For 120 years, the Albany Correspondents’ gridiron show went on. Through World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the New York City garbage strike, Ford-to-City “Drop Dead” — even after the attack on the World Trade Center.  

But after earning gold-plated status as the longest continuously running gridiron show in the history of the United States, the LCA Show, as it’s called, was halted in its tracks for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Next week, in what has to be the greatest trick since Andrew Cuomo made the Liberal Party disappear, Bloomberg Correspondent Keshia Clukey has almost single-handedly resurrected it. 

“I have had a lot of help with it. A lot of alumni. A lot of current reporters. There’s a lot of work going in to getting the show back on its feet,” Clukey told Capital Tonight.  “We were super bummed in 2020 when we had to cancel.”

This year’s show is titled "We Don’t Talk About Cuomo," which will be sung to Disney’s "Encanto" song “We don’t talk about Bruno." 

The theme is a mishmash of everything that’s transpired in Albany over the past year, from Cuomo’s resignation to the Bills Stadium deal to redistricting.

“We have a new governor — first female governor. We’ve got redistricting going on. A little bit of everything is in the show, here,” Clukey said. “We have so much to choose from.”

In the 110 years prior to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tenure, the tradition had been that the sitting governor would provide the show’s “rebuttal” – the response by the elected officials who had been the butt of the evening’s show up to that point. While Cuomo did provide a rebuttal early in his tenure, he wasn’t involved much in the show. 

This year, in a return to tradition, Gov. Kathy Hochul will appear on stage to present the show’s rebuttal.  

The LCA show is a fundraiser. In the past, members of the Legislative Correspondents Association have voted to send money raised to the Food Bank of Northeastern New York. According to Clukey, a charity in Buffalo is on the table this year because of the horrific tragedy that took place there on Saturday. 

“There’s some discussion this year about sending some of the money to Buffalo. We will see how much we end up with,” she said. 

"We Don't Talk About Cuomo" takes place at 8 p.m. on May 24 at the State Room on State Street in Albany. Tickets cost $125.