The Definitive Guide to Comedy
We did it, comedy fans. We withstood another year of craziness, hundreds upon hundreds of comedy specials, and have gotten my friend and colleague in comedy criticism, Jason Zinoman from The New York Times, to join me for another December to Remember and try to make sense of it all. …
A year ago, most comedy clubs had shuttered for the pandemic, leaving stand-ups to go to whatever lengths to find live audiences, from parks to rooftops and anywhere in between where they could set up a microphone, an amplifier, and spaced seating. This summer? We haven’t outlasted the COVID-19 pandemic, …
More like the greatest affable American, am I right? That’s how great Nate Bargatze is, and the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t slow him down from writing and performing a new Netflix hour. Even if it meant performing outside, where helicopters whirred overhead. As I wrote in Decider: As much as I …
After several months of no stand-up comedians performing on late-night TV, Jimmy Fallon found a way to bring back his favorite stand-up, Nate Bargatze, broadcasting this recent set of his from Stand-Up Live in Huntsville, Ala. Bargatze joked about the prospect of coughing in public in 2020, and how much …
Nate Bargatze really is Jimmy Fallon’s favorite stand-up comedian, as evidenced by yet another appearance on Friday, performing five minutes from his new Netflix hour, The Tennessee Kid. Funny stuff. Roll the clip!
Nate, short for Nathan, which itself is short for Nathaniel, as we learn in this hour, also informs audiences who aren’t caught up with Bargatze’s bio that his father still works as a professional magician, which may or may not represent a step up from his dad’s previous career in …
Jimmy Fallon’s favorite stand-up comedian, Nate Bargatze, returned to The Tonight Show on Thursday night, this time recounting an adventure he took with a friend attempting to climb Mount Rainier in Washington state, and seeing a dead horse along the way. What would you do? Roll the clip!
Comedians and comedy fans were left speechless when Netflix announced a comedy special this summer from Brad Paisley. But as I wrote in my review for Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo, via Decider: It’s not that far-fetched to see a country music act hosting a comedy special. Brad Paisley has co-hosted …
Nate Bargatze is Jimmy Fallon’s favorite stand-up comedian, and Bargatze has the Tonight Show credits to back that up. Nate also has gone on tour with Fallon, multiple tours to entertain the troops in Iraq and Kuwait, and has two hit comedy albums to boot: Yelled At By A Clown …
Jimmy Fallon’s favorite stand-up comedian made another appearance on The Tonight Show Friday night, and this time around, Nate Bargatze relayed to us the story of his distant ancestor, “Two Thumbs” Bargatze, and the dilemma he faces with baristas when he tries to place a seemingly simple coffee order. Roll …
