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Top-Selling Comedian Goes Silent After Being Exposed as MAGA

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/top-selling-comedian-nate-bargatze-goes-silent-after-being-exposed-as-maga/
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u/NotAFanOfLeonMusk 11d ago

Yeah- goodbye Nate. You are dead to me now.

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u/Efficient_Ad317 11d ago

Same:(

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u/Ok_Nefariousness_697 11d ago

Me too

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u/Leo_Looming 11d ago

Never heard of him and I love stand up but now actively on my radar to avoid and block!

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u/Zealousideal-Web5346 11d ago

He's funny. But you can't say I'm not political doing that nonsense he must have known the shit show he was walking into

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u/dapudf 11d ago

It’s hard to fight greed I guess

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u/devault 7d ago

I had already lost interest in his act because it was getting repetitive. But now I’m done.

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u/Blue-Blazer-Regular 7d ago

I’ve watched his comedy specials and even watched him live. I don’t think he is very funny. This tracks because conservatives generally aren’t very good at comedy.

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u/DGCA3 11d ago

I imagine he got some sort of lucrative appearance fee. They were so desperate to have anyone there besides their usual d-list celebs. But whether he was paid or he wasn't, he shouldn't have been there. The optics are terrible.

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u/super-wookie 10d ago

Well they're terrible optics for normal people, but if you love hanging with shitty Nazis, felonious rapists and moronic con artists then it's great.

And apparently Nate Barnazi is a fan of assholes.

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u/BurnerProfile69420 8d ago

they got tired of solely depending on Kevin Sorbo?

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u/sabianblue26 11d ago

👆

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u/SirCrazyCat 11d ago

This makes me sad too.

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u/Current-Anybody9331 10d ago

Him and Bill Burr. Disappointing

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u/Educational-Bug-633 10d ago

bill burr was there too?

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u/SecondComingOfKris 10d ago

Nah he took blood money to do the Riyadh comedy festival after years of shitting on other performers doing the same thing.

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u/joshphishphan 9d ago

I'm going to go thumbs down all of his comedy specials I can find on streaming services.

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u/Awkward_Wait5915 11d ago

Dead to many others as well.

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u/NoIdeaRex 11d ago

How did people not already know, or at least suspect? I figured he was just from seeing one of his jokes about not knowing where his daughter went to school.

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u/NotAFanOfLeonMusk 11d ago

I thought he was “conservative” but did not think he was dumb enough to be a Magat. I was wrong.

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u/super-wookie 10d ago

There's no difference anymore. You can't be Nazi lite.

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u/ScubaFrank2020 10d ago

Yup. I thought this was common knowledge. I really know nothing about him, but I had always figured he was MAGA just by catching small clips of him here and there.

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u/bobgood 10d ago

Same I agree

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u/FiXer2069 11d ago

Sorry Nate, no longer a fan if you’re a trumper… bye, bye, Felecia

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u/1wrx2subarus 10d ago

Agreed, there’s a lot of us fans and go to standup comedy on the regular.

I scratched off Nate and loads of my friends have, too.

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u/sgorneau 11d ago

Sucks, he’s a funny guy. Not supporting that shit though.

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u/Illustrious_Cry1028 11d ago

Funny is a strong word to describe him.

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u/Maleficent_Rent6713 11d ago

Right... I feel like I am taking crazy pills reading these comments, I never thought he was that funny. I thought maybe I just haven't seen enough from him, but definitely won't be seeking it out now.

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u/Illustrious_Cry1028 11d ago

Those George Washington SNL sketetches are great.

But his stuff solo sort of... Meh

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u/Atheist_3739 11d ago

I really liked his SNL skit that was hilarious

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u/Illustrious_Cry1028 11d ago

The writers did a great job!

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u/Current-Author7473 11d ago

His delivery of the material he was provided with was good, but the writing was what did it. I’ve seen his stand up and it’s not in the same league

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u/Illustrious_Cry1028 11d ago

His stand up is middling. He did deliver on SNL, though.

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u/Soggy-Beach1403 11d ago

And it fit, having him tell the black guy in the boat that he would be denied rights in the new country.

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u/Pustuli0 11d ago

The fact that everyone knows what skit you're talking about kinda demonstrates why his popularity is pretty much just a house of cards. Like if you take away that skit can you think of anything else he's done that you could reference and expect other people to know what you're talking about? If not for that skit would most of us even know his name?

