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Natalie Cuomo's Crowd Work Crashout refers to a viral public freakout video of comedian Natalie Cuomo shouting down a heckler at a comedy show she was performing at. After the heckler says, "I can roast you too," Cuomo pauses her set to berate him, telling him, "It is such a hard time in this world right now … you're putting negative energy out there," and, "It's the last show of my weekend," while repeatedly saying, "Look me in the eye." The clip was originally posted to TikTok by Natalie Cuomo herself before an admirer reposted it to Twitter / X. The clip was largely criticized by viewers on X and Reddit, who called her response a "crashout" and criticized the comedian's inability to brush off an awkward heckler interaction.

Origin

On February 3rd, 2025, TikToker^[1] and comedian Natalie Cuomo posted a video of her criticizing a heckler after she thanked her audience for being there and selling out her show at DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern in Washington, D.C., gathering over 800,000 plays and 140,000 likes in three days. The caption on the video read:

Right after I said how grateful I was for everyone being there and selling out the show, this little man in the front row decided to let his true colors shine ✨ Always stand up for yourself!! And if you’re going to be rude, at least have the decency to LOOK ME IN THE EYES 👀 ❤️

On February 4th, X^[2] user @TheMcKenziest reposted the clip with the caption, "This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen," gathering over 100,000 likes and 43 million views in two days.

This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/0wkJA1TLt0

— Lauren McKenzie (@TheMcKenziest) February 4, 2025

Also on February 4th, Natalie Cuomo^[7] quoted @TheMcKenziest's post, writing, "Thank you 🥹🥲❤️," and gathering over 12,000 likes in two days.

On February 5th, 2025, Redditor^[3] user @Prestigious-Day9370 posted an extended clip of the lead-up to Natalie Cuomo's outburst to the subreddit /r/ActualPublicFreakOut, showing her asking two members of her audience, "How long you two been dating," to which the "heckler" responds, "Don't make it sound like we're a couple. It's not my fault you don't have any material," and, "I can take the mic if you want," causing Cuomo to berate him. The post gathered over 1,100 upvotes and 450 comments in a day, many of which mocked her and supported the heckler.

Spread

The viral video continued spreading online over the following days as it was reposted and discussed, especially on Twitter / X. For instance, on February 5th, 2025, X^[9] user @BecomingCritter made a series of posts recounting the interaction between Cuomo and her "heckler," gathering over 170,000 likes in a day.

February 4th, 2025, X^[6] user @dklmarxist quoted the video, writing, "Catching an L vs a heckler is going out super sad," gathering over 19,000 likes in two days.

On February 5th, 2025, X^[4] user @normposter posted a tweet comparing Cuomo's crash out to Sweet Dee from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, a character known for involuntarily retching every time she gets on stage. The post gathered over 11,000 likes in a day.

Also on February 5th, X^[5] user @rasta_dad quoted @TheMcKenziest's post with a tweet that read, "Tearing up when it's my turn in the rap battle: I hate you I hate you I hate you." The post gathered over 140,000 likes in a day.

Other comedy pages on the internet reposted the clip after it went viral online, as seen in a February 5th, 2025, post by Instagram^[8] user @thehouseofcomedyy that gathered over 190,000 views and 3,000 likes in a day. The caption on the post read, "Comedian had a full meltdown because of heckler!"

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