Mike Vecchione’s Low Income White turns clean comedy on its head with a razor-sharp set that’s equal parts smart, self-deprecating, and relentlessly funny.
With the gritty rhythm of the Northeast and the polish of a comedy veteran, Vecchione unloads a barrage of fast-paced, observational humor that hits on everything from aging and generational divides to the absurdity of modern life.
Navigating the world with sarcastic precision and deadpan charm, Vecchione doesn’t pull punches—but he doesn’t play favorites either. No one is safe, including himself.
It’s clean comedy with an edge, and a masterclass in making the mundane feel hilariously high-stakes.
Executive produced by Nate Bargatze and directed by Mike Lavin, the special was filmed live at The Lab at Zanies in Nashville, TN—where the laughs were as loud as the punchlines were sharp.
Mike Vecchione: A former special education teacher who’s been on the stand-up circuit for more than two decades, Vecchione’s last special, The Attractives, directed and produced by Bargatze, was released in 2023.
Prior to that, he put out the acclaimed comedy album The Worst Kind of Thoughtful, which Vulture named the best of 2018.
Vecchione has made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, as well as Netflix, Comedy Central, Hulu and The Joe Rogan Experience. Also seen in Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island, he’s represented by Independent Artist Group and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Nate Bargatze: Nate Bargatze has been on fire on the stand-up circuit for nearly a decade now, but does his sense of humor translate from his live act and streaming specials to words on a page. It’s a rite of passage for all comedians: Work like crazy on the stand-up circuit, hit it big, record live specials for a streaming platform, and then write a book that can never quite measure up to your live act.
Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That is, until the summer after seventh grade when he slipped, fell off a cliff, hit his head on a rock, and “my skull got, like, dented or something.” Before this accident, he dreamed of being “an electric engineer, or a doctor that does brain stuff, or a math teacher who teaches the hardest math on earth.” Afterwards, all he could do was stand-up comedy.* But the “brain stuff” industry’s loss is everyone else’s gain because Nate went on to become one of today’s top-grossing comedians, breaking both attendance and streaming records. In his highly anticipated first book, Nate talks about life as a non-genius. From stories about his first car (named Old Blue, a clunky Mazda with a tennis ball stick shift) and his travels as a Southerner (Northerners like to ask if he believes in dinosaurs), to tales of his first apartment where he was almost devoured by rats and his many debates with his wife over his chores, his diet, and even his definition of “shopping.” He also reflects on such heady topics as his irrational passion for Vandy football and the mysterious origins of sushi (how can a California roll come from old-time Japan?).
BIG DUMB EYES is full of heart. It will make readers laugh out loud and nod in recognition, but it probably won’t make them think too much.
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