Episode 132: Noam Dworman - Comedy, Free Speech, and Creating The Comedy Cellar

Noam Dworman is a businessman, the co-host of the podcast "Live From The Table," and the owner of the world-famous Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village, NYC.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:59) How The Comedy Cellar came to be

(02:38) Noam's dad, Manny

(07:05) Why did Manny start The Comedy Cellar?

(10:42) Notable comics early at The Comedy Cellar

(12:00) The way to fame for comics pre-internet

(14:32) Identifying comedic talent

(18:36) Patrice O'Neal

(24:12) How Noam took over The Comedy Cellar

(27:37) The scene at The Comedy Cellar in early 2000's

(29:52) Why The Comedy Cellar is so popular

(32:19) The design of The Comedy Cellar venue

(36:58) Quotes from Noam about free speech

(38:11) Louis CK, free speech, and woke culture

(43:58) How the left has changed regarding free speech

(47:22) Comedy as a refuge

(50:23) Defining wokeness and a story about Noam's daughter

(56:30) The state of wokeness and cancel culture

(59:02) Comedians and intellectuals with courage

(01:02:58) What's next for Noam and The Comedy Cellar