Nate Bargatze, the stand-up comic with the highest-grossing comedy tour of 2024, has serious aspirations to build a theme park called “Nateland” in his home state of Tennessee. On the latest edition of The Interview, Bargatze explains his desire to make entertainment the whole family can enjoy. 00:00 - Introduction 02:37 - Nate Bargatze on authenticity 06:37 - The experience of being a clean comic 08:12 - Using family for material in comedy 09:45 - Nate’s dad, the magician 12:45 - Aesthetic transformation 15:40 - Big Dumb Eyes and Bargatze’s feelings on reading 18:00 - Comedic intelligence and day-to-day life 20:00 - Why Nateland? 22:00 - Nate Bargatze’s plan for the future 23:30 - Second call 25:35 - Bargatze’s 2016 Trump joke on "The Tonight Show" 28:00 - On Bargatze’s drive and future ambitions 32:00 - Faith in comedy 35:47 - Life after comedy Subscribe to NYT Audio: https://bit.ly/3Qz3GZu Download the NYT App: https://bit.ly/4gZdoip Watch more @NYTPodcasts #TheInterview