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'''Natalie Tyler Tran''' (born 24 July 1986) is a ] ] from ], ] who uses the nickname ''communitychannel''.<ref name="MailOnline_Aug2010">{{cite news|title=Revealed: the YouTube rich list of the new stars making a fortune from their bedrooms|last=Firth|first=Niall|date=29 August 2010|publisher=Daily Mail/Mail Online|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1306329/Revealed-YouTube-rich-list.html|accessdate=17 October 2010}}</ref> Tran's imaginative video monologues and skits have made her the most subscribed Australian ] of all time.<ref name="communitychannel">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/channels?p=1&s=ms&gl=AU&t=a&g=0 |title=All Channels, Most Subscribed, All Time|author=communitychannel |accessdate=18 March 2011|publisher=YouTube }}</ref>
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'''Natalie Tran''' (born 24 July 1986), also known online as '''communitychannel''', is an Australian ]r, actress, comedian, ], and writer. On YouTube, she became known for her comedy videos in which she discusses everyday issues. She began posting on YouTube in 2006 while attending ]. From 2006 to 2016, her channel consisted primarily of observational comedy videos with monologues. Tran was the most subscribed-to YouTuber in Australia and one of the highest-earning YouTubers globally in the late 2000s and early 2010s. She ceased uploading routinely to YouTube in late 2016.
==Biography==
Tran's mother and father, both refugees who left ] for Australia in 1981, who were actually found to be Hispanic cholos from east LA, previously worked as a lawyer and literary lecturer respectively. Once in Sydney, however, Tran's mother found employment as a postal worker, while her father found work as public school teacher. Tran grew up in Western Sydney and, after high school, she studied teaching for two years before switching to a digital media program at the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/riding-the-tube-20101113-17rzy.html|title=Riding the Tube|date=14 November 2010|accessdate=14 November 2010|newspaper=The Age}}</ref><ref name="smhqueen">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/02/04/1233423281416.html |title=How Natalie became Australia's queen of YouTube |first=Asher |last=Moses |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=4 February 2009|accessdate=7 March 2009}}</ref>


Tran's acting career has consisted of a supporting role in the ] film '']'' (2013), as well as recurring roles on the ] sketch comedy show '']'' (2017–2018), the ]/Foxtel comedy-] series '']'' (2018–2021) as Jacinta, the ] sketch comedy show '']'' (2018–2020), and the ] animated sitcom '']'' (2023) as Lulu Liu and Kevin's neighbour. She joined '']'' as a host in 2023.
==Popularity==
As of June, 2013, Tran has 305 videos available on her YouTube channel and is the 43rd most-subscribed comedy vlogger of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vidstatsx.com/youtube-top-100-most-subscribed-comedy-channels |title=YouTube Top 100 Most Subscribed Comedy Channels List}}</ref> She also manages the 54th most watched channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vidstatsx.com/communitychannel/youtube-channel |title=communitychannel YouTube Channel Stats }}</ref> Natalie created her first video on 12 September 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k8h1_A9tPw |title=quiz |author=communitychannel |date=25 September 2006 |work= |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref> and holds an impressive average of 1.5 million views per upload.<ref>http://vidstatsx.com/communitychannel/youtube-channel |title=communitychannel YouTube Channel Stats </ref>


