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“Sometimes folks will come up to me after a show (and ask),
‘Oh, it’s all that stuff up there that you talk about true?’ And I
always answer them, ‘Who would want to make that up?’”
Levant draws inspiration from comedians like Buddy
Hackett, Alan King, Milton Berle, Henny Youngman and Shecky
Greene. She likes to think that her Reform Jewish upbringing
in Pittsburgh had an effect on her sense of humor and cultural
identity, so much so that one of her four tattoos is l’chaim written
on her bicep.

“These are people that are part of the tapestry of my life,” she
said, “Being Jewish is something that I have all been proud of.

It’s a part of who I am. Maybe that’s why I love that Borscht Belt
humor so much because I heard so much of it in my home from
my daddy.”
Once a month, Levant co-hosts a comedy night at Ray’s
Happy Birthday Bar in South Philadelphia. Venue owner Lou
Capozzoli said comedy is “a tough business,” but that Levant has
found success.

“She’s well-liked. People love her. She changes her act a lot
of the time, I’ll give her that,” Capozzoli said. “And she does a
couple of jokes, but just tells stories about life, about her family,
how they don’t get along. She just tells stories about life. Her big
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“When I go up on stage nothing is
in my head but performing, which is
one of the great joys of doing stand-up
for me,” she said. “When I get up on
that stage, whatever sh-- is going on
in my life, I leave it.”
NATALIE LEVANT
thing is you’re not too old to do it. Don’t let nobody tell you you’re
too old to keep going. What do you do, sit home and die? Th at’s
her thing, which is great.”
Despite coming from an older generation than most of her
audiences, Levant described her set as multigenerational. Her
material dips into her youth, telling stories that can resonate
with people of the same age today. Stand-up is an opportunity for
Levant to express herself, regardless of what’s going on in her life.

“When I go up on stage nothing is in my head but performing,
which is one of the great joys of doing stand-up for me,” she said.

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