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USA Today
2 days ago
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Nate Bargatze's 'Big Dumb Eyes' tour is coming to a city near you! How to buy tickets
Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze is headed across the U.S. this year, with plenty of stops along the way! Bargatze, who's known for setting attendance records across the country, has a whopping 75 shows lined up through mid-December. His tour concludes with a three-show finale at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, which is home of the NHL's Nashville Predators and also his hometown. If you're a comedy lover like many, then seeing Nate Bargatze live is a must. Here's everything you need to know and how to buy Nate Bargatze tickets for a city near you. How to buy Nate Bargatze 'Big Dumb Eyes' 2025 tour tickets Tickets for every tour location are available on StubHub, beginning at just $36 at select locations! More comedy: Jerry Seinfeld is going on tour! Here's how to buy tickets to a show Nate Bargatze 2025 comedy tour schedule Shop 2025 Nate Bargatze tour tickets
USA Today
13-07-2025
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- USA Today
Celebrity golf, comedy similar for Nate Bargatze at the American Century Championship
STATELINE, Nev. — Standing on a stage by yourself telling jokes is a lot like playing golf. Bo one is coming to save you. Comedian Nate Bargatze is hoping that mentality can help him this week at Edgewood Tahoe golf course in the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. Bargatze was already becoming a household name before he was invited to play in the celebrity tournament in 2023. But his portrayal of George Washington, twice, in skits on Saturday Night Live over the past two seasons, propelled him into the stratosphere. Bargatze is know for his deadpan humor and his portrayal of the first president in a skit called 'Washington's Dream' has become one of the most-watched skits in the 50-year history of SNL, racking up 4 million views on YouTube over its 12 days of availability. In the 4-minute, 40-second skit, set during the Revolutionary War, Bargatze pokes fun at language irregularities as he reminds his troops that they're fighting for the right to determine their new country's system of weights and measures, one that's different than Great Britain's. One example is Bargatze says the word 'dozen' will be used for 12 items, but there won't be any word for 10, nor any other number. In the sketch, he says kindergarten will designate the first year of school, to be followed by first grade, and that hamburgers will be made of beef, drawing confused looks from his men. This week at Edgewood, Bargatze compared playing golf to being on stage. "You learn to get comfortable out here. Once you get comfortable with everybody out here, then it's a lot of fun," Bargatze told the RGJ. "It's all on you, so when it goes bad, it's all on you. No one is coming to rescue you. I think that's why comics tend to like golf is because of that — you're just by yourself." Bargatze said at the time he was performing those two skits on SNL, he did not realize they would garner so much attention. "I didn't think it would go what it did, but it changed everything," Bargatze said. Bargatze said if he is invited back on SNL, he would like to do a third 'Washington' sketch. SNL writer Colin Jost is also playing at Edgewood this week. On Thursday, Jost and Bargatze completed filming a movie called 'The Breadwinner,' which he said is similar to the 1983 Michael Keaton film 'Mr. Mom.' "I tried to make sure it got wrapped before this tournament," Bargatze said of the movie. "I think it's going to be a great movie. It's funny and I look forward to doing more." Bargatze was paired with Charles Barkley and Larry The Cable Guy on Friday and with Joe Buck and Justin Gaethje on Saturday. Barkley plays with Larry at least one round every year at Edgewood. "Me and Larry are like twin brothers now. I play with Larry every year," Barkley said. "Me and Nate, I got to spend some time with Nate. But you think about it, I get to play with those two guys who are amazing at what they do in their life. Normally I wouldn't get to play golf -- I get to play golf with some superstars for three days." George Kittle and curling San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is making his debut at Edgewood this summer, and if he has a chance, he'd like to return to the lake this fall for the six-day Gand Slam of Curling, being held Nov. 4-9 at Tahoe Blue Event Center. "I'm stoked. If there's any opportunity for me to get up there during the season, I'm going to try my best to be up there," Kittle said. "I'd just like to continue to get more fans interested in curling. I think everybody will thoroughly, thoroughly enjoy it. Excited for them to get that opportunity." The International Grand Slam of Curling event will feature the best curlers from around the world, 16 men's and women's international curling teams. Tickets for GSOC Tahoe are on sale with discounted rates available for local Nevada and California residents in person at the Vacasa Box Office at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. Rollins wins a boat Former MLB player Jimmy Rollins picked a good place for his career hole-in-one. It earned him a new boat. Rollins had a hole-in-one Saturday morning in the ACC celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe. He aced hole No. 12 with a wedge and won a Mastercraft boat