Nate – A One Man Show (2020)

Original title

Nate: A One Man Show

Directed by

Phil Burgers

Genre

comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rated

16

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A comedian performs as a male character named Nate, an exaggerated version of toxic masculinity. The show involves audience participation and uses humor to explore ideas about consent.

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What happens

Nate – A One Man Show is a performance by American comedian Natalie Palamides, which explores consent through the male character Nate. Through audience participation, Nate challenges his ex-girlfriend's new partner to wrestling, and goes on a date with his art teacher Miss Jackson. Initially touring to small audiences around the U.S., Ireland and the U.K., Nate drew attention at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won the Total Theatre Award. It was adapted into a Netflix special that was released on December 1, 2020. With elements of clown and drag king performance, Nate explores the limits of audience consent, as well as how sexual consent is more nuanced than verbal agreement. The character Nate is an exaggeration of manliness who embodies toxic masculinity but is well-meaning. Humor arises from male audience members' physical interaction with a topless Nate, a male character played by a woman. The Netflix recording was critically acclaimed for its humor, themes and focus on audience reaction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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