Josh Gondelman Goes ‘Zero to Tevye’ in His New Comedy Special

Josh Gondelman Goes ‘Zero to Tevye’ in His New Comedy Special

Josh Gondelman loves positive reinforcement. In the 40-year-old Jewish comedian’s new special, “Positive Reinforcement,” he begins by telling the audience that he’s a friendly guy (though, according to him, “it rarely helps”) who drunk texts his friends about how much he cherishes them as individuals. He goes on to talk about dating women in his 20s who wanted demeaning dirty talk in bed. It was a concept so out of character for him, he jokes, t…