Nate Bargatze
Stand-up comedian · Tennessee

Nate Bargatze

Who Nate Bargatze is

Stand-up comedian, author, podcaster, director and producer known for clean observational comedy and arena-scale touring. His specials include The Tennessee Kid, The Greatest Average American and Your Friend, Nate Bargatze.

At a glance

Born
1979
Based in
Tennessee
Style
Clean, Storytelling, Observational, Marriage, Family, Confusion, Southern life, Quiet arena storytelling, Understated clean stories
Stand-up specials
The Tennessee Kid, The Greatest Average American and Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Albums
Yelled At By A Clown and Full Time Magic
Podcasts
Nateland and Big Dumb Eyes: Stories From A Simpler Mind
On screen
The Breadwinner, Saturday Night Live, The Greatest Average American and 2 more
WTF with Marc Maron
Episode 598
Next on stage
15 October 2026 — Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS
Official site
natebargatze.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Nate Bargatze

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →

Their stand-up

Nate Bargatze developed through club work and late-night sets before streaming specials accelerated his audience. His rise is a strong case study in contemporary stand-up scale: podcast reach, clean material, repeatable touring and arenas.

The character onstage is not an all-knowing commentator. The pleasure is watching him misunderstand the world in a way that somehow clarifies it for everyone else.

Career timeline

  1. 1979Born
  2. 2023Saturday Night Live (host, 2023, 2024) On screen
  3. 2024Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas (host, 2024) On screen
  4. 202577th Primetime Emmy Awards (host, 2025) On screen
  5. 2025Big Dumb Eyes: Stories From A Simpler Mind (book, 2025) Book
  6. 2026The Breadwinner (Nate Wilcox; also writer and producer, 2026) On screen
  7. 2026The Greatest Average American (host, ABC, 2026) On screen

Questions about Nate Bargatze

Where is Nate Bargatze performing next?

Thursday 15 October 2026, 7:00 PM — with Nick Thune (Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes) at Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS, then 3 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

The Tennessee Kid, The Greatest Average American and Your Friend, Nate Bargatze.

What podcast do they host?

Nateland and Big Dumb Eyes: Stories From A Simpler Mind.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Breadwinner, Saturday Night Live, The Greatest Average American, 77th Primetime Emmy Awards and Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas.

Where are they based?

Tennessee, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1979.

Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?

Yes — episode 598.

Who are some comedians like them?

Leanne Morgan (the same style: clean), Taylor Tomlinson (the same style: family), Brian Regan (the same style: clean), Sebastian Maniscalco (the same style: family) and Wanda Sykes (the same style: family).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026