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Nate Bargatze Opens 77th Emmys With SNL-Style Sketch and Charity Speech Timer

His low-key, apolitical style centered on a real-time charity timer that tracked speech lengths.

Bowen Yang, Nate Bargatze at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater on September 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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Overview

  • Bargatze launched the telecast with a period sketch as TV inventor Philo T. Farnsworth, joined by SNL’s Mikey Day, Bowen Yang and James Austin Johnson.
  • The bit lampooned modern TV and streaming, calling streaming a new way for companies to lose money and joking that true-crime stars are real-life murderers.
  • He pledged $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, adding $1,000 for each second a speech came in under 45 seconds and deducting the same for each second over.
  • Seth Rogen’s speedy acceptance pushed the tally to $106,000 early, then the total slid to $74,000 by the end of the first hour as speeches ran long.
  • Coverage noted a warm room and Bargatze’s restrained, family-friendly approach, aligning with the Emmys’ rotating-host tradition and his broad popularity.