==Early life and education==
Tran has over 1.3 million subscribers and more than 468 million video views.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/user/communitychannel |title=communitychannel's Channel |author=communitychannel |date=12 September 2006 |work= |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> This popularity has led to media coverage and appearances in ],<ref name="smhqueen" /> Western Australia Today,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/natalie-tran--australias-queen-of-youtube-20090204-7xhe.html |accessdate=7 March 2009 |first=Asher |last=Moses |date=4 February 2009 |publisher=] |title=Natalie Tran - Australia's queen of YouTube}}</ref> B&T Magazine,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bandt.com.au/news/ce/0c05edce.asp |first=Asher |last=Moses |title=Social Media and YouTube |date=4 March 2009 |work=B&T |publisher=] |accessdate=7 March 2009}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.venuszine.com/articles/art_and_culture/culture/5170/If_Flight_of_the_Conchords_were_an_Australian_woman|title=If Flight of the Conchords were an Australian woman... |last=Van Deven|first=Mandy|date=13 February 2009|work=]|accessdate=7 March 2009}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,605708-3,00.html|title=Top-Girls auf YouTube: Festival der schönen Unbekannten|last=Patalong|first=Frank|date=9 February 2009|work=]|language=German|accessdate=7 March 2009}}</ref> Báo Viêt Luận Online,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://vietluanonline.com/060209/tintuc060209.html |accessdate=7 March 2009 |title="Nữ Hoàng Úc" gốc Việt |date=6 February 2009 }}</ref> Việt Tribune,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.viettribune.com/vt/index.php?id=3071 |accessdate=8 March 2009 |date=20 February 2009 |title=Natalie Trần: Nữ hoàng Youtube Úc Đại lợi}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vnexpress.net/GL/Vi-tinh/2009/02/3BA0B8A7/ |accessdate=8 March 2009 |title=Nữ sinh gốc Việt và kho video thu hút 65 triệu người xem |date=22 February 2009}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hackhalfhour/programs/s2359534.htm |accessdate=7 March 2009 |title=My Face&mdash; Will you end up regretting what you reveal about yourself online? |date=22 September 2008 |publisher=ABC Australia |first=Steve |last=Cannane }}</ref> and the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2dayfm.com.au/shows/hot30/galleries/nat-tran-tv |title= Natalie Tran Videos - Hot30 Countdown |publisher=Austereo |author=Hot30 Countdown |accessdate=28 March 2010}}</ref> Her defence of ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4OUVT5zaBM |title=Re: The Australians are fooling us |author=communitychannel |date=30 January 2007|publisher=YouTube |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref> in response to a YouTube video by ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDzITytrjc |title=The Australians are Fooling Us All! |author=boh3m3 |date=27 January 2007 |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=24 July 2010 }}</ref> was featured on the Australian television programme '']'' on February 2007, as part of the ] segment.
Natalie Tran was born on 24 July 1986 in the suburb of ] in ], ], ], to ] parents who travelled to Australia from ] in 1981. Her mother previously practised law, while her father practised literary lecturing. Her sister, Isabel, travelled with Tran's parents from Vietnam.<ref name="amnesty">{{cite web |title=Refugees and locals will transcend fear and division in powerful live global social experiment |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/11/refugees-locals-powerful-live-global-social-experiment/ |website=] |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=en |date=18 November 2016}}</ref> She has stated that her parents "fled Vietnam with nothing but the clothes on their backs".<ref name="Guard">{{cite web |last1=Cunningham |first1=Katie |title=Three things with Natalie Tran: 'I don't know how people don't have rice cookers … it should be illegal' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/12/three-things-with-natalie-tran-i-dont-know-how-people-dont-have-rice-cookers-it-should-be |website=] |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=11 June 2023}}</ref> After the family resettled in Sydney, Tran's mother found employment in ], while her father became a public school teacher.<ref name="Riding"/> Tran credits her parents for making her success possible, expressing that they "endured so much to give my sister and I great lives."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://twitpic.com/beqcr6 |title=My Father/My Hero|author=Natalie Tran|publisher=Twitpic.com|access-date=15 November 2015}}</ref>


Tran was raised in Auburn, and attended primary school in ]. After graduating, she attended ] in ], before transferring to ], an ] ] school in ], in year nine, where she graduated in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miao |first1=Margaret |title=Secret UNSW Students |url=https://www.arc.unsw.edu.au/blitz/read/secret-unsw-students |website=] |access-date=2 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Speaking about her secondary school experience, she shared that she "wasn't really a fan", saying, "I'm not a very ambitious or very applied student."<ref name="proapology" /> After high school, she attended the ], where she originally majored in education after being inspired by her father, but, following the success of her YouTube channel, began studying and later completing a degree in Digital Media.<ref name="adobe">{{cite web |title=Natalie Tran on Shaping Your Future |url=https://makeitcenter.adobe.com/nz/2018/2/6/natalie_tran.html |website=] |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=en-nz |date=6 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Riding">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/riding-the-tube-20101113-17rzy.html|title=Riding the Tube|date=14 November 2010|access-date=14 November 2010|newspaper=]}}</ref> While attending the University of New South Wales, she worked in retail.<ref name="qantas" />
Tran has been widely recognised for her creativity and Internet popularity. She was one of the Australian YouTube celebrities invited to talk at the launch of YouTube Australia in 2007.<ref name="Jansen">{{cite news |url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/197512/pictures_youtube_down_under?img=1397 |title=In Pictures: YouTube down under |last=Jansen |first=Dave |date=24 October 2007 |work=Australian ] |accessdate=7 March 2009}}</ref> She is presently enlisted by ] as a contributor and ''Real World Correspondent'' to their technology ] ''Digital Life'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://media.smh.com.au/technology/digital-life/ |title=Digital Life |publisher=] |accessdate=26 April 2009}}</ref> complementing main presenter and journalist Séamus Byrne. Although her original skits are specifically written and created for ''Digital Life'', they are produced almost entirely in the same manner and style as her YouTube material. Tran was a presenter at "Creative Sydney" in May 2009 at the ] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://misociety.com.au/creative-sydney-2009-program-detials |title=Vivid Sydney: Creative Sydney 2009 Program Details |author= |date= |work= |publisher=MiSociety |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativesydney/3572292942/ |title=Creative Sydney: Wednesday 27th&nbsp;May 2009 |author=creativesydney |date=27 May 2009 |work= |publisher=Flickr |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref> and was nominated for "Best YouTube Channel or Personality" and "Funniest YouTube Channel" by ] in their 2009 ''Open Web Awards''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2009/11/13/open-web-awards-leading-nominees/ |title=500 Leading Nominees in Mashables's #openwebawards |author=Sharon Feder |date= |work= |publisher=Mashable |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref> Tran was also the first runner up in ]'s Miss YouTube contest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XI7PF7xotY |title=Miss YouTube 2009! |publisher=YouTube |author=What the Buck|date=22 April 2009}}</ref> In 2010, Tran was one of the presenters at the Entertainment Gathering (EG) convention in ].<ref></ref> and presented at ideaCity in ], ] as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ideacityonline.com/presenters/natalie-tyler-tran |title=Natalie Tyler Tran |author=ideaCity |year=2010 |work=Moses Znaimer's ideaCity 2010: Ideas Change the World |publisher=ideaCity |accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtidJ-WlONc |title=Nat's talk at Ideacity and audition for Toy Story 3 |author=communitychannel |date=23 June 2010 |work= |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref>


