Muddin

A cop once wrote Madelein Murphy a ticket made out to “Muddin,” convinced that was her actual legal name, and the mix-up gives her debut special both its title and its central rhythm: awkward situations escalate around her, and she lets them breathe. On stage she moves quickly between crowd work and stories about lesbian dating, aging out of Brooklyn, her mom’s church friends who are all named Susan, and the two-year-old she nannied during her first year in comedy who popped up on a baby monitor and whispered a knock-knock joke that made her suspect she was babysitting a future serial killer.

Comedy Dynamics released the 53-minute set in June 2026 across Prime Video, Apple TV, and streaming audio platforms. Phill Bowen directed the taping at Comedy at the Carlson in Murphy’s hometown of Rochester, New York.

By that point Murphy had been working for more than a decade, starting in Rochester around 2013 before relocating to New York City. Earlier on she put out the album “Belle of the Ball” under the name Madelein Smith, played colleges and cruise ships, and opened for Maria Bamford and Judy Gold. She also spent 2024 testing much of this material at the Rochester Fringe Festival under the title “Lesbian American Princess,” returning to the festival in September 2026 just months after “Muddin” came out.