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Sidetalk
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Created byTrent Simonian
Jack Byrne
LocationNew York, NY
Years active2019–present
Genre(s)Comedy
Man-on-the-street
Followers1.5 million
(February 7, 2024)

Sidetalk is an American Instagram show created by Trent Simonian and Jack Byrne.[1] The show utilizes a man-on-the-street technique to interview people across New York City with each episode being approximately one minute long, and is noted for its surreal[2] and/or humorous[3] interviews.[4][5]

History

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Trent Simonian, a graduate of Malibu High School, and Jack Byrne, a graduate of Xavier High School, started the show in the fall of 2019 during their first semester as students at New York University. They had first met after being accepted into NYU during their senior year of high school through mutual friends. Prior to co-creating Sidetalk, Simonian hosted a similar interview-style show in high school called Shark TV, while Byrne interned for The Fat Jewish for five years beginning at age 14.[4]

The duo signed to Brillstein Entertainment Partners and WME in April 2021.[6]

The show received a nomination for the 2021 Streamy Awards in the Indie Show category and two nominations for the 2022 Streamy Awards in the Show of the Year and Unscripted Series categories.[7][8]

Simonian and Byrne were selected to the Forbes 30 Under 30 2024 list for Social Media.[9]

Bing Bong

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On October 21, 2021, Simonian and Byrne released an episode titled "Knicks Season Opener" featuring New York Knicks fans celebrating the team's opening night double-overtime victory over the Boston Celtics. One of the fans in the video, Jordie Bloom,[10] says "Bing Bong" into the microphone, a reference to the New York City Subway "doors closing" warning sound which is used at the beginning of each Sidetalk episode.[11] While the phrase itself had been previously popularized in earlier Sidetalk videos, by rapper Nems[12] and others in episodes from Coney Island,[13][14] it quickly became a rallying cry for the Knicks after the "Knicks Season Opener" video went viral.[15] The phrase was picked up by the official New York Knicks Twitter account, Knicks announcer Mike Breen, and Knicks forward Evan Fournier, and was featured on the cover of the sports page of the New York Daily News.[16][17] “Bing Bong” even received two write-in votes in the 2021 New York City mayoral election.[18][19] The phrase was further popularized by the viral "Bing Bong" trend on TikTok where users would recreate various different quotes from Sidetalk. Celebrities including President Joe Biden, The Jonas Brothers, John Legend, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, Jack Harlow, and Avril Lavigne joined in on the trend.[20][21][22][23]

Notable guests

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The following notable individuals appeared on the show as interviewees, unless otherwise noted:

Episodes

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Sidetalk episodes list
No.TitleLocationOriginal air date
1"New York Fashion Week"SoHoSeptember 9, 2019 (2019-09-09)
2"Making Friends"SoHoSeptember 15, 2019 (2019-09-15)
3"San Gennaro"Little ItalySeptember 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)
4"The Village Hemp Shop"MacDougal StreetSeptember 23, 2019 (2019-09-23)
5"Fun in Times Square"Times SquareSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)
6"New York Comic Con"New York Comic ConOctober 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
7"Climate Change"Washington Square ParkOctober 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)
8"SantaCon"MidtownDecember 14, 2019 (2019-12-14)
9"Happy Birthday Jonah Hill"Union SquareDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
10"Squirrels!"Washington Square ParkJanuary 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)
11"Leeky Bandz"Union SquareJanuary 25, 2020 (2020-01-25)
12"The Park"Washington Square ParkJanuary 28, 2020 (2020-01-28)
13"City So Nice They Named It Twice"MidtownJanuary 30, 2020 (2020-01-30)
14"Super Bowl Sunday"MidtownFebruary 2, 2020 (2020-02-02)
15"Introducing Strangers"ChinatownFebruary 11, 2020 (2020-02-11)
16"Valentine's Day"Union SquareFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
17"Bieber Fever"MidtownFebruary 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)
18"Leap Year"MidtownFebruary 29, 2020 (2020-02-29)
19"Plastic Bag Ban"MidtownMarch 9, 2020 (2020-03-09)
20"Purim"WilliamsburgMarch 11, 2020 (2020-03-11)
21"Trap Talk"MidtownSeptember 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)
22"Glazed Donuts"SoHoSeptember 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)
23"The Travis Scott Burger"McDonald'sSeptember 13, 2020 (2020-09-13)
24"Jesus Gets Attacked"Union SquareSeptember 17, 2020 (2020-09-17)
25"Jokertyme"Washington Square ParkSeptember 20, 2020 (2020-09-20)
26"Spider Cuz"Union SquareSeptember 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
27"ABG Neal"MidtownSeptember 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)
28"Rapaport Talks Trump"Washington Square ParkOctober 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)
29"New York Ain't Dead"Times SquareOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
30"Spider Cuz Part 2"East VillageOctober 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)
31"Spider Cuz Takes the Town"Greenwich VillageOctober 25, 2020 (2020-10-25)
32"Trump Rally"Times SquareOctober 29, 2020 (2020-10-29)
33"Halloween with Spider Cuz"New YorkNovember 1, 2020 (2020-11-01)
34"Election Night in New York"New YorkNovember 4, 2020 (2020-11-04)
35"Party in the Park"Washington Square ParkNovember 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)
36"Spider Cuz Shuts Down the Park"Washington Square ParkNovember 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
37"Blakk Stakkz"Lower East SideNovember 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
38"Anti-Mask Rally"Washington Square ParkNovember 25, 2020 (2020-11-25)
39"Lil Mo Mozzarella"Little ItalyNovember 30, 2020 (2020-11-30)
40"Sidetalk Cribs: Jesus Edition"Washington Square ParkDecember 6, 2020 (2020-12-06)
41"Lil Agz"East VillageDecember 13, 2020 (2020-12-13)
42"Anti-Mask Rally Part 2"Union SquareDecember 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)
43"June Cancun"HarlemDecember 23, 2020 (2020-12-23)
44"Blakk Stakkz Part 2"Lower East SideDecember 28, 2020 (2020-12-28)
45"Truck Girl"SoHoJanuary 3, 2021 (2021-01-03)
46"Bitchin Styles"MidtownJanuary 16, 2021 (2021-01-16)
47"Yams Day with A$AP Rocky & A$AP Mob"New YorkJanuary 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)
48"LeBron"Times SquareJanuary 24, 2021 (2021-01-24)
49"Wall St"Wall StreetJanuary 30, 2021 (2021-01-30)
50"Snowball Fight"Washington Square ParkFebruary 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
51"Lil Mo for Mayor"Little ItalyFebruary 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)
52"Lil Agz Valentine's Day Special"SoHoFebruary 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
53"Big Body Bes"East New YorkFebruary 20, 2021 (2021-02-20)
54"Welcome Home Bobby Shmurda"Union SquareFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
55"Knicks Break .500"Madison Square GardenMarch 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
56"Trump Returns to NYC"Trump TowerMarch 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)
57"ABG Neal Hits the Park"Washington Square ParkMarch 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)
58"Stimmy Special"SoHoMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
59"Weed is Legal"Union SquareApril 3, 2021 (2021-04-03)
60"Coney Island's Finest"Coney IslandApril 10, 2021 (2021-04-10)
