Nate Bargatze is pictured outside the National Comedy Center.

Nate Bargatze, the latest Lucille Ball Comedy Festival headliner, is the newest member of the National Comedy Center’s Advisory Board of Directors.

Comedy Center officials announced the addition on Wednesday. Bargatze’s addition to the advisory board follows the 2022 addition of Amy Poehler, who was welcomed to the board by Pete Docter following the passing of founding advisory board members George Shapiro and Carl Reiner.

“The story of comedy is vast, and Nate has demonstrated a commitment to our mission to preserve that vital story,” said Journey Gunderson, National Comedy Center executive director. “He is influencing the comedy of the present and setting precedent with his accomplishments and dedication to the craft, while being equally dedicated to honoring the legacies of the long line of artists who came before him.”

Bargatze also locally 2011 as a showcase comedian in a Comedy Late Night show during the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival while coming back to Jamestown in 2023 to tour the National Comedy Center before his appearance locally this summer.

A full story will appear in Thursday’s edition of The Post-Journal