Saturday, April 11
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Join us for our 24th FREE Stand Up Comedy Showcase on Saturday, April 11th at 8pm (intended for 18+) in Dobbs Ferry Public Library’s Community Room, with some of the tri-state’s best up-and-coming comics! It makes for a great Saturday night, where you can enjoy dinner and/or drinks in our beautiful downtown before the show and delight in a late-night stroll after, whether it be solo, a date night, or as a group. All are welcome!
featuring: Headliner: Miss Lissa, Host Samantha Ryan, Professor Ag47, Tim Deery, Kait Marrin, Chris Hopkins-Ward, and Jacob Brady
• please email Reference@DobbsFerryLibrary.org to sign up (room seats 75) • doors open 7:00 pm with first come, first serve seating for sign-ups • doors open to public at 7:45 pm if there is still room
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further info…
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 welcome to bring in outdoor food and/or drinks, as long as you clean up after yourself.
BIO’S
HEADLINER: MISS LISSA
Miss Lissa is a NYC-based stand-up comedian, host, and media personality known for her sharp crowd work, cultural commentary, and fearless honesty. A dynamic live performer, she thrives in unpredictable rooms, delivering high-energy and engagement. She’s worked alongside Mark Normand, is mentored by Keith Robinson, and has featured for Michael Blackson and TK Kirkland. Miss Lissa was recently featured in Time Out New York and selected for a Just for Laughs showcase, continuing to establish herself as a rising voice in comedy.
HOST: SAMANTHA RYAN
From formal theatrical training at Syracuse University, to development projects with Greenwich International Film Festival and The Emelin Theater, to performing comedy at NYC venues including The Comic Strip, Whiskey Cellar, Sugar Mouse and with Westchester collectives Berns & Berman Underground and The Comedy Ward, Samantha is no stranger to the stage. Her work is inspired by lived experience, intergenerational dynamics, and the rhythms of real conversation, with a focus on women navigating midlife transitions and the LGBTQ+ and otherwise underrepresented communities. Her stories live in the space between humor and danger, where laughter functions as both defense mechanism and truth teller.
PROFESSOR Ag47
Take a seat in the symposium. Spelled and pronounced like the element, Professor Ag47 doesn’t know what the f*&% he’s talking about – and on April 11th, he’s gonna prove it! The Agenda for every session is: Laugh & Learn! We’ll see you in class!
TIM DEERY
Our resident Performer/Producer, 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 Jeff Frumess’ upcoming feature My Shadow, Todd Rawiszer’s upcoming short New Tattoo, Jack Wheeler’s 2025 short I Love Summer, and the starring role in Wolf Face’s Owen Is A Dracula.
KAIT MARRIN
Hastings-on-Hudson’s Kait Marrin has finally made her comeback to Stand-Up Comedy and is ready to once again bring the real, raw, and quirky to her first official show since 2010! She has her BFA as a Trained Thespian from The Hartt School of Theater and is well versed in improv, having graduated from Upright Citizen’s Brigade in 2010. Kait, a proud Irish-Leo, moonlights as rapper, singer, and songwriter, but COMEDY is where she THRIVES – and she is thrilled to be back!
CHRIS HOPKINS-WARD
A long time performer and comedy enthusiast, Hartdale-based Chris Hopkins-Ward has worked in sketch teams, improv troupes, and appeared in Academy Award winning films. He was also NYC Casting’s go-to mime for a year!
JACOB BRADY
New Rochelle-based Jacob Brady is a dog walker + soon-to-be-trainer by day and comic by night, mixing fun stories of his furry friends with his trademark dark humor for the perfect balance you won’t forget!
*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.
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These showcases are part of our Comedy on the Hudson programming.