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Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine, Nate Bargatze is a Grammy nominated stand-up comedian from Nashville, TN.

Widely known for his clean and relatable comedy for all age groups and for his Netflix specials “The Tennessee Kid”, “Greatest Average American” and “The Stand-ups”, his latest special “Hello, World” can be found on Amazon Prime Video. Currently touring and selling out shows all over the world with his new “The Be Funny” Tour, Nate is also an avid golfer and sports enthusiast – always supporting his local Vanderbilt Commodores.

When not on the road, Nate is also the creator and host of the weekly podcast “Nateland”, which can be found through AudioBoom, his Youtube channel or wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

Nate has over 10 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, has performed for the troops in Kuwait and Iraq, with Chris Rock, and at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.

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Tickets go on sale Friday, March 15 at 10am local time with artist presale beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 10am.

Comedian Nate Bargatze has announced a new date for his 2023-2024 THE BE FUNNY TOUR at UBS Arena, located 30 minutes on June 9.  

Grammy nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows around the world. Bargatze made his debut appearance hosting Saturday Night Live on October 28 on NBC/Peacock.

An Old Hickory, Tennessee native, Bargatze followed in the showbiz footsteps of his father, a former clown turned world class magician, whose influence is seen on his's 2015 debut Comedy Central special, Full Time Magic and his debut album, Yelled at By a Clown, which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard's Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.  

Bargatze's half-hour Netflix Special The Standups, premiered in 2017 and his first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his critically acclaimed second Netflix special, The Greatest Average American, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. On January 31st, Nate released his latest and third one-hour special, Nate Bargatze: Hello World, on Amazon Prime which now holds the record as Amazon's most-streamed original comedy special in its first 28 days of viewership. He was also recently signed to Universal Music Group Nashville as their flagship comedian under their new Capitol Comedy label.   

Bargatze's comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his 13 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . He also appeared on Conan four times and has appeared on Seth Meyers and James Corden respective late night shows.    He was a recurring guest on @midnight and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Bargatze was part of  Jimmy Fallon 's Clean-Cut Comedy Tour, and has performed live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times.  In addition to touring the country as a headliner, Nate toured arenas with Chris Rock on his 2017 Total Blackout Tour. He has performed at SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he's received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.   Bargatze was featured as one of Esquire's “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan , one of Marc Maron's “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety's “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture's ‘50 Comedians You Should Know' in 2015. He also appeared on the cover of Variety's annual comedy issue in 2022.

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 15 at 10am local time with artist presale beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 10am local time (code: FUNNY) at  natebargatze.com .  

Bargatze is currently on his The Be Funny Tour with all new material. For more information and tickets go to:  natebargatze.com .  

About UBS Arena

UBS Arena  is made for music and built for hockey. New York's newest premier entertainment and sports venue and home of the New York Islanders is developed in partnership with Oak View Group, the New York Islanders, and Jeff Wilpon. The  state  of  the  art  arena opened in November 2021 and has welcomed numerous top artists including Harry Styles , Sebastian Maniscalco , Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, TWICE, Eagles, John Mayer , Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone. The venue delivers an unmatched live entertainment experience for guests including clear sightlines and premier acoustics.  

UBS Arena is at the forefront of sustainability, being awarded LEED Green Building Certification in January 2023. The venue also achieved carbon neutrality for operations in Fall 2022 which made it the first arena to do so on the eastern United States seaboard. For more information on the venue's sustainability efforts, please visit UBSArena.com/sustainability.  

Located on the historic grounds of Belmont Park, UBS Arena is located just 30 minutes by LIRR from Grand Central or Penn Station and is easily accessible from across the region via mass transit or car. To plan your trip, please visit UBSArena.com/plan-your-trip .

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Nate Bargatze – The Be Funny Tour Thursday, April 25th at 7pm American Bank Center Arena

5:30PM Doors Open 7:00PM Show Begins

Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine and a “Rising Star,” by CBS Morning, 2021 Grammy nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows around the world. Bargatze will make his debut appearance hosting Saturday Night Live on October 28th on NBC/Peacock.

