{"id":353770,"date":"2026-09-22T18:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/353770\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T18:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:32:10","slug":"awkward-sex-and-the-city-comedy-show-returns-to-prospect-heights-sept-25-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/353770\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Awkward Sex\u2026 and the City\u2019 comedy show returns to Prospect Heights Sept. 25 \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bad dates, awkward hookups and the stories you\u2019d only tell your closest friends are getting their moment on stage in Prospect Heights<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

Awkward Sex\u2026 and the City<\/a>, a long-running comedy and storytelling show hosted by local comedian and podcaster Natalie Wall, returns to Friends and Lovers in Prospect Heights on Sept. 25 \u2014 marking Wall\u2019s first show since becoming a mom.<\/p>\n

The show, which began in 2013, brings comedians together to share sex stories, dating and relationships through a mix of comedy and personal storytelling.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing this Awkward Sex\u2026 and the City for a while now, and I\u2019v never heard the same story twice,\u201d Wall told Brooklyn Paper. \u201cIt\u2019s a great space to talk about awkward sex, dating and other relationship stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

That variety, Wall said, is part of what keeps audiences coming back.<\/p>\n

\u201cA majority of us have had an awkward experience in that world; in dating, sex, all of that,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

She added that one of her favorite parts is \u201cto hear other people talk about it with such confidence and kind of knowledge on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n

The concept was partly inspired by Wall\u2019s longtime love of \u201cSex and the City,\u201d though she said revisiting the iconic series as an adult made her notice some of the stories and perspectives that were missing. <\/p>\n

\"\"Wall said that Awkward Sex\u2026 and the City has been ongoing since 2013, and has evolved with her life.Photo courtesy of Natalie Wall<\/p>\n

\u201cI was obsessed with \u2018Sex in the City\u2019 growing up,\u201d Wall said. \u201cBut now that I\u2019m older and rewatching, you just kind of see there\u2019s so many gaps or so many things that have just kind of changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her show, she added, is intended to give people space to talk openly about those experiences \u2014 and hopefully realize that they are far from alone. <\/p>\n

Wall has watched the show evolve alongside her own life. The series took a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has continued to attract both longtime audience members and comedians who have returned over the years with new stories. <\/p>\n

Now, Awkward Sex\u2026 and the City enters another chapter. <\/p>\n

Wall recently became a mother, making the Sept. 25 performance her first since having her baby. Her last planned show was June 26 \u2014 her original due date \u2014 but her son arrived via C-section two days earlier than planned after he was found to be breech.<\/p>\n

Motherhood has also given Wall a new perspective on the show\u2019s central subject matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more of \u2018how do I prep for the show now?\u2019 more than how has the show changed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said she has also found herself thinking about how intimacy and relationships change as people get older and enter new stages of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s definitely a whole new world post-kid,\u201d Wall said. \u201cFor sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

That can mean thinking about everything from pregnancy and intimacy after having children to divorce, polyamory and the ways relationships change over time.<\/p>\n

\"\"Wall said that Friday\u2019s Awkward Sex\u2026 and the City show is her first back since becoming a mom.Photo by Damon Dahlen, courtesy of Natalie Wall<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat becomes awkward? What becomes weird, unsexy?\u201d Wall said. \u201cThey show it with Miranda in \u2018Sex and the City,\u2019 but not much.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Wall, the humor is ultimately about more than getting a laugh.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s just really great to have those outlets in place and knowing that it happens to everyone,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just a thing that only happens to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sept. 25 lineup will feature comedians Micah Eames, Veronica Garza and Calvin Cato alongside Wall. Wall said audiences can expect a mix of perspectives and plenty of stories that may make them feel a little better about their own dating histories.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got some of my favorite people on this show \u2014 good comedy friends, that are just so hilarious,\u201d Wall said. \u201cAudience members will experience a lot of different things from many of different perspectives, which I think is really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

And if nothing else, Wall promises audiences of Awkward Sex\u2026 and the City will leave knowing they\u2019re in good company.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to feel so much better about yourself,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause you\u2019re gonna be like, \u2018Wow. That\u2019s never happened to me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Awkward Sex\u2026 and the City begins at 8 p.m. on Sept. 25, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. at Friends and Lovers, 641 Classon Ave. Tickets are $10 online and at the door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bad dates, awkward hookups and the stories you\u2019d only tell your closest friends are getting their moment on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353771,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[131986,131987,98,100,99,2574,47207,157,131988,125852,36099,131989,9,24,12,370,2827,63,233,131990,10481,10070,28282,14853,105594,9079],"class_list":["post-353770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-awkward-sex","tag-awkward-sex-and-the-city","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-comedy","tag-dating","tag-entertainment","tag-friends-and-lovers","tag-live-comedy","tag-motherhood","tag-natalie-wall","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-newsletter","tag-nightlife","tag-nyc","tag-parenting","tag-polyamory","tag-prospect-heights","tag-relationships","tag-sex","tag-sex-and-the-city","tag-storytelling","tag-things-to-do-in-brooklyn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}