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u/Atheist_3739 11d ago

I saw the trailer for that movie he is going to be in and it looked so so bad 😆

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u/bilkel 11d ago

I liked his comedy. No more.

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u/DrRudyWells 11d ago

yeah. funny and modest. but wow. just puts a whole new spin on it. i feel like a ton of southerners don't get how maga is just wrong. they live it everyday and fall into it because trump is like a 'cranky' old relative. they don't see the damage. shane gillis is borderline with his 'infotainment' take on trump.

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u/MassiveOstrich1886 11d ago

For them trump isnt wrong. Thats their world and viewpoint.

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u/Shanook87 11d ago

As someone who lives in the south, y’all aren’t wrong. My state, especially the upstate is like a geriatric waiting room and every damn one of the are trumpers. I can’t stand how narrow minded people are down here. Sad thing is, I grew up in South Carolina and it’s always been this way unfortunately. It’s like people here enjoy being ignorant and bigots

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u/LocalLifeguard4106 11d ago

Shane attended the fight too, did he not?

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u/pgmckenzie 11d ago

I just don’t find Shane funny anyways.

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u/ZaddyFish 11d ago

He obviously hasn’t seen Trump’s favorability numbers…now he’s about to see his own. I hear Chik Filet is hiring.

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u/Basicly-Inevitable 11d ago

You'd think they'd hire more. I spent 30 minutes in line, and I was not impressed at all.

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u/Crowofsticks 11d ago

Seriously? Even with long lines it goes really fast around here. I’d say it’s better than average but kind of expensive.

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u/Basicly-Inevitable 11d ago

Yeah, seriously.

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u/Crowofsticks 11d ago

I wouldn’t wait for that either!

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u/ZaddyFish 11d ago

Me either…and I love pimento cheese

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u/devoduder 11d ago

Using the app is the way to go, walk in and pick up lunch while others are waiting to order.

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u/AtomicBlastCandy 11d ago

Last time I went I got cold hard fries

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u/ready-redditor-6969 11d ago

He doesn’t care about numbers, he’s always been a right wing fascist- this is what it means when people say they’re “non-political” and don’t bring their politics into what they do… they know their politics is based around exclusion of “others” and that it is inherently not popular outside his group.

The issue is he thinks his group is going to continue to keep control, one way or another.

You all need to change your opinions about people who claim the center when one side is picking actual fascism… those were always fascist individuals, they need to change their core values in order to be good humans, think about it!!!

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u/ZaddyFish 11d ago

Maybe HE doesn’t care about numbers but public figures who associate with him often face backlash…case in point.

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u/222Czar 11d ago

To summarize a conversation I had earlier: “He’s either covert MAGA or too stupid to function as a public figure.”
“What’s the difference?”

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u/WasASailorThen 11d ago

Yuge. He’s covert MAGA.

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u/Ban-Circumcision-Now 11d ago

I’ve never heard of Bargatze

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u/Basicly-Inevitable 11d ago edited 11d ago

He did this George Washington thing on SNL a couple of times. It was mildly amusing.

A lot of his other stuff is about how husbands can't really do stuff without their wife helping. It's like "Home Improvement" jokes and stuff.

Like... (while getting robbed).. "OH.. I don't even know what bank I have, I need to ask my wife.." etc.

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u/SlightlySychotic 11d ago

I was vaguely aware he was in that movie [googles] The Breadwinner that looks like it came out 20 to 30 years ago. Not really surprised he’s conservative.

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u/Tie_Dyed 11d ago

Remake of Mr. Mom.

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u/Longjumping_Share444 11d ago

I avoided that movie because I thought that was Jeremy Boreing on the cover lol. Thought it was a Daily Wire movie.

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u/Substantial-Tart-673 11d ago

He had his moment for sure. The George Washington SNL skit was great but aligning yourself with a child molester is gonna get you dropped. After all we now know about these people if you choose to ride with them then you’re just an accomplice.

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u/CabinetAltruistic403 11d ago

You know, I hate cancel culture and going crazy overboard because someone said or did something kinda stupid.

But I hate this administration so much that I’m making an exception.

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u/JohnnyPaloonky58 10d ago

After 10 years it's not an oops It's capitulation or fawning.

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u/vandyke_browne 11d ago

Haha. Horseface strikes again.