An Old Hickory, Tennessee native, Bargatze followed in the showbiz footsteps of his father, a former clown turned world class magician, who’s influence is seen on his’s 2015 debut Comedy Central special, Full Time Magic and his debut album, Yelled at By a Clown, which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.

Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his 13 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He also appeared on Conan four times and has appeared on Seth Meyers and James Corden respective late night shows. He was a recurring guest on @midnight and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Bargatze was part of Jimmy Fallon’s Clean-Cut Comedy Tour, and has performed live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times. In addition to touring the country as a headliner, Nate toured arenas with Chris Rock on his 2017 Total Blackout Tour. He has performed at SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row

Bargatze was featured as one of Esquire’s “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron’s “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture’s ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ in 2015. He also appeared on the cover of Variety’s annual comedy issue in 2022.

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Guests who have bags larger than this size will be asked to return them to their vehicles. All bags will also be searched for prohibited items at entry before walking through the metal detectors.

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You cannot exchange your ticket in advance. When you arrive at the venue you may go to the Box Office and request to be relocated to ADA seating. Standard policy is one handicap seat plus one guest. This opportunity depends on availability of the seats. Accessible seats are available on each level of the American Bank Center.

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Nate Bargatze

The be funny tour.

NEW SHOW ADDED

CHARLOTTE  – Comedian  Nate Bargatze   announced new dates for his 2023-2024  THE BE FUNNY TOUR!  

 Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by  The Atlantic Magazine  and a “Rising Star,” by  CBS Morning , 

2021 Grammy nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows around

 the world. Bargatze will make his debut appearance hosting Saturday Night Live on October 28 th  on NBC/Peacock. 

An Old Hickory, Tennessee native, Bargatze followed in the showbiz footsteps of his father, a former clown turned 

world class magician, who’s influence is seen on his’s 2015 debut Comedy Central special,  Full Time Magic  and his 

debut album,  Yelled at By a Clown , which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s 

Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.

Bargatze’s half-hour Netflix Special  The Standups,  premiered in 2017 and his first solo one-hour Netflix special, 

The Tennessee Kid,  premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his critically acclaimed 

second Netflix special,  The Greatest Average American , which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. 

On January 31 st , Nate released his latest and third one-hour special,  Nate Bargatze: Hello World , on Amazon Prime which 

now holds the record as Amazon’s most-streamed original comedy special in its first 28 days of viewership.

On April 15, 2023, Bargatze broke the attendance record at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with 19,365 tickets sold. 

This month, he also broke the record for tickets sold at The Delta Center in Salt Lake City with 32,638 fans attending  

the highest amount ever sold by a comedian at the venue. 

He was also recently signed to Universal Music Group Nashville as their flagship comedian under their new Capitol Comedy label. 

Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his 13 appearances on  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon .

 He also appeared on  Conan  four times and has appeared on Seth Meyers and James Corden respective late-night shows. 

He was a recurring guest on  @midnight  and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Bargatze was part 

of  Jimmy Fallon's Clean-Cut Comedy Tour , and has performed live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times. 

 In addition to touring the country as a headliner, Nate toured arenas with Chris Rock on his 2017  Total Blackout Tour . 

He has performed at SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, 

where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.

Bargatze was featured as one of Esquire's “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron's “Comedians to Watch” 

in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture's ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ 

in 2015. He also appeared on the cover of Variety’s annual comedy issue in 2022. 

Bargatze is currently on his  The Be Funny Tour   with all new material. For more information and tickets go to:  natebargatze.com .

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Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by  The Atlantic Magazine  and a “Rising Star,” by  CBS Morning , 2021 Grammy nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows around the world.

An Old Hickory, Tennessee native, Bargatze followed in the showbiz footsteps of his father, a former clown turned world class magician, who’s influence is seen on his’s 2015 debut Comedy Central special,  Full Time Magic  and his debut album,  Yelled at By a Clown , which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.

Bargatze’s half-hour Netflix Special  The Standups,  premiered in 2017 and his first solo one-hour Netflix special,  The Tennessee Kid,  premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his critically acclaimed second Netflix special,  The Greatest Average American , which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. On January 31 st , Nate released his latest and third one-hour special,  Nate Bargatze: Hello World , on Amazon Prime which now holds the record as Amazon’s most-streamed original comedy special in its first 28 days of viewership.

