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"RE-RELEASE: Nate Bargatze"

21 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What humorous anecdotes does Nate Bargatze share about his childhood?

6.967 - 29.504 Will Arnett

Do you want anything? One second. I just want to... Do you want something? Okay. Okay. Great. Can I get one crispy chicken? Two crispy chicken for you. Because I don't know... You want two for yourself. Okay. No judgment. That's fine. And ice cream. Do you guys even serve... You know what? Do you mind if we just do this after?

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Chapter 2: How does Nate Bargatze describe his family's unique experiences?

29.765 - 31.287 Will Arnett

Welcome. It's an all-new Smart List. Let's do this.

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48.884 - 58.499 Nate Bargatze

We were just talking about Shawshank, and I was going to say to Will, Jay, before we came on, that my philosophy in life is kind of... Oh, this is good. Hang on. No, this is good. This is good. You'll like it.

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58.699 - 66.37 Sean Hayes

Everybody pull over and get out the pen. By the way, this is Shawshank Redemption, I think. Shawshank Redemption. For Tracy.

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67.152 - 77.529 Nate Bargatze

So the end of the movie... So the whole movie, Morgan Freeman is talking about, like, You know, he goes in front of the, what is it called, the panel or whatever, the people who kind of, the board. Parole board.

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Chapter 3: What insights does Nate provide about the challenges of stand-up comedy?

77.549 - 96.642 Nate Bargatze

Yeah, and he's the parole board. And he's like, he tells them what they think they want to hear. He's like, no, I've been, you know, reformed. I'm good. I've learned my lesson. And they always deny his parole. And then at the end of the movie, he finally just is like, you know what, fuck it. This is who I am. You people are crazy. I didn't learn anything, blah, blah, blah.

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96.662 - 99.546 Nate Bargatze

And then that's when he gets released. That's it. That's my philosophy for life.

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99.567 - 104.254 Will Arnett

And that's what full release comes from honesty. Well, two ways.

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Chapter 4: How does Nate balance his personal life with a touring schedule?

104.955 - 118.061 Sean Hayes

Sorry. So everybody go ahead and put your car back in drive and toss that paper either out the window, if you still have an ashtray in the car, use that. Because we really didn't get an end to it.

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119.122 - 126.228 Nate Bargatze

It's nice that Sean's philosophy of life is like, don't try to be something you're not. Yeah, exactly.

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126.508 - 137.078 Sean Hayes

Right. I agree with you. Authenticity is a thematic that I'm on a project that I'm working on right now. That's the theme of the thing. Oh, very good.

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137.118 - 142.883 Nate Bargatze

It's a great evergreen. Authenticity. Hey, Jason. Yeah, hi. Why did the man fall down the well?

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Chapter 5: What does Nate say about the importance of authenticity in comedy?

143.023 - 148.467 Nate Bargatze

Oh, boy. Because... He didn't see that well? That's exactly right.

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150.775 - 168.825 Sean Hayes

Wait, Willie, you got, when we had Jordan Peele on his film, Nope, I always just thought it was just a fun way to say, yeah, no, I'm not comfortable with flying saucers, says the main character, and this shit freaks me out. But it's actually an acronym for?

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169.125 - 179.443 Will Arnett

It's an acronym. Well, he said it's an acronym. And I just went, and I thought about it for two seconds, and I went, not of planet Earth. Not of planet Earth. I remember the look on his face. He was a little mad, I think.

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179.804 - 185.094 Sean Hayes

Well, no, what you were seeing was the same look that I had, which is a total shock at your level of intelligence.

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185.435 - 187.078 Will Arnett

Yeah, just like that was mine, too.

187.098 - 188.14 Sean Hayes

Stunning surprise.

Chapter 6: How does Nate Bargatze handle audience interactions during performances?

188.18 - 198.059 Will Arnett

That's what hurt me the most, was the stunned look on everybody's face when I do something. Well, we're going to have a stunned look at your guest when he comes on. Well, he's going to have a stunned look at Sean.

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198.08 - 199.362 Sean Hayes

Oh, sorry, Sean. Did you have a lunch?

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200.607 - 217.603 Will Arnett

He's going to have a stunned look when he heard your joke, for sure, because he tells jokes for a living. Oh, shit. Oh, shit. Here we go. And he doesn't just tell jokes. Man, this guy tells jokes. This son of a gun. This son of a gun, and that's kind of the language that he would use, too, son of a gun.

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217.623 - 218.886 Sean Hayes

Jack Shepard's coming back.

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218.866 - 221.631 Will Arnett

He, Dax does love Son of a Gun.

Chapter 7: What are Nate's thoughts on the role of humor in relationships?

221.791 - 242.427 Will Arnett

He does. This guy uses, I don't know, there's something about his, everything that he does, his delivery, his turn of phrase, the things he talks about, the way he does it. A lot of people call him the nicest guy in stand-up. I think of him as just the funniest dude I've seen in such a long time. And I remember the first time I heard about him was through our old friend, Greg Garcia. Yeah.

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242.407 - 256.789 Will Arnett

Yeah, and Greg was like, Greg reached out to me. He's like, you have to have this guy on, blah, blah, blah. And I made some glib remark. He's like, you're going to regret it. I go, I think he's hilarious. Relax, Greg. And then, JB, you and I had the pleasure of meeting him really, really briefly.

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256.809 - 259.133 Sean Hayes

I'm going to make you repeat the glib remark right in front of him.

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259.153 - 263.66 Will Arnett

We met him really briefly up at, last year, up at Pebble Beach.

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Chapter 8: What future projects does Nate Bargatze have in the works?

264.401 - 287.82 Will Arnett

And he's as nice as he is funny, and it's all legit. I love this guy. He's so, so funny. I love Ray Romano. I love the Tennessee kid. Ray Romano? I love the Tennessee kid. I love his new special, Hello World, on Amazon. He's about to go on tour in a new one. Guys, it's none other than the hilarious Nate Bregazzi. Nate Bregazzi! Even better.

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288.742 - 291.867 Sean Hayes

I was ready for Ray. I love Nate Bregazzi.

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291.927 - 292.849 Jason Bateman

I'll get Ray.

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293.572 - 294.713 Sean Hayes

Oh, how great.

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294.793 - 302.04 Jason Bateman

Nate, it's good to see you again. Good to see you, Sean. Hey, just a little fun note, never seen Shawshank, so... Well, you're young.

302.06 - 304.202 Sean Hayes

You're too young for it. You know, it's before your time.

304.702 - 320.777 Will Arnett

Wait, wait, how old... I'm 44. I should have... He's pretty young. You know what, Nate? I didn't see Shawshank until I was 45. Oh, I'll do it next year. Anyway, Nate Bargatze. Nate. Dude. Nate, this is really nice. Great to see you again, because we did meet. We did meet up at Pebble.

321.558 - 324.96 Sean Hayes

Yep. Do you live in a nice house or are you in a nice hotel room? Where are you?

325.14 - 335.329 Jason Bateman

In a hotel room. I'm in Syracuse. Okay. Working? I got a show in Syracuse. This is... Can't make it here. Can't make it anywhere, you know? That's what they say. They don't... That's what they say.

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