Nate Bargatze

Hailing from Old Hickory, Tennessee in suburban Nashville, Nate Bargatze is a standup comedian known for his midtempo drawl and easygoing humor about the small challenges of everyday life. Bargatze was working as a water-meter reader when he and a co-worker decided to quit their jobs and move to Chicago to pursue careers in comedy. They arrived in the Windy City in 2002, found work at a local bar, and enrolled at the legendary improv hub Second City, alma mater of many of their favorite Saturday Night Live cast members. Bargatze quit after a few months, deciding that what he r...