Yelled at By A Clown: How Nate Bargatze Found His Funny

We’re looking for laughs and we found them in all the right places, and we’re sharing the hilarity with a brand new series called For the Love Of Funny. If you’ve hung out with us for any amount of time, you know that Jen is an avid devotee of all things funny. So we’ve rounded up some of her favorite funny people to not only bring us laughs, but to unpack the art and science of making people laugh. And for our very first episode, we couldn’t be more delighted to welcome “The Tennessee Kid” himself–Nate Bargatze! Nate’s known for his down-to-earth humor and deadpan comedy delivery, his highly viewed Netflix specials, and his favored status as a frequent guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: (10+ times!). Surprise guest interviewer Tyler Merritt joins Jen as they pull back the curtain on Nate’s comedy journey. Often referred to as the “nicest man in standup,” Nate talks about growing up in a performance forward home (his dad was a Christian magician), the origins of some of his funniest jokes (Yelled at By a Clown, anyone?) and the side of fame that isn’t so pretty–like his sister’s incredulity that anyone would want to take a selfie with him. 
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Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
For the Love Episode ft. Kevin Nealon
Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid 
Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American
The Nateland Podcast
The Be Funny Tour
The Second City Comedy Club
Hannibal Buress’s Website
Kumail Nanjiani
T.J. Miller’s Website
Pete Holmes Website
Amy Schumer’s Website
Aziz Ansari’s Website
Dusty Slay’s Website
Sinbad: Afros & Bellbottoms
Brian Regan’s Website
Kurt Metzger’s Website
Big J Oakerson’s Website
Bill Burr’s Website
Dave Attell’s Website
Eddie Murphy: Raw
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
The Comic Strip
Steve Martin
Justin Smith’s Website
Guest’s Links:
Nate’s Website
Nate’s Instagram
Nate’s TikTok
Nate’s YouTube Channel
Nate’s Twitter
Nate’s Facebook
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