Saturday, October 5
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
As a part of Dobbs Ferry’s biggest annual event of the year – Ferry Festa – join us – RAIN OR SHINE – to close out the festivities with our 17th FREE Stand Up Comedy Showcase (intended for 18+) in Dobbs Ferry Public Library’s Community Room!
• please email Reference@DobbsFerryLibrary.org to sign up (room seats 75) • doors open 6:00 pm with first come, first serve seating for sign-ups • doors open to public at 6:20pm if there is still room
featuring: Host: Tim Deery, Stephen Badinelli, Graham Friel, Jack Ludlum, Seann Cantatore, Andrew Rich, and Headliner: James Murphy (bio’s below)
further info…
DONATION$
While the event is FREE, we will gladly accept ca$h donations for the performers on behalf of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Public Library.
transportation
our address: 55 Main Street Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
*AS CEDAR & MAIN STREET WILL BOTH HAVE CLOSURES FOR FERRY FESTA, PLEASE LEAVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME FOR PARKING IN ALTERNATE LOCATIONS AND WALKING OVER – FOR MORE INFO ON PARKING FOR FERRY FESTA, PLEASE REFER TO THE FERRY FESTA WEBSITE
• for any arriving by rail, the library is right up the hill from the Dobbs Ferry Metro North Hudson Line train stop
food + drink
You are welcome to bring in outdoor food and/or drinks, as long as you clean up after yourself.
BIO’S
HOST –TIM DEERY
Our resident Performer/Producer, Tim has run 16 Stand Up Comedy Showcases, 86 Comedy Open Mic’s, 4 FerryCon’s, 3 Local Filmmakers Spotlight’s, 3 Pub Trivia’s, and 99 Cult Classic Movie Night’s for DFPL, which, if you’re keeping count, requires a lot of fingers & toes. His latest on screen work includes a starring role as an Art Dealer in Jeff Frumess’ upcoming feature My Shadow, and as a vampire, who sucks, in the music video “Owen Is A Dracula” from Wolf Face.
find him on IG: @MummiesOnMainStreet
STEPHEN BADINELLI
Stephen Badinelli is a comic from Rockland County, NY who performs locally and in NYC. Credits include Rhino Comedy, Space Acres Comedy, and Mic’d Up at Levity.
find him on IG: @Mad_Kosher
GRAHAM FRIEL
In the summer of 2022, whilst in the throes of sobriety and tired of being ignored at home, Graham got behind the mic at the Broadway Comedy Club. Since then he’s plied his brand of Irish humor at open mics city wide.
JACK LUDLUM
Jack has been performing in clubs and bars all over the tristate area since 2011. He currently hosts a weekly Comedy Open Mic every Monday at Studio Around the Corner in Brewster, NY. His biggest influences include George Carlin, Doug Stanhope, Patrice O’Neal, and Colin Quinn.
find him on IG: @JackLudlum93
SEANN CANTATORE
Seann Cantatore is an NYC-based musician and comedian. She has performed across the U.S. with her one-woman musical “In Order to Not Work a 9 to 5” and at notable comedy festivals including New York SketchFest, Detroit Improv Festival, DC SketchFest and more. Her debut music video “I Shaved My Pubes For Nothing” has been described as “hysterical”, “this needs way more views” and “disturbing”. With her whimsical wit and inviting presence, audiences feel right at home belly-laughing and confronting their deepest emotional vulnerabilities, alike.
find her on IG: @SeannCantatore
ANDREW RICH
Andrew Rich has been in the stand-up comedy scene for nearly 5 years, performing regularly all across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. He is also the co-host and co producer of Bingomedy, an event that combines the worlds of Bingo and Stand up comedy.
find him on IG: @andrew_rich_comedian
HEADLINER – JAMES MURPHY
James Murphy, or “Murf” to his adoring fans, began doing comedy at The Improv and Gotham City in 2002 and was a founding member of the troupe Crux. He appeared in pilots Skels and Among the Joneses and began focusing on standup in 2012 at theaters, comedy clubs, restaurants and coffee shops all over the tri-state area.
find him on IG: @MotoMan1969
*This event may be filmed. Being as such, there is a chance that you could wind up in the recording at any given point. If this is an issue for you, we recommend that you not attend, as we will not be able edit around individual preferences.
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These showcases are part of our Comedy on the Hudson Programming.