Samantha Ruddy tells jokes, writes funny stuff, and has strong opinions on Mountain Dew iterations.Samantha has performed standup on both The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She's also 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. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3bC8GbnvORs8lHm9deCa6X">Her debut comedy album, Logging Out,</a> was named one of the best comedy albums of 2020 by NPR and is the reason Paste Magazine referred to her as a "joke machine." Until the show's cancellation in July of 2022, Samantha was a digital producer at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Samantha's work included writing straight-to-camera promos for Sam Bee, crafting copy for the show's social media accounts, and contributing to scripts for web series, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.emmys.com/shows/beeing-home-samantha-bee">including the Emmy Award-nominated Beeing At Home</a> Samantha is a skilled joke writer and her comedy is clever, disarming, and sly. Her writing can be read on Collegehumor, The Cut, and Reductress. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://shortyawards.com/11th/samlymatters">She's been nominated for a Shorty Award</a> for her online presence.