Josh Gondelman - Positive Reinforcement [2025] | FULL COMEDY SPECIAL

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This fresh and upbeat hour of stand-up from Josh Gondelman details his attempts to adapt to changing times despite being born in the previous century. Josh covers topics from novelty baked goods to proper pronoun usage and even creative retirement planning. He does it all while wearing a very nice sweater and a clean pair of sneakers, because he knew there would be cameras there. -- 00:00 I'm Very Friendly 02:05 History Is Watching 05:53 Last Call 07:42 Serious News, Serious Words 11:24 1900's Kid 16:52 "This World Is No Longer For Me" 19:22 Exes and Bros 23:08 Basketball Napoleon 26:43 My Dogs... Whom I Love 30:09 Everything Cruffin 33:34 Sisqó's Prerogative 37:35 More Than Friends 39:24 That's Amoré 43:03 Cute, But a Lot 47:17 We Might Be The Last Ones 51:54 One Bedroom, One Bathroom, No Stegosaurus 56:55 Callbacks and Applause (and Credits) -- Written & performed by Josh Gondelman Directed by Christopher Werner Edited by Steven Feinartz Executive Producers: Josh Gondelman, Dominic Del Bene & Jessica Mozes Producer: Robby Fernandez -- Josh Gondelman is an Emmy-winning writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City. He New York-ly worked as the head writer and an executive producer for Desus & Mero on Showtime and had a wonderful time despite being in constant conflict with the show’s hosts over various sports rivalries. Gondelman also contributed to the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which was a thrill for both him and his parents. Prior to that, 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. His debut standup special People Pleaser (2022) was produced by Comedy Dynamics and is available to stream now. If Gondelman's face seems familiar, you may recognize it from his appearances on Conan (TBS), Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC), and The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS). But you may also know his voice from his regular appearances on the NPR news quiz show Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me. Gondelman is also the author of the essay collection Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results published September 2019 by Harper Perennial. Gondelman’s writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and many other publications without “New York” in the title. His debut essay collection Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results came out a few years ago, and you can still find it if you want a copy. And, if you remember this far back, he was the co-creator of the popular Modern Seinfeld Twitter account. For more Josh: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joshgondelman/ x - https://twitter.com/joshgondelman https://www.joshgondelman.com -- Fore more Blonde Medicine: http://www.blondemedicine.com -- Shot at Bell House, Brooklyn, NY. For more Bell House, visit https://www.thebellhouseny.com.