worth $325,000. He said the volunteer on the hole gave him some advice before his shot "As we pulled up to the hole, the volunteer there, she was like, 'They got this right up there for you guys. They really want to give away this boat.' I was like, 'Oh, they do? She was like, 'Yeah. It's right up front. All you have to do is land it to the right and let it feed to the left,'" Rollins said. "I've been close a number of times, so I didn't anticipate it going in. I just figure, of course it's going to cross over the front of the hole, go tap in for a birdie. "It goes in. And I look at (my caddie), he's sky-high, and I don't know what to do. I'm just, like, 'Sure.' He's a pretty big guy. I had to make sure I got off the ground. I'm only 175 pounds. I'm not used to hitting men like that." Rollins, making his fifth appearance at Edgewood, is tied for 45th with plus-3 points. Tim Brown aced hole No. 12 in 2024 and also won a Mastercraft boat. Barkley falls back After the best round of his life at Edgewood on Friday, scoring nine points, Charles Barkley did not fare as well on Saturday, scoring minus-16 points, giving him minus-7 for the first two days of three-day tournament. "I didn't play well (Saturday). It was a long day. I didn't play well at all," Barkley said. "I finished strong. But I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I was up late yesterday, and I've got to play better tomorrow, plain and simple." Barkley said he feels a little pressure to finish inside the top 65 in the ACC, the line Caesars Sportsbook placed on him for bettors He is tied for 61st place heading into Sunday's final round. "I've got a lot of friends that bet on me. I don't know where I'm at right now. It's going to be -- but I'll be ready to go tomorrow," he said. American Century plans to renew sponsorship Jonathan Thomas, the president and CEO of American Century Investments, said the company plans to renew its title sponsorship through at least 2031. American Century has been the title sponsor of the celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe, now in its 36th year, for the past 27 years. Thomas said the popularity of the event has grown so much among athletes and celebrities that organizers have to carefully limit who they invite. "We went from trying to get people to come, to now having to make some really difficult choices about who we can let in," Thomas said. "We just don't have as much capacity as we wish." That limited invitation list has also helped create urgency for athletes hoping to get in. Thomas said Tony Romo told him once that when audiences see athletes talking after games, it's often about whether or not they got invited to the ACC. "My strategy is to make it so great for the celebs that it kind of goes viral among them and generates a lot of interest," Thomas said. Organizers try to get a variety of athletes and celebrities from different sports as well as from different markets and regions of the country. "As long as the great vibe continues to be maintained and the energy that you can feel is sustained, we'll keep rolling with this," Thomas said. ACC on TV Sunday Sunday, July 13: NBC, Peacock, 2:30 p.m. ET
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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Comedian Nate Bargatze breaks Elton John's attendance record in Duluth
Comedian Nate Bargatze kicked off his U.S. tour in Duluth Thursday night, breaking a long-held ticket sale record in the process. Bargatze performed at Duluth's AMSOIL Arena on Thursday, marking the start of the U.S. leg of his "Big Dumb Eyes" tour. The venue reported it had sold 7,840 tickets to Bargatze's show, breaking a record of 7,600 set by Elton John in 2011. "Nate Bargatze was just in Dublin and now he's in Duluth, Minnesota, shattering a 14-year attendance record of Sir Elton John," Daniel Hartman, executive director of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, said in a statement. "It was a fantastic night at AMSOIL Arena!" Bargatze, who received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album in 2023, has gained widespread recognition for his Netflix specials and his Nateland podcast. Bargatze will also make stops in St. Paul and Rochester during his tour. He'll perform at the Xcel Energy Center on July 26 and 27 and at the Mayo Civic Center on Sep. 17.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Comedian Nate Bargatze talks the importance of his Christian faith, says he goes to church ‘as much as I can'
Stand-up comedy superstar Nate Bargatze is opening up about the importance of his Christian faith. In an interview with Esquire published Monday, the Nashville native talked about how influential his faith is on his life and on his stand-up material. "It's a good thing to be around. I think it makes you feel grounded," he said, adding that he goes "[to church] as much as I can" when he's home from touring. Rob Schneider's New Book Calls On All Americans To Defend Their Free Speech: 'Stand Up' Or 'We'll Lose It' Bargatze, who was No. 1 on Billboard's Top 10 Highest-Grossing Comedy Tours of 2024 list, has joked about his Christian upbringing in his stand-up but not in the harsh, deprecating way that some other comics can when they want to bash religion. Esquire mentioned one of the jokes from his recent Amazon Prime special, "Hello, World," during which the comic said, "I had '80s and '90s Christian parents." "Well, that's the most Christian you can get of the Christian. I think Jesus had more fun than I