About this podcast
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 [email protected]
Episodes
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- Philosopher Michael Walzer Has Not Changed His Mind About Israel · 1 h 29 min03:00 – Hamas, October 7 & Moral Responsibility06:45 – The Asymmetry Trap: Hamas's Strategy Against Israel14:40 – Civilian Casualties & Israel's Military Strategy20:25 – Did…
- Anti-Zionism: Does the History Hold Up? | Benjamin Moser | Live From the Table · 1 h 25 min"I've done thousands of interviews in my life. I've never been talked over quite as much as I have tonight." - Benjamin Moser Moser came on to defend his new book, Anti-Zionism…
- Israel, the Palestinians and the Myth of Deterrence | Dr. Dan Schueftan · 1 h 34 minhttps://www.instagram.com/dan.schueftan https://www.tiktok.com/@dan.shiftan 04:20 – Can civilized societies defend themselves? 11:35 – What does Schueftan mean by “barbarism”?…
- Is the American Age Over (or is it just Trump)? · 1 h 7 minPhillips O’Brien is Professor of Strategic Studies at St Andrews. He is the author of The Strategists, How the War Was Won and The Second Most Powerful Man in the World. He has…
- Dan Naturman Comes Back!!! (And an ASUS Zenbook demo!) · 1 h 14 min"I just don't feel like the podcast is a vehicle for me to shine, or even lightly glow." Dan Naturman's resignation email, read on air in the episode where he comes back - which…
- Ukraine - Two Supporters ╎Debate Matthew Mežinskis · 1 h 27 minWith Twitter's @1basemoney, Matthew Mežinskis. Is there room for pro-Ukrainian people to disagree??? 0:00 Matthew Mezinskis: Latvia, Bitcoin and Darryl Cooper's "accident" 10:16…
- Has Trump Sold Out Ukraine? ╎Russia Historian Sergey Radchenko · 1 h 36 min"To say that Boris Johnson went there and forced the Ukrainians to fight on - that is complete bullshit." Why did Zelensky ignore six requests from Trump to stop hitting Russian…
- "They Hated Each Other”: Inside Netanyahu’s War Cabinet | WSJ's Elliot Kaufman · 1 h 26 min"They hated each other." That's Elliot Kaufman describing Israel's war cabinet, not its enemies. Kaufman joins Noam Dworman on the rivalries, leaks and gambles behind Israel's…
- Did Israel Win the War But Lose the World╎Hen Mazzig · 1 h 32 minHen Mazzig, co-founder of the Tel Aviv Institute and author of The Wrong Kind of Jew, says Israel won on the battlefield and lost the world, and that explaining Israel "is not a…
- 3 Years after 10/7 - What's Next for Israel and the Jewish People ╏Eli Lake, Coleman Hughes & Salo Aizenberg · 1 h 44 minThree years after October 7: What's Next for Israel and the Jewish People. Noam sits down with Coleman Hughes, Eli Lake and Salo Aizenberg to ask whether the war was worth it…
- Is "Race Realism" Simply Racism? ╏Nathan Cofnas Under Fire · 2 h 27 minIs Nathan Cofnas's "Guide for the Hereditarian Revolution." a plan to heal or America, or is it simply a racist manifesto dressed up as science. We ask him to his face. Cofnas…
- Was there a famine in Gaza? The top expert answers ┃Alex de Waal · 1 h 49 minDid Israel starve Gaza, and why don't many Israelis believe the experts who say it did? Noam sits down with Alex de Waal, the world's leading famine scholar (World Peace…
- We Are Ruled by the Worst - The Charlie Kirk Conspiracy and Other Symptoms | Richard Hanania · 1 h 17 minGet KAKISTOCRACY on Amazon: https://bit.ly/4hxg9Lh Synopsis Richard Hanania is back. His new book, Kakistocracy, argues that populism ends in rule by the worst people, and he…
- In Defense of Plagiarism╎ Brian L. Frye on Ross Barkan, Claudine Gay, and Writing With AI · 1 h 3 minRoss Barkan got fired for it. Jason Arday resigned over it. Claudine Gay lost Harvard because of it. Brian Frye, a Tulane law professor and the legal academy's one and only…
- Is AI a Conscious, SUFFERING Beast of Burden? Probably Not. But Maybe!┃Researcher Cameron Berg · 1 h 14 min00:00 Meet Cameron Berg - and the number: 25-30% odds AI is conscious 03:16 Is training an AI punishment? 13:18 Is turning it off murder: the anesthesia problem 19:00 The immune…
- The Jason Arday Scandal and the Crisis of Trust in Elite Institutions with Musa al-Garbi · 1 h 7 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Musa al-Garbi. They discuss the Jason Arday scandal, academic freedom, DEI, affirmative action, merit…