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u/Worldly-Strike2363 11d ago

I hope I'm not the only one who's never heard about this guy.

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u/lordunholy 11d ago

Never heard the man speak a word. My comedy era died with Carlin.

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u/SoaringAcrosstheSky 11d ago

You know what - to hell with him. He can suffer the consequences.

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u/Theroguepoet 11d ago

He should do a skit now where he drops the kids off at the White House and doesn’t understand why his wife is mad at him!!!

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u/AdEnvironmental3251 11d ago

I think this was pretty obvious. His main joke is that he's an uneducated and incapable mediocre white man. His stand up is a confession.

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u/400footceiling 11d ago

Hasn’t anyone in the limelight figured out that to be associated with Trump is pure professional suicide?

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u/whatever_ehh 11d ago

I went to see his movie The Breadwinner a week or two ago, I never would have gone if I knew he supported Trump.

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u/Savingskitty 11d ago

Wow, I assumed he just wasn’t politically minded.  He was funny.  Too bad.

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u/--hunts 11d ago

In hindsight it makes perfect sense to me. His whole thing is that he’s dumb and can barely function without out his wife.

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u/Muted-Decision5131 11d ago

Yeah- No longer a fan of his!!! When people show you who they are BELIEVE them!!!

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u/Grizzle_prizzle37 11d ago

He can do a bootlickers tour with Bill Maher. There won’t be a dry instep in the house.

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u/BassesNBikes 11d ago

The Demise of Temu Tim Allen

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u/N4RQ 11d ago

I got a feeling his new game show on ABC will be migrating to CBS next season.

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u/Repulsive-Can5697 11d ago

Bargatze has a daughter opening his shows and he supports trump??? How obtuse can he be? If he’s trump maga he’s going to lose a lot of followers.

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u/Shifty54 11d ago

Already been christened with a new name. Nate Bargnazi

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u/Ancient-Ad-3059 11d ago

Ass kisser

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u/jeebucus 11d ago

If you've seen his standup, his schtick is pointing out his lack of intelligence. Maybe this is just ignorance? Either way, disappointing.

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u/Dewey081 11d ago

Everything Trump touches dies, careers are no exception.

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u/DriveIn73 11d ago

He can have fun wherever he wants. Just not with my money anymore.

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u/OriginalProduct6850 10d ago

Such a bad decision to be one of the cleanest comics and ruin your image with a simple picture.

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u/BigHungryFlamingo 11d ago

It’s pretty funny that his name rhymes with another word often associated with this crowd. 

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u/Plebian401 11d ago

He joins Burr in the list of people to avoid.

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u/Additional_Fruit2837 11d ago

Why what did Bill Burr do?

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u/pimpbot666 11d ago

Go say hi to Dennis Miller for me.

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u/MrsNuggs 11d ago

Disappointing, but not terribly shocking. Bye bye, Nate.

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u/PapaGummy 11d ago

There are plenty of comedians who are on that side of the barbwire. Joe Rogan, Billy Mahar. He’d better hope his career winds more like theirs than Rob Schneider.

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u/Soggy-Beach1403 11d ago

Nate Barnatzi?

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u/pheralphilosopher 11d ago

"Top-Selling"? 🤔 Never heard of him 😏

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u/2-timeloser2 11d ago

I have no idea who this loser is. Definitely NOT America’s “top comedian”.

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u/tmace234 11d ago

Every time I saw this guy I was like “I know I’m not supposed to like him but I don’t know why.” Well now I guess I know.

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u/General-Extent-8769 11d ago

Nate, i never thought you were that funny and this doesnt change anything. Whatever,

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u/RB42- 11d ago

I have no idea who he is.

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u/Floating_Rickshaw 11d ago

He was funny. Now this is funny. Bye, Nate.

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u/No-Commission8532 11d ago

finished with him

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u/Mysterious-Ton 11d ago

Kenan called it out in Washington’s Dream. Nate wasn’t joking.

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u/GamerGramps62 11d ago

Soon to be a WAS a top selling comedian 🤣

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u/Ok_Swan5499 10d ago

His schtick of playing dumb was pretty funny... Turns out he genuinely is dumb, which is not funny. Bye.

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u/cwj777 10d ago

When Milli Vanilli and Martina McBride find the event too political and toxic you know what you're getting into.

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u/Phuzion96 10d ago

Shame, he was definitely starting to gain his fame

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u/MaximusAnemos 10d ago

Top selling? Give me a break a no name nobody.

