The Definitive Guide to Comedy
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Edinburgh’s Best Newcomer winner with “LAID” in 2017, Natalie Palamides’s follow-up, “NATE,” eventually made its way to Netflix as a special presented by Amy Poehler. The first special took the school project of projecting motherhood through practicing maternal instincts with eggs to clownish heights. Her second special showed us …
**** 1/2 (out of 5) The Fringe boasts several late-night showcases around Edinburgh where comedy fans can find stand-up, burlesque or some combination of the two. None of these variety hours curates chaos quite like Stamptown can. With Zach Zucker presiding as master of ceremonies in character as horrible throwback …
**** (out of 5) Two brothers. 1,000 banana slips in an hour or your money back guaranteed? One chaotically tricky masochistic clown show! Directed by one of his Los Angeles clown collaborators in former Fringe winner Natalie Palamides, Bill O’Neill has his own eyes set on the prize, even it …
Natalie Palamides is an incredible performer. I spoke to her for my podcast in 2019. You have to see her live to truly appreciate that. But Netflix tried to demonstrate her abilities in this filmed show of “Nate” anyhow. Could’ve done without the intro from Amy Poehler, even if it …
Natalie Palamides grew up in a small Western Pennsylvania town but could not be contained by convention or conventional wisdom. After an internship with Conan during college, she trained with the Pig Iron Theatre Company in Philadelphia, then headed to Hollywood to work with the Upright Citizens Brigade and other …
For the first time ever, the Edinburgh Comedy Awards declared not one but two individual winners of the Best Comedy Show at the Fringe, with Australian Hannah Gadsby and Brit John Robins sharing the top 2017 prize. Meanwhile, American Natalie Palamides took home the Best Newcomer prize for the 2017 …
The lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards announced their nominees for Best Show and Best Newcomer to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017, and there’s a sole American entry on those lists. Natalie Palamides, who shined as a New Face last summer in Montreal’s Just For Laughs Characters showcase, has received acclaim …
The New Faces Characters showcase, which is even billed in some of the Just For Laughs literature as an SNL audition of sorts: “Quickly! Before they’re ‘Live From New York…” the official program boasts, doesn’t have a host. Instead, JFL booker/programmer Nick Brazao greeted the audience and explained the format …
Of all of the lists websites post regarding comedians, this is the one list that actually matters most to up-and-coming stand-ups, improvisers and sketch comedians. It’s Montreal’s Just For Laughs New Faces! This year, most of the New Faces will perform in a new venue for JFL — moved out …
