Nate Bargatze

Nathanael Bargatze (; born March 25, 1979) is an American comedian. His comedy is characterized by references to his family, comedic encounters, and life anecdotes. Early life Nathanael Bargatze was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 25, 1979, the son of Carole and Stephen Bargatze. His father is a motivational speaker and magician. Bargatze attended Donelson Christian Academy in Nashville, and Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tennessee. Career Bargatze began his stand-up comedy career in Chicago and later moved to doing comedy at The Boston Comedy Club in New York City. He has appeared on Conan and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He was part of Fallon's Clean Cut Comedy Tour in 2013, also winning New York's Comedy Festival and the Boston Comedy Festival that year. He wrote for the Spike TV Video Game Awards and has performed for American armed forces in Iraq and Kuwait. He was mentioned by comedians Marc Maron and Jim Gaffigan as one of the top up-and-coming comics.