Samantha Ruddy
Who Samantha Ruddy is
Samantha Ruddy is a stand-up comedian and writer who has performed stand-up on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, been heard on NPR and appeared in videos for Comedy Central and Marvel.
Her debut album, Logging Out (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020), was named one of the best comedy albums of 2020 by NPR and led Paste Magazine to call her a 'joke machine', and her second, Baseball Mom, came out on Comedy Dynamics in 2024. Her writing has appeared in The Cut and Reductress, and her social media comedy has been nominated for Shorty and Queerty awards. Her tracks were regulars on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel, with plays from 2024 to November 2025.
At a glance
- Albums
- Logging Out and Baseball Mom
- On screen
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Official site
- samantharuddy.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: samantharuddy.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Logging Out 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020
- Baseball Mom Comedy Dynamics, 2024
On screen
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon stand-up
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert stand-up
Comedians like Samantha Ruddy
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Caitlin Peluffo also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Carmen Lynch also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Emma Willmann also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Emmy Blotnick also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Fumi Abe also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Graham Kay also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Jay Jurden also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Nathan Macintosh also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Questions and answers
Where is Samantha Ruddy performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: samantharuddy.com ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Who are some comedians like them?
Caitlin Peluffo (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Carmen Lynch (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Emma Willmann (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Emmy Blotnick (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Fumi Abe (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site ↗ Has performed standup on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; heard on NPR; videos for Comedy Central and Marvel; debut…
- Apple Music · music.apple.com ↗ Logging Out (2 March 2020, ℗ 800 Pound Gorilla Records); Baseball Mom (31 May 2024, ℗ Comedy Dynamics) (as of 8 October 2026)
- The Shorty Awards ↗ Samantha Ruddy, Comedy, the 11th Shorty Awards (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist — Raw Comedy recently played (archived 17 November 2025) ↗ SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel: 'Party School' by Samantha Ruddy, from Logging Out, played 17 November 2025 (06:38 UTC); earlier captures show 'Flat Earth…
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026