Nate Bargatze is ready to go hard core on Emmy Sunday in an attempt to keep winners’ speeches to 45 seconds or less.
While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday, the comedian who is set to emcee the 77th Annual Emmys on CBS said he will start the night by promising a $100,000 donation to the Boys and Girls Club. However, that number will be reduced by $1,000 every time a winner goes a second over their allocated speech time.
“I know it’s tough but look, if you go under, we will put $1,000 back on you so you can give it back,” he told Jimmy Kimmel. “Look, I always say that we’ve got three hours, but we don’t need to use it all. And so if everybody gave [the time] away, it would be a ton of money. But the ones who go long … it will get me down to like, 10 grand.”
Kimmel asked Bargatze if the plan was for real, and the comedian said yes. Bargatze said he’s even putting the money up himself.
“It’s up to that room how much they want to give them, or how little they want to give them,” he added. “It’s out of my hands. I’m sorry to put it on, but we’ve got a TV show to get through.”
The Primetime Emmys will air live coast to coast from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 14.
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