Natalie Harris

Comedian & writer

1 episodeJan 2020

About Natalie

Natalie Harris - Comedian & writer

Nat is a Melbourne based stand-up comedian and writer who emerged onto the scene in 2012 as a Victorian state finalist in the RAW Comedy competition.

She has written for shows such as The Project, and adapted one of her own standup show, Good Grief, into a web series. She's also appeared on Twentysomething on Netflix and Fancy Boy on ABC.

Nat's new comedy show, Under The Influence will debut at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2020.

Nat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natisdragon

Nat's comedy show: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2020/shows/under-the-influence

In Natalie’s words

Verbatim from the transcripts — each quote links to the moment.

“I know you warned me about the intro music, but boom, it got you.”

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“So it has taken 578 episodes for you guys to invite me on the fucking show.”

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“I am exhausted. I am a shell of a human. I'm so fatigued.”

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“I think you're more likely to be eaten by a shark than die in a plane crash.”

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“No wonder it's taken 578 episodes to get me on. Don't want your dark past coming back.”

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“It just comes into fashion. Milks are a trend.”

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“Yeah, you could have knocked on the door, you bitch.”

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Natalie’s advice on the show

How should comedians handle Comedy Festival applications before writing their show?

You must submit your show name, blurb, photo and venue application months in advance, so write a blurb general enough that you don't trap yourself into specifics you haven't written yet, but still compelling enough to sell tickets.

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Stories Natalie told

Selling Collingwood raffle tickets and scalping MCG passouts

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Natalie describes a teenage side hustle selling raffle tickets for the Collingwood Football Club outside the MCG for 50 cents each, before realising she could make better money reselling the passouts given to raffle sellers.

Natalie's early stand-up comedy gigs

Ep 578 ▶ 2:23

Natalie walks through her first three comedy gigs, including a performance Josh attended on Victoria Street, and her actual first gig at the room now known as Crab Lab (previously Checkpoint Charlie), landed through a Community TV comedy network.

Making a fake proof-of-age card to see the Blair Witch Project

Ep 578 ▶ 4:17

Natalie recalls using her dad's laminator to make a fake ID as a young teen so she could get into the MA15+ rated Blair Witch Project.

Working in a Japanese hot pot restaurant

Ep 578 ▶ 27:30

Natalie describes taking a ski-season job in Japan and ending up working in a family-run shabu-shabu restaurant where her bosses spoke no English, including an incident where the boss's wife hit her on the head during a translation mix-up before apologising with a cookie that read 'I love you.'

A neighbour's passive-aggressive graffiti

Ep 578 ▶ 46:00

Natalie recounts finding 'Loud people live here' written in permanent marker outside her apartment after a Saturday night dinner party, and her long-standing plan to catch her suspected neighbour off guard and ask if she wrote it.

Questions these interviews answer

Drawn from the episode transcripts.

What is Natalie Harris's 2020 Melbourne Comedy Festival show about?

Her show 'Under the Influence' is a character-based sketch show (not stand-up) at Bob on Little Collins Street, running six nights a week from late March to mid-April, featuring her Instagram characters Nat (a wannabe beauty influencer) and a mother character; January ticket sales are being donated to bushfire relief.

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How did Natalie Harris end up working in a Japanese hot pot restaurant?

She travelled to Japan for a ski season with friends and found the job over the internet; working alongside Japanese-only-speaking bosses at a family-run shabu-shabu restaurant gave her a real cultural experience, including being hit on the head by her boss's wife during a language mix-up, who later apologised with a cookie reading 'I love you.'

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What is amyl nitrite ('Amel') and how was it discussed on the show?

The hosts and Natalie describe it as an inhalant legally sold as things like leather or boot cleaner that gives a brief, intense high and lightheaded feeling, often associated with sexual activity; they note it's not good for you despite being legal to purchase.

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Episodes with Natalie

Every episode featuring Natalie Harris on The Daily Talk Show.

Trends, Dips & Travel Experiences With Natalie Harris

EP 578

62:42

14 January 2020

Trends, Dips & Travel Experiences With Natalie Harris

Natalie Harris joined Tommy Jackett and Josh Janssen on Episode 578 (14 January 2020) — "Trends, Dips & Travel Experiences With Natalie Harris". Natalie Harris - Comedian & writer Nat is a Melbourne based stand-up comedian and writer who emerged onto the scene in 2012 as a Victorian state finalist in the RAW Comedy competition. She has written for shows such as The Project, and adapted one of her own standup show, Good Grief, into a we...