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Nate Bargatze Breaks Down ‘Washington’s Dream’ & Having To Fight For The Sketch After It Bombed During ‘SNL’ Table Read

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Comedian Nate Bargatze teams up with SNL writers Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell to bring their sketch 'Washington's Dream' from table read rejection to on-air debut.
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  • Bargatze had to fight to get the sketch, which bombed during the SNL table read, greenlit for the show after writers Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell initially dismissed it.
  • According to Bargatze, the sketch was inspired by his own experiences as a comedian, where he'd often feel like he was 'Washington trying to get things through Congress.'
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Nate Bargatze, Mikey Day, Streeter Seidell, Saturday Night Live, Washington's Dream
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