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Nate Bargatze Puts $100,000 on the Clock to Keep Emmy Speeches Short

His personal pledge to Boys & Girls Clubs varies $1,000 per second based on a 45‑second speech limit.

Nate Bargatze, right, with his wife, Laura Bargatze at a Michael J. Fox Foundation event, A Country Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's, in Nashville on April 26, 2023.
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Overview

  • The 77th Emmy Awards air Sunday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream on Paramount+ from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theatre.
  • Bargatze’s plan starts at a $100,000 donation and deducts $1,000 for each second a winner goes over 45 seconds, with $1,000 added for each second under.
  • He says the money comes directly from him, and children from the Boys & Girls Clubs will attend to increase pressure to keep remarks brief.
  • The host has emphasized a non‑mean, ‘do you’ approach after seeking guidance from Conan O’Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Lorne Michaels.
  • A top‑grossing touring comic and two‑time SNL host, Bargatze is in final rehearsals, and the donation’s final total will be determined during the live broadcast.