It may be, just from some of the social-media reaction during the latest “Saturday Night Live,” that half the country thinks Nate Bargatze is one of the hottest, stadium-filling comedians working today while the other half … well, they’re not exactly sure who this guy from Tennessee is. But in his first outing as “SNL” host, Bargatze again proved the rule that stand-up comics and sketch-comedy veterans can often make the best hosts (see also: John Mulaney, Dave Chappelle and Melissa McCarthy).
Bargatze seemed to struggle a bit…