- Moderate Palestinianism - An Anonymous Palestinian Pragmatist · 54 minAn anonymous interview with a diaspora Palestinian - an ex-Muslim who made millions on Polymarket and writes the Substack Moderate Palestinianism. He supports two states on the…
- Evan Barker on Trump, the Left and the Politics of Contempt · 1 h 4 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Evan Barker, writer and author of the book, Nothing Left. Previously, she worked in Democratic politics…
- "I Wouldn't Even Talk to a Jew": Inside the Mind of Lucas Gage - Former Antisemite · 1 h 21 minLucas Gage (www.Lucasgage.com X.com/lucasgagex) spent 14 years as one of the loudest antisemites on the internet - a Marine who came home from Iraq, read Mein Kampf, and became a…
- Tucker Carlson, Daryl Cooper & the Nazi Question | Waiting for Evan Barker · 53 minNoam Dworman and Periel Aschenbrand sit down expecting to interview Evan Barker—but when she doesn't arrive, they discuss Tucker Carlson, Daryl Cooper, antisemitism, Germany…
- Will Guidara Ran the World's #1 Restaurant – What Can He Teach the Comedy Cellar? · 1 h 3 min0:00 "You picked the wrong guy" – the audiobook story 3:12 "You own [Comedy Cellar], one of New York's treasures" 7:28 The customer who will never tip again 15:41 Motivating a…
- I'm Terrified of Cancer. So I Called My Childhood Friend Kenan Onel, Cancer Geneticist. · 1 h 12 min0:00 The friend he hasn't seen since sixth grade 5:16 Angelina Jolie, BRCA, and the 20% nobody tells women about 18:23 What a cancer cell actually is - and why tumors evolve…
- "An Agenda Dressed Up in Violins?" - Debating Peter Beinart on the Right of Return and Other Matters · 1 h 25 minCHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - four nice things about Peter Beinart 4:50 Will God punish Israel? Jeremiah, tradition, and belief 13:20 The critical-mass hypothetical: a 49% Hasidic…
- AI Is Self-Evolving, and Nobody Understands It - Bioweapons, China Race, Sentience | Robert Wright · 1 h 30 minDescription Written By Fable/Max: Robert Wright interviewed Geoffrey Hinton in 1983 and, by his own account, got the story 180 degrees wrong. Forty years later Hinton is the…
- Israel’s Gloomy Future? Occupation, Isolation, and Survival - Daniel Sobelman · 1 h 10 minA conversation about the future of Israel and world Jewry. Can Israel protect itself without becoming a global pariah? Did Hamas gamble that even losing the war could pull Israel…
- The Truth About Iran That Nobody in the West Wants to Hear with Kian Tajbakhsh · 1 h 30 minWas the MOU a good idea? Noam says yes, the Professor says no. The Table is joined by Kian Tajbakhsh. They discuss his years as a political prisoner in Iran, the psychology of…
- Epstein, Civil Liberties and the New Public Shaming with Ankush Khardori · 1 h 29 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Ankush Khardori. They discuss the Epstein files, Kathy Ruemmler, civil liberties, public shaming and whether the…
- From Gay Rights to Gender Ideology: What Changed? · 1 h 18 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Ben Kawaller. They discuss his podcast Strange Bedfellows, the evolution of the LGBT movement, gay marriage, Pride…
- The Hamas Documents Reveal the Real October 7 Plan · 1 h 10 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Professor Daniel Sobelman. They discuss his research into the strategic origins of October 7, the captured Hamas…
- Charlie Kirk, Trump and Pro-Israel Conservatives with Daniella Bloom · 1 h 29 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Daniella Bloom to discuss her journey from Democrat to conservative, the rise of anti-Israel sentiment, Charlie…
- Josh Szeps on Israel, Antisemitism and the War Over Moral Clarity · 1 h 21 minJosh Szeps joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about Israel, Gaza, antisemitism, Zionism, Jewish identity and why the debate has become so exhausting and distorted. We talk…
- Kristof’s Israel Allegations, the Danger of Circling the Wagons and More | Peter Savodnik · 1 h 24 minPeter Savodnik joins us to talk about Nicholas Kristof’s column alleging abuse of Palestinian prisoners, including the most extreme dog-rape allegation, and how pro-Israel people…
- Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on Gaza Casualties, Starvation and Political Bias · 2 h 12 minNoam Dworman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by return-guest, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, for a wide-ranging debate about truth, propaganda, evidence, starvation and the Israel-Gaza…
