Who is Nate?
Natalie Palamides Comedy Special 2020. Natalie Palamides. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix
Natalie Palamides Comedy Special 2020. Natalie Palamides. Cr. Penelope Worley/NETFLIX © 2020
Nate is Natalie Palamides, a comedian with a new one man show, that follows her alpha male character, “Nate.”
Natalie Palamides: Nate – A One Man Show follows an alpha male, portrayed by Natalie Palamides, learning to express emotion and understand the rules of consent.
Nate (the show) is a comedic look at the absurdities and realities of toxic masculinity envisioned through Nate (the character) as interpreted by Natalie. Through her macho character Natalie sets a stage for important conversations about bravado and boundaries. Natalie, who trained as a clown, uses caricature and extreme physical comedy to present a critique on gender norms and societal expectations surrounding consent.
Accidental or intentional, there’s no avoiding the Tony Clifton resemblence.
Nate won the Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018. The show has been performed in New York City as well as improv and comedy clubs around the US and UK.
Oh and the entire show, now available on Netflix, is presented by Amy Poehler, who you can watch below, trying to explain Nate.
Natalie Palamides: Nate – A One Man Show, with an in conversation piece featuring Amy Poehler and Natalie Palamides (in character as Nate). The special is executive produced by Amy Poehler and Kim Lessing of Paper Kite Productions, and directed by Phillip Burgers.
Natalie Palamides: Nate – A One Man Show is now streaming globally on Netflix.