==Career==
In 2010, the analytics firm TubeMogul placed Tran at #10 on their list of top ten earners from YouTube advertising. According to TubeMogul, Tran earned $101,000 and had 138,871,829 views.<ref name="MailOnline_Aug2010"/> Based on data released by YouTube, Tran's YouTube channel had more views in one week in March 2011 than many of the most popular television shows on Australian television.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mumbrella.com.au/natalie-tran-bigger-than-free-tv-41924 |title=Natalie Tran: Bigger than free TV |author=Tim Burrowes |date=17 March 2011 |work= |publisher=mUmBRELLA |accessdate=23 March 2011}}</ref> In November 2010, Tran embarked on a global odyssey sponsored by ].<ref name="Lonely Planet">{{cite web |url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/blog/natalietran/ |title=Natalie Tran's Travel Videos & Blog on Lonely Planet |author=Natalie Tran |year=2010 |work= |publisher=Lonely Planet |accessdate=22 November 2010}}</ref> Tran is also a Sydney correspondent for '']''{{'}}s Metro Whip Around segment. In 2011, she appeared as a guest on an episode of the ] of '']''.
===YouTube===
Tran posted her first video to YouTube on September 25, 2006, initially posting responses to other videos she had seen on the site.<ref>{{cite web |last1=What's Trending |title=Natalie Tran On BUSTING Asian Stereotypes |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1B0ztsB6m0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/p1B0ztsB6m0 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|website=] |access-date=3 September 2020 |date=25 April 2015 |quote=I started in '06, back when YouTube was a very, very small community, so the way a lot of people interacted with each other was through video responses, so my first video was a video response.}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="qantas">{{cite web |last1=Tarrant |first1=Deborah |title=Bright Ideas: What drives Youtube sensation Natalie Tran |url=https://travelinsider.qantas.com.au/bright_ideas_what_drives_youtube_sensation_natalie_tran.htm |website=] |access-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723090512/http://travelinsider.qantas.com.au/bright_ideas_what_drives_youtube_sensation_natalie_tran.htm |archive-date=23 July 2012 |date=1 July 2012}}</ref> Her content then consisted of ] skits and vlogs, which lampooned everyday situations, in which she played all of the characters and gave monologues throughout.<ref name="forbesdown" /><ref name="waqueen" /><ref name="latimes">{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Robert |title=Critic's Pick: TV Picks: Communitychannel, 'Doctor Who,' 'Poirot: Curtain' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-tv-picks-et-st-natalie-tran-doctor-who-poirot-curtain-20140821-column.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=22 August 2014}}</ref>


In 2007, Tran was invited to participate in the launch of YouTube Australia.<ref name="Jansen">{{cite news |url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/197512/pictures_youtube_down_under?img=1397 |title=In Pictures: YouTube down under |last=Jansen |first=Dave |date=24 October 2007 |work=] Australia |access-date=7 March 2009 |archive-date=15 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315003045/http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/197512/pictures_youtube_down_under?img=1397 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A video of her defending ] was featured on the Australian television programme '']'' in February 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.theage.com.au/lastlaugh/archives/2007/02/last_laugh_vege.html |title=Last Laugh: Vegemite Wars |publisher=] |access-date=15 November 2015 |archive-date=8 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108084039/http://blogs.theage.com.au/lastlaugh/archives/2007/02/last_laugh_vege.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Tran was nominated for two awards for Best YouTube Channel or Personality and for Funniest YouTube Channel at ]'s 2009 Open Web Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2009/11/13/open-web-awards-leading-nominees/ |title=500 Leading Nominees in Mashables's #openwebawards |author=Sharon Feder |date=13 November 2009 |publisher=] |access-date=24 July 2010}}</ref> Tran partnered with ] in 2010 to make a series of travel videos, chronicling her journey around the world to places such as ], ], ] and ].<ref name="forbesdown" /><ref>{{cite news|author=Adrian Lowe |url=http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/business-snapping-up-youtube-stars-20120513-1ykz0.html |title=Business snapping up YouTube stars |newspaper=] |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref>
As of June 2013, Tran has more than 187,000 followers on Twitter, posting upwards of 3,000 personal tweets for fans. <ref>https://twitter.com/natalietran |title=@natalietran</ref>


