At NJPAC, Dan Soder brings his stand-up persona to a billed evening titled *The Golden Retriever of Comedy*. Known in New York comedy circles through club work, TV appearances, and a long run in podcasting, Soder represents a contemporary career built across stages and recorded media. The set draws on that hybrid background, where storytelling, riffing, and audience energy overlap with the rhythms of audio culture. His onstage likability can be read as a method, not just a trait, shaping how the material lands.