On April 15 th  2023, Bargatze broke the attendance record at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with 19,365 tickets sold. This month, he also broke the record for tickets sold at The Delta Center in Salt Lake City with 32,638 fans attending – the highest amount ever sold by a comedian at the venue.

He was also recently signed to Universal Music Group Nashville as their flagship comedian under their new Capitol Comedy label.

Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his 13 appearances on  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . He also appeared on  Conan  four times and has appeared on Seth Meyers and James Corden respective late night shows.

He was a recurring guest on  @midnight  and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Bargatze was part of  Jimmy Fallon's Clean-Cut Comedy Tour , and has performed live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times.  In addition to touring the country as a headliner, Nate toured arenas with Chris Rock on his 2017  Total Blackout Tour . He has performed at SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.

Bargatze was featured as one of Esquire's “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron's “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture's ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ in 2015. He also appeared on the cover of Variety’s annual comedy issue in 2022.

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Comedian Nate Bargatze's 'The Be Funny Tour' takes on Houston with 3 shows

N ate Bargatze, a Nashville native known for his clean stand-up comedy, is coming to Houston for "The Be Funny Tour" at Houston’s NRG Arena this weekend.

The Grammy-nominated comedian — dubbed the “Nicest Man in Stand-Up” by the Atlantic Magazine — is traveling to multiple cities across North America to present his show featuring some new material.

"I'm on the Be Funny Tour right now, we're coming to your town in 2024 check it out," he said in a January TikTok video . 

Bargatze’s jokes focus on relatable life experiences, not making fun of people, he told KUTV "Fresh Living" in an interview. He said audience members can expect fun and friendly shows for everyone to enjoy.

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His shows’ clean comedy style is meant to be appropriate for families to attend together, according to a 2023 TODAY interview .

Bargatze’s performances have brought audiences from different walks of life together as he talks about his college life, adult life, experiences at his old jobs, sports, DNA and evolution. He has performed his stand-up in front of more than 19,000 people at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and hosted "Saturday Night Live" in October 2023.

Bargatze launched his career in the early 2000s after quitting his job at the West Wilson Utility District with co-worker Michael Clay. They both moved from Nashville and headed to Chicago, according to the Tennessean.

Bargatze posted a photo in 2019 on social media of himself and Clay at his first stand-up set in Chicago. "Time flies," the post said. And it has. 

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The comedian went on to tour and sell out shows globally. He has been on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" and performed for troops in Kuwait and Iraq, and at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest and JFL Montreal Comedy Festival.

He also has Netflix specials, including "The Tennessee Kid," "Greatest Average American" and "The Stand-ups." He currently has a special called "Hello, World" on Amazon Prime Video. 

When not on tour, fans can catch Bargatze hosting the weekly podcast "Nateland," with other comedians such as Brian Bates, Aaron Weber and Dusty Slay. They discuss a range of topics, from pop culture and current events to their personal lives and experiences, according to the Nateland Entertainment website . 

The comedian is scheduled to perform in Houston at the NRG Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m . and 7 p.m.  

For more information about the tour and buying tickets, visit  natebargatze.com . 

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024 | CAJUNDOME |  7 PM

Don't miss NATE BARGATZE'S The Be Funny Tour at the CAJUNDOME in Lafayette, LA, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024!

Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, January 26 at 10 AM at the CAJUNDOME Box Office and CAJUNDOME.com.

Private Suites & the Audi Lafayette VIP Club are available but limited. Contact us at the link below for more information.

NASHVILLE, TN (January 23, 2024) – Comedian Nate Bargatze has announced even more shows to extend THE BE FUNNY TOUR into the summer of 2024.

Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by  The Atlantic Magazine  and a “Rising Star,” by  CBS Morning , 2021 Grammy nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows around the world.

 An Old Hickory, Tennessee native, Bargatze followed in the showbiz footsteps of his father, a former clown turned world class magician, who’s influence is seen on his’s 2015 debut Comedy Central special, Full Time Magic and his debut album, Yelled at By a Clown, which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.

