Isabel Hagen: Comedian in New York

About Isabel Hagen

Isabel Hagen is an American violist who works across comedy and filmmaking, bringing a musician’s timing to her stage presence. Trained in the classical tradition, she has built a practice that moves between concert-hall discipline and stand-up structure. In performance, she often treats the viola as both instrument and subject, using it to frame observations about work, culture, and the everyday. Her approach favors precision and dry understatement over spectacle, a sensibility that fits New York City’s mix of recital rooms and comedy stages.