Emmys’ Nate Bargatze Officially Subtracts From Donation to Boys and Girls Club After Long Speech
Your friend Nate Bargatze walks the walk.
The 2025 Emmys host brought his amiably baffled, regular-guy persona to TV’s biggest night (that’s ok, nobody knows why The Bear is considered a comedy), but he also meant business when he said there would be a price if winners’ acceptance speeches went over their allotted 45 seconds.
The concept: For every second a star went long, he would subtract $1,000 from the baseline $100,000 donation he plans to make to the Boys & Girls Club of America. But for everyone who reigned it in, he’d add $1,000 per second under.
And he got to put his plan into motion right away, with Seth Rogen’s win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (presented by outgoing Late Show host Stephen Colbert, who received a standing ovation) preceding the monologue.
“I feel bad, he didn’t even know about this at all,” Bargatze quipped. “What did he do? Was he over, under? Under? All right! He was under! I am paying for this, so don’t… some of you go over a little, some go under. Do the right thing.”
And for a moment, the tally stood at $106,000 thanks to Rogen’s brevity. But not for long…
