The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table

Josh Gondelman is a comedian who recently won his third consecutive Emmy for writing for John Oliver. Sarah Cooper is a comedian and author of two books, "How to Appear Smart in Meetings" and "How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings". She also composed the viral article, "10 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings." Mehran Khagani is a New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Hannah Giorgis is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covers culture. She composed the recent article, "Louis CK and the Missed Point of Redemption. Jim Tews is a standup comic, writer, and host of the podcast, "Quitting Comedy." Kate Meaney is a New York City-based college student who recently began pursuing standup.

Bari Weiss is an American journalist. In 2017, she joined the New York Times as a staff editor in its opinion section. Sean Donnelly and Veronica Mosey are New York City-based standup comedians. They may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Tom Shillue and Baratunde Thurston discuss the issues of the day, including, DNA, Trump, & Italian actress Asia Argento.

Dean Delray is a New York City-based standup comedian and host of the podcast, "Let Ther Be Talk." Paul Virzi is a New York City-based standup comedian and host of the podcast, "The Virzi Effect." Alvin Kuai is a New York City-based standup comedian. Tim Doner is a recent graduate of Harvard and speaks over 20 languages.

Tim Dillon is a New York City-based standup comedian. He hosts his own podcast called, "Tim Dillon is Going to Hell." He recently secured a pilot with Comedy Central Emma Willmann, Seaton Smith, and Joe Machi are all New York City-based comedians. They may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling is a legendary standup comedian and former head writer for The Howard Stern Show. Liz Miele and Paul Mecurio are New York City-based standup comedians. They may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Jack Holmes is an Associate Editor for News & Politics at Esquire.com, where he writes daily and edits the Politics Blog with Charles P. Pierce. Gilbert Gottfried is a legendary standup comedian and film and TV actor. He may be seen performing at the Comedy Cellar, and heard on his podcast, "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast."

Brian Scott McFadden is a New York City-based standup comedian and voiceover actor. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar Audrey Murray is a Brooklyn-based comedian and author of the new book, "Open Mic Night in Moscow: And Other Stories from My Search for Black Markets, Soviet Architecture, and Emotionally Unavailable Russian Men."

Ron Bennington, Jared Fried, and Allan Havey are all New York City-based standup comedians. They may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Jake Flores is a Brooklyn based touring comedian and host of progressive podcast "Pod Damn America." He's a former columnist at The New York Observer and works via a large following online and in the political left. He recently received an unexpected visit from Homeland Security for a tweet he composed about ICE. Chloe Hilliard is a native New Yorker, comedian, and former journalist. She penned 7 cover stories while a staff writer at the Village Voice and now hosts her own podcast titled, "Social Misfit." Her debut book, "Fuck Your Diet," comes out fall 2019. Wil Sylvince is a New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Krystyna is a New York City-based comedian and one-half of the popular podcast, "Guys We F****d." Jamie Lee is a Los Angeles-based standup comedian and star of the HBO series, "Crashing." Chris DiStefano is a New York City-based comedian and co-star of the web series "Bay Ridge Boys."

Joe List is a New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Sam Pressler is the Founder of the Armed Services Arts Partnership or ASAP, a nonprofit that helps veterans integrate into their communities through the arts and comedy. He started Comedy Bootcamp, the first stand-up comedy class in the country for veterans and their families. Michael Garvey is combat-wounded U.S. Marine Corps veteran who is an alum of ASAP's Comedy Bootcamp course. Since graduating from the class, Michael has gone on to perform at The White House, the Warner Theater, and DC Improv. His PTSD service dog, Liberty, performs with him and writes his material.

Gary Gulman is a Boston-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing intermittently at the Comedy Cellar. Matteo Lane is a New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Lea Palmieri is a Senior Producer for the website Decider and writer of the recent article, "Stand-Up Specials Should Avoid Politics -- and Stay Personal Instead."

Ross Bennett, Jon Laster, and Ian Fidance are New York City-based standup comedians. Jeff Leach is a Los Angeles-based standup comedian.

Derek Gaines, Keith Robinson, and Dov Davidoff are all New York City-based standup comedians. They may be seen regularly performing at the Comedy Cellar. Eric Peterson is a Washington, D.C.-based diversity consultant for the firm Cook Ross.

Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein are the authors of the book, "Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes. It has been translated into 30 languages. Dov Davidoff and Keith Robinson are New York City-based standup comedians and actors. They may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Molly Mulshine is a New York City-based standup comedian and freelance journalist. She is the author of the recent Elle Magazine article titled, "Maybe She's Born With It. Maybe Sarah Huckabee Sanders is Propping Up a Bigot and the Joke Was Fair."

Rich Vos is a legendary New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Mike Lawrence is a Los Angeles-based standup comedian and writer. He may be seen performing regularly over the next several months at the Comedy Cellar. Aman Ali is an award-winning storyteller and comedian in New York City. He is currently the producer of the documentary "Two Gods," about a Muslim mortician in New Jersey using the lens of death to teach young boys that their own lives are worth living.

