Natalie Palamides

Biography

The comedian, actress and television writer Natalie Palamides was born in Pittsburgh and moved to Los Angeles after college, joining the Upright Citizens Brigade. She studied clown performance through the Idiot Workshop and the Lyric Hyperion, then shaped longer pieces from improvisation. An egg costume from a sketch became her first hour-long show, Laid. After working with the Pig Iron Theatre Company, she developed her exaggeratedly masculine character Nate into a one-man performance that won the Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018, was commissioned by Amy Poehler's Paper Kite, and reached Netflix in 2020 to critical acclaim. She voiced Buttercup in the 2016 Powerpuff Girls reboot, won Best Newcomer honors at the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, and played Funzo in Apocalypse Clown (2023), which took the Best Irish Film prize at the Galway Film Fleadh and brought praise. She co-hosts Hidden Mickeys, a Disney-themed podcast, and performed the acclaimed WEER at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2024.

36years old

Turns 37 on January 6in 56 days

Born January 6, 1990Pittsburgh
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 3 years2023 to 2026

Every film, newest first

2026StamptownIMDb rating 5.3
2023Apocalypse ClownIMDb rating 5.4
2023Merry Little BatmanIMDb rating 6.4
2023The InventorIMDb rating 5.8

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First role
Palamides took the egg costume from one of her early sketches and used it to build her first hour-long show, Laid.
Early training
Palamides interviewed clown teacher Philippe Gaulier for the Apple TV+ series Gutsy, which led to a misunderstanding she has corrected on social media that she trained with him.
Beyond film
Palamides performed her one-woman romcom WEER at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and it came to New York City in 2025.