The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table

Kyle Smith is critic at large for National Review and for 12 years was a film critic and columnist for The New York Post.

David M. Buss is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Buss previously taught at Harvard University and the University of Michigan. He is considered the world’s leading scientific expert on strategies of human mating and one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology.  His new book: When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and...

Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand with Guest Zoe Strimpel, a columnist, historian of gender and intimacy in modern Britain, and author. 

The whole gang is back in the studio!  Nick Griffin is a Cellar regular, has made multiple appearances on Letterman and hosts a podcast called Scary Monsters.  Rob Feld is a journalist and filmmaker. He is currently working with Duke University professor Chris Bail on a documentary series that debunks the myths around how social media impacts political polarization and the free exchange of ideas.

Eve Barlow

Patrick Sharkey is professor of sociology and public affairs at the PRinceton School of Public and International Affairs. He was formerly chair of sociology at NYU, where he taught for 10 years before joining Princeton. He is founder of americanviolence.org, former scientific director of crime lab new york, and author of the book Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, the Renewal of City Life, and...

Mehran Khaghani and Lara Bazelon

Alan Dershowitz

Jeannie Suk Gersen is a law professor at Harvard Law School and a contributing writer to The New Yorker. Myq Kaplan is a comic, his most recent album AKA is available now. 

Raanan Hershberg is a comedian who has performed on The Late, Late Show with James Corden and Comedy Central.   Misty Marris is a trial attorney based in New York City specializing in the defense of clients in entertainment, sports, employment, civil rights and sexual assault/abuse cases. Misty appears as an independent legal analyst on a variety of news networks including Fox News, Fox Business,...

Dr. Sandra Gelbard joins Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand to discuss COVID and re-opening the Cellar.  Dr. Gelbard is a board certified Internal Medicine physician, founder of Park Avenue Medical Concierge, and Clinical Instructor at NYU Langone and Lenox Hill Hospital. She is on the board of several schools in NYC to advise about COVID and her work on the subject has been widely...

Wesley Yang is a widely published essayist and narrative nonfiction writer who has written for Harper's, New York Magazine, and the New York Times Magazine and the author of the 2018 collection the Souls of Yellow Folk published by W.W. Norton and named as one of the year's best books by the New York Times and Washington Post. He is at work on a book about what he has termed the Successor Ideology...

  Lara Bazelon is a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law where she holds the Barnett Chair in Trial Advocacy and directs the Criminal & Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinics.  Her first novel, a courtroom thriller titled A GOOD MOTHER, will be published next month.   Seaton Smith is a comedian and actor. His special, The Lockdown Special can be seen on EPIX.

Mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang, joins us!  Andrew Yang is a NYC public school parent, business owner, and activist. He is running for mayor to help the city recover, after having successfully running a top education company, a non-profit recognized by President Obama, and building an anti-poverty movement during his presidential campaign.

Glenn Miller is a one time manager the Dworman Conglomerate including: Cafe Wha, The Olive Tree Cafe and The Comedy & VU and FBP.  Saranne Rothberg started The ComedyCures Foundation from her chemo chair in 1999.   

Andrew Hankinson is a journalist and author. His second book, Don't Applaud. Either Laugh or Don't. (At the Comedy Cellar) is a portrait of the iconic New York comedy club.   Jon Laster is a stand up comedian, actor, writer, producer and regular at The Comedy Cellar.

Von Decarlo is a stand up comedian & Executive Producer of The Patrice O’Neal Documentary Killing Is Easy.  Marina Franklin is a comedian, actor, writer, and host. 

Jamie Kirchick is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and a columnist for Tablet magazine. His first book, The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues and the Coming Dark Age, was published in 2017, and his next book, Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington is forthcoming from Henry Holt.  Erin Jackson has appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers and CONAN and just made her Netfli...

Trish Roberts-Miller is a scholar of train wrecks in public deliberation—times that communities had all the information they needed to make a good decision and instead made a disastrous one. She is also a at the University of Texas at Austin, and author of several books.  Comic Adrienne Iapalucci has appeared on "The Degenerates" on Netflix and Letterman. She just released her debut album, "Baby S...

Dov Hikind is an American politician, activist, and radio talk show host. He is a former Democratic New York State Assemblyman. Hatem Gabr is the co-host of the podcast, Live from America.   

Wayne Federman is an Emmy-nominated stand-up, actor, author, professor, and podcaster. His new book is called, The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle.  He co-hosts the acclaimed podcast: The History of Stand-Up.   

Patrice O'Neal documentary, SNL & antisemitic jokes and how Noam's old friend almost killed him.

In our most heated episode yet, Noam goes to head to head with journalist Will Wilkinson. Danny Cohen talks about gay conversion therapy and Dan sees a mouse.       

Immigration, stealing jokes, Ted Alexandro and Saturday Night Live.  Eric Kaufmann is an author, journalist and Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. Alingon Mitra is a stand up comedian whose credits include Conan, Colbert, and Comedy Central.  

Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand with comic Eagle Witt and esteemed Law Professor and author Richard Epstein. Noam connects with Epstein, after admiring his work from afar for decades, Dan considers self publishing and Periel goes on a tear about Marilyn Manson.