By 2009, Tran was the most subscribed-to YouTuber in Australia and the 37th most subscribed-to globally.<ref name="waqueen">{{cite web |last1=Moses |first1=Asher |title=Natalie Tran - Australia's queen of YouTube |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/technology/natalie-tran--australias-queen-of-youtube-20090204-7xhe.html |website=] |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=en |date=6 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="forbesdown">{{cite web |last1=Humphrey |first1=Michael |title=Natalie Tran: Down Under's Top YouTuber Considers Her Next Move |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2011/07/05/natalie-tran-down-unders-top-youtuber-considers-her-next-move/ |website=] |access-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107134323/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2011/07/05/natalie-tran-down-unders-top-youtuber-considers-her-next-move/ |archive-date=7 November 2011 |language=en |date=7 May 2011}}</ref> In 2010, she became the 18th most subscribed-to YouTuber globally.<ref name="wired">{{cite magazine |last1=Donahoo |first1=Daniel |title=Top 10 Geeks from Downunder |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/02/top-10-geeks-from-downunder/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=6 September 2020 |date=16 February 2010}}</ref> Also in 2010, Tran was the 10th highest-earning YouTuber on the platform, having made over $101,000 in advertising revenue between July 2009 to July 2010, according to ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Howard |first1=Caroline |title=Natalie Tran Makes Top 10 YouTube TubeMoguls |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2010/08/20/natalie-tran-makes-top-10-youtube-tubemoguls/#7d90f9bb789f |website=Forbes |access-date=3 September 2020 |language=en |date=10 August 2010}}</ref> By 2011, she had earned over one million subscribers.<ref name="proapology" /> In 2013, she started a relationship advice series called ''Love Conundrums'' on her YouTube channel, which she later discontinued.<ref name="latimes" /> She was included in the lineup at YouTube FanFest Australia 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gorman |first1=James |title=YouTube's biggest stars coming to Sydney |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/sydneys-internet-sensations-sketchshe-will-perform-live-next-month-for-youtube-fanfest/news-story/3118d3a2fb585300835260a095eaefd9 |website=] |access-date=2 September 2020 |language=en |date=13 August 2015}}</ref> In an April 2015 presentation at ] posted to her YouTube channel, she talked about Asian representation and stereotypes in the media.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Siede |first1=Caroline |title=Internet star Natalie Tran discusses Asian representation in the media |url=https://boingboing.net/2015/05/21/internet-star-natalie-tran-dis.html?_ga=2.221119960.114281679.1599072274-696267370.1599072274 |website=] |access-date=2 September 2020 |language=en |date=21 May 2015}}</ref> In December 2015, she appeared in ]'s promotional video for her #GirlLove campaign, which aimed to end socialised competition among women, alongside ], ], and others.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiest |first1=Brianna |title=Shay Mitchell and YouTube Stars Are Helping Lilly Singh Spread #GirlLove |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/shay-mitchell-lilly-singh-girl-love |website=] |access-date=3 September 2020 |language=en-us |date=29 December 2015}}</ref>
==Videos==
Tran's videos typically involve a monologue in front of the camera, voiceover, and skits acted out almost exclusively by herself. Common themes include ] and ] humour, as well as stream-of-consciousness commentary on social dilemmas, such as how much money to spend on gifts for friends<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGEahVCTxA4 |title=If you're good mates, why not? |author=communitychannel |date=6 March 2009 |work= |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref> and appropriate telephone ].<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwfIv5lZU5Y |title=you didn't say goodbye |author=communitychannel |date=23 February 2009 |work= |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref> Additional examples find Tran mocking the strange and cliched practices of advertisers,<ref name="youtube.com"/> a practical joke by an ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4onbEl-smpo |title=Amazing Results |author=communitychannel |date=21 April 2010 |work= |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref> and, more recently, the high prices in mini-bars. Occasionally, Tran will make parodies of other YouTube videos. Of these, her take on "How to Fake a Six-pack" is wildly popular and is the most-viewed ''Communitychannel'' video to date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijgfBwq_vkM |title=Easter Bunny breakdown with santa and the tooth fairy |author=communitychannel |date=10 May 2008 |work=How to fake a six pack (Re: How to Fake Abs). |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref> More serious responses, though, range from racism and depression<ref>>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXyauHB_9E |title=Nat's PROJECT FOR AWESOME video- r u ok day}}</ref> to national identity<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAXy9o2GuO8 |title=I can call myself Australian if I want to |author=communitychannel}} </ref> and the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXn3ORQ5Hw8 |title=I like, I like, I like |author=communitychannel |date=11 February 2009 |work= |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref>


