Name: New York Comedy Festival presents: Natan Badalov - Chosen Fam
Start: 2025-11-14T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-14T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Grove 34

After his first solo show, Natan Badalov is back with Chosen Fam—his new show about family, empathy, and the Middle East.
About this Event

New York Comedy Festival presents: Natan Badalov - Chosen Fam

Following the success of his debut hour Connect The Dots (NY Comedy Festival, Y’all Comedy Fest), Natan returns with Chosen Fam - his new show about empathy, family, and the Middle East.

Where? Grove 34 in Astoria.

When? Friday, November 14th at 8 PM

All sales are final!

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Natan Badalov is a Bukharian comedian and writer from New York City. He emigrated from Uzbekistan to the United States in the early 90’s. Since then, his work has been featured on Adult Swim and at prominent festivals including the New York Comedy Festival, Y’all Comedy Festival, Chosen Comedy Festival, and many others.

Natan created and wrote Park West, an animated web series based on his experiences in yeshiva, and co-starred in and wrote Heartbreakers, a web series following two roommates navigating breakups and love. His projects have screened at festivals such as Channel 101 NY, the American Jewish Film Festival, Alternative Film Festival, Flickfair Film Festival, the Polish International Film Festival, Animator (a Polish Animated Film Competition), Smiles Film Festival, and Animae Digital Film Festival.

He has opened for Nimesh Patel and Punkie Johnson. His first stand-up solo show Connect The Dots was part of the New York Comedy Festival, Rochester Fringe Festival, and was a Y’all Laughter Lab Finalist. It will be released as a special later this year. Currently, Natan is touring his new solo show, Chosen Fam, which explores empathy, identity, and the Middle East. For more, you can follow him on socials @natanbadalov.