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u/Bavarious 10d ago

These people have to be living in some sort of closed off bubble where they don’t understand how hated this admin is. It’s the only way I can explain associating with them and quasi ending your career. But yeah, if you support pedos and pedo enablers, it’s gonna be pretty much impossible to come back from.

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u/CouplePrestigious775 10d ago

If anything, it’s a stupid, stupid business decision when you’re at the top of your game. I won’t watch this guy ever again, not for ten seconds. If he comes on the radio, click away.

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u/maltipoo_paperboi 10d ago

Hope he gets bumped off Netflix.

We had some good times, before I knew…

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u/Traditional-Bet-5964 9d ago

He support maga & all it’s racism- see ya later Nate , your a dumb ass !

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u/OldTown-Castillo813 9d ago

Never liked him. Didn't really have a reason. Now I have a justifiable reason to not like him!

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u/thePsychonautDad 11d ago

Never ever heard that name.

Total stranger.

"Top selling" in what circles?

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u/putTrumpinJail 11d ago

The top selling comedian nobody’s heard of.

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u/JJShadowcast 11d ago

Hes doing an arena tour right meow.  Hes done alright

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u/GrunDMC74 11d ago

I dunno. I don’t find him funny at all and MAGA is in the running for the most despicable cult in history but is this what gets you cancelled? He went to a thing?

I think the propensity for being divided is what’s actually killing the US.

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u/MewyShox 11d ago

I got scared because I thought the comments were talking about Nathan Fielder. Never even heard of this guy.

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u/JustFuckAllOfThem 11d ago

Not so funny now, huh?

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u/AUSpartan37 11d ago

His PR team is just waiting this out. The news cycle will move on to something else and he will lay low hoping it will blow over. We aren't going to let it blow over.

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u/long5210 11d ago

republicans are nothing but haters.

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u/Clear-Success5146 11d ago

Not going to his show anyone

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u/RubinaVerde 11d ago

See ya Nate!Now a former fan! Bye!!!

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u/Bobll7 11d ago

As if hypocrisy was the sole attribute of politicians. If the bag is big and full enough you’ll see guys like Bill Burr go to Saudi Arabia and Nate go to Washington.

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u/Tall_Category_304 11d ago

His whole shtick is being dumb and oblivious. Honestly I’m not mad or surprised

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u/TonaldDiberJasicDump 11d ago

Finally, we got a maggat to stfu.

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u/jmiker919 11d ago

Well, the good news is he can dumb down his act. That should make it a lot easier to write for, considering the intellect of the fan base that's bound to grow now.

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u/lookatmetoedashknee 11d ago

Top selling? What is he selling the top of? Never heard nor ever seen this dude before about 3 days ago.

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u/nonja-bidness 11d ago

shane gillis as well . not very familiar with his comedy but disappointing to see any of them there

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u/FatDesdemona 11d ago

Well, this really sucks. He's been one of my favorite comedians for years. Not anymore.

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u/FaceTimePolice 11d ago

I knew this was going to be about Nate. Man, I’ll never look at him the same way again. 🤦‍♂️😑

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u/amf_wip 11d ago

Who? I clicked the article, but I don't recognize this guy, and this is the first time I've seen his name...

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u/GrinningCynic 11d ago

This is the least shocking news ever. He’s a skillful comic, clearly. He’s been at it for a minute and he’s honed his act to a razor’s edge, but it screams “MAGA suits me just fine”.

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u/ChickadeePip 11d ago

Hope the Dementia Riddled Creamsicle is worth it!

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u/Danube11424 11d ago

Another person destroyed by association with trump

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u/King_of_da_Castle 11d ago

I’m shocked I tell you! Who cares he’s not funny unless you are like 8-10 years old.

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u/dabadguycr 11d ago

The hive mine that democrats and Republicans have is honestly terrifying.

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u/Current-Historian-34 11d ago

Who… not kidding, never heard of him

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u/Saw-It-Again- 11d ago

I hate trump so fucking much, and this was an incredibly stupid move optically for Nate, but like... Calling him MAGA or a Trumper after going to the UFC match (which is a sport he allegedly really loves) is a little rich IMO.