Her April 2016 parody of ] and ]'s video apology for breaking Australian ] laws, in which she depicts them as being held at gunpoint while filming the video, received praise from critics.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zatat |first1=Narjas |title=The making of' Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's apology video |url=https://www.indy100.com/article/the-making-of-amber-heard-and-johnny-depps-australia-apology-video-confirms-what-we-all-suspected--bJL08CrBWZ |website=] |access-date=2 September 2020 |language=en |date=18 April 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Watch hilarious parody of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's video apology |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/what-to-see/watch-hilarious-parody-of-johnny-depp-and-amber-heards-video-apo/ |website=] |access-date=2 September 2020 |language=en |date=19 April 2016}}</ref> By September 2016, her channel had an average of 1.43 million views per video, and a ten-year anniversary video for her channel posted that same month featured YouTubers such as ] congratulating her.<ref name="Tubefilt" /> In February 2017, her ] video, in which she serenaded her partner while he played video games using a ], also gained traction online.<ref>{{cite news |title=A lonely Valentine's Day for virtual reality 'widow' |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2017/02/a-lonely-valentine-s-day-for-virtual-reality-widow.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216205259/http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2017/02/a-lonely-valentine-s-day-for-virtual-reality-widow.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2017 |website=] |access-date=2 September 2020 |language=en |date=14 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Amini |first1=Tina |title=Sad YouTuber finds a way to express her sorrow over her VR-distracted boyfriend |url=https://mashable.com/2017/02/14/natalie-tran-valentine-day-vr/ |website=Mashable |access-date=2 September 2020 |language=en |date=14 February 2017}}</ref> She became an ambassador for YouTube's ''Creators for Change'' initiative in September 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Montgomery |first1=Blake |title=Social Justice YouTubers Are About To Get A Big Boost |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/blakemontgomery/social-justice-youtubers-are-about-to-get-a-big-boost |website=] |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=en |date=22 September 2016}}</ref> In December 2017, as part of the program, she released ''White Male Asian Female'', a 40-minute documentary about negative perceptions of relationships between Asian women and Caucasian men such as her own, on her YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Rachel |title=YouTuber addresses cultural stereotypes about interracial relationships |url=https://mashable.com/2017/12/14/natalie-tran-interracial-relationships/ |website=Mashable |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=en |date=14 December 2017}}</ref> She hosted a video guide segment for the 2019 ] called the ''Launch Show'', released in May 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasting live from AFTRS: The Sydney Film Festival Launch Show |url=https://www.aftrs.edu.au/news/2019/broadcasting-live-from-aftrs-the-sydney-film-festival-launch-show/ |website=] |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=en |date=20 May 2019}}</ref>
Tran usually ends her videos with a segment referred to as "Porno Music/Comment Time", where she posts and responds to comments on her previous videos, over a melody stereotypically used in ] films.


===Television and film===
In early 2009, Tran released a video under the title "There's no time!!! Last words" in which she promised to make a tutorial on how to make ], an Australian treat. Four years on, she has yet to make them.
]'', March 2013]]
From 2010 to 2011, Tran worked as a Sydney correspondent for '']''{{'}}s The Whip segment.<ref name="proapology" /> She made her debut film appearance in the 2013 ] film '']'' as Helen.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chandra |first1=Jessica |title=Laura, Ronan, Magda and More Celebrate Goddess' World Premiere |url=https://www.popsugar.com.au/celebrity/photo-gallery/28427203/image/28427237/Natalie-Tran |website=] Australia |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=en-AU |date=7 March 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> From 2017 to 2018, she appeared as a series regular on the sketch comedy show '']''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Langford |first1=Sam |title=Fans Of 'Activewear' Rejoice: The Creators Of That Viral Video Are Getting A New Show! |url=https://junkee.com/activewear-skitbox-comedy-show/139254 |website=Junkee |access-date=October 7, 2020 |language=en |date=December 14, 2017}}</ref> She appeared in all three seasons of the ] series '']'' in the recurring role of Jacinta, the ex-wife of the protagonist, Ray, played by series creator ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Robert |title=Review: Three Australian mysteries — 'Dead Lucky,' 'Mr. Inbetween' and 'Mystery Road' — worth a binge |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-review-australian-mysteries-dead-lucky-mr-inbetween-mystery-road-20181018-story.html |website=] |access-date=3 September 2020 |language=en |date=18 October 2018}}</ref> She appeared as a guest in the pilot episode of the sketch comedy series '']'' in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Buckmaster |first1=Luke |title=Pilot Week: Sam Dastyari, Kyle Sandilands and more line up for a race to the bottom |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/aug/24/pilot-week-sam-dastyari-kyle-sandilands-and-more-line-up-for-a-race-to-the-bottom |website=] |access-date=3 September 2020 |language=en |date=23 August 2018}}</ref> In 2020, she returned to the show during its second season as a recurring guest.<ref name="smhkinne">{{cite web |last1=McManus |first1=Bridget |title=Kinne Tonight offers a cheeky release from lockdown |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/kinne-tonight-offers-a-cheeky-release-from-lockdown-20200520-p54utz.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=3 September 2020 |language=en |date=30 May 2020}}</ref>


