Philadelphia Comedy Festival presents: Headliner Josh Gondelman

Get ready for a night of laughter as Josh Gondelman takes the stage at Plays & Players Theater! Join us for a hilarious evening - grab your friends and come on down for a night you won't forget.

Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and recently worked as the head writer and an executive producer for Desus & Mero on Showtime. 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. You may know his voice from his many appearances as a regular panelist on NPR's news quiz Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Gondelman's new standup special Positive Reinforcement, produced by Moxie Pictures and Blonde Medicine is available to stream on YouTube now. His previous standup special People Pleaser (2022) was produced by Comedy Dynamics and is also still out there somewhere. (Photo Credit: Mindy Tucker)