Joshua Lyons Gondelman (born January 15, 1985) is an American author,
comedy writer, producer, and stand-up comedian. He is currently a
supervising producer and writer for Desus & Mero on Showtime. He was
previously a writer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He is also
known for co-creating the parody Twitter account
@SeinfeldToday.Gondelman grew up in Stoneham, Massachusetts, to
parents Ellion Lyons and David Gondelman. He grew up in a Jewish
family.Gondelman graduated from Stoneham High School in 2003. He
graduated from Brandeis University in 2007, where he double majored in
creative writing and English, and minored in Spanish.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. After
college, he worked as a pre-school teacher and taught elementary
school Spanish. In 2011, Gondelman moved to New York City, where his
then-girlfriend lived, to do more stand-up comedy.
comedy writer, producer, and stand-up comedian. He is currently a
supervising producer and writer for Desus & Mero on Showtime. He was
previously a writer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He is also
known for co-creating the parody Twitter account
@SeinfeldToday.Gondelman grew up in Stoneham, Massachusetts, to
parents Ellion Lyons and David Gondelman. He grew up in a Jewish
family.Gondelman graduated from Stoneham High School in 2003. He
graduated from Brandeis University in 2007, where he double majored in
creative writing and English, and minored in Spanish.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. After
college, he worked as a pre-school teacher and taught elementary
school Spanish. In 2011, Gondelman moved to New York City, where his
then-girlfriend lived, to do more stand-up comedy.
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