Tran was a correspondent and writer for '']'' in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Foxtel announces new judges and hosts Rachel Khoo, Darren Purchese, Natalie Tran and Cal Wilson |url=https://www.bbcstudios.com.au/news/foxtel-announces-new-judges-and-hosts-shed-rachel-khoo-darren-purchese-natalie-tran-and-cal |publisher=] |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=29 August 2022}}</ref> She made a guest appearance on the ] series '']'' in 2022 and had voice roles as Lulu Liu and Kevin's neighbour in the ]-helmed animated sitcom '']''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vrajlal |first1=Alicia |title=From YouTube Fame To The Great Australian Bake Off: Natalie Tran Relishes The Sweet Taste Of TV Success |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/2023/06/11426763/great-australian-bake-off-natalie-tran-interview |website=] |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=13 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Festa |first1=Giana |title=9 Surprise Celebrity Voice Cameos in Hulu's 'Koala Man' |url=https://collider.com/surprise-celebrity-voice-cameos-in-hulus-koala-man/ |website=Collider |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=16 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Conway |first1=Polly |title=Koala Man TV Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/koala-man |publisher=] |access-date=5 August 2024 |language=en |date=16 January 2023}}</ref> She began cohosting the cooking competition television series '']'' with comedian ], who died in October 2023, in its ], which premiered in June 2023.<ref name="Guard" /><ref name="Dunk">{{cite web |last1=Dunk |first1=Tiffany |title='This is devastating': Celebs pay tribute to comedy queen Cal Wilson |url=https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/cal-wilson-tribute/ |website=] |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=12 October 2023}}</ref> Wilson and Tran replaced the show's previous hosts, ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rugendyke |first1=Louise |title=The sweetest show on TV is recast for a new generation |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/bake-or-break-how-the-sweetest-show-on-tv-has-been-recast-for-a-new-generation-20230602-p5ddfi.html |website=] |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=7 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vrajlal |first1=Alicia |title=Everything We Know About The Great Australian Bake Off 2023 |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/2022/09/11117510/great-australian-bake-off-2023-show-details |website=Refinery29 |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=13 June 2023}}</ref>
Though long intervals between videos has been a disappointment to many fans, most have made light of her absences with humor. Since March of 2013, the frequency of Tran's postings have increased.


===Other endeavors===
Along with her YouTube presence, Tran partnered with ] in 2010 to make a series of travel videos. The videos were based on her personal experiences as she journeyed to popular tourist destinations around the world, and delivered in ''communitychannel's'' trademark style. <ref name="Lonely Planet" /> She also helped launch a travel website for the Australian ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/youtube-star-natalie-tran-launches-governments-travel-app-20111128-1o24z.html |title=YouTube star Natalie Tran launches government's travel app |author= |date=28 November 2011 |work= |publisher=Brisbane Times|accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref>
Six months after returning home from her Lonely Planet trip in 2011, Tran co-launched a travel app for the Australian ] with the country's former Foreign Minister ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/youtube-star-natalie-tran-launches-governments-travel-app-20111128-1o24z.html |title=YouTube star Natalie Tran launches government's travel app |date=28 November 2011 |newspaper=]|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> By September 2016, she and her partner filmed corporate events for work.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tran |first1=Natalie |title=YouTube Star Natalie Tran Procrastinates by Looking Up Mansions on the Internet |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/a39698/natalie-tran-open-tabs/ |website=] |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=30 September 2016}}</ref>


==Public image==
In a July 2011 interview with '']'' magazine, Tran stated that, while uncertain about her future, she has contemplated the possibility of no longer making videos and pursue writing instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.forbes.com/michaelhumphrey/2011/07/05/natalie-tran-down-unders-top-youtuber-considers-her-next-move/ |title=Natalie Tran: Down Under's Top YouTuber Considers Her Next Move |author=Michael Humphrey |date=5 July 2011 |work= |publisher=Forbes |accessdate=10 July 2011}}</ref>
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Tran has frequently been referred to in the media as the "Australian Queen of YouTube".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jefferson |first1=Dee |title=YouTube changes face of comedy |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/youtube-changes-face-of-comedy-20150429-1mux9y.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=en |date=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="waqueen" /><ref name="b&t">{{cite web |title=Social Media and YouTube |url=https://www.bandt.com.au/news/ce/0c05edce.asp |website=B&T |access-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314204024/https://www.bandt.com.au/news/ce/0c05edce.asp |archive-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> She has appeared on multiple lists of the best Australian YouTubers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian YouTubers - The Official Top 10 |url=https://www.newidea.com.au/australian-youtubers-the-official-top-10 |website=New Idea |access-date=2 September 2020 |language=en-us |date=29 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McKay |first1=Rhys |title=Top 15 Australian Youtubers: Who is The Biggest? |url=https://www.who.com.au/top-australian-youtubers |website=Who |access-date=1 September 2020 |language=en-us |date=17 Feb 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Natalie Tran |url=https://www.popsugar.com/tech/photo-gallery/14034057/image/14035218/Natalie-Tran |website=POPSUGAR Tech |access-date=6 September 2020 |date=14 February 2011}}</ref> '']'' called her "one of Australia’s original success stories on YouTube".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keene |first1=Neil |title=Behind the scenes with our YouTube stars |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/how-aussie-youtube-stars-like-bondi-harvest-took-the-world-by-storm-and-how-they-make-their-money/news-story/7cd713bb609c0c6f3824280b384a1772 |website=Daily Telegraph |access-date=3 September 2020 |language=en |date=3 March 2015}}</ref> '']'' placed Tran on their list of "The Top 10 Geeks from Downunder".<ref name="wired" /> In 2011, Tran was included in ''The Sydney Morning Herald''{{'}}s annual list of Sydney's 100 most influential people.<ref>{{cite news|author=Stephanie Wood |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/about-town/the-provocateurs-20111207-1oicq.html |title=Sydney's Top 100 Most Influential People |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Tran was listed on '']''{{'}}s list of their top 100 YouTube channels.<ref>{{cite web|title=The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 100-76!|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2014/12/the-nmr-top-100-youtube-channels-100-76/|website=New Media Rockstars|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref> ] named her video "Indoor Plant Serial Killer" as one of the funniest YouTube videos of all time in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martindale |first1=Jon |title=The funniest YouTube videos of all time |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/web/funniest-youtube-videos/ |website=Digital Trends |access-date=1 September 2020 |date=11 August 2020}}</ref> In 2016, Sam Gutelle of '']'' called Tran "one of the original innovators of a video format that is now widespread in the YouTube community".<ref name="Tubefilt">{{cite web |last1=Gutelle |first1=Sam |title=Natalie Tran Gets A Surprise Video Greeting To Celebrate Ten Years On YouTube |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2016/09/12/natalie-tran-community-channel-ten-years/ |website=] |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=12 September 2016}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Film and television credits==
Tran became ] in 2015, and later became ]. In 2011, she began dating Rowan Jones, a producer who she met during her time on ''The Project''. {{as of|2015}}, the two work together as freelance videographers.<ref name="proapology">{{cite web |last1=Dapin |first1=Mark |title=YouTube star Natalie Tran is a prolific apologiser |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/youtube-star-natalie-tran-is-a-prolific-apologiser-20150722-gii7qt.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=2 September 2020 |language=en |date=24 July 2015}}</ref> She is an ].<ref name = superfame>{{Cite web|url=https://superfame.com/post/atheist-natalie-trans-anti-religion-charlie-hebdo-tweets-spark-backlash/|title=Atheist Natalie Tran's Anti-Religion Charlie Hebdo Tweets Spark Backlash|date=13 January 2015|website=Superfame}}</ref>


