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They are stories that capture everything that is funny and captivating and peculiar about this person onstage.
For Nate Bargatze, its his joke about seeing a dead horse.
At a glance, Bargatzes an unassuming, 40-year-old white guy with an easy southern drawl.
Then, without any obvious tell, Bargatze sidles up to a punch line.
He is the son of a magician, after all.
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Sometimes, I dont know what words youre supposed to say.
I say real good a lot.
No one says real good.
By not cursing, Im having to do a word that maybe is longer than a quick curse word.
It changes the whole rhythm of that sentence and then it affects the entire way you tell the joke.
If everybodys dirty, if its a topic everybodys done, I want to do it a different way.
Your comedy seems to acknowledge the existence of magic while grounding it in everyday experience.
This is all shes known.
Its a mix of those two worlds.
I never talked about it at the beginning.
I was just like,Why would I talk about that?
Thats just what he does.
Though you started in Chicago and New York, you live in Nashville now.
What does it mean to you to be a southern comedian?The Nashville scene has definitely gotten bigger.
Jeff Foxworthy doesnt get enough credit.
The nicest guy in the world and an unbelievable storyteller.
I just watched him a month or two ago.
Theres way more to it than that.
You want to stand out and then get above where youre from, in a way.
You dont want someone to come to this show and be like, Oh, this is blue-collar kid.
You want it to be like, talk about family, talk about being married.
I dont have it in me to offend people, or to push the envelope.
Everythings about just being funny and telling the joke.
Its just being like, Always remember Im an idiot.
Im not saying dont do anything, but I have zero education.
Im just having a little fun making fun of these little things.
Bill Burr says What do I know?
a lot because then he can say what he wants.
Maybe some people think,Oh, you are stupid, but its funny youre that stupid.
You take it however you want to take it.
Theres other comics that are trying to change your mind.
If you want an opinion on something, theres so much of that.
So go get that.