did." Read On The Fox News App The comedian told Esquire he couldn't watch "The Simpsons" growing up and described his born-again Christian parents as "the most strict." Actress Issa Rae Cancels Sold-out Kennedy Center Show After Trump Named Chairman Of Venue In a 2023 interview with Fox News Digital, Bargatze also discussed his strict, Christian upbringing. "I grew up that way," he said. "I come from a Christian family and Southern Christian, so I wasn't allowed to watch anything, which I talk about in the special. And so growing up and only watching clean comedians, it was just how I was going to be. And it would feel forced if I was not." He also described how his parents' influence directly shaped his clean, family-friendly style of stand-up comedy, noting that he can't imagine doing raunchy comedy even now because, "I still feel I will get in trouble," he said. "I'll get in trouble and I will disappoint them. I don't want to disappoint my parents," he said, adding that he feels this responsibility even more as their firstborn son. Comedian Nate Bargatze Says Disney Has Abandoned Its Audience As He Talks About Building Rival Media Empire "I just can't imagine cursing in front of your parents," he said. "Still, even now, I'm 43-years-old, and I still just couldn't do that. So that's how I write. I think I write my comedy to — a lot of it is to make my parents laugh. I want them to be proud and be like, 'Oh, come watch my son do comedy,' and not be offended by it. I just don't have that in me to want to offend someone or make someone feel bad." Bergatze also talked to Esquire about have been sober since 2019, telling the outlet he gave up alcohol because he thought it was holding him back from advancing his career. "I did not have a control on it to… I would go too hard with it. But I knew, if I want to go where I want to go, this is in the way," he article source: Comedian Nate Bargatze talks the importance of his Christian faith, says he goes to church 'as much as I can'
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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Comedian Nate Bargatze says Disney has abandoned its audience as he talks about building rival media empire
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Comedian Nate Bargatze accused Disney of abandoning its audience as he talked about why he's building a family-friendly media empire to rival the entertainment company, in a new interview with Esquire Magazine out Monday. The popular stand-up comic, known for his clean comedy routines, is at the top of his game, having sold more than one million tickets to his shows. That's more than Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chappelle and Sebastian Maniscalco combined, according to Esquire. But Bargatze has his sights set beyond stand-up. He told Esquire about launching his own family-friendly production company in 2023, and plans to quit touring in a few years to focus on building his own media empire. Comedian Nate Bargatze Talks About Being Clean Christian Comic For Over 20 Years Comedian Nate Bargatze said he was inspired by Walt Disney when creating his family-friendly media company but said Disney's leadership has abandoned its audience. Bargatze said he was inspired by other comedians like Seinfeld, Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler, as well as Walt Disney. He praised Disney's founder for cherishing his brand and audience but believes the company's current leadership does not care about its audience or about upholding its original values that made it successful. Read On The Fox News App "Now Disney is run by a guy that's just a businessman," Bargatze said, referring to Disney CEO Bob Iger. "Well, that guy doesn't care about the audience." Disney+ To Change Content Warnings Before Old Movies Like 'Peter Pan' As Dei Strategy Loses Steam Disney CEO Bob Iger told employees in 2022 that he wanted to quiet down the culture wars that had embroiled the company in controversy. Bargatze said the audience is crucial. He views himself as their servant, Esquire reported. "None of this happens without them," he said. Disney has faced backlash in recent years from critics who say the brand has embraced a "woke" political agenda. This year, Disney has taken steps to scale back its DEI initiatives, according to SEC filings. Last year, America First Legal (AFL) accused the company of doing damage to its brand and reputation with these policies, resulting in it losing over $100 billion in market cap since 2021. "Snow White" lead actress Rachel Zegler's political outbursts contributed to the "perfect storm" of bad press that led to the movie's box office bombing, film experts told Fox News Digital. Bargatze hopes to build a media company that rivals Disney and caters to families. He wants to make movies and television shows, sell merchandise, publish products, produce podcasts, mentor young comedians and even build a theme park in Nashville called Nateland. "I'll be honest with you, I bet we're closer than people think," he said about the park. "But it's still a little bit of a ways off." According to Esquire, Bargatze plans to build the park at the site of the former Opryland theme park, where he had his first job. Bargatze will also be hosting the 77th Emmy Awards in September, CBS announced in April. Disney did not return Fox News Digital's request for comment. Original article source: Comedian Nate Bargatze says Disney has abandoned its audience as he talks about building rival media empire