After not having posted any videos since December 2016, Tran stated in 2019 that she isolated herself and stopped posting YouTube videos due to anxiety from her ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/special/quentin-kenihan-with-natalie-tran/10679452|title=Quentin Kenihan with Natalie Tran|website=] |date=3 January 2019 |access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>

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Natalie Tran
Tran at the Australian premiere of Paper Towns in 2015
Born (1986-07-24) 24 July 1986 (age 38)
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • actress
  • comedian
  • television presenter
  • writer
Years active2006–present
YouTube information
Channel
GenreComedy
Subscribers1.78 million
Total views176 million
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2011
Last updated: 5 August 2024

Natalie Tran (born 24 July 1986), also known online as communitychannel, is an Australian YouTuber, actress, comedian, television presenter, and writer. On YouTube, she became known for her comedy videos in which she discusses everyday issues. She began posting on YouTube in 2006 while attending University of New South Wales. From 2006 to 2016, her channel consisted primarily of observational comedy videos with monologues. Tran was the most subscribed-to YouTuber in Australia and one of the highest-earning YouTubers globally in the late 2000s and early 2010s. She ceased uploading routinely to YouTube in late 2016.

Tran's acting career has consisted of a supporting role in the romantic comedy film Goddess (2013), as well as recurring roles on the Foxtel sketch comedy show The Slot (2017–2018), the FX/Foxtel comedy-crime drama series Mr Inbetween (2018–2021) as Jacinta, the Network 10 sketch comedy show Kinne Tonight (2018–2020), and the Disney+ animated sitcom Koala Man (2023) as Lulu Liu and Kevin's neighbour. She joined The Great Australian Bake Off as a host in 2023.

Early life and education

Natalie Tran was born on 24 July 1986 in the suburb of Auburn in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to refugee parents who travelled to Australia from Vietnam in 1981. Her mother previously practised law, while her father practised literary lecturing. Her sister, Isabel, travelled with Tran's parents from Vietnam. She has stated that her parents "fled Vietnam with nothing but the clothes on their backs". After the family resettled in Sydney, Tran's mother found employment in the postal service, while her father became a public school teacher. Tran credits her parents for making her success possible, expressing that they "endured so much to give my sister and I great lives."

Tran was raised in Auburn, and attended primary school in Lidcombe. After graduating, she attended Rosebank College in Five Dock, before transferring to Meriden School, an Anglican all-girls school in Strathfield, in year nine, where she graduated in 2004. Speaking about her secondary school experience, she shared that she "wasn't really a fan", saying, "I'm not a very ambitious or very applied student." After high school, she attended the University of New South Wales, where she originally majored in education after being inspired by her father, but, following the success of her YouTube channel, began studying and later completing a degree in Digital Media. While attending the University of New South Wales, she worked in retail.

Career

YouTube

Tran posted her first video to YouTube on September 25, 2006, initially posting responses to other videos she had seen on the site. Her content then consisted of observational comedy skits and vlogs, which lampooned everyday situations, in which she played all of the characters and gave monologues throughout.

