Saturday, June 20
7:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Join us for our 25th FREE Stand Up Comedy Showcase (intended for 21+) on Saturday, June 20th, 2026 at 7:30pm in Dobbs Ferry Public Library’s Community Room, featuring HEADLINER: LINETTE PALLADINO, HOST: DAVID BECKLES JR., MICHELE DURANTE, ANDREW B. STEINER, MIKE NOBLE, FRANCESCA MAGLIONE, TIM DEERY, and MURF, MUSICAL GUEST: POLISH JOHN, and special for this “Silver Jubilee” 25th Showcase, complimentary brew (for 21+) courtesy of our friends at CAPTAIN LAWRENCE BREWING! Our comedy showcases always make for a great Saturday night, whether it be solo, a date night, or as a group, where you can enjoy dinner & drinks in our beautiful downtown before the show and delight in a late-night stroll after. As always, all are welcome!
• EMAIL Reference@DobbsFerryLibrary.org FOR TIX (room seats 75) • doors open 7:00 pm
BIO’S
HEADLINER: LINETTE PALLADINO
Linette has performed at clubs and festivals all over the U.S. and internationally. From Iceland to Hong Kong and for the troops in Iraq, Linette has seen it all. She has opened for some of America’s best comics including Dave Attell and Carole Montgomery and was one of five nationwide finalists in the HBO Latino Stand-up Competition. In 2022, Linette won Jersey’s Funniest Female at The Eagle Theatre. Offstage, she is a mom, wife, and currently serves as a Major in the US Army.
HOST: DAVID BECKLES JR.
David was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Barbados. When he returned to the US, he pursued Media & Communication Arts at the City College of New York. Growing up a joke teller. his love for stand up comedy and acting led him to perform in several Shakespeare productions, most notably Othello. These days, David can be found honing his love of stand up and sketch comedy all around the tri-state.
MICHELE DURANTE
Michele has been making audiences laugh ever since she retired from the NYPD. She’s performed at the Women In Comedy Festival in Manchester, England; The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland and all over the US. She performs regularly in NYC and Long Island, NY.
ANDREW B. STEINER
Andrew has been doing comedy for 13 years, is starting to apply deodorant to some of his jokes, and has a critically acclaimed special, Toast for Dinner. He’s headlined clubs around the world like Carlito’s Comedy Club, The Comedy Museum, and Cristy B’s Comedy Club, as well as shows at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, and appeared in the 2026 feature film Mamochka.
MIKE NOBLE
Mike is a New York–based editor, producer, and writer with nearly two decades of high end post-production experience. A former Supervising Editor at Discovery Communications, his credits include feature length documentaries such as the Emmy-winning Korean War Stories with Walter Cronkite, Fruitcake Fraud, and Murder at Carter County Mines. He also performs stand-up in the New York area, mostly in front of other comics who judge him harshly.
FRANCESCA MAGLIONE
Francesca is a queer stand-up comedian by night, including being the Co-Producer of The Comedy Ward, a monthly comedy showcase at 18th Ward Brewing in New Rochelle, and an Oncology Registered Dietitian by day, providing a fun and supportive setting for people of all walks of life to learn evidence-based ways to fuel their bodies and eat joyfully. She loves to use humor and storytelling to connect with diverse audiences all around the world and you can always count on her to deliver a healthy amount of whimsy and debauchery!
TIM DEERY
Tim has run Comedy on the Hudson since 2018 and Cult Classic Movie Night since 2016. His latest on-screen work includes supporting roles in Todd Rawiszer’s upcoming short New Tattoo, Jeff Frumess’ upcoming feature My Shadow, Jack Wheeler’s 2025 short I Love Summer, and the starring role in Wolf Face’s Owen Is A Dracula.
MURF
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.
MUSICAL GUEST:
4 chords and a few SAT words, who you may recognize as your favorite Host of Climbing Wolf’s Most Useless Trivia
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DONATION$
While the event is FREE, we are grateful for any 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
• for any driving in, there are Village Lots and street parking (pay via the Park Mobile App if and when applicable)
• for any arriving by rail, the library is located right up the hill from the Dobbs Ferry Metro North Hudson Line train stop
food + drink
You are more than welcome to bring in outdoor food and/or drinks, as long as you do so responsibly and clean up after yourself.
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*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, we recommend that you not attend, as we will not be able edit around individual preferences.
These showcases are part of our Comedy on the Hudson programming.