Nate Bargatze

Nathanael "Nate" Bargatze (born March 25, 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee[1]) is an American comedian and actor.[2][3] He started at "The Boston" in New York City. He's known for his special on Comedy Central Presents, has appeared multiple times on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[4][5][6]

Nate Bargatze
Bargatze performing in February 2017
Born (1979-03-25) March 25, 1979
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
SpouseLaura Baines-Bargatze
ChildrenHarper Blair Bargatze
Parent(s)Stephen Bargatze

Early life

Bargatze was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His father, Stephen Bargatze, is of Italian descent and an internationally acclaimed comedian and motivational speaker with over 25 years of experience.[7] Bargatze attended McGavock High School in Nashville and later attended Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tennessee, taking speech and media classes.[8]

Career

Bargatze was part of Jimmy Fallon's "Clean Cut Comedy Tour" in 2013.[9] He won New York's Comedy Festival and the Boston Comedy Festival in the same year.[10] He wrote for the Spike TV Video Game Awards, and has performed multiple times for Coalition forces in Iraq and Kuwait. He was mentioned in Rolling Stone by Marc Maron as a "comic who should be big" and in Esquire by Jim Gaffigan as one of the top up-and-coming comics.[11][12]

His first album, Yelled at by a Clown (2014), made it onto the Billboard Top Ten Comedy Charts for two weeks, peaking at #2.[13][14] He released his second album, Full Time Magic, in coordination with his Comedy Central Special in May 2015.[15]

In 2017, Bargatze had a half-hour special released on Netflix as part of a six-part original series entitled "The Standups."[16]

On March 26, 2019, Bargatze released an hour-long Netflix special titled "The Tennessee Kid," filmed outside Atlanta, Georgia.[17]

His most recent standup special, "The Greatest Average American", was released on Netflix on March 18, 2021. It was filmed outdoors at Universal Studios Hollywood.[18]

He is the host of the increasingly popular "Nateland" podcast - which draws inspiration from Seinfeld as it often turns into a "podcast about nothing." He is also a frequent guest on the Aaronland podcast which airs during the Nateland podcast.

References
  1. Podcast, The Nateland. "The Nateland Podcast - #1 The First Episode". Google Podcasts. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. "Nate Bargatze: Biography". IMDb. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  3. "Nate Bargatze". Comedy Central. Viacom. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. "Nate Bargatze Stand-Up". Conan. YouTube. April 8, 2013. CBS. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  5. "Meet Jimmy Fallon's 'Favorite New Comedian' Nate Bargatze". Fusion TV. Fusion Media Network. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  6. "Worst I Ever Bombed: Nate Bargatze". The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. YouTube. July 1, 2013. NBC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  7. "About". Stephen Bargatze. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  8. PodcastOne. "PodcastOne: Nate Bargatze and Jay joke about being sad Vandy fans, Jay's accidental recruitment, stand-up comedy and on-field emotions on Uncut with Jay Cutler". www.podcastone.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  9. "Jimmy Fallon's Clean Cut Comedy Tour". Club Nokia. AEG Live. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  10. Harris, Adam (January 19, 2014). "Episode 218 - Nate Bargatze". The Stand-Up Chronicles. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  11. "Marc Maron Continues to Be a Statesman For Comedy". The Comedy Bureau. May 19, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  12. Gaffigan, Jim [@JimGaffigan] (March 18, 2014). "Go buy "Yelled at by a Clown" by @natebargazi Great comic. Best album cover ever" (Tweet). Retrieved July 4, 2017 – via Twitter.
  13. "Nate Bargatze". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  14. Bargatze, Nate. "Nateland". natebargatze.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  15. "The World Premiere of "Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic" Debuts on Comedy Central® on Saturday, May 2 at Midnight ET/PT". Comedy Central Press. Comedy Partners. April 15, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  16. "The Standups | Netflix Official Site".
  17. "Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  18. "Nate Bargatze's The Greatest Average American Is Destined to Be a Pandemic-Era Time Capsule".
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