A standup comic’s extreme reaction to a heckler is going viral on social media after she got in his face and later exposed his text messages.
Like many comedians nowadays, Natalie Cuomo posts some of her best work on TikTok to help grow her following and land bigger gigs – and that includes wild crowd interactions.
On February 3, Cuomo posted a video of her talking with a man in front of the stage, who didn’t like that she suggested he was in a relationship with a friend he was at the show with.
According to the comedian’s TikTok description, she had just finished explaining how grateful she was for her sellout show when “this little man in the front row decided to let his true colors shine.”
“It’s not my fault you don’t have material,” he mocked. “I can roast you too, you can’t just roast all of us and get nothing. I can take the mic if you want.”
Little did the heckler know that he just opened up Pandora’s box and Cuomo didn’t hold back in her vicious retaliation.
Comedian Natalie Cuomo rips into heckler sitting in front row
Staring at her heckler, Natalie praised the audience for coming together and being supportive and began to share some choice words for the man.
“You’re putting negative…” she started to say before leaning down to scream in the man’s face. “Look me in the eyes! You’re putting negative f**king energy out there! This is the last show of my f**king weekend. It’s a sold-out show and you want to say mean things to me? Don’t do that!”
As the crowd erupted in cheers, the heckler was ultimately kicked out, leaving behind the people he went to the show with.
“This guy is texting his friend, it’s so cute,” she mocked and turned her attention to the hecker’s buddy. “You can leave too, I won’t be offended.”
Instead, the audience member handed their phone to Natalie who opted to read the heckler’s text message to the crowd.
“What a clown. I did warn you I would get kicked out. She is sensitive, especially for a comedian,” she read aloud and fired back by sending a photo of herself flipping the bird.
The interactions blew up on TikTok receiving 800K views and was reposted on X where it went even more viral and was seen by 11M people.
Internet responds to Natalie Cuomo’s fight with heckler
Across social media, audiences had a mixed reaction to Cuomo’s feud with the heckler with some praising her while others accused Natalie of having a meltdown on stage.
“This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen,” the viral X post read.
“Feminine rage is my jam! I’m obsessed,” encouraged another.
Not everyone viewed the interaction in a positive light, though. Many viewed the response as the incorrect way to shut up hecklers by yelling instead of outjoking them.
“Half of me loves this. The other half notices that other comedians use their quick wit and demolish hecklers with jokes. Not yelling at them,” one wrote on TikTok.
Someone else remarked, “Being a comedian and having a meltdown on stage over a heckler should be a career-ender.”
YouTuber The Critical Drinker also chimed in on the chaos commenting: “Pretty sure that screaming and throwing a hissy fit isn’t the way you deal with hecklers, but whatever makes you feel better I guess.”
While viewers may be divided, the heckler’s friend believes he was in the wrong. In a reply to her TikTok, the comedian revealed they were embarrassed by the incident and apologized to her after the show.