty Awards in 2014, the account won an award in the "#Fakeaccount" category.{{cite news|last1=The Deadline Team|title=Shorty Awards Winners Announced|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/shorty-awards-winners-announced-711328/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=8 April 2014}}

= ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' =

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. In 2016, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on the show.{{cite news|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|title=Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Making a Murderer,' 'Grease Live,' 'Archer,' 'Shark Tank' Take Top Awards|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/creative-arts-emmy-awards-winners-full-list-1201857682/|work=Variety|date=12 September 2016|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2017/09/18/2017-emmy-award-winners-list/ |title=2017 Emmy Award Winners List |date=2017-09-18 |website=CBS Cleveland |language=en |access-date=2018-01-15}}{{Cite web |url=http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/nominees-winners |title=2018 Writers Guild Awards Nominees |website=awards.wga.org |access-date=2018-01-15}}

=''Desus & Mero''=

In 2019, Gondelman left Last Week Tonight to become a senior staff writer and producer on Desus & Mero after the series moved to Showtime.

=''Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!''=

Since 2019, Gondelman has been a regular panelist on the NPR show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.{{Cite web|url=https://stats.wwdt.me/panelists/josh-gondelman|title = Josh Gondelman | Panelists | Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! Stats Page}} In March 2023, Gondelman was the guest host filling in for Peter Sagal while Sagal was on paternity leave.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/03/01/1160422137/malala-yousafzai-won-the-nobel-peace-prize-while-in-chemistry|title=Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace Prize while in chemistry class|publisher=NPR|date=March 4, 2023}}

Personal life

Gondelman is married to Maris Kreizman, the creator of the blog and book Slaughterhouse 90210.{{cite news|last1=Bloomgarden-Smoke|first1=Kara|title=Jobs Report: Kickstarter's Publishing Ambassador Maris Kreizman Details Her Day|url=http://observer.com/2016/04/maris-kreizman/|work=The Observer|date=1 April 2016}} They live in Brooklyn{{cite news|url=http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/15/josh-gondelman-physical-whisper/|title=An Interview With Josh Gondelman, The Nicest Guy In Comedy|last1=Schwartz|first1=Dana|date=15 March 2016|work=Brooklyn Magazine}}{{Cite web |url=https://lifehacker.com/im-comedian-josh-gondelman-and-this-is-how-i-work-1821119970 |title=I'm Comedian Josh Gondelman, and This Is How I Work |last=Douglas |first=Nick |date=2017-12-11 |website=Lifehacker |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-15 |quote=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.}} with Bizzy, a senior pug.{{cite news|last1=Wilder|first1=Alice|title=Q&A with 'Sweater Weather' comedian Josh Gondelman|url=http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2016/12/a-discussion-with-comedian-josh-gondelman|work=The Daily Tar Heel|date=4 December 2016}}

Awards

=[[Emmy Award]]s=

class=wikitable
scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year

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! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work

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! Ref.

style="text-align:center;"| 2015

| rowspan="4"| Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

| "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"

| {{Nominated}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2015/outstanding-writing-for-a-variety-series |title=2015 - 67th Emmy Awards |website=emmys.com |access-date=2024-07-12}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2016

| "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"

| {{Won}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016/outstanding-writing-for-a-variety-series |title=2016 - 68th Emmy Awards |website=emmys.com |access-date=2024-07-12}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2017

| "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"

| {{Won}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-writing-for-a-variety-series |title=2017 - 69th Emmy Awards |website=emmys.com |access-date=2024-07-12}}

style="text-align:center;"|2019

| "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"

| {{Won}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2019/outstanding-writing-for-a-variety-series |title=2019 - 71st Emmy Awards |website=emmys.com |access-date=2024-07-12}}

