Nate Bargatze's Emmy Night Highlights and Surprising Donations
Nate Bargatze's Emmy Awards charity bit, where he pledged $100,000 and deducted $1,000 for each second over 45 seconds of acceptance speeches to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs, was humorous but ultimately too lengthy and distracting, though it successfully raised significant funds for the charity. The stunt was well-intentioned, involving a large donation from CBS and Bargatze himself