Award-Winning Comedian and Netflix Star Natalie Palamides will be opening Soho Theatre Walthamstow on 2nd May for a 7-night UK run of her Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show WEER.

Known for her avant-garde, boundary-pushing performances, Natalie is a multi-hyphenate comedic performer celebrated for her one-person shows built around complex, multi-dimensional characters. In WEER, she invites audiences to witness a chaotic, hilarious and achingly tender 90’s rom-com, asking them to look at an argument from two sides. With her signature mix of absurdist humour, immersive audience interaction, and raw emotional depth, Natalie promises a show unlike anything you’ve seen before. Produced by Soho Theatre, WEER had its world premiere at the Traverse Theatre for Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024. Nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Award’s 2024, WEER won The List’s Best Show award, named as one of the best comedy shows to see at the Fringe 2024 by The Times and I Newspapers as well and was listed in in the 10 Hottest Comedy Shows to see this Autumn in the Daily Telegraph when it transferred to Soho Theatre Dean Street. The show was also included in the top comedy shows for 2024 in The Guardian, Chortle, Sunday Times and British Comedy Guide.

Having worked with Soho Theatre from 2017, Natalie first captured the world’s attention with her critically acclaimed solo shows LAID and NATE: A One Man Show, with the world premieres of both produced by Soho Theatre at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. NATE was later released globally on Netflix in December 2020. Produced by Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions, NATE brought a long-gestated character to the screen, earning widespread praise for its bold exploration of masculinity, consent, and power dynamics through comedy. In 2022 LAID was released on Amazon Prime Video UK as part of Soho Theatre’s Soho Theatre Live series (season 3, episode 10). Both LAID and NATE debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where Natalie won the Best Newcomer Award in 2017 and the Total Theatre Award in 2018, before touring to venues worldwide, including Los Angeles’ Upright Citizens Brigade, The Bell House in New York, and London’s Soho Theatre.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Natalie discovered her love of clown and devised theatre while studying at Indiana University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Richard Kemp. She began her professional career with Philadelphia’s Pig Iron Theatre, helping to devise I Promised Myself to Live Faster, which premiered at the 2015 Humana Festival.

On stage, screen, and beyond, Natalie has built an impressive career. In addition to her live performances, she has worked extensively in television and animation. She has voiced iconic roles like Buttercup in Cartoon Network’s reboot of The Powerpuff Girls and has appeared in hit animated series such as Bob’s Burgers and Duncanville. Her recent projects include starring in the feature film Apocalypse Clown, which won the top prize at the Galway Film Fleadh, and developing series with Freeform and Duplass Brothers Productions.

Natalie has earned numerous accolades for her work, including being named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” in 2021, The Guardian’s Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2017 and 2018, and The New York Times’ Best Comedy of 2019.

Natalie’s work has always pushed the boundaries of comedy and storytelling, and WEER will be no different. The show promises to leave audiences laughing, crying, and thinking deeply about what it means to be in love.