  • 2014: Shorty Awards, #Fakeaccount category{{cite web|title=Josh Gondelman|url=http://shortyawards.com/8th/joshgondelman|website=Shorty Awards}}
  • 2014: Peabody Award for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver{{cite news|last1=French|first1=Jana Lynn|title=Honoring the Impact of John Oliver's Last Week Tonight|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/honoring-the-impact-of-john-olivers-last-week-tonight|work=Peabody Awards|date=14 March 2016|language=en|access-date=23 September 2017|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043550/http://www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/honoring-the-impact-of-john-olivers-last-week-tonight|url-status=dead}}
  • 2017: Writers Guild of America Award, Comedy/Variety Series for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Discography

  • 2011: Everything's The Best!{{cite web|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Everything's The Best!|url=https://rooftopcomedy.bandcamp.com/album/everythings-the-best|website=Rooftop Comedy|date=8 November 2011|format=audio|oclc=810329878|access-date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924001729/https://rooftopcomedy.bandcamp.com/album/everythings-the-best|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=dead}}
  • 2016: Physical Whisper{{cite web|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Physical Whisper|url=https://rooftopcomedy.bandcamp.com/album/physical-whisper|website=Rooftop Comedy|date=18 March 2016|format=audio|access-date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128070255/https://rooftopcomedy.bandcamp.com/album/physical-whisper|archive-date=28 January 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Frissore|first1=Angela|title=Boston native Josh Gondelman nails it with sophomore comedy album|url=https://www.axs.com/news/boston-native-josh-gondelman-nails-it-with-sophomore-comedy-album-76798|work=AXS TV|date=21 February 2016}}
  • 2019: Dancing on a Weeknight {{Cite web|url=https://vanyaland.com/2019/04/19/josh-gondelman-busts-out-some-new-moves-dancing-on-a-weeknight/|title=Josh Gondelman busts out some new moves in 'Dancing on a Weeknight'|date=Apr 19, 2019|website=Vanyaland|access-date=Nov 4, 2019}}
  • 2022: People Pleaser{{Citation |last=Volk-Weiss |first=Brian |title=Josh Gondelman: People Pleaser |date=2022-06-21 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14972136/ |type=Comedy |publisher=Comedy Dynamics |access-date=2022-11-14}}

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{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/facebook-premium-shows-launch-1202521520/|title=Facebook Unveils Shows From 30-Plus Partners Including Univision, MLB, NBA, Hearst, Time Inc.|first=Janko|last=Roettgers|date=9 August 2017|access-date=24 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.minonline.com:80/behind-hearsts-facebook-watch-programming-strategy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017213157/http://www.minonline.com/behind-hearsts-facebook-watch-programming-strategy/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2017|title=Behind Hearst's Facebook Watch Programming Strategy - min Online|date=12 September 2017|access-date=24 September 2017}}
  • 2020: The George Lucas Talk Show - as himself. Episode: "Revenge of the Sick: After Show" {{Cite web|title=The George Lucas After Show - Episode XIII with Josh Gondelman, Emily Heller, Julie Cotnoir|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5gchFovvWQ&t=1s|website=Youtube| date=27 October 2020 }}

Works and publications

  • {{cite book|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Anything to Fill the Silence|date=2007|publisher=Brandeis University|location=Waltham, MA|url=http://search.library.brandeis.edu/BRAND:BRAND_ALMA21201532600001921|format=thesis/dissertation|oclc=126859941}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|last2=Berkowitz|first2=Joe|title=You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You've Already Ruined Your Life|date=2016|publisher=Plume|location=New York|isbn=978-0-147-51580-3|oclc=910009187}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results |date=2019 | publisher=Harper Perennial|isbn=978-0062852755}}

