Natalie Palamides: Nate - A One Man Show

Okay, why two stars then ? Well 1 stars don't get counted and the makeup and acting was actually okay (to a point). But the show tried to only stand on vulgarness and the uncomfortable state of the audiens. This isn't really comedy in any sense of the word, I don't know why it was classed as that in the first place. It's more preforming with a laugh of awkwardness add too it.

I do like satire, dark humor and pythonesque humor, but it was really none to be found here, it was just escalating absurdities and sadness. I really hope Netflix din't use actual money on this because it really makes me rethink my payments too them, as this is something I helped bring into the world then. I would be a better person by using pirat sites instead if that was the case, as that at least meant I was not partaking in making more of this.

This is the "girls and two cups" of comedy, you see it to sare others too, just to see the horror build in them as it downs on them what they have gotten them self into.

I know many who would not manage this. It is literally in-your-face. It is raw, mad, provocative, ugly and very, hideously familiar. The audience is not let off. The few audience members who end up on stage are put through the ringer and it is bad. Very bad. Inappropriately bad. Unforgivably bad. And yet, the whole issue of consent is dealt with right at the beginning. Nobody knows what they have signed up for, Nate is a loose canon and anything that can happen does.

Funny thing is, at the end I cried. I cried properly. I cried for men and women and myself. I cried for Natalie Palmides and for Nate and for the whole audience. Because even when this stuff is laugh-out-loud funny, it tears you to pieces, and reminds you how deep the mess we are in really is.

Don't say I didn't warn you, but Nate is compulsory viewing.

At points I didn't know if I was enjoying it, but I couldn't stop watching. And then throughout the day, I couldn't really stop thinking about it either.

This is probably going to stick with me, even though it was completely bizarre and sometimes not all that funny.

Funny isn't even the right word. Sure, it's funny in parts, but it's just so odd and fascinating and provocative that whether it's funny or not is almost irrelevant.

I could understand people loving or hating this, and everywhere in between. Certainly not going to be for everyone. But if you like seeing people push standup beyond just "person talks and says funny thing on stage for 60-70 minutes," then give this one a shot.

I love being challenged, especially pondering on societies take on current events. This was brilliant and made my brain spin! I watched it 3 times, wishing more then anything I could talk about this with someone! It really wakes you up if you're not already. (:

You almost never see women-the gender that is raised from birth to please and appease-who are this willing to confront an audience, and mess with them and their expectations. I've never seen a more fearless performer in my life in terms of what she's willing to show of herself (himself?) and how she's willing to challenge the audience and wait politely but authoritatively till they show up for her. You absolutely never know what's going to happen, and when's the last time ANY show was like that? Next-level performing.