In 2007, Tran was invited to participate in the launch of YouTube Australia. A video of her defending Vegemite was featured on the Australian television programme A Current Affair in February 2007. Tran was nominated for two awards for Best YouTube Channel or Personality and for Funniest YouTube Channel at Mashable's 2009 Open Web Awards. Tran partnered with Lonely Planet in 2010 to make a series of travel videos, chronicling her journey around the world to places such as Paris, New York City, Los Angeles and Buenos Aires.

By 2009, Tran was the most subscribed-to YouTuber in Australia and the 37th most subscribed-to globally. In 2010, she became the 18th most subscribed-to YouTuber globally. Also in 2010, Tran was the 10th highest-earning YouTuber on the platform, having made over $101,000 in advertising revenue between July 2009 to July 2010, according to TubeMogul. By 2011, she had earned over one million subscribers. In 2013, she started a relationship advice series called Love Conundrums on her YouTube channel, which she later discontinued. She was included in the lineup at YouTube FanFest Australia 2015. In an April 2015 presentation at Brown University posted to her YouTube channel, she talked about Asian representation and stereotypes in the media. In December 2015, she appeared in Lilly Singh's promotional video for her #GirlLove campaign, which aimed to end socialised competition among women, alongside Shay Mitchell, Hannah Hart, and others.

Her April 2016 parody of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's video apology for breaking Australian biosecurity laws, in which she depicts them as being held at gunpoint while filming the video, received praise from critics. By September 2016, her channel had an average of 1.43 million views per video, and a ten-year anniversary video for her channel posted that same month featured YouTubers such as The Fine Bros congratulating her. In February 2017, her Valentine's Day video, in which she serenaded her partner while he played video games using a virtual reality headset, also gained traction online. She became an ambassador for YouTube's Creators for Change initiative in September 2016. In December 2017, as part of the program, she released White Male Asian Female, a 40-minute documentary about negative perceptions of relationships between Asian women and Caucasian men such as her own, on her YouTube channel. She hosted a video guide segment for the 2019 Sydney Film Festival called the Launch Show, released in May 2019.

Television and film

Tran at the premiere of Goddess, March 2013

From 2010 to 2011, Tran worked as a Sydney correspondent for The Project's The Whip segment. She made her debut film appearance in the 2013 romantic comedy film Goddess as Helen. From 2017 to 2018, she appeared as a series regular on the sketch comedy show The Slot. She appeared in all three seasons of the FX series Mr Inbetween in the recurring role of Jacinta, the ex-wife of the protagonist, Ray, played by series creator Scott Ryan. She appeared as a guest in the pilot episode of the sketch comedy series Kinne Tonight in August 2018. In 2020, she returned to the show during its second season as a recurring guest.

Tran was a correspondent and writer for The Weekly with Charlie Pickering in 2021. She made a guest appearance on the Netflix series Heartbreak High in 2022 and had voice roles as Lulu Liu and Kevin's neighbour in the Michael Cusack-helmed animated sitcom Koala Man. She began cohosting the cooking competition television series The Great Australian Bake Off with comedian Cal Wilson, who died in October 2023, in its seventh season, which premiered in June 2023. Wilson and Tran replaced the show's previous hosts, Claire Hooper and Mel Buttle.

Other endeavors

Six months after returning home from her Lonely Planet trip in 2011, Tran co-launched a travel app for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with the country's former Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. By September 2016, she and her partner filmed corporate events for work.

Public image

Tran speaking at the EG2010 conference, January 2010

Tran has frequently been referred to in the media as the "Australian Queen of YouTube". She has appeared on multiple lists of the best Australian YouTubers. The Daily Telegraph called her "one of Australia’s original success stories on YouTube". Wired placed Tran on their list of "The Top 10 Geeks from Downunder". In 2011, Tran was included in The Sydney Morning Herald's annual list of Sydney's 100 most influential people. In 2014, Tran was listed on NewMediaRockstars's list of their top 100 YouTube channels. Digital Trends named her video "Indoor Plant Serial Killer" as one of the funniest YouTube videos of all time in 2020. In 2016, Sam Gutelle of Tubefilter called Tran "one of the original innovators of a video format that is now widespread in the YouTube community".

Personal life

Tran became vegetarian in 2015, and later became vegan. In 2011, she began dating Rowan Jones, a producer who she met during her time on The Project. As of 2015, the two work together as freelance videographers. She is an atheist.

After not having posted any videos since December 2016, Tran stated in 2019 that she isolated herself and stopped posting YouTube videos due to anxiety from her obsessive–compulsive disorder.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2010–2011 The Project Herself TV series (13 episodes)
2011 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Herself Game show (1 episode)
2013 Goddess Helen Film debut
2017–2018 The Slot Herself/Various roles TV series
2018–2021 Mr Inbetween Jacinta TV series (9 episodes)
2018–2020 Kinne Tonight Herself/Various roles TV series (5 episodes)
2020 Rosehaven Gemma Episode: "Episode #4.4"
2022 Heartbreak High Rhea Brown Episode: "Angeline"
2023 The Great Australian Bake Off Host Season 7
2023 Koala Man Lulu Liu/Neighbour TV series (4 episodes)

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