;Selected articles

  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Monologue: A Timid Ghost Requests Help Exacting Vengeance|url=https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-timid-ghost-requests-help-exacting-vengeance|work=McSweeney's|date=13 July 2011}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|last2=Dunn|first2=Gaby|title=Both Sides of a Breakup: The Stray Condom Mystery|url=https://www.thecut.com/2012/08/i-saw-a-used-condom-in-the-trash.html|work=New York|date=17 August 2012|language=en}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=My Adventures With 'Penis-Numbing' Spray|url=https://www.thecut.com/2013/03/penis-numbing-spray-nearly-ruined-my-sex-life.html|work=New York|date=13 March 2013|language=en}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=So You Want To Leak Classified Documents?|url=http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a23018/should-you-leak-classified-documents/|work=Esquire|date=11 June 2013|language=en}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Mudder's Boy|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a24171/mudders-boy/|work=Esquire|date=6 August 2013|language=en}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=I Want to Make Love to You Like In the Movies|url=https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-want-to-make-love-to-you-like-in-the-movies|work=McSweeney's|date=13 August 2013}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Call of Duty: Homeland|url=https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/call-of-duty-homeland|work=McSweeney's|date=9 December 2013}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Live Coverage from a George Zimmerman Fight That Never Happened|url=http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a27249/zimmerman-fight-didnt-happen/|work=Esquire|date=10 February 2014|language=en}}
  • {{cite magazine|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Works from the Los Angeles Museum of Photographic Self-Portraiture|url=https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/works-los-angeles-museum-photographic-self-portraiture|magazine=The New Yorker|date=17 September 2014}}
  • {{cite magazine|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Famous Writers Play Taboo|url=https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/famous-writers-play-taboo|magazine=The New Yorker|date=1 January 2015}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=I Had Given Up On The NFL. Then Nana Became A Patriots Fanatic.|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/joshgondelman/how-i-became-the-new-england-patriots-most-sensitive-fan|work=BuzzFeed|date=16 March 2015|language=en}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Opinion: Welcome to Your Airbnb|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/opinion/welcome-to-your-airbnb.html|work=The New York Times|date=31 July 2015}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Outerspanx, Butt Lampshades, and Zoolandery Vibes: A Fashion-Week Virgin Reviews Chromat|url=http://www.elle.com/fashion/a30497/chromat-review/|work=ELLE|date=16 September 2015|language=en}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=How to Ruin a First Date: An Easy, 4-Step Guide|url=http://www.elle.com/life-love/a30850/how-to-ruin-a-first-date/|work=ELLE|date=29 September 2015|language=en}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=Why You Should Give Thirsty Guys a Chance!|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/why-you-should-give-thirsty-guys-a-chance|work=Glamour|date=15 September 2016|language=en}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Gondelman|first1=Josh|title=One Day We Will Be Dead, but Scaachi Koul Will Still Matter|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a55233/scaachi-koul-josh-gondelman-interview/|work=Esquire|date=23 May 2017|language=en}}

;Wiki What?

  • {{cite news|last1=Bruney|first1=Gabrielle|last2=Gondelman|first2=Josh|last3=Miller|first3=T.J.|title=Watch T.J. Miller Have a Check-Up with the Wikipediatrician (Wiki What? #1)|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/news/a57325/tj-miller-wiki-what|work=Esquire|date=September 3, 2017|language=en|format=Includes video}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Matt|last2=Gondelman|first2=Josh|last3=Bradley West|first3=John|title='Game of Thrones' Star John Bradley Reveals His Actual Name in This Hilarious Video (Wiki What? #2)|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a12199859/game-of-thrones-sam-tarly-john-bradley-west-wiki-what/|work=Esquire|date=8 September 2017|language=en|format=Includes video}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Matt|last2=Gondelman|first2=Josh|last3=Gilliard, Jr.|first3=Lawrence|title=Lawrence Gilliard Jr. of 'The Deuce' Explains the Tupac Connection on His Wikipedia Page (Wiki What? #3)|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a12269815/the-deuce-lawrence-gilliard-jr-tupac-wiki-what/|work=Esquire|date=18 September 2017|language=en|format=Includes video}}
  • {{cite news|last1=Rense|first1=Sarah|last2=Gondelman|first2=Josh|last3=Upton|first3=Kate|title=Kate Upton Doesn't Like Her Wikipedia Page Photo (Wiki What? #4)|url=http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a12454451/kate-upton-wiki-what-video-wikipedia/|work=Esquire|date=22 September 2017|language=en|format=Includes video}}

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