Nato
General Info
Genre:
Stand-Up / Political HumorWebsite
natogreen.com, ironcomic.comBio
San Francisco native Nato Green is a brainy, liberal, Jewish stand-up comedian who entertains audiences at clubs, theaters, and benefits. He performs regularly with acclaimed political comedian Will Durst and was featured in SF Sketchfest 2008. Nato’s comedy has been heard on KSRO 1350AM and Green960AM, and through his blogs on Huffington Post. Nato is the Official Comedian of Stephen Elliott's Progressive Reading Series, where he has performed with such literary greats as Jonathan Franzen, Daniel Handler, Jane Smiley, Andrew Sean Greer, Tobias Wolff, and Michelle Tea. Nato has established an SF comedy institution popular with comics and audiences alike in Iron Comic®, his Iron Chef-spoofing game show, profiled in the San Francisco Chronicle. In Iron Comic®, 5 comedians rush to write a routine in 10 minutes from topics suggested by the audience. He also produces Laughing Liberally Local 415, an ongoing political comedy showcase, and the New Jew Revue, the nay-punim of Jewish stand-up.Influences
Bill Hicks, Eddie Izzard, Greg Proops, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Dave Chappelle, and Patton Oswalt.
Latest Blog Entries
- Oct 15, 2008 10:35 AM Support Some of the Troops
- Jun 18, 2008 6:26 AM my op-ed in the SF Bay Guardian on restaurants
- Feb 18, 2008 4:18 AM Lulu still classic
- Jan 29, 2008 6:59 AM Am I hip enough for the front porch?
- Jan 26, 2008 7:17 AM Roadside BBQ is just ok
Top Friends (5)
Music
Blurbs
About me:
Clips filmed at the New Jew Revue at the Throckmorton Theater in Marin County, California on December 15, 2006. Clip ..1: On the 2006 elections. Clip ..2: stories about Jews, Christians, and Muslims, including the President of Iran.Who I'd like to meet:
People who love heirloom tomatoes.Details
- Status: Married
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: San Francisco
- Orientation: Straight
- Body type: 6' 0" / Some extra baggage
- Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
- Religion: Jewish
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Children: Expecting
- Smoke / Drink: No / No
- Education: College graduate
Interests
Music
Movies
Lord of the Rings, Star Wars (the originals--screw you, Jar Jar!), Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian, I Heart Huckabees, Network, Bottle Rocket, The Matrix (before the Forum went to the Wachowski Bros heads), Spider-Man 2, Batman Begins, School of Rock, The Godfather, Drunken Master 2, Cradle Will Rock, Battle of Algiers, anything by Orson Welles except the Magnificent Ambersons, The Negotiator, Casablanca, the Muppet Movie, 40-Year Old Virgin, and 1940-50s film noir such as Laura, Murder My Sweet, and Sudden Fear.Television
Books
Harry Potter, Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon, Robert Wilson mysteries, Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, Lord of the Rings, Native Son by Richard Wright, Movement of Movements and the series of interviews of the same name in New Left Review, No Fist Is Big Enough to Hide the Sky by Basil Davidson (which I'm looking for if anyone has a copy for sale), Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges, Master & Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, Kitchen Confidential and Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain.
Schools
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Reed College
- Portland,Oregon
- Graduated: 1997
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: History
- Clubs: Multicultural Resource Center, Guerrilla Theater of the Hors D'Oeuvres.
1993 to 1997 -
Lick-Wilmerding High School
- San Francisco,California
- Graduated: 1993
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: High School Diploma
1989 to 1993