By Michaela Gordoni
The biggest comedian in the world is Nate Bargatze, a family man that’s taken to the stage, and if you look around, many other popular comedians, like Leanne Morgan, are on the rise.
From the ’80s to the early 2000s, raunchy jokes were popular, but all that has died down, replaced with jokes about marriage, Starbucks and house repairs.
Bargatze is a clean comedian because he doesn’t want to perform for exclusive groups. He wants everyone to be able to enjoy his work. He makes jokes about ordinary life, and audiences just eat it up. He has Netflix specials, Prime specials and made SNL a (temporary) clean comedy space multiple times
He says the internet has helped shift things in the comedy world.
“It’s the internet,” he told Relevant. “There are no restrictions anymore, so if you’re getting into comedy — or anything, really — there’s probably going to be a lot of cursing in the mix. Everybody can do whatever they want, but there aren’t many outlets where people can watch something and trust they won’t have a weird conversation with their kid later — or feel awkward watching it with their parents.”
He says a lot of content is made for specific groups, but that causes division.
“Everything’s really divided now,” he said. “TV shows are made for wives and husbands or kids. They’re not really made for families to sit and enjoy together anymore. That’s why I do what I do.”
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“It’s just how I grew up,” Bargatze told Deseret News. “That’s basically it.”
“I want you to be able to sit there with your family and have fun and not be worried. I’m just trying to entertain you. I’m trying to give you a break,” he said. “Everybody has stressful lives, and you really need an outlet — and I can be that for you.”
He’s figured out that people don’t need a shock factor to let loose and laugh. Simplicity is relatable, and it works.
Comedian Leanne Morgan told Deseret news, “I talk about real things, but I don’t use language and I’m not graphic. It’s really just who I am.”
Bargatze adds that he can’t imagine making dirty jokes in front of his parents and would never consider it. He also thinks it’s important for every comic to embrace who they are if they want to be successful.
Bargatze told The New York Times, “When I started in comedy, some comics would be like, ‘Well, I’m not for everybody,’ and I’d be like, ‘Why would you not want to be for everybody?’”
These comedians have got it figured out. Clean comedy is on the rise simply because it’s “for everybody.”
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