 Bargatze’s half-hour Netflix Special The Standups, premiered in 2017 and his first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his critically acclaimed second Netflix special, The Greatest Average American, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. On January 31st, Nate released his latest and third one-hour special, Nate Bargatze: Hello World, on Amazon Prime which now holds the record as Amazon’s most-streamed original comedy special in its first 28 days of viewership.

 On April 15th 2023, Bargatze broke the attendance record at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with 19,365 tickets sold. This month, he also broke the record for tickets sold at The Delta Center in Salt Lake City with 32,638 fans attending – the highest amount ever sold by a comedian at the venue.

 He was also recently signed to Universal Music Group Nashville as their flagship comedian under their new Capitol Comedy label.

Bargatze was featured as one of Esquire's “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron's “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture's ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ in 2015. He also appeared on the cover of Variety’s annual comedy issue in 2022.

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Hailed this year as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine and a “Rising Star,” by CBS Morning , 2021 Grammy nominated comedian and podcaster Nate Bargatze is selling out shows across the world.

An Old Hickory, Tennessee native, Bargatze followed in the showbiz footsteps of his father, a former clown turned world class magician, who’s influence is seen on his’s 2015 debut Comedy Central special, Full Time Magic and his debut album, Yelled at By a Clown , which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.

Bargatze’s half-hour Netflix Special The Standups, premiered in 2017 and his first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his highly anticipated second Netflix special, The Greatest Average American , which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.

In July 2020, the comedian teamed up with All Things Comedy to release his weekly podcast, Nateland. Nateland tackles the meaningless issues that we face day to day to give listeners a much-needed mental break from fighting the good fight. New episodes release Wednesdays, with video available on Nate’s YouTube channel and audio available everywhere you get podcasts.

Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his ten appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . He also appeared on Conan four times, was a recurring guest on @midnight , and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Bargatze was part of Jimmy Fallon's Clean-Cut Comedy Tour , and has performed live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times. In addition to touring the country as a headliner, Nate toured arenas with Chris Rock on his 2017 Total Blackout Tour . He regularly performs at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.

Nate was featured as one of Esquire's “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron's “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture's ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ in 2015.

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Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine and a “Rising Star,” by CBS Morning , 2021 Grammy nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows around the world.

An Old Hickory, Tennessee native, Bargatze followed in the showbiz footsteps of his father, a former clown turned world class magician, who’s influence is seen on his’s 2015 debut Comedy Central special, Full Time Magic and his debut album, Yelled at By a Clown , which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.

Bargatze’s half-hour Netflix Special The Standups, premiered in 2017 and his first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his critically acclaimed second Netflix special, The Greatest Average American , which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. On January 31 st , Nate released his latest and third one-hour special, Nate Bargatze: Hello World , on Amazon Prime which now holds the record as Amazon’s most-streamed original comedy special in its first 28 days of viewership.

On April 15 th 2023, Bargatze broke the attendance record at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with 19,365 tickets sold. This month, he also broke the record for tickets sold at The Delta Center in Salt Lake City with 32,638 fans attending – the highest amount ever sold by a comedian at the venue.

He was also recently signed to Universal Music Group Nashville as their flagship comedian under their new Capitol Comedy label.

Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his 13 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . He also appeared on Conan four times and has appeared on Seth Meyers and James Corden respective late night shows.

He was a recurring guest on @midnight and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Bargatze was part of Jimmy Fallon's Clean-Cut Comedy Tour , and has performed live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times. In addition to touring the country as a headliner, Nate toured arenas with Chris Rock on his 2017 Total Blackout Tour . He has performed at SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.

Bargatze was featured as one of Esquire's “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron's “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture's ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ in 2015. He also appeared on the cover of Variety’s annual comedy issue in 2022.

Bargatze is currently on his The Be Funny Tour with all new material. For more information and tickets go-to: https://natebargatze.com/

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Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine, Nate Bargatze is a Grammy nominated stand-up comedian from Nashville, TN.

Widely known for his clean and relatable comedy for all age groups and for his Netflix specials “The Tennessee Kid”, “Greatest Average American” and “The Stand-ups”, his latest special “Hello, World” can be found on Amazon Prime Video. Currently touring and selling out shows all over the world with his new “The Be Funny” Tour, Nate is also an avid golfer and sports enthusiast – always supporting his local Vanderbilt Commodores.

