The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table

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

Episodes

Bonus Episode: War with Iran, The Mossad and Stage Fright

June 20, 2025 • 63 mins
Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand discuss Noam's absence, the war with Iran, the Mossad and stage fright.
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In COVID’s Wake: Prof. Stephen Macedo Debates COVID Lockdowns, Liberty, and the Data.

June 14, 2025 • 88 mins
The pandemic playbook was ripped up in 2020—but did the replacements work? Was Great Barrington/Sweden the better way? In this deep-dive conversation, Comedy Cellar owner Noam Dworman goes head-to-head with Princeton political philosopher Stephen Macedo over the empirical record and moral calculus of COVID-19 policies. Here is the Israeli study Noam refers to: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8144835/
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Inside the Mind of the Israeli Religious Right with Rabbi Yishai Fleisher

June 12, 2025 • 79 mins
Rabbi Yishai Fleisher is the International Spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron - a Middle East hotspot, King David's first capital, and home of the Mearat Hamachpela - the Tomb of the Biblical Patriarchs and Matriarchs. He is also an elected Councilman in one of the largest Jewish community in Judea - Efrat - and an advisor for international affairs to Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir. Rabbi Yishai is a pop...
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Fighting Anti Semitism in the Era of Tik Tok with Daniella Greenbaum Davis

June 6, 2025 • 87 mins
Daniella Greenbaum Davis is an Emmy-award-winning producer, writer, and social media strategist with bylines in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Daily Beast, Commentary, and Washington Post. She executive produced the first ever holocaust-edu-series for TikTok, How to: Never Forget, which garnered 20M views and was profiled by ABC, NBC, Deadline, Variety, PBS, and E!.
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AI, Israel and Living with a Robot with Sarah Rose Siskind

May 30, 2025 • 110 mins
Sarah Rose Siskind is a science comedy TV writer, psychedelic comedian, roboticist, and founder of Hello SciCom, a science comedy and communication agency that helps smart people get their message across.
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Trans Rights and Twitter Wars with Jesse Singal and Ross Barkan

May 22, 2025 • 70 mins
Noam Dworman invites Ross Barkan and Jesse Singal join to reconcile their Twitter feud . Ross Barkan is a columnist for New York Magazine and a contributing writer to the NY Times Magazine. He's the editor in chief of The Metropolitan Review, a new books and culture review magazine, and his new novel, Glass Century, is out now. Jesse Singal is a former writer-at-large at New York Magazine, cohost of Blocked and Reported, and auth...
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Ahmed Fouad Akhatib on Hamas, Israel and the Fight for Peace

May 16, 2025 • 90 mins
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib is the head of Realign For Palestine, a project of the Atlantic Council, where he is a resident senior fellow. He is a Gaza native and a political analyst who writes extensively on strategic affairs in the Middle East. Links to what was referenced in this episode:  https://x.com/trackingisrael/status/1877801096275431758 and  https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/18/jabaliya-refugee-camp-...
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Snopes vs. Candace Owens: Can the Brigitte Macron Story be Debunked?

May 10, 2025 • 72 mins
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by  Anna Rascouët-Paz, a French-Colombian journalist who reports for Snopes. She's also worked at WNYC for the show Radiolab, as an independent research publisher Annual Reviews and Bloomberg News. She recently produced a documentary podcast series on statelessness called Citizens of Nowhere.
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Have the Palestinians Ever Wanted a State? Einat Wilf on the True Obstacles to Peace

May 1, 2025 • 92 mins
Dr. Einat Wilf is a leading thinker on Israel, Zionism, foreign policy and education. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010 to 2013, where she served as Chair of the Education Committee and Member of the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Born and raised in Israel, Dr. Wilf served as an Intelligence Officer in the Israel Defense Forces, Foreign Policy Advisor to Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres and a...
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How Populism Fails: When Anti-Elite Movements Turn Against the Jews - The Atlantic's Yair Rosenberg

April 27, 2025 • 88 mins
Yair Rosenberg is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of its newsletter Deep Shtetl, about the intersection of politics, culture, and religion. Previously a senior writer at Tablet Magazine, he has also written for The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian, and his work has received recognition from the Religion News Association and the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies.
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Douglas Murray WON the debate with Dave Smith and Joe Rogan - Why You May Not Have Realized It.

