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.

Why'd We Book It?

Josh is an incledibly silly guy with a calm voice that brings all the wit and self deprication that makes you laugh. We love seeing him on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! - he is a hilarious panelist and it is always a treat when they have him. As fans, we also had a blast watching John Oliver and being able to pin point what jokes were written by Josh

For Fans Of...

Tommy Brennan, Caleb Hearon, Joe Pera

Extended Bio:

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.

Seating/Show Information:

This show will have theater seating.

Seats will be assigned upon arrival, or can be chosen ahead of time for an additional fee.

QR Code Ordering will be available for this performance.

Doors open at 5pm.

Don't miss our famous Bottlerocket Pre-Show Clip Collection, beginning one hour before the start of the performance.

This show is ALL AGES

*all information subject to change as needed.

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