61"Chippi Chippi"HarlemApril 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
62"4/20"Washington Square ParkApril 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)
63"RIP DMX"Barclays CenterApril 25, 2021 (2021-04-25)
64"Anti-Vax Rally"Union SquareMay 8, 2021 (2021-05-08)
65"BkTidalWave"Union SquareMay 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
66"World of T-Shirts"Times SquareMay 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)
67"Knicks Lose"Madison Square GardenJune 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)
68"Ray-Dizzle"Union SquareJune 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)
69"Juneteenth Cookout"HarlemJune 22, 2021 (2021-06-22)
70"Water Balloon Fight"Central ParkJune 27, 2021 (2021-06-27)
71"Coney Island Glizzy Eating Contest"Coney IslandJuly 4, 2021 (2021-07-04)
72"4th of July in Dyckman"Dyckman StreetJuly 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)
73"World of T-Shirts Part 2"Times SquareJuly 13, 2021 (2021-07-13)
74"Pop Smoke Day"CanarsieJuly 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)
75"Bronx Dominican Day Parade"The BronxJuly 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)
76"Blakk Stakkz Part 3"Lower East SideAugust 7, 2021 (2021-08-07)
77"Bye Bye Cuomo"Union SquareAugust 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)
78"Stoney Mama"The BronxAugust 21, 2021 (2021-08-21)
79"Rich Rhymer Cookout"HarlemAugust 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)
80"Ferris Wheel in Times Square"Times SquareSeptember 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)
81"Coney Island Ski Club"Coney IslandSeptember 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)
82"Little Italy with Kai Cenat"Little ItalySeptember 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)
83"Lil Mo at San Gennaro"Little ItalyOctober 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
84"The End of the Bandemic"HarlemOctober 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)
85"Comic Con with Spider Cuz"New York Comic ConOctober 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)
86"Knicks Season Opener"Madison Square GardenOctober 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)
87"Glizzy Patrol with ABG Neal"Little ItalyNovember 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)
88"A Coney Island Thanksgiving"Coney IslandNovember 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)
89"Movie Moe"East HarlemDecember 14, 2021 (2021-12-14)
90"Big Girl Winter"Rockefeller CenterDecember 25, 2021 (2021-12-25)
91"Meals by Cugine"MidtownJanuary 15, 2022 (2022-01-15)
92"2nd Annual Sidetalk Snowball Fight"Washington Square ParkJanuary 30, 2022 (2022-01-30)
93"Spider Cuz Hits Little Italy"Little ItalyFebruary 5, 2022 (2022-02-05)
94"June Cancun Takes SoHo"SoHoMarch 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)
95"Boogie Down Bronx"The BronxApril 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)
96"4/20 Meetup"Union SquareApril 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)
97"ABG Neal hit the LES"Lower East SideMay 7, 2022 (2022-05-07)
98"Bobby for Governor"Lower East SideJune 12, 2022 (2022-06-12)
99"Puerto Rican Festival"Spanish HarlemJune 18, 2022 (2022-06-18)
100"2nd Annual Sidetalk Water Balloon Fight"Central ParkJune 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)
101"4th of July in Coney Island"Coney IslandJuly 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)
102"Meals by Cugine Part 2"Lower East SideAugust 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
103"Subway Series"Yankee StadiumAugust 24, 2022 (2022-08-24)
104"Lil Mo & Stace Take the Feast"Little ItalyOctober 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)
105"Halloween Meetup"Union SquareNovember 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)
106"Chippi Chippi Takes Times Square"Times SquareDecember 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)
107"Valentine's Day with Movie Moe"Lower East SideFebruary 14, 2023 (2023-02-14)
108"2nd Annual Sidetalk 4/20 Meetup"Union SquareApril 21, 2023 (2023-04-21)
109"Knicks Win"Madison Square GardenMay 11, 2023 (2023-05-11)
110"Drake Week"Madison Square GardenJuly 27, 2023 (2023-07-27)
111"Starlets with Drake"QueensJuly 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)
112"Blakk Stakkz vs. Taylor Swift"Lower East SideFebruary 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)
113"Phuck Philly"Madison Square GardenMay 3, 2024 (2024-05-03)
114"Kai Cenat & AMP Take NYC"Greenwich VillageJuly 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)
115"Utopia with Travis Scott"MetLife StadiumOctober 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)

References

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