Radio Free New York with Boris Khaykin & Harry Terjanian
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro: Lou guest-hosts Radio Free New York
1:13 – What happens to comedy after Trump?
3:02 – Stephen Colbert and the late-night pivot
7:21 – SNL, Alec Baldwin, and Biden's gaffes
8:59 – Comics clinging to topical material
10:28 – A seven-month-old tough crowd
11:42 – Are comedians afraid of cancellation?
13:30 – Paying audiences versus free shows
15:16 – Cancel culture versus walking away
16:33 – Free expression as a classic liberal value
19:14 – Herd immunity and So You've Been Publicly Shamed
20:45 – Staying quiet about your vote
21:32 – Comedy in Los Angeles during COVID-19
24:33 – Outdoor shows, Karens, and noise complaints
26:04 – Rooftop, park, and backyard shows in New York
28:03 – Losing the Creek and the Cave
30:33 – Governor Cuomo takes the blame
31:38 – New York comedy clubs and the liquor rules
35:05 – The Social Dilemma and regulating social media
36:33 – What if the government built a Facebook?
38:32 – Lockdown viewing: rewatching Columbo
39:59 – Wrap-up and where to find Boris and Harry
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Comedians Boris Khaykin and Harry Terjanian join Lou, guest-hosting Radio Free New York, to talk about what happens to comedy after Trump, cancel culture, and how to do a show during COVID.
We also get into Stephen Colbert's late-night pivot (Lou is especially worried), SNL and Biden's gaffes, comics clinging to topical material, paying audiences versus free shows, free expression as a classic liberal value, So You've Been Publicly Shamed, outdoor shows and noise complaints, rooftop and backyard shows in New York, losing the Creek and the Cave, New York's liquor rules for comedy clubs, The Social Dilemma, and rewatching Columbo.