page_title: Natalie Tran
section_title: Videos
hierarchical_section_title: Natalie Tran / Videos
caption_attribution_description: 'Goddess' world premiere - Red Carpet event; Bondi Junction, Sydney, Australia... 'Goddess' enjoyed its Sydney, Australia premiere at Event Cinemas, Bondi Junction earlier this evening. Irish sensation Ronan Keating was there, as was West End and Broadway star Laura Michelle Kelly and much-loved comedian Magda Szubanski. Directed by: Mark Lamprell Starring: Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski and Laura Michelle Kelly When a young mother mother of naughty twin boys Elspeth Dickens installs a webcam in her kitchen, her funny sink-songs make her a cyber-sensation. While husband James is off saving the world's whales, Elspeth is offered a chance of a lifetime. But when forced to choose between fame and family, the newly anointed internet goddess almost loses it all. Cast members attending world premiere: Ronan Keating, Laura Michelle Kelly, Magda Szubanski, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Dustin Clare, Natalie Tran, Celia Ireland, Mike Goldman and director Mark Lamprell. Plot... Elspeth Dickens dreams of finding her "voice" despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin toddlers. A web-cam becomes her pathway to fame and fortune, but at a price. Websites Village Roadshow Australia www.roadshow.com.au Eva Rinaldi Photography www.evarinaldi.com
context_page_description: Natalie Tyler Tran is an Australian online producer, actress, comedian and writer from Sydney, New South Wales, who uses the handle communitychannel on YouTube. Her videos are a mixture of monologue and sketch and have been described as "charming, quirky and hilarious", and have garnered her a following of over 1.8 million subscribers and 116 million views since September 2006.
context_section_description: Tran's videos typically involve a monologue in front of the camera, voice over, and skits acted out almost exclusively by herself. Common themes include observational and self-deprecating humour, as well as stream-of-consciousness commentary on social dilemmas, such as how much money to spend on gifts for friends and appropriate telephone etiquette. Additional examples find Tran mocking the strange and cliched practices of advertisers, a practical joke by an ultrasound technician, and, more recently, the high prices in mini-bars. Occasionally, she will make parodies of other YouTube videos. Of these, her take on YouTube advertising, "For People Who Skip Ads", is the most viewed communitychannel video to date, with 8.1 million views as of April 2020. More serious responses range from racism and depression to national identity. 
  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 pornographic films. Her final clip is an animated clip reading "Your Mum Rates Me," though this varies depending on the occasion.
  In early 2009, Tran released a video under the title "There's no time!!! Last words" in which she promised to create a tutorial on how to make lamingtons, an Australian treat. As of April 2020, she has yet to make such a video, which Tran herself has referred to on occasion. 
  Tran periodically rewards discerning viewers with "unlisted" videos only available to those who have the link; notable examples include "Careful Touch", "Password Etiquette", and "N5".
  Capitalising on her sizeable YouTube presence, Tran partnered with Lonely Planet in 2010 to make a series of travel videos. These vlogs, delivered in communitychannel's trademark style, chronicled Tran's global journey as she visited some of the most popular tourist attractions around the world, including Paris, New York City, Los Angeles and Buenos Aires. In an article that centred on communitychannel's brand, The Sydney Morning Herald considered  her Lonely Planet collaboration to be "amazingly successful." Six months after returning home from her trip, Tran co-launched a travel app for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with the country's former Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.
  In a July 2011 interview with Forbes magazine, Tran revealed that, while uncertain about her future, she has contemplated the possibility of no longer making videos, this to more actively pursue her passion for writing. In 2012, Tran told the Australian Way that she was busy writing a script for a romantic comedy, an effort she hopes will one day find its way onto the silver screen.
  In March 2014, Visit Melbourne and Tran partnered up and released two Melbourne travel videos, the first being about the city's food culture, and the second about Melbourne's fashion in preparation for the Melbourne Fashion Festival. These videos were similar to the Lonely Planet videos, showing both useful information and using communitychannel type comedy.
  In 2014, Tran was listed on New Media Rockstars' Top 100 Channels, ranked at number 80.
  In December 2014, Samsung Australia released a series of ten tutorial videos on their YouTube channel for the Samsung Galaxy S5 featuring Tran. She presented the videos in her own scenario based comedy style.
  Tran's most recent video, "New Year's Resolution Police", was released on 28 December 2016.
caption: Tran at the premiere of Goddess, March 2013
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