Brick City Comedy Revue

This month's show features :

Samantha Ruddy is currently a Digital Producer at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, in addition to being a warmup comic back when crowds gathering was a thing. Samantha's work at Full Frontal has included writing straight to camera monologues for Sam to deliver, managing the content on the show's social media accounts, and contributing to web series including the Emmy and Webby Award nominated Beeing At Home.

Samantha has performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, headlined Carolines on Broadway, been heard on NPR, and appeared in videos for Comedy Central and Marvel. She has performed at comedy festivals like New York Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Her debut comedy album, Logging Out, was named one of the best comedy albums of 2020 by NPR. Brooklyn Magazine has called Samantha one of Brooklyn's 50 Funniest People, BUST says she's a comic "you should be obsessed with," and Vulture featured her for "Follow Friday."

Jim Search is a comedian who was a semi finalist in NBC’s Stand Up For Diversity. He has also appeared in the Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Hoboken Comedy Festival and the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX. He wrote and directed the play Jessie The Catfish: A Comedy, which has been performed across New York City.

Taj Osorio is a New Jersey based comedian who is a regular performer across the tri-state area. He currently is the producer of the King of Queens comedy showcase in Astoria, NY.

Musical Guest

Ali de León is an independent recording artist born and raised in Jersey City, NJ. Prior to 2012, Ali's focus was on theatre. Although music was always a part of her life, she never thought she would pursue it. In 2012, Ali was studying abroad in England, away from her family for the first time, and heart-broken when melodies and harmonies became the only way of release. From then on, Ali began to write music.

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