SNL's Continued Downward Spiral Thread

This is a rare time that I've heard of the band but not the host.

 

But ... he's been called "The Nicest Guy in Stand-Up"!! (I've never heard of him, either.)

https://natebargatze.com/

 

He's apparently a Tennessee guy and owns the attendance record at Bridgestone Arena, home of the NHL's Predators.

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-new...reaks-attendance-record-at-bridgestone-arena/

 

The Foos are always great on SNL. Their version of "Walk" right after "Chasing Light" was released was sensational.

 

I haven't seen any sort of performance with them since Taylor Hawkins died, so I'll be curious to see how they do.

 

In recent years, I've seen Seinfeld, Chappelle, Lewis Black, John Cleese, and Craig Ferguson in one venue -- the Hershey Theatre. 1,904 seats, not a bad view in the house.

 

I saw Seinfeld 35+ years ago at at college venue with about 3,000 seats. Before the TV show. He was pretty good and shut down a heckler with one line. Didn’t work blue at all.

In the last few years, I’ve seen David Sedaris, and another show with Lewis Black and Kathleen Madigan. Lewis was good, but Madigan was hilarious.

 

I stumbled across Bargatze a while back. Can't remember how exactly, but maybe IG clips. Watched a couple of stand-ups on Netflix.

I like him. Light stuff. Observational, a bit of a midwestern Seinfeld (not putting him in same level, just the same sort of style).

Doesn't work blue, if you care about that stuff. And doesn't go near politics of any sort, which has become refreshing to me of late.

 

Sat 15 feet from Patton Oswalt a couple Fridays ago. He was workshopping stuff, obviously, and told a particularly savage 9/11 joke off an audience chat that he'd be unlikely to repeat.

 

Patton has the best named special, 'Talking for Clapping. '

I want to know how a Marine officer named his kid after an Army general.

 

I watched his Comedy Central special last night. Pretty much exactly like you said. I think his style will play well on SNL.