Ned Riseley is a writer and performer based in New York. 

Ned writes prose, plays, and music. His writing has appeared in Thrillist, Post45, and elsewhere. He also composes original music and  is one half of the band, DAYS. 

Acting credits include the revival of Six Degrees of Separation on Broadway, Poster Boy and Unknown Soldier at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Loveplay at Cloud City and La MaMa, and others. 

As half of the folk comedy duo Friends Who Folk, Ned hosts a monthly show at Union Hall, has hosted an evening at Ars Nova, and regularly performs at comedy and music venues around the city. Friends Who Folk has made videos for The New Yorker, and been featured in Glamour, Vulture Comedy, Paste, and Time Out New York.