The immersive comedy experience from one of New York City's finest improvisationalists.
About the show- Press
- Our Favorite Audience Tweets
- About Nathan Phillips
- About The Director
- SEX YOU Videos
- Sexy Photos
- Nathan's other comedy
- SEX YOU on Twitter
- Credits
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About the show
SEX YOU (I'm Gonna) is the newest immersive comedy experience by comedian Nathan Phillips. In workshops, Nathan Phillips has respectfully tried to make love to audience members in comedy clubs all over NYC. So far, he's had no luck. There’s been nudity, he’s been slapped and he even got a thank you note. Now SEX YOU (I’m Gonna) is performing at Just the Tonic at the Store in Edinburgh, Scotland as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Edinburgh Comedy Festival. For more information go to edcomfest.com.
Now, working with director Timothy Haskell, Nathan is premiering an evening length version of this one of a kind comedy experience. It’s a highly structured night of improvisationalism, Like the early days of Chicago’s Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, Nathan pulls from a huge selection of comedy bits and conceptual interactions to seduce someone to have sex with him onstage. He’ll use his skills as a comedian, dancer, poet, singer and all around charming guy to create the ultimate interactive experience in the tradition of Andy Kaufman, Steve Martin and Gallagher. Every show is completely different and truly stars the audience. But this is not your average improv show, with shouted-out suggestions and silly props. It’s a real-life comedy experience where anything truly can happen. From jello shots served in Nathan’s bellybutton, to live sexting to watching a man cry, these are the thing we do to get laid, but never before like this.
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Press
- Four stars: Highly RecommendedThis is highly structured improvisation by someone who can only be described as a comedy improv master.He does manage to seduce his audience with his comedy and skill…the comic expertise of Phillips keeps his audience with him all the way.In the bar after the show, fellow audience members were quoting lines from the poetry and recalling snippets of the erotic literature...all having appreciated the balls of this performer!“…A five-star show…“ Sex You (I'm Gonna) is an extreme improv show…A very deft improv artist…a terrific performance…It's bold and dangerous throughout...Phillips is constantly at risk of dying the worst comedy death in recorded history...a tribute to what a funny and quick-witted guy he is.You may refuse his repeated offers to show you his penis. But you've still got to admire his balls.Tim Haskell and SEX YOU featured (with a photo not pictured here) in the PRINT edition of the NY Times.An INTERVIEW with Nathan on Fresh Air Radio-EdinburghAn INTERVIEW with sex therapist/radio host Dr. Timmaree about SEX YOU (I'm Gonna)
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Our Favorite Audience Tweets
@ashleylidgate (Ashley Lidgate):
Came away from #sexyouimgonna on a really weird high. Totally enjoyed my night, although a wee sad I wasn't serenaded! :p @nathanphillips
@IssyGiles (Issy Giles):
Highlight of Fringe dancing on stage with @nathanphillips. Impossible to resist his charm. Great show. #sexyouimgonna.
@Lil198 (Lily Bowden):
#sexyouimgonna was the best show I've seen at the #fringe. Absolutely hilarious. @Nathanphillips you literally made my fringe experience. I heart you. Please come seduce people in Cambridge soon.
@carlzzz01 (Carly Main):
Def would have had sex with @nathanphillips in the bathroom. loved the show. loved him.
@Mr_Newman88 (Jack Newman):
after seeing @Nathanphillips and his inspirational words of wisdom, im regretting not getting on that stage.... #sexyouimgonna
@oliver_abbott27 (Oliver Abbott):
@Nathanphillips bloody brilliant. His show, #sexyouimgonna, kept me laughing for an entire hour. Charmed the pants (nearly) of @IssyGiles!
@cleft9000 (David Kehoe):
#sexyouimgonna Brilliant show to kick off my fringe. Absolutely hilarious!!!
@ChapsOnLegs (Chaps On Legs):
The Chaps just saw @nathanphillips do his show #sexyouimgonna. A tough act to follow!
@SamCosgrove1 (Sam Cosgrove):
What a bizzare night. Loved the show we saw though #sexyouimgonna. Literally still hard about it.
