Josh Gondelman

Along with 'Wet Hot American Summer' and 'The Room,' 'Lebowski' belongs in the canon of nouveau cult classics.

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I broke my wrist at summer camp playing a game called 'volleybat,' which was baseball but with a volleyball. It is as…

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'The Big Lebowski' gave me my first false sense of intellectual superiority.

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Big romantic gestures are only as strong as the relationships they happen in.

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I value niceness. But now, as a grown person, I value goodness above that. Because niceness doesn't change anything, and goodness changes…

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As a kid, I always loved Mel Brooks' stuff - 'The 2,000 Year Old Man' record was something my dad put me onto.

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I'm skinny, but a soft skinny. I have strong legs, but my arms are like pea pods with single peas for elbows.

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A vest, as a clothing item, always makes a statement, but depending on context, those declarations vary a great deal.

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Even under the best circumstances, speaking at your own wedding ceremony is a high pressure endeavor. What even constitutes a vow? I…

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It would not occur to me to write a joke like, 'This would be great if I was more like Andrew Dice…

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Why is it okay to write a work of literary fiction where horrible, explicit things happen, where you can't write a book…

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The Super Bowl is an occasion that's really associated with abundance - lots of snacks, parties, spectacle - and so it would…

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Although my grandmother was a strict parent and abided my grandfather's kosher diet, as a Nana, she had grown away from religion…

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My general advice for writers/comedians is, make stuff you like and are proud of. Put it in a place where people can…

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'The Big Lebowski''s soundtrack has had as much of an influence on me as the film itself. My favorite Bob Dylan song…

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When you're hot, you stride confidently down the street, extending your form to hail a taxi to take you from place to…

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I tweeted that Tom Brady's politics are 'garbage,' which may have been hyperbolic.

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Ludacris albums are all over the map in terms of overall quality, but as a rapper, he tops out as a hilarious,…

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I'm a big fan of saying the thing that is not necessarily sincere or earnest, but definitely honest.

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A vest is just a totem reminding you that some people dress well, and you can be one of those people.

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My childhood friends and I would have been featured in 'The Achievers: The Story of the Big Lebowski Fans,' but I never…

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One great thing about going to a fashion event in the morning, especially in February in New York, is that the other…

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I appreciate how central religion is in the lives other people, but it has never resonated with me. I imagine this is…

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I love 'Another Round.' It's Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton's podcast that's through BuzzFeed, and they're real funny and really themselves. And…

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I don't resent at all people saying, 'Oh, he's like a sweetheart'... but within comedy, it's a very funny way to talk…

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I grew up in Stoneham, a little suburb of Boston. It's pronounced 'Stone 'em' because Massachusetts doesn't bend to the will of…

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My comedy isn't clean; it's just friendly. So I get asked to do a lot of clean shows. It's like, 'Oh, I…

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I had a Screech-from-'Saved by the Bell' kind of vibe in that I hung out with people and had friends while having,…

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I'm not usually vain about my body. It's like Pennsylvania: The same way the Keystone State comprises Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with not…

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There are very funny people who aren't good at Twitter and people who are really good on Twitter where that's the best…

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The thing they don't tell you about a Tough Mudder is that, for all the adrenaline pumping and barbed-wire-bicep-tattoo sporting, a lot…

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I always loved jokes. It's such a dumb, facile thing to say, but it's true. I remember being a kid and getting…

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I feel like, in Boston, I was a little too complacent. I could get on stage when I wanted. I didn't feel…

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In a dream world, I would love to be a master pastry chef, because it combines something I love doing baking with…

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I remember, when I was a kid, my dad would subscribe to the BMG Music Club, and we got that initial 12…

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Especially when I'm heckled, that's a sticky situation because I don't defuse it... I really envy guys who have a grittier onstage…

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I try to be kind, and I try to reflect that in my comedy, but I'm also incredibly bad at being mean.…

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The modern ease of catfishing has had the tangential effect of growing a cottage industry of websites offering the services of fake…

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