Nat & Chrissy: Everything is on the Table
A high-energy duo serving up cheeky humour, delightfully absurd concepts, and an abundance of laughs. You know them from beloved Edmonton fixtures Weird Al Karaoke and Blue Halloo Comedy. Now, Nat & Chrissy invite you to join them for a truly playful sketch comedy experience.
A fun sketch comedy style show that had something new at every turn! Jokes, music, video components, illusions, and friendly audience participation. I laughed so hard! Nat and Chrissy clearly love what they do, and you will too!
Best friends, best friends, making me laugh!!
Nat and Chrissy (Performed by Nat Feehan and Chrissy DeWitt) is a sketch comedy show that really lets you feel the love that two friends have for their art and the love and appreciation they have for an audience. Each segment of the show was, for myself, adding another layer of delightful joy either to their own isolated portion of the show OR to the overall construction of reoccurring bits.
It would be wrong of me to reveal any of the bits that occur but one of my favourite moments in the show reminded me of my favourite sketch from Saturday Night Live: The Delicious Dish Radio Show Christmas Special.
For those that don't know, that sketch is famous for the driest deliveries of the dirtiest jokes you've EVER heard about Christmas treats; however what makes that sketch live rent-free in my heart is the understanding that there are poor souls driving on the snowy roads on their way to Christmas parties with their families and imagining the mouth a-gapped faces of everyone unfortunate enough to listen to that particular broadcast.
My favourite moment from Nat and Chrissy took me to those places of comedic understanding. Intelligent and layered humour on the simplest of premises.
On occasion, I did ask myself "Is repetition of bits and moments making me feel entertained or am I just pulled out of the moment?" But as I was getting to that point, they pulled me back in and I, no exaggeration, started crying of laughter from how far we had gone and was, again, delighted with where we were at.
I have not known Chrissy or Nat for long at all and have only seen them kill it at Weird Al Kareoke (ALSO on at the Edmonton Fringe) but what I could inferred about them from this show is that they love comedy and making a connection with an audience. That connection, by the way, is not antagonistic.
To any aspiring comedians out there that feels being against the audience, berating, or putting them down sets them up for success in their performances, let Nat and Chrissy: Everything is on the Table stand as an example that the opposite is not just true, but makes the audience what to give you their laughter and love from the beginning to the end 🙌
Nat and Chrissy are the pinnacle of hilarity. These two are at the forefront of comedy in Edmonton and their bits are full of good hearted silliness and whimsy. This show is a breath of fresh air when you need a break from soul sucking doom and gloom. I wish I could give them more than 5 stars 🩷
Nat and Chrissy Put It All on the Table By Martha Estrada Baca
From the get-go, Nat and Chrissy offered the audience an entertaining yet corny journey. They do not hesitate to lean into a campy comedic approach and it is surprisingly effective. From skits and the parodying of popular songs, Nat and Chrissy maintain a delightful energy and chemistry with each other. They do not shy away from directly addressing or interacting with the audience which provides an additional level of engagement. I was kept on my toes throughout the show and it certainly left a good impression on me. If you enjoy comedy shows that allow you to feel more personally connected with the performers then this is the show to watch!
Loved this one. The bits were great, and many of them tied together in ways I wasn't expecting. Thanks for the sandwich!
It's genius. It's comedy that's soulful, zany, and so much fun. You can see just how much thought and care they put into the show, and every section is a hit because of it.
This show is so dumb.
Like the premise of a sketch will be a dumb bit. And then they'll double down. And triple down. And quadruple down. And whatever five downs is.
But each time they do, it makes the jokes that came before that much better. It's not a polished, pristine sketch show, but the Grindstone is not the best venue for that type of thing anyway.
It's a bit haphazard, off-the cuff and intimate.
And most importantly dumb. So, so dumb.