Natalie Cuomo
Treats catastrophic romantic choices like minor clerical errors.
1 special · 2023
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Natalie Cuomo stands very still and talks about her worst sexual experiences with flat, absolute calm. She doesn’t yell, and she doesn’t pace. She leans into the mic, delivers a line about a terrible one-night stand, and lets out a heavy exhale while the room reacts. She talks about burning down her personal life with the detachment of someone reading off a receipt.
Specials
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A deadpan half-hour about tattoos, anxiety, and living with mom.
YouTube · 33 min
On stage
She bypassed traditional gatekeepers by building an audience on Twitch and TikTok, streaming games and interacting directly with fans. That digital footprint translates to a heavy touring schedule. Heavily tattooed and a frequent guest on the podcast circuit, she draws an alternative crowd that might not otherwise spend their weekend at a standard comedy club.
Her material focuses squarely on the body, bad breakups, and terrible decisions. The bits rely on a complete refusal to act embarrassed. When she describes being tied to a massage table in her mother’s basement, she doesn’t play the victim or the clown. She just reports the facts. If a set stays entirely in this register, the sheer volume of raunch can start to normalize by the forty-minute mark, but she never drops the deadpan facade to ask the crowd for approval.
She grew up in Queens and came up through the New York scene. She frequently tours with her partner, comedian Dan LaMorte. They perform individual sets before sharing the stage to close the night as a duo.
Turning points
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Debut Album Tops iTunes Comedy Charts
Cuomo released her debut standup comedy album Shut Up You Loved It via The Stand Comedy Club Records, which debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts.
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Named NY Comedy Festival Comic to Watch
Cuomo was selected as one of the New York Comedy Festival's Comics to Watch, followed by being named a finalist in New York's Funniest Competition in 2024.
At a glance
- Breakout
- Shut Up You Loved It
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Website, Instagram
Podcasts
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Help! with Natalie Cuomo · host
Comedian Natalie Cuomo asks comedians and friends the best advice they ever received.
Also on screen
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- Ink Master: No More Ink!
A clip to start with
BEST OF NATALIE CUOMO | STAND UP COMEDY