Stand-Up Comedian Nate Bargatze Makes Successful Debut as 'SNL' Host

Comedian Nate Bargatze's understated humour and everyman persona shines in his debut as host of Saturday Night Live, leveraging his under-the-radar stature to deliver sketches that offer humorous insights about everyday life.

Nate Bargatze’s debut as host of 'Saturday Night Live' was marked by his signature understated humor, with sketches leveraging his everyman persona and implications of everyday life.
In his monologue, Bargatze set the tone with jokes about his age, a story about his magician father being upstaged at a county fair, and the quirk of his mother getting lost while going to pick up his daughter.
Stand-out sketches included one where Bargatze played George Washington, delivering a humorous commentary on the U.S.'s choice of measurement system and the country’s ideals of liberty.
Some sketches leveraged Bargatze's image as a basic white guy, including in segments where he plays an affable chef apologizing for cooking soul food better than his Black opponent, and as a regular guy in a Hallmark-style horror movie.
Despite some initial confusion from viewers unfamiliar with his work, Bargatze successfully transferred his stand-up persona to the SNL format, making humorous observations on everyday topics and delivering chuckle-worthy performance.