SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma is a fast‑paced, street‑style talk show originating on New York City’s subway system.
Hosted by stand-up comedian and media personality Kareem Rahma, the show features him approaching everyday commuters—and often celebrities—with a vintage double-breasted suit, clipped MetroCard mic in hand, and the signature opener:
“So, what’s your take?”
Guests offer bold, unconventional opinions (“takes”) which they then defend as Rahma, dressed in his oversized suit, sometimes wholeheartedly agrees or completely disagrees.
Kareem Rahma: Kareem Rahma is a three-time Webby-nominated writer, producer, comedian and musician. He is the creator and host of two hit digital series: Keep The Meter Running and SubwayTakes, which have both amassed 100s of millions of views on TikTok and Instagram. He wrote, produced and played the lead in OR SOMETHING (The Downtown Festival, 2024) as well as OUT OF ORDER (Tribeca, 2022). Kareem was also an Executive Producer of CATERPILLAR (SXSW, 2023), FERGUSON RISES (Tribeca, 2021) and MIRACLE FISHING (Tribeca, 2020). In 2020, his book of poetry, WE WERE PROMISED FLYING CARS, was published with Brooklyn-based Pioneer Works. Kareem’s band TINY GUN continues to perform all over New York’s most iconic venues including Baby’s All Right and The Knitting Factory.
This week, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and director Bill Burr (Paper Tiger, F Is for Family, Glengarry Glen Ross) hits the subway for an unfiltered conversation about everything from Bloomberg ruining New York to billionaires blaming immigrants for low wages. He explains why he’ll never move to Brooklyn, why cable news is tearing people apart, and why America feels more divided than ever. From parenting advice to politics, Bill has thoughts. And of course, he’s not holding back.
Bil Burr: American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, writer, and director. He started his career as a stand-up comedian before expanding his career as an actor on stage and screen. As a comedian he is known for his sharp confrontational observational humor often tackling subjects such as social issues, politics and the absurdities of the human condition. He has received nominations for a Emmy Award and a Grammy Award. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him 17th on its list of the “50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time.”
Burr’s most notable stand-up comedy specials include You People Are All the Same (2012), I’m Sorry You Feel That Way (2014), Walk Your Way Out (2017), and Paper Tiger (2019). He has also hosted the Monday Morning Podcast every Monday and Thursday since 2007, and co-founded the All Things Comedy network in 2012.
He received a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for Paper Tiger and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series nomination for the Quibi series Immoral Compass (2021).
Burr created, co-wrote, and voiced the lead character in the Netflix animated sitcom F Is for Family (2015–2021). His other notable roles include various characters in Chappelle’s Show (2004), Patrick Kuby in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2011–2013), Migs Mayfeld in The Mandalorian (2019–present), and John F. Kennedy in the film Unfrosted (2024). He made his feature-length directorial debut as the co-writer, director, and star of the comedy film Old Dads (2023) and has had supporting roles in Daddy’s Home (2015), Daddy’s Home 2 (2017), and The King of Staten Island (2020).
He made his Broadway debut in the 2025 revival of the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross.
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