Darrell Hammond is a legendary standup comic and former Saturday Night Live cast member. Ray Ellin is a New York City-based standup comedian who may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. He is also an Executive Producer on the Comedy Cellar's new Comedy Central TV show. Kendall Ketchum is a standup comedian who frequently opens for Darrell Hammond around the country.

Jessica Kirson is a New York City-based standup comedian. She may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Emmy Blotnick is a New York City-based standup comedian and head writer of the Comedy Central show, "The President Show." She may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Michael Mittermeier is a Germany-based standup comedian. Robby Soave is an associate editor at Reason magazine. He is currently writing a book about youth activism in the age of Trump. He is the author of the article, "Trump Won Because People Were Sick of Political Correctness."

Judah Friedlander is a New York City-based standup comedian, author of the book, "If the Raindrops United," and star of the standup comedy film, "America is the Greatest Country in the United States." He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Ronnie Chieng is a New York City-based standup comedian and correspondent for "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah." He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Alan Dershowitz is a legendary American lawyer and is currently the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He was the youngest professor in the history of Harvard Law School -- having assumed the position at the age of 28 -- and later served as the appellate adviser for the defense in the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Nimesh Patel is a New York City-based standup comedian and writer for Saturday Night Live. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Joe Kashnow is a Baltimore-based standup comedian. He was injured by a roadside bomb in 2003 while serving in the armed forces in Iraq, and subsequently underwent a below-knee amputation. Keith Robinson, Jon Fisch, and Mehran Khagani are New York City-based standup comedians. They may be seen regularly performing at the Comedy Cellar.

Jackie Martling is a legendary standup comedian who formerly was a regular on the Howard Stern Show. He has been a standup comedian for going on forty years and continues to sell out shows around the country. Danny Cohen is a New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Joyelle Johnson is a New York City-based standup comedian who recently appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Noah Gardenswatz is a New York City-based standup comedian and writer for the television program, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." He can be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Jaye McBride is a New York City-based transgender standup comedian.

Ira Glasser was the fifth executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1978 to 2001. Des Bishop is a New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Chris Gethard is a New York City-based standup comedian and host of the TruTV show "The Chris Gethard Show." He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Kyle Dunnigan is a Los Angeles-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing at the Comedy Cellar - Las Vegas's opening night. Dov Davidoff and Joe Machi are New York City-based standup comedians. They may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Catie Lazarus is a writer and host of the podcast Employee of the Month produced by Slate. Lazarus has also written for The New York Times Magazine, Funny or Die, IFC, The Atlantic Monthly, Marie-Claire, Out Magazine, Bust Magazine and still owes several thank you notes from her bat-mitzvah. Keith Robinson, Veronica Mosey, and Rich Vos are all prominent New York City-based standup comedians. They may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Shailee Basnet is a Nepalese mountaineer turned standup comic. Sean Donnelly and Jon Laster are both New York City-based standup comedians. They may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Cipha Sounds is a New York City-based radio DJ and comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar and on the TruTV show, "LaffMobb's Laff Tracks." Chris DiStefano is a New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Jordan Carlos is a New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Ray Ellin is an Aruba-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar and at his Aruba-based comedy show, "Aruba Ray's Comedy."

Carmen Lynch is a New York City-based standup comedian who performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Her recent album, "Dance Like You Don't Need the Money," may be found on SiriusXM and Amazon. Sheba Mason is a standup comedian and daughter of legendary comedian Jackie Mason. Anna North is a senior reporter at Vox. She previously worked as a writer and editor at the New York Times, Salon, Buzzfeed, and Jezebel. She is the author of two novels, American Pacifica and The Life and Death of Sophie Stark. She is the author of the recent Vox story, "The Aziz Ansari story is ordinary. That's why we have to talk about it."

Damien Lemon is a New York City-based standup comedian and the host of the TruTV show, "Comedy Knockout." He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Kat Timpf is a New York City-based Fox News pundit and standup comedian. Pete Lee is a New York City-based standup comedian who may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. He recently performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

Ryan Cassata is a 24-year-old Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter and transgender activist. He has appeared on TV often to speak about being transgender. He has also been the subject of a documentary titled, "Songs For Alexis," and starred in a movie titled "Collective Unconscious" that premiered on South By Southwest. His latest full-length album is called "Shine," and is available on iTunes and Spotify. Gary Vider is a New York City-based standup comedian. He may be regularly seen performing at the Comedy Cellar.

Justin Peters is a correspondent for Slate Magazine. He authored a recent story on how he watched nothing but Fox News for three consecutive weeks. Ray Ellin and Paul Mecurio are New York City-based standup comedians. They may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Gilbert Gottfried is a legendary standup comedian who has appeared in films, television, and radio. He is the subject of a new documentary titled, "Gilbert." Carmen Lynch is a New York City-based standup comedian who may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. She has a new album titled, "Dance Like You Don't Need the Money."