When not on the road, Nate is also the creator and host of the weekly podcast “Nateland”, which can be found through AudioBoom, his Youtube channel or wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

Nate has over 10 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, has performed for the troops in Kuwait and Iraq, with Chris Rock, and at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.

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Nate Bargatze brings “The Be Funny Tour” to Rio Rancho on Sunday, May 5, 2024 .  Tickets go on sale Friday, October 27, 2023 at 10:00am MST.  Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com and at the Rio Rancho Box Office presented by Chalmers Ford .  Don’t miss Nate Bargatze in May at the Rio Rancho Events Center !

Hailed this year as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine and a “Rising Star,” by CBS Morning , 2021 Grammy nominated comedian and podcaster Nate Bargatze is selling out shows across the world.

Bargatze’s half-hour Netflix Special The Standups, premiered in 2017 and his first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his highly anticipated second Netflix special, The Greatest Average American , which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.

In July 2020, the comedian teamed up with All Things Comedy to release his weekly podcast, Nateland. Nateland tackles the meaningless issues that we face day to day to give listeners a much-needed mental break from fighting the good fight. New episodes release Wednesdays, with video available on Nate’s YouTube channel and audio available everywhere you get podcasts.

Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his ten appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . He also appeared on Conan four times, was a recurring guest on @midnight , and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Bargatze was part of Jimmy Fallon’s Clean-Cut Comedy Tour , and has performed live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times.  In addition to touring the country as a headliner, Nate toured arenas with Chris Rock on his 2017 Total Blackout Tour . He regularly performs at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.

Nate was featured as one of Esquire’s “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron’s “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture’s ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ in 2015.

Bargatze is currently on his The Raincheck Tour and will begin The Be Funny Tour in 2023 with all new material. For more info go-to: https://natebargatze.com/

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The Nashville-based comic sells out massive arenas while coming across as an everyday dad.

The Nashville-based comedian, Nathanael “Nate” Bargatze, is a contradiction: Selling out massive arenas while coming across as an everyday dad; unremarkable physically but slinging jokes that’d turn a boring PTA into a night at the Improv.

Mr. Bargatze, named “the Nicest Man in Stand-Up” by the Atlantic, lived up to that moniker at Newark during an early appearance in his “The Be Funny Tour” across North America. He needed none of George Carlin’s seven dirty words nor to take the name of God in vain.

Four other comics kicked off the night with material that was good, clean fun, too. Instead of choosing acts booked by his manager, Mr. Bargatze brought in old friends: Gary Vider, Jonathan “Jonnie W.” Wethington, Mike James, and Julian McCullough as emcee.

It was fun for the whole family in more ways than one with Mr. Bargatze’s father, Stephen, performing. The magician likened his family to a Rubik’s Cube he used for tricks: More compelling with the colors scrambled than when it’s solved. He choked up thanking the audience for what they meant to the family, drawing sustained applause.

The Rubik’s Cube was employed with help from a young man in the audience, enduring good-natured ribbing by the elder Mr. Bargatze. It was easy to see that the younger Mr. Bargatze learned timing, performance, and kindness at his father’s knee.

The elder Mr. Bargatze introduced the penultimate warmup as “Jimmy Fallon’s favorite comedian,” and it was “The Tonight Show” host himself . The surprise appearance electrified the crowd — like the magic, giving the feeling that anything might happen next.

By this point, the audience had been brought not to the edge of their seats but put off-balance in them. The combined effect of the opening performers was to shrink the 19,500-seat Prudential Center into a local bar back in Tennessee.

When Mr. Bargatze took the stage in the round, it felt less like the headliner arriving than your funniest friend showing up after being delayed by traffic. “I’ve been on all the exit ramps you can be on” in New Jersey, he said, rather than making those hosting him the butt of familiar cheap shots.

“Not being political,” a fellow comedian, Erica Rhodes, said on the Babylon Bee Interview Show, “is the new radical.” If that’s true, Mr. Bargatze is to comedy what the anarchist, Emma Goldman, was to politics a century ago.

In his memoir, “ Born Standing Up ,” Steve Martin describes brooming political material from his act in the 1970s after noticing peers were getting lazy laughs just by saying “Nixon.”

