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It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.

So there is a very weird, very funny show on Netflix right now.

It's called Nate, a one-man show.

It's taped in front of a live audience at the theater in LA.

And the star of the show is Nate.

Nate has a giant handlebar mustache, a bandana over his head, and he's wearing a fleece

plaid jacket open with no shirt on underneath, chest hair exposed.

And Nate, well he kind of does crowd work.

He makes the audience laugh, then he makes them uncomfortable.

At one point he wrestles a stranger, and another he improvises a handshake with them.

Nate is, as you might have gathered, a character.

He's created and performed by comedian Natalie Palomitas.

You might have seen Natalie as part of a crew in those progressive insurance commercials

she plays Mara.

She's been workshopping Nate for years, and Natalie will admit that he is kind of a jerk.

Much of the show feels like a dialogue with the audience.

As Nate robs them into different, increasingly uncomfortable situations, he explores toxic

masculinity and consent.

It's a unique and funny show.

The Bullseye crew was turned on to it by our friend Carrie Poppy, who also hosts maximum

funds Oh No Ross and Carrie, so we decided to let Carrie interview Natalie.

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