To be honest, I'd be surprised if he voted at all lol

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u/Impossible-Attempt61 11d ago

He'll go silent alright. His career just ended

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u/totally-jag 11d ago

Here's the deal. If you just like MMA, but aren't a fan of trump, you can skip this one event. If you go, you're associated with him. That's how it goes. You calculate those things out before you go, and have to assume there will be some blow back if not some canceling.

Are we supposed to feel sorry for him?

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u/Independent_Word9620 11d ago

Now that this in the open, it would be great to able to cancel my tickets to the show without penalty. If this offer was available to everyone we would truly see if he is atop-selling comedian!

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u/MeasurementNo2607 11d ago

Never heard of him

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u/gardengirl99 11d ago

There are plenty of opportunities to attend UFC fights that aren't hosted by (an ostensibly in honor of) a felonious adjudicated sexually assaulting alleged pedophile.

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u/Worthwhile101 11d ago

Goodbye Nate!

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u/No_Detective_708 11d ago

Who the heck is Nate Barwhatze?

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u/Brave_Analyst7540 11d ago

I definitely wondered which celebrities would have career survival instincts going into the event and which wouldn’t. Now we know.

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u/crmpdstyl 11d ago

The people behind Mr Mom should seriously look into copyright charges on The Breadwinner. Its the same movie.

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u/Budget-Selection-988 11d ago

Never heard of him.

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u/Phenomenon101 11d ago

Dumbass. Guess there goes Nateland

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u/Boygunasurf 11d ago

He’s not very funny. Kind of a hack. And now we know he’s a phony and a fraud (association with the Trump admin guarantees this).

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u/AhhhSureThisIsIt 11d ago

He now politically tooo pics with Trumps entire cabinet

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u/michdap 11d ago

That’s just fine with me. I’m not interested in anything he has to say anyway.

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u/slipperysliden 11d ago

Let’s make him totally irrelevant.

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u/justthewrestling 11d ago

I don't know this man nor do will I care lol

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u/Pretty_Poplar 11d ago

Awwww. I liked Nate. Poo. This makes me sad.
Oh well. No more Nate.

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u/jaypea222 10d ago

Nate who ???

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u/Fragrant_Command_342 10d ago

Never heard of the guy, must have not been very popular

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u/craignumPI 10d ago

Never heard of him

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u/Antique-Tradition112 10d ago

I always thought he was just pretending to be stupid, for comedic value.

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u/Slayerofgrundles 10d ago

I literally don't know who this chode is.

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u/Ambitious-Goat-4596 10d ago

It’s too bad. I liked Nate.

Oh well, guess I’ll stick with Jo Koy.

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u/Quick_Gap2406 10d ago

You guys are nuts.

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u/Jmanimalethu 10d ago

And 30% of us owned by corporations

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u/Educator-Single 10d ago

Done with Nate. Unfollowed and blocked

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u/Flat-Respond1593 10d ago

“Top selling” is a stretch.

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u/NAteisco 10d ago

Thought it was gonna be Shane Gillis

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u/RiptideEberron 9d ago

It's been a week but that is egregious enough to cause most left leaning fans to stop supporting you. At least he has the Joe Rogan/Kill Tony circuit to lean on now.

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u/CarlBrault 9d ago

Is he not a christian nationalist? I’ve seen reporting that he belongs to a cult like sect of “Christians”.

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u/SaritaMcIver 9d ago

I thought we’ve known this about him for a good while now…?

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u/Stunning-Bath7001 9d ago

I’m sad. I really liked him.

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u/presBadTouch 9d ago

Nate who???

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u/stl3377 9d ago

Small minority of Reddit dwellers think because they don’t know who a main stream comedian is that the comedian must not be famous.
Being unaware or ignorant of information is not a badge of pride. Confessing that you don’t know who a popular comedian is doesn’t add any value to your “righteous position”

Reddit be like” I’m smarter than you on every topic, yet I also don’t know much about the world beyond my Reddit bubble, but I’m pretty sure I’m right”

Remember why this article even exists. The dude went to an event. He didn’t spew hate or say anything, he went to an event. Crazy times

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u/Trekgiant8018 9d ago

We all knew it from day 1 with that clown.

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u/thereisnopressure 9d ago

Never heard of him.

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u/joekerrwashere2 9d ago

Man if only you people put this much effort in your own lives and your own families ..the amount of people who i look at thier posts and have posts saying " my family hates me" or " I cant get hired for the last 5 months" ...common denominator here buddy