The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table
For 30 years, New York's legendary Comedy Cellar has served as the launching pad for greatest stand up comedians in the world. Colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, Ray Romano, Dave Attell, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Dane Cook, Robert Kelly and Greg Giraldo are just a few of the comedians who began as Cellar regulars. But classic stage performances have never been the only show going on at the Cellar. The biggest comedians in the world come to sit at the table upstairs, where comedians come to argue and discuss the events of the day and their lives, sharpening their their comedy knives on each other. This kibitzing (an inspiration for Comedy Central's Tough Crowd), has always been a private affair... until now. Join us for a weekly peek into the happenings at the Comedy Cellar's comedian table, where the funniest people in the world debate and discuss. Subscribe now and don't miss a second of it. We would love to hear your comments. Email them to podcast@comedycellar.com
Latest episodes
Jul 5, 2024 • 1h 9min
Congestion Pricing and the Safety of the Subways with Nicole Gelinas
Nicole Gelinas is a columnist for the New York Post, a regularly quoted source for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and a contributing editor to the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. She has covered New York’s transportation issues for over a decade. Her book, Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car if forthcoming.
Jun 30, 2024 • 1h 18min
Is Anti Semitism Funny? With Raanan Hershberg and Juanita Dworman
Raanan Hershberg's multiple television appearances include: The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late, Late Show with James Corden, and Comedy Central. His special, BRAVE, is available on YouTube. He is a regular at The Comedy Cellar.
Jun 28, 2024 • 1h 17min
Trump, Tariffs and Israel with James Kirchick
Noam Dworman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by James Kirchick, journalist for the New York Times and bestselling author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington.
Jun 28, 2024 • 1h 22min
How The Elites Betrayed Us. (and Anti Semitism) with Batya Ungar-Sargon
Batya Ungar-Sargon is the opinion editor of Newsweek and author of Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women.
Jun 20, 2024 • 47min
Critical Thinking with Warren Smith
Warren Smith is a teacher, volunteer firefighter and founder of the Secret Scholars on YouTube. He was recently fired from his teaching position after he went viral for teaching his students to think critically.
Jun 20, 2024 • 1h 22min
Anti-Israeli Protests, Palestinian Genocide, Noam's biases - Elizabeth Spiers (Gets a bit heated)
Writer (NY Times, Salon, Fortune, Gawker, Slate) Elizabeth Spiers joins the Table to discuss her columns on student protests & social media. The conversation veers off into a debate on whether Israel is committing genocide. Columns mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/opinion/student-protesters-gaza-hillary-clinton.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/opinion/social-media-israel-palestine.html
Jun 15, 2024 • 1h 24min
The Twitter Feud Continues: Nick Gillespie and Kat Rosenfield
Nick Gillespie is an editor at large at Reason, the libertarian magazine of "free minds and free markets," and host of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie. Kat Rosenfield is the author of five books and a columnist at the Free Press.
Jun 7, 2024 • 1h 16min
Getting to Know Comic Lev Fer
Lev Fer started his stand-up career at just 17 years old in Raleigh, North Carolina. The week that he turned 18, he left his high school early to move to New York City and dive head-first into the world of New York comedy. He hosts his own podcast called The Lev Fer Show and can be seen headlining all over. He just started performing at The Comedy Cellar.
Jun 6, 2024 • 1h 3min
The Trump/Stormy Case is Tyranny!... or Not. A Debate with Law Professor Ilya Somin
Can the Alvin Bragg Trump decision be defended? We debate with George Mason Univesity professor, and Reason Magazine contributor, Ilya Somin. Also, check out Ilyas's recent book on immigration: Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom
May 31, 2024 • 60min
Tricks of the Trade with Lenny Marcus
Lenny Marcus is a stand up comedian. He has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman multiple times and the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon as well as comedy festivals both domestic and international. He has appeared on Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer, and FX's Louie. Most recently, he has been traveling the world with comedian Leslie Jones writing and performing and he has collaborated with her on multiple projects.
