Emmy® Nominee | Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

SubwayTakes

So...What's Your Take?

About the show

Created and hosted by Kareem Rahma, SubwayTakes is an inventive short-form comedy series that transforms quick encounters on the New York City subway into a precise, instantly recognizable format. With a sharp point of view, rhythmic editing, and comic escalation, each episode turns one bold opinion into a complete miniature performance, capturing the spontaneity of a real conversation with the discipline of tightly constructed comedy. Distinctive and culturally immediate, SubwayTakes demonstrates just how much character, storytelling, and comedy can live inside a few unforgettable minutes. SubwayTakes was created by Kareem Rahma and Andrew Kuo.

Episodes

Play Ethan Hawke Says There Is No Such Thing as Your Favorite Beatle

They're Loading the Planes Wrong — Back to Front!

2 min · Premiered 2025/11/12

Actor Woody Harrelson (Cheers, True Detective, Zombieland) boards the subway with Kareem Rahma to argue that airlines board planes all wrong — and the fix is to load from back to front.

Saying "We've Met" Is a Violent Act

3 min · Premiered 2026/05/29

Comedian and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder takes the subway with Kareem to make her case that answering “nice to meet you” with “we've met” is nothing short of a violent act.

Take the Sticker Off Your Hat

2 min · Premiered 2025/10/29

Filmmaker Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman) drops the advice of an icon on the subway with Kareem: take the sticker off your hat.

Dogs Should Have to Wear Shoes

2 min · Premiered 2025/10/16

Actor and director Jason Bateman (Arrested Development, Ozark, SmartLess) joins Kareem on the subway to insist, against all objection, that dogs should have to wear shoes.

Everybody Should Follow the Bike-Lane Arrows

2 min · Premiered 2025/08/19

Musician and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne (Stop Making Sense, American Utopia) rides with Kareem to lay down the law of the road: everybody should follow the bike-lane arrows.

Restaurants Are Scamming You

3 min · Premiered 2025/08/06

Saturday Night Live's Ego Nwodim sits down with Kareem on the subway to expose the everyday con she can't let go of — restaurants are scamming you.

Either Invite Me for Dinner or Don't

2 min · Premiered 2025/12/16

Comedian and writer Robby Hoffman (Hacks) takes the subway with Kareem to deliver a blunt ultimatum on hosting: either invite people for dinner or don't — but enough with the potluck.

Close Your Window Shade on Midday Flights

2 min · Premiered 2025/11/07

Comedian and actor Mo Amer (Mo, Ramy) boards the subway with Kareem to settle a travel debate once and for all: close your window shade on midday flights.

Women Should Stop Wearing Bras

2 min · Premiered 2025/11/14

Comedian Ms Pat (The Ms. Pat Show) joins Kareem on the subway to make her unfiltered case that women should stop wearing bras.

Extras

Play Kareem Rahma on SubwayTakes, the Dumbest Opinion He’s Heard & Riding Around with Cab Drivers

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Kareem Rahma on SubwayTakes, the Dumbest Opinion He’s Heard & Riding Around with Cab Drivers

Kareem talks about his show SubwayTakes, the dumbest opinion he’s heard, the strangest place someone approached him, various celebrities that have been on SubwayTakes, and his latest digital series Keep The Meter Running.

Esquire

Why Does Everyone Want to Argue with Kareem Rahma?

As host of SubwayTakes, he's sparred with Cate Blanchett, Tim Walz, and a girl who doesn't believe in spoons. He is the Philosopher King of Disagreement.

The New Yorker

The Creator of “Subway Takes” One Hundred Per Cent Disagrees

Kareem Rahma discusses Kamala Harris's missed opportunity on his show, meeting Andrew Cuomo, and why disagreement is more fun.