April 25, 2025 • 110 mins
A discussion of the Murray/Smith debate on the Joe Rogan show. Our call: A Murray victory that was somewhat obscured by Dave Smith's talented and agile performance.
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The Sam Harris Joe Rogan Dust-up, with Ami Kozak

April 11, 2025 • 132 mins
Taped the day before the Rogan-Murray-Smith debate, are bigots and quacks being normalized on the biggest shows in the world? And, what are the consequences? Ami Kozak: https://www.youtube.com/@amikozak_official
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Tariffs, Ukraine and Trump with Nick Gillespie

April 5, 2025 • 66 mins
Nick Gillespie is a libertarian, the Editor at Large of Reason Magazine and host of the podcast, Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie.
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Corinne Fisher Joins the New York Mayoral Race

April 3, 2025 • 82 mins
Author, podcaster and internationally recognized comedian, Corinne Fisher is running for mayor. She is building a campaign across all five boroughs that celebrates the magic, electricity, and community that make NYC the best city on Earth.   To learn more, visit www.corinnefisher.com
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David Christopher Kaufman - "Jews Defending Jews is a Revolutionary Act"

March 28, 2025 • 58 mins
New York Post columnist David Christopher Kaufman has a unique biography and a unique take on the world as a result. Here are a few of his latest: https://www.commentary.org/articles/david-christopher-kaufman/jews-americas-new-blacks/ https://nypost.com/2025/03/15/opinion/when-will-sideline-jews-finally-speak-up-against-their-haters/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2025/03/14/democrats-leadership-vacuum-michelle-obama-gavi...
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Signal Scandal and the Darryl Cooper (@MartyrMade) Twitter Argument

March 27, 2025 • 53 mins
The gang shoots the breeze about JD Vance's disloyalty in the Signal thread, and Noam laments his falling out with Darryl Cooper. Here are the Twitter threads referenced. https://x.com/noam_dworman/status/1903559854272155730 https://x.com/noam_dworman/status/1903940043426709736 https://x.com/noam_dworman/status/1904640072131240302 Video version: https://youtu.be/fARjR-1Lx_Q
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The Far Right is in for Major Backlash with Free Press Reporter River Page

March 21, 2025 • 65 mins
River Page is a reporter at The Free Press. Previously, he worked as a staff writer at Pirate Wires, covering technology, politics, and culture. His work has also appeared in Compact, American Affairs, and the Washington Examiner, among other publications.
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How Woke Politics Is Corrupting Medicine with Psychiatrist and Yale Lecturer

March 18, 2025 • 42 mins
Dr. Sally Satel is a psychiatrist and a lecturer at Yale University. She has written widely in academic journals on topics in psychiatry and medicine, and has published articles on cultural aspects of medicine and science in numerous magazines and journals. She has testified before Congress on veterans’ issues, mental health policy, drug courts and health disparities. She is the author of numerous books including Brainwashed, a fin...
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Response to Dave Smith: NO! Conspiracy Theorists and Anti-Semites Must Be Called Out. (good footage on YouTube)

March 14, 2025 • 65 mins
Nuts and bigots are garnering millions of followers, spreading like cancer online. Noam insists that we can (and should) engage with arguments while at the same time identifying bigotry (and mental illness) for what it is. YouTube of this episode: https://youtu.be/laAHt7s-qcg Here is Dave's entire episode: https://youtu.be/7zRkdH8Zsw4?si=djHKKeFE6tFInT1I&t=4005
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Live from the Table: Knock-down Drag-out Debate on Congestion Pricing with Expert Kathryn Wylde

March 6, 2025 • 72 mins
Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Kathryn Wylde is President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, a nonprofit organization whose members are global business leaders and the city’s major employers. The Partnership is the primary liaison between business and local government, providing private sector expertise and resources to public agencies and programs. Areas of focus include education, trans...
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