The Southern Comedy Quartet Tour features Southern born nationally touring comedians Sean Patton, Nate Bargatze, Jarrod Harris and Rory Scovel traveling from Nashville to New York City, stopping in New Orleans, Washington DC, Georgia, and the Carolinas. The tour is being filmed for a documentary about the journey. Here’s a funny promo video featuring Sean Patton:
From our good friend Nate Bargatze: “Hey Nashville, This is our first stop on this tour. We will be filming it so come out and let’s make it look great with a great crowd. Tickets are $10 bucks at the door. Come on down and watch a great show and hang out afterwards! Here is a description of what we are doing.”
Here we find Sean Patton, Nate Bargatze, Jarrod Harris and Rory Scovel at the point of no return in the stand-up comedy business. They’ve been performing long enough, they all have television credits and are making just enough money to get by but are still living hand to mouth. The time to turn it off and pursue something else with their lives and careers has passed. The more they push, the more they sacrifice, the more attention they get, the better their odds are of achieving ultimate success in such a cutthroat industry. The heartbreak and stress that exists in such a fun job has never been seen in such an honest light.
This is comedy from the trenches. The realistic portrayal of what it actually takes to survive as a stand-up comedian that no one has ever heard of. Although each has their own distinctive voice, their ability to rock everything from a hipster room in Brooklyn to a casino in the Midwest is what sets them apart from all the rest.
This tour will spotlight personal anecdotes ranging from romantic to tragic. The connections they share as comedians, as southern gentlemen, as artists, as people pursuing a dream that can’t be defined by words.
The Southern Comedy Quartet Comedy Tour
Sean Patton, Nate Bargatze, Jarrod Harris, Rory Scovel
Sunday, September 5th, 2010
doors open at 7pm, showtime at 8pm
tickets $10 at the door
Jesse Zane’s Nashville Nights
308 Church Street (next to Printer’s Alley)
Nashville, TN 37201-1702
615-242-9773
The Comic’s Comic reports: “Earlier this week, the dueling 64-comedian “March Madness” (Comix) and “Final Four” (Carolines) competitions came to an end, with Sam Morril earning the $500 prize and gigs from Comix, while Nate Bargatze won the similar prize at Carolines (plus an extra gig during this fall’s New York Comedy Festival).” [read the rest of the story here]
NashvilleStandUp recently spent a few days running all over NYC with Nate – from Kabin to Carolines to the Broadway Comedy Club to EastVille to Bar 4 in Brooklyn. When he’s not out on the road, Mr. Bargatze drives into Manhattan and goes from club to club doing as many spots as he can wherever he can get up. It was fantastic and inspiring. To catch up with what’s going on with Nate, visit his website NateBargatze.com, listen to his podcast “It Could Be Better”, friend him on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter.
Tuesday, April 28
8am – 9am Get Up, Stand Up (91.1 WRVU-FM)
7pm Comedy For A Cure Benefit w/ Dan Whitehurst, Shawn Tidwell (Zanies) (Zanies)
8pm OPEN MIC Contest (Spanky’s Sportsbar & Grill)
Wednesday, April 29
7:30pm Hypnotist Rich Guzzi (Zanies)
7:30pm Jesse Perry, Three Brians, Ben Bergman (Mad Donna’s)