Mr. Bargatze’s material was likewise free of current politics. He could perform “The Be Funny Tour” 50 years ago or 50 years hence before an audience of any demographic and it would elicit laughter just the same.

With anecdotes about marriage and fatherhood, Mr. Bargatze breathed new life into topics that were already old when Henny Youngman declared, “Take my wife, please,” in the 1930s. 

“I am from 1979,” Mr. Bargatze said, not as if citing his year of birth but like he’d just stepped from H.G. Wells’ machine. Had he asked if the Beatles were reunited here in 2024, the impulse would’ve been to break the news about John Lennon and George Harrison gently.

“We’re in the future,” Mr. Bargatze said with his deadpan delivery, “and I think if you’re 1999, you might as well be 1905,” because you’ll someday sit next to someone born in 2000 who says of the 1900s, “Ew, gross.”

Stories about Y2K and the Taliban went over as if the punchlines were torn from today’s headlines. When he expressed an ignorance of history — as “surprised” by the attack in the movie “Pearl Harbor” as “they were” — he wasn’t playing the fool but inviting the audience to laugh at their own shortcomings.

“The Be Funny Tour” takes Mr. Bargatze to dozens of cities, with demand prompting him to add new shows often. Catch him if you can and experience the magic. You’ll enjoy it more than any PTA meeting — unless Mr. Bargatze is one of the dads.

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Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by  The Atlantic Magazine  and a “Rising Star,” by  CBS Morning , 2021 Grammy nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows around the world.

An Old Hickory, Tennessee native, Bargatze followed in the showbiz footsteps of his father, a former clown turned world class magician, who’s influence is seen on his’s 2015 debut Comedy Central special,  Full Time Magic  and his debut album,  Yelled at By a Clown , which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.

Bargatze’s half-hour Netflix Special  The Standups,  premiered in 2017 and his first solo one-hour Netflix special,  The Tennessee Kid,  premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his critically acclaimed second Netflix special,  The Greatest Average American , which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. On January 31 st , Nate released his latest and third one-hour special,  Nate Bargatze: Hello World , on Amazon Prime which now holds the record as Amazon’s most-streamed original comedy special in its first 28 days of viewership.

On April 15 th  2023, Bargatze broke the attendance record at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with 19,365 tickets sold. This month, he also broke the record for tickets sold at The Delta Center in Salt Lake City with 32,638 fans attending – the highest amount ever sold by a comedian at the venue.

He was also recently signed to Universal Music Group Nashville as their flagship comedian under their new Capitol Comedy label.

Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his 13 appearances on  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . He also appeared on  Conan  four times and has appeared on Seth Meyers and James Corden respective late night shows.

He was a recurring guest on  @midnight  and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Bargatze was part of  Jimmy Fallon's Clean-Cut Comedy Tour , and has performed live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times. In addition to touring the country as a headliner, Nate toured arenas with Chris Rock on his 2017  Total Blackout Tour . He has performed at SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.

Bargatze was featured as one of Esquire's “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron's “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture's ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ in 2015. He also appeared on the cover of Variety’s annual comedy issue in 2022.

Bargatze is currently on his  The Be Funny Tour  with all new material. For more information and tickets go-to:  https://natebargatze.com/

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Comedian Nate Bargatze on his life and career

Comedian Nate Bargatze is having quite the year: He's bringing laughs across the country with his "Be Funny" tour, and this week he's a headline comic at the Hollywood Bowl with stars like Jerry Seinfeld. Dana Jacobson sat down with Bargatze to talk about his journey to the stage.

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Comedian Nate Bargatze announced for 2024 Mid-State Fair

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – Comedian Nate Bargatze will perform at the California Mid-State Fair on July 18 at in the Chumash Grandstand Arena at the Paso Robles Event Center.

The Grammy-nominated Tennessee native has been described as one of the cleanest comics and has received numerous awards for his specials on various streaming platforms.

Bargatze's appearances for Variety's 2022 comedy issue and various late-night talk shows have brought him attention and acclaim for his clean and funny material.

Tickets will be on sale starting Friday at various prices and for ticket purchases and early access options, visit the Mid-State Fair website .

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