Nick Vatterott

Nick Vatterott is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and producer from St. Louis, Missouri. He is one of the defining absurdist voices in modern American alt-comedy, known for sudden tonal shifts, hidden setups, props, characters, and unpredictable physical bits that flip a club set on its head. The Hollywood Reporter named him a Just for Laughs 'breakout' in 2010, and in 2011 he received the prestigious Andy Kaufman Award.

Vatterott has performed on Conan, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, AXS TV's 'Gotham Comedy Live', and has a Comedy Central Half Hour to his name. His debut album 'For Amusement Only' (2014, Comedy Central Records) was named one of the year's best comedy albums by Vulture, Laughspin, and Splitsider, and Vulture placed him on its '50 Comedians You Should Know' list. He was a producer, writer, and performer on Comedy Central's stand-up and sketch hybrid 'Mash Up', sold the project 'Manimation' to Fox ADHD with co-creator T.J. Miller, and has written for MTV, the Critics Choice Awards, 'Gorburger', and 'Real Time with Bill Maher'. He also won a Webby for his sketch podcast 'Heavyweight'. His comedy mixes deceptively conventional setups with surreal, prop-driven, character-laden punchlines.

Nick Vatterott headlines and features at alt-comedy clubs and theaters across the United States, including Comedy Works in Denver and Hollywood Improv. He plays festival dates such as Gus Buttle's Laughternoon Festival and the Vail Comedy Festival, and regularly returns to New York and Los Angeles rooms. His album 'For Amusement Only' is available via Comedy Central Records, and clips of his TV sets circulate widely on YouTube.