‘SNL’ Monologue: Nate Bargatze Is Shocked To Be Hosting Sketch Show & Shares Fear Of Getting Older
Nate Bargatze was the host of Saturday Night Live and he acknowledged that he was surprised to be taking on those duties just like viewers at home.
“Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s very exciting. It’s crazy,” Bargatze said at the beginning of his monologue. “I mean, look, if you’re at home, I’m as shocked as you are that I’m here. I’ve come to this building for a long time. And so it’s unreal to be here.”
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The comedian then said he was from the 1900s saying that “the world is so future now.” Bargatze then gave an example of how the world is so futuristic explaining that hotel showers are not enclosed and only have half a glass “and water gets on the floor. And that’s the future. That’s the future. That’s what they want.”
Bargatze segued to talking about his parents starting with his mother going to the wrong house to pick up his daughter.
“So she knocked on the door and another grandmother answered. Well, this is not good. This is like two dogs seeing each other through a fence. They’re gonna be there for a while, you know?” the comedian joked.
Bargatze mentioned that his father about “eight times a year probably.”
“And he loves. He loves it,” he added. “He had surgery because he’s addicted to Afrin, the nose spray. I’ve been addicted to Afrin, the nose spray. If you don’t know what it is, I would honestly tell you not to get involved. It’s one of the best things I’ve been part of. Solves everything immediately.”
Bargatze said his fear of getting older is because he’s “already not smart.”
“I’m in my prime right now. I don’t read read any books. I don’t do it. And I think and I think that matters. I do think that matters. Reading I believe is the key to smart. That’s what I’ve always said,” he added. “And I don’t do it because every book is just the most words. It doesn’t let up. I mean, every page is more work. It’s like what are you talking about? Put some blank pages in there. Let me get my head above water for two seconds.”
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