Nathanael Philip Mosher is a comedian, poet, singer-songwriter, and aspiring human being. His love of words has led him from poetry to stand-up, singing to songwriting, all while continuing his love for the effervescent glow of poetry through performance and spoken word. 

As a poet, Nathanael’s poetry journey began at age 7 when he was chosen out of his third grade class to read a poem about the school janitor who was leaving after 20 years of service. The poem read, “You help us not slip. You help us not trip…” and so on. Thus, his penchant for rhyming and rhythm was born. At age 10, he was chosen by his 5th grade teacher to enter the Young Storytellers program where his play about a man becoming king of the Martians was acted by “Phil of The Future” star, Ricky Ullman. He continued to write poetry, entering in local workshops such as the historic Beyond Baroque poetry theatre in Venice, California, and eventually the California State Summer School for The Arts at Cal Arts, where he earned notable distinction of becoming a California Arts Scholar. At the California State Summer School for the Arts, which features notable alum such as James Franco, Zac Efron, and Katherine McPhee, he learned his passion for sharing personal stories. 

At age 16 he began writing jokes, took to the stage, eventually honing his craft at the age of 17 before he was even allowed into comedy clubs. While attending UCLA he took advantage of the burgeoning comedy scene, running shows in lecture halls, theatres, coffee shops, classrooms, and even parking lots, while continuing to perform nightly in the larger LA area. While at college, Nathanael also performed around town, even getting a fake ID to perform at bars and comedy clubs. His voracious DIY work ethic compelled him to organize a variety of out of town tours, bringing his trademark informal yet, spellbinding words to stages in London, New York, Boston, D.C., San Francisco, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and as a semi-finalist in New York’s NBC Stand Up for Diversity Showcase. By the end of college, Mosher’s inherent ability to hustle while fostering his craft elevated him to share the stage with groundbreaking acts such as Maria Bamford, Ali Wong, and Jo Koy. During his senior year, he proudly signed to the prestigious management company 3Arts Entertainment alongside a roster of notable clients like Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, and Amy Poehler.

At age 22, however, Mosher went through a life-changing mental breakdown, leading him from hospitals to outpatient programs to treatment centers and eventually recovery. After a year of treatment and grueling recovery, he began to return to the stage. His newfound freedom from self-limiting beliefs opened up his writing to new avenues and genres, compelling him to return to poetry and music. A classically trained pianist since the age of 7, Nathanael began to weave his poetry into lyrics and songwriting and, in concert with his stand-up, developed the conceit of a one man show entitled “Nathan Mosher is Injured”.

Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, the festival run and tour of the show was abruptly cancelled. However, per suggestion of his family friend, godfather, and mentor, Tom Bajoras, Mosher decided to continue forward and produce a six song EP of songs and poems that were featured in the one man show. After months of recording, producing, and writing remotely, the two worked together to create Mosher’s first EP, self-titled “NATHANAEL”. The six tracks showcase his versatility as a singer, songwriter, producer, poet, and lyricist. The eclectic EP soundtracks the grieving process and celebrates the humanity of suffering. “With world-class composer and engineer, Tom Bajoras at his side, there's no feeling he can't express, no sound he can't uncover, and ultimately no experience he can't overcome. “NATHANAEL” is now available on all streaming platforms and Mosher is currently working on a deluxe version including two unreleased songs as well as remixed and acoustic versions of the songs. 

After a year of isolation due to the pandemic, Mosher received the long-awaited privilege of performing his show at the 2021 Orlando Fringe Festival, where he sold out 5 shows in a row culminating in his first ever standing ovation. In the summer of 2022, he embarked to London in order to preview the show in preparation for a full run of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a goal he had set when he was just 17 years old. However, sometimes a story told is not always story finished. While previewing his show in London to the first of many reviews, he received news that his fellow peer and comedic alumnus, Jak Knight, had committed suicide. Mosher could remember less than a decade before when the two of them would cautiously sit behind red tape, waiting to perform at a comedy club they were too young to legally be a part of. Shortly thereafter at the festival of his dreams, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he found himself confronted with one of the biggest challenges of his creative career where many times he could nary muster a single soul to hear his story. After multiple show cancellations, Mosher took the week off to crawl out of a burgeoning depression reminiscent of his previous bouts. With the encouragement and support of his new long-term girlfriend, Mosher decided to re-write the show and finish out the run, infusing his newfound perspective on the pain outgrown from the events oof that summer. 

From there he took the new show to the Vancouver Fringe Festival, making edits along the way during his six show run, culminating in the reception of the “Artistic Risk Award”. It was there that Mosher’s efforts to go in “new and daring directions that push traditional limits and expectations” were deemed successful by a jury of five led by Vancouver Fringe Executive Director, David Jordan. Each of the judges agreed that Mosher gave a “completely raw, hilarious, and sometimes painfully touching experience”. Mosher dedicated the award and cash prize to his mother, whose help and support not only funded the journey, but gave Mosher the courage to continue telling his story. All in all, Mosher finally experienced and understood fully the newfound thesis of his show which sums up the power of the paraprosdokian, or “a phrase which turns unexpectedly such that the reader or listener re-evaluates the meaning of the previous line”.

“Pain leads to purpose leads to perspective summed up in the form of paraprosdokian, but none of that is possible without people and a hell of a lot of patience.” 

Since coming back from tour, Nathanael has been working on a new compilation of jokes, songs, and poems for a project eventually titled TO SEE FEEL LOVE AND LOSE based on a quote from Rainer Marie Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”. 

He is also hard at work trying to build a freelance tutoring and mentorship non-profit as well as fostering other nest eggs of ideas.