Neil Brennan is a prominent standup comedian, writer, director, actor, and producer. He was the co-creator of Chappelle's Show and was the star of the Netflix special, "3 Mics." Erica Komisar is a psychoanalyst, parent guidance expert, and author with a private practice in New York. She consults for schools, corporations, and other institutions. She is the author of the book, "Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters."

Sopan Deb is a culture writer for The New York Times, writing about the intersection of politics and culture, among other topics. Before joining The Times, he covered Donald Trump's presidential campaign for CBS News from start to finish as a campaign embed. He covered hundreds of rallies in more than 40 states for a year and a half. He is also a New York City-based stand up comedian. Jim David is a legendary New York City-based standup comedian. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Aparna Nancherla is a prominent New York City-based standup comedian. Her new standup album, 'Just Putting it Out There,' is available for download on iTunes and Amazon. Rebecca Trent is the owner of the New York City comedy club Creek & the Cave. Danny Lobell is a Los Angeles-based standup comedian. Before he moved to Los Angeles, he hosted a podcast in New York City with Dan Naturman.

The Louis CK discussion continues at the Comedy Cellar table

Owner of the world famous Comedy Cellar, Noam Dworman, is joined at the table by Cellar regulars and Guy Branum to talk about his article accusations from Vulture and the Cellar's impact on the current situations within the world of comedy.

Reza Aslan is an author, producer, and TV host. He is the author of a new book, "God: A Human History." Des Bishop is a prominent standup comedian who may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Sean Patton and Mark Normand are prominent standup comedians who may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Nate Andorsky is a co-founder Creative Science - a digital agency that leverages theories derived from behavioral economics to build websites, mobile apps and virtual/augmented experiences for nonprofits, foundations and mission driven companies. He was recently published in Forbes about his experience performing standup comedy with his article, "What Performing Stand-Up Comedy Can Teach You About Growing Your Business".

Des Bishop and Dov Davidoff are prominent NYC-based standup comedians who may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Brandyn Heppard is a PhD candidate at the New School for Social Research in New York City. He is the chair of the Humanities, Social Science, & Education department and an assistant professor of Philosophy at Raritan Valley Community College, where he also serves as the co-director of RVCC’s Women’s Center. He was recently selected as a NJ Public Scholar by the NJ Council for the Humanities for his work on the philosophy of comedy.

Nico is the director of communications at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and host of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast. Originally from the Chicagoland area, Nico lives and works in New York City. Ryan Reiss and Andrew Schulz are both New York City-based stand-up comedians. They can be seen regularly performing at the Comedy Cellar.

Jonathan Haidt is a scholar, author, and social psychologist. He has written two books, including "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion." Andrew Schulz is a standup comedian and co-host of the podcast, "The Brilliant Idiots." He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Paul Mecurio is a standup comedian and the host of the podcast, "The Paul Mecurio Show." He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

The Legendary Wid is a renowned prop comic from Philadelphia. He recently performed at the Comedy Cellar for Dave Juskow's birthday bash, on a lineup that also included Dave Attell and Artie Lange. Keith Robinson and Mike Vecchione are prominent New York City-based standup comedians who may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Rebecca Traister is a writer for New York Magazine, where she recently published a widely-read profile on Hillary Clinton. She is the author of the bestselling book, "All the Single Ladies." Joyelle Nicole and Andrew Schulz are prominent standup comedians who may be seen regularly performing at the Comedy Cellar.

Charles Wojcik is an up and coming comedian based in New York City. Prior to comedy, Charles served five years in the United States Marine Corps as an intelligence analyst. Mike Finoia is a comedian and producer of the TV series "Impractical Jokers." He can be regularly seen performing at the Comedy Cellar.

Hasan Minhaj is a standup comedian and contributor to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Margaux Ewen is the Advocacy and Communications Director for Reporters Without Borders US. Dave Juskow is a standup comedian whose live shows -- including the upcoming 'Grease is the Word' -- may be seen regularly at the Comedy Cellar.

Ryan Hamilton is a prominent standup comedian who performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar. His new special, "Happy Face," is out on Netflix. Kat Timpf is an American television personality, reporter, and comedian living in New York City. She appears regularly as a panelist on Fox News.

Bonnie McFarlane is a standup comedian and co-host of the popular podcast, "My Wife Hates Me." She may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Alingon Mitra is a standup comedian and frequent performer at the Comedy Cellar. Sheila Lintott is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bucknell University. She was one of the conference organizers for "The Ethics and Aesthetics of Stand-Up Comedy," which aimed to bring together scholars and practitioners interested in stand-up comedy from a range of academic disciplines.

Lynn Koplitz is a prominent standup comedian who may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Her new standup special, "Hormonal Beast," is available on Netflix. Jessica Kirson is a prominent standup comedian who may be seen performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. She may also be heard regularly on "The Howard Stern Show." Dr. Nancy Segal is a Professor of Psychology at California State University, Fullerton, and is the director of the Twin Studies center. She is the author of the new book "Twin Mythconceptions: False Beliefs, Fables, and Facts About Twins."