- Are NGOs an Anti Israel Scam? Gerald Steinberg on Power, Politics and the UN · 1 h 9 minNoam Dworman is joined by Professor Gerald Steinberg. Steinberg breaks down the hidden world of NGOs—what they are, how they gained massive global influence and why he believes…
- Military Expert Andrew Fox: Gaza Casualties, Hamas Propaganda and the Iran War · 1 h 7 minAndrew Fox joins Live From The Table to talk about personal courage, Gaza, Hamas casualty numbers, Israel’s military strategy, Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and what modern war…
- Eliot Cohen: 3 Things the Consensus Gets Wrong About the Iran War · 57 minSeparating Politics from Reality. Is the war going better than we realize?Eliot A. Cohen is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is a professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins…
- From Cranks on the Fringe to Tucker Carlson: How Ideas Go Off the Rails with Jamie Kirchick · 1 h 16 minJamie Kirchick joins the crew for a sharp discussion on ideology, hypocrisy and why smart people can still fall for bad ideas. A wide-ranging, no-filter conversation about Iran…
- The Dangerous Rise of Conspiracy Thinking-Trump, Iran and JFK · 1 h 21 minAre conspiracies and misinformation beginning to erode the basic assumptions on which public discussion depends? Trump. Israel. JFK. Epstein. Iran. Big Pharma. What is real…
- Walter Russell Mead: Weighing Action vs Inaction in Iran · 1 h 0 minFeaturing Walter Russell Mead, this conversation dives into one of the most dangerous questions in the world right now: what happens if Iran gets the bomb—and is it already too…
- Robert Pape: There’s No Military Solution on Iran – Only Diplomacy and “Containing” Israel · 1 h 25 minIn a heated debate, Robert Pape argues that the current Iran crisis is not just about bombs, deterrence, or regime change. It is about an escalation trap. In this interview…
- Iran, Nukes and the Illusion of Safety | Nuclear Weapons Expert Scott Sagan · 57 minThe Table is joined by Professor Scott Sagan - leading scholar of nuclear security and international relations. Sagan explains that the biggest risk of Iran going nuclear is…
- Brute Force vs Strategy — Iraq War Veteran Phil Klay on America’s War Thinking · 1 h 10 minPhilip Klay is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He is an author, a journalist and winner of the National Book Award. He currently teaches fiction at Fairfield University and…
- Is "Zionism for Everyone?” Tablet Mag Editor Alana Newhouse Makes the Case · 1 h 8 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Tablet Magazine, Alana Newhouse. They discuss her recent piece, "Zionism is for…
- Before Facebook Existed: The TRUE Story of the First Social Network (10M Users in 1997!) · 1 h 22 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by social networking pioneer and entrepreneur, Andrew Weinreich. Weinreich is known for launching SixDegrees.com in…
- The Truth Behind the Groyper Panic and Immigration and Iran · 1 h 8 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Eric Kaufmann. Kaufmann is the author of multiple books, including The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for…
- Discipline, Screens, Genetics, Routine – What Actually Shapes a Kid? - Michaeleen Doucleff · 60 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman, and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Michaeleen Doucleff. Doucleff has a PHD in chemistry, has written for the NPR Science desk for 14 years, and is…
- Epstein, Anti-Zionism, Major Questions Doctrine and the Comedy Culture Shift. · 1 h 13 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Jesse Brown. Brown is the founder and editor of Canadaland. He…
- NYC’s Only Ethiopian-Israeli Restaurant Forced to Close Due to Antisemitism · 1 h 2 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Beejhy Barhany. Hailed "Harlem’s queen of Ethiopian Jewish cuisine," Barhany is the owner of Tsion Cafe, the…
- Epstein Journalist Says New Files Show No Evidence of Sex Trafficking Ring · 1 h 37 minWhile Noam is away, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by investigative journalist Michael Tracey to discuss the latest developments in the newly released Epstein…
- Inside the Mind of Tucker Carlson with New Yorker Writer · 1 h 18 minNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Jason Zengerle, political journalist and author of “Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the…