@Huwi89 (Huw Morgan):
@IssyGiles dancing with @nathanphillips during his show Hilarious scenes #sexyouimgonna . #edfringe . yfrog.us/f3wffpz
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About Nathan Phillips
“The hilarious Nathan Phillips” (Time Out NY) is a “comedic pioneer” (The Science Channel) creating “comedy of the future” (The Apiary) and is truly “a must- see.” (The Philadelphia Enquirer)
Nathan has been working as an improvisationalist for almost twenty years.
SEX YOU (I’m Gonna) is an immersive experience that pushes the boundaries of improv and creates a comedy show that really makes you feel something.
He appeared most recently as a headliner at Comix NY, Live on The Strip in Las Vegas and on the BBC, NPR, CBS, Planet Green and CNN.
He developed an improvised comedy TV show for Warner Brothers with Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor) and co- wrote and starred in “This Park is Mine” a web series for Discovery.
He’s collaborated on interactive comedy experiences for The Museum of Modern Art, The New Museum, The Whitney Museum and The Museum of Contemporary Art in LA.
He’s also written and performed comedy jokes with Penn & Teller, Blue Man Group, and the lead rollerskaters from Xanadu. He currently has two TV shows in development, a reality show about his speechwriting company The Oratory Laboratory and a sitcom based on his website DealingWithMyFeelings.com.
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About The Director
- Timothy Haskell
Timothy Haskell (Creator and Co-Director) recently directed Off-Broadway’s Stitching (The Wild Project and The Elephant in Los Angeles), The Jaded Assassin (Ohio Theatre), Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy starring Corey Feldman at the Classic Stage Company, Corporate Rock (Blue Heron Arts Center) and the Paris Hilton spoof I Love Paris by Doug Fields also at the Blue Heron Arts Center. At 13 months, I Love Paris was one of the longest-running solo shows in Off-Broadway history. He also co-curated and produced the first ever Fight Festival at The Brick Theatre premiering his new work Last Life that later transferred to the Ohio Theatre. He is perhaps best known for creating and directing the cult hit Road House: The Stage Play, which transferred from Off-Off Broadway to Off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre. Mr. Haskell is also the creator and director of the annual Nightmare: New York’s Most Horrifying Haunted House. The most recent installation was Nightmare: Superstitions.
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SEX YOU Videos
- Our Kickstarter PleaTim & Nathan on teamworkNathan's acting reel
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Sexy Photos
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Posts
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Tweets
- Me, Corn Mo and Joe in an accordion with an aquarium. @ Staten Island Ferry http://t.co/tYnai2Rg
- ~: Croupons http://t.co/jnX233AP #DealingWithMyFeelings
- ~: Envarmint http://t.co/HiebBQ2m
- Garbage shrimp. http://t.co/gRHzPY7O
- "the new phone books are here! The new phone books are here!" http://t.co/TQQmo9Af
- Christmas in New York! http://t.co/cGOWQQak
- Boy, does this make you feel like an asshole: http://t.co/l3GKOAyU
- I just added "smuggletrunk", word #4,428, to a crowdsourced profanity list http://t.co/ymQZLsj0
- Just posted a photo http://t.co/6Zd74wxG
- The soul of my phone is angry and fat. http://t.co/SnjEUVPD
- ~: #116: The tide is low on Forehead Beach. http://t.co/61G43bxE
- ~: #105: My at-home soda water maker gives me all the power of God. At least the main power I want. The power to ma... http://t.co/feV6gD6j
- Just posted a photo http://t.co/R45pVkBf
- Just posted a photo http://t.co/5ApGpS86
- Just posted a photo @ Boerum Hill http://t.co/b4xiLUMt
- Please celebrate National Poetry Day at www.dealingwithmyfeelings.com. #nationalpoetryday
- He put the I in dIed. #SteveJobs
- One More Jobs lost under Obama #JOBS
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Credits
- Photo by Luke Ratray
Image © www.lukeratray.comModel: Anna CopacabannaLogo: Jessica Stewart
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