Josh Gondelman

Author

1985-01-15

Quotes by Josh Gondelman

• The Super Bowl is an occasion that's really associated with abundance - lots of snacks, parties, spectacle - and so it would be great if there were also some kind of tradition of generosity attached to it as well.

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• I like comedy that's very specific and isn't afraid to lose people through its specificity.

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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 presence and can really go after someone. I used to teach preschool.

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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 dangerous as it sounds.

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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 about someone because it usually means they don't have much of an act.

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• Sure, sometimes I get teased for being the guy who likes everything, but I don't think of myself as someone apart from this world.

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• I grew up in the Boston suburbs and inherited a stubborn New England refusal to acknowledge frigid temperatures.

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• Given that I often wear shorts with a T-shirt, baseball cap, and backpack most days, a crew-neck shirt gives me the appearance of an undercover cop on the way to a sting operation at a summer camp.

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

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• Toughing out the winter is a dedication to my heritage, both in terms of not going 'soft' by kowtowing to nature's volatility and staying physically close to my family in New England. I don't run from that kind of pressure.

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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 always picture them as exclamations you bellow at the sky.

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• I drink iced coffee nearly every morning and many afternoons year-round.

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