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Nate Bargatze‘s massive September is far from over.
After a successful hosting stint at the 2025 Emmys — where he reprised his popular, recurring “Washington’s Dream” “SNL” sketch and divided audiences with a monologue joke — the folksy stand-up comic is Big Apple-bound.
On Sept. 26-27, the 46-year-old will headline not one, not two but three (!) shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden as part of his ongoing ‘Big Dumb Eyes Tour’ that was recently extended.
The likely family-friendly performances take place:
If you’d like to be there, inexpensive last-minute tickets are available for all three gigs.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find for any one Bargatze MSG show was $42 including fees on Vivid Seats.
He’ll be joined by comedian Julian McCullough, his dad and…”Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon.
“You’d do like 20 minutes,” Bargatze told Fallon back in May on his late night program. “Fine, I’ll do it,” the “SNL” alum agreed.
Following these Manhattan sets, the Nashville native will make a number of additional New York and New Jersey stops.
His first gig back in the Tri-State goes down at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena on Oct. 2. Then, the stand-up hits Albany’s MVP Arena on May 15, 2026, Syracuse’s Oncenter War Memorial Arena on May 17, 2026, Buffalo’s Keybank Center on Aug. 15, 2026, Belmont Park’s UBS Arena on Aug. 7, 2026 and Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Aug. 8, 2026.
In total, Bargatze has over 100 shows booked from now until August 2026.
We talked to the funnyman ahead of this run back in summer ’24 when he was workshopping material for his next hour he’s running these days.
“The fun part is when you get done taping, you’re like ‘Oh my God, what else is there to talk about’ but then you find stuff and get laughs on new jokes,” he told us in an exclusive interview. “I have one I like about DoorDash that I came up with right after the special.”
For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Nate Bargatze’s 2025-26 ‘Big Dumb Eyes Tour’ below.
All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.
Nate Bargatze MSG ticket prices
A breakdown of all the best prices on tickets for Bargatze’s three MSG shows can be found here:
| Friday, Sept. 26 7 p.m. | $42 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Sept. 27 2 p.m. | $48 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Sept. 27 7 p.m. | $62 (including fees) |
(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)
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Nate Bargatze 2025-26 tour schedule
As noted above, the busy comic has more than 100 road gigs lined up this year and next.
“You asked so we’re doing it! I’m bringing the Big Dumb Eyes tour to even more cities in 2026 and you won’t want to miss this,” he shared via Instagram on Sept. 3.
To see if he’s headed to your neck of the woods, you can find Bargatze’s complete 2025-26 ‘Big Dumb Eyes Tour’ schedule here.
Nate Bargatze 2025 Emmys monologue
To kick off the evening, Bargatze delivered a four-minute set complete with a joke about his surprise that he was asked to host and the aforementioned divisive gag where he said he would donate $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club but had plans to dock $1,000 every time award winners went a second over their allotted 45-second acceptance speech time.
Wanna check it out?
You can find the tight — and somewhat tense (!) — monologue here.
Nate Bargatze comedy specials
The oft soft-spoken and occasionally absurd Bargatze has been rather prolific over the past few years.
To get you up to speed, here’s a list of all his specials and where you can stream them.
“Full Time Magic” (2015) can be streamed on Amazon for $1.99
“The Standups Half Hour” (2017) can be streamed on Netflix
“The Tennessee Kid” (2019) can be streamed on Netflix
“The Greatest Average American” (2021) can be streamed on Netflix
“Hello World” (2023) can be streamed on Amazon
“Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” (2024) can be streamed on Netflix
Nateland Podcast
If Nate is your cup of tea, you may enjoy his Nateland Podcast he co-hosts with touring comics Brian Bates, Aaron Weber, and Dusty Slay.
However, with nearly 270 episodes online, it may seem daunting to jump in.
Bargatze assured us that’s simply not the case.
“We have a couple Best Of podcasts and we always tell people to go to that.”
Want to listen?
You can find their most recent Best Of here (full disclosure, this episode is from July 2024).
Huge comedians on tour in 2025
Nate not headed to your neck of the woods this year?
Here are just five comics with similar sensibilities to Bargatze that may be coming to a venue near you these next few months.
Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the biggest comedians on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
Why you should trust ‘Post Wanted’ by the New York Post
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
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