6 Celebrities Who Bashed Albany, New York

Albany, New York, went viral this week due to negative comments made by ESPN announcer Rebecca Lobo. Lobo said she was in the nation's capital for the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, which will be held at MVP Arena. “By the way, good luck if you find something to do in Albany.”

This isn't the first time a celebrity has cast a shadow over Albany, New York. Here are five other celebrities who received hate in Albany. There are different reasons for each of the situations below, but it's up to you to decide if it's justified.

#5 – David Letterman

According to a report in the Orlando Sentinel, in 1993 David Letterman was talking about high-speed rail in New York state when he joked: “Why would anyone want to get to Albany in 55 minutes?”

#4 – Bert Kreischer

In 2019, comedian Bert Kreischer appeared on the YouTube show First We Feast and was asked, “Of the 28 cities you visited, which one had the most garbage dumps?” His belated response was, “By the way, that was Albany.”

“Albany wasn't the worst, the venue was the worst,” Kreischer explained on social media. At the first show they ran out of beer and only gave everyone two beers. You're the bullish type—that's my opinion. ”

#3 – Cardi B

In October 2017, Eonline.com reported that artist Cardi B abruptly left the Hilton Hotel in Albany. There are reports that authorities accused her and her team of smoking marijuana, which she denied, adding that the allegations were racially motivated.

Want to know something? “Albany is known to be racist,” she said, adding, “The floor of the hotel room I was staying in smelled like weed. So, in the middle of the night, the cops came and killed my The manager and I knocked on my door and told them we were smoking weed and they had to kick us out. – Cardi B

#2 – Darryl Hall

In a separate assault at the Albany Hilton Hotel in August 2022, Hall & Oates' Darryl Hall was on stage at a SPAC when he hated the hotel. Darryl Hall didn't really care about his room, he explained, according to the Times Union. It wasn't good because there were no windows and he doesn't smoke crack or shoot ups or anything like that.

I give you the worst review ever about a hotel. I can't stay here (Saratoga) because everyone's booked up and it looks like you guys are here too. I don't usually say things like this! But that was bad news. That was bad news. – Darryl Hall

#1 – The Simpsons

Homer Simpson paints a negative picture of the metropolitan area and all of upstate New York through his songs. To name a few, he photographs communities such as Niskayuna, Utica, Mohawk Valley, and Oriskany College. In case you missed it, here's the video.