This month on Mainstage, host Billy Merritt welcomes longtime collaborator and improv legend Professor Michael Delaney to talk about one very specific place: Dobbs Ferry, New York.

What begins as a casual conversation about a small Hudson River town quickly spirals into a wildly improvised audio adventure featuring cursed skeletons, extremely unreliable restaurant hours, entrepreneurial ghosts, and a Dalmatian with a Revolutionary War résumé.

Michael shares stories from his years living in Dobbs Ferry, raising a kid outside New York City, biking the Croton Aqueduct, and navigating the town's mysterious dining scene (including a sushi restaurant that specializes in being closed).

From there, the Mainstage ensemble builds an entire comedic universe inspired by the town's lore.

• Billy Merritt interviews Professor Michael Delaney about life in Dobbs Ferry

• The Croton Aqueduct, Hudson River history, and the town's Revolutionary War connections

• The legend of Sushi Mike's — the sushi restaurant that may or may not ever be open

• Ernesto the tomato-growing landlord

• A cursed British skeleton named Derek searching for closure

• A paranormal podcast investigating the town's supernatural problems

• Firehouse drama between jealous Dalmatians

• Graveyard rubbings, haunted cats, and questionable tourism opportunities

• A desperate mission to obtain sushi and lift an ancient curse from the town

The BIT Comedy Network apologizes to the residents of Dobbs Ferry, the Hudson River Valley, George Washington, Martha Washington, British soldiers of the Revolutionary War, cursed skeletons, Dalmatians, the Dobbs Ferry Fire Department, Croton Aqueduct engineers, Ernesto, people sensitive to onions, paranormal podcasters, cursed cats, parents of skeleton-collecting children, and anyone who tried to get a reservation at Sushi Mike's.

Director and Creator: Billy Merritt
Producer, Editor & Graphics: Hill Kane

Featuring:
Michael Delaney
Billy Merrit
Amber Bellsdale
Daniel Belum
Dean Aisles
Don Slovin
Flannery Wilson
Hill Kane
J. Jaramillo
Jason Luna
Jim Tripp

Music: "Shark Bait" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by the late, great Peter Miller

Hosting: Libsyn

"The BIT" and "The BIT Comedy Network" are trademarks owned by Billy Merritt.
© 2024–2026 Billy Merritt. All rights reserved.
Inquiries: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com

Jay Sukow's Glenwood stories spark a full-scale town meltdown featuring pizza wars, gossip culture, jailhouse romance, and a rapidly disappearing population.

Billy was scheduled to host Jay.
Billy refused to take the interview.
There may have been… financial tension.

Gail stepped in. Everyone survived.

Jay takes us back to Glenwood, Illinois — a place where:

• Everyone knows your business

• The Glenwood School for Boys is a constant threat

• Teens sneak beers in the forest preserve

• Deep dish is strictly for tourists

Real Chicago pizza is tavern-style. Square cut. No debate.

From Jay's hometown memories, the ensemble creates:

• A gossip podcast about everyone's business

• Murder-for-hire teenagers (discount pricing)

• Competing pizza wars

• Jailhouse proms

• Funeral pizza parties

• Oompa Loompa labor disputes

• Alien population control

Population: decreasing.

We apologize to:
Glenwood, Jay, deep dish fans, Oompa Loompas, and the funeral industry.

We do not apologize for tavern-style pizza.

Director and Creator: Billy Merritt
Producer, Editor & Graphics: Hill Kane
Production assistance: Jim Tripp, Amber Bellsdale (Thank you both)

Featuring:
Jay Sukow
Amber Bellsdale
Daniel Belum
Don Slovin
Flannery Wilson
Gary Yorke
Hill Kane
J. Jaramillo
Jason Spiro
Jim Tripp
Katya Vasilaky

Music: "Memfish" performed by Little Kahunas | Produced by Peter Miller

Hosting: Libsyn

"The BIT" and "The BIT Comedy Network" are trademarks owned by Billy Merritt.
© 2024–2026 Billy Merritt. All rights reserved.
Inquiries: TheBitComedyNetwork@gmail.com

Everybody's a Podcaster Feat. "Terry Gross"

It's the end of the year, the end of the podcast, and the end of whatever was left in the fridge. Join us as the BIT Comedy Network wraps up 2025 with one final, chaotic, heartfelt, and slightly undercooked episode of Dinner Party.

What's on the menu?

🎧 A "Podcast Party" hosted by the Double Ls (Luke & Laura), where microphones are hot and egos are hotter.

🐟 A shady fish-based gift from aquarium moguls Jim and Janet of "Something's Fishy."

🏛️ An unexpected guest: actual NPR royalty Terry Gross shows up, and things get even weirder.

🎮 Dean and Thea, the Bitcoin siblings, attempt to evangelize crypto in exchange for gas money and a meal.

🐠 A tragic culinary climax involving a 12-inc halibut, a mayor, and one very regrettable dinner choice.

Unforgettable Highlights:

🥤 Mr. Sunshine: gift, friend, snack

🌍 Terry Gross discusses dried fish taxidermy. Seriously.

💋 Tense debates about fish hierarchy: are you a bottom feeder or a visionary?

🤔 Political intrigue, podcast sponsorships, and one potential fish conspiracy (cue new spinoff: Something Fishy: North Side Secrets)

DIRECTOR/CREATOR: Billy Merritt
Editor/Producer: Hill Kane

Guest-Starring:

• Luke Bovard + Yuehan Liu (The Double Ls - Luke and Laura)
• Brett Kohler (Luis, Roommate)
• Hill Kane + Jim Tripp (Janet + Jim, Something's Fishy proprietors)
• Flannery Wilson + Don Slovin ("Terry Gross" and her sidekick producer Don)
• Thea Marie Thorkildsen + Dean Aisles (Sibling Crypto Hacks)

Featured Sponsors:

🔺 Butterball (for your poultry needs) 🔺 HomeGoods (pillows AND propaganda) 🔺 Something's Fishy Aquarium Supply 🔺 BitCoin Birthday Cards & Cult Merch

Listen in and remember:

💔 Fish are friends...until they're the mayor.

🍽️ North side or south side, we all bleed chowder.

💬 And in improv, as in life: "Yes, and... please don't eat the guests."

This is the final episode of the BIT Comedy Network for 2025. We'll see you in 2026 with more madness, more characters, and hopefully fewer fish-based tragedies. Apply to join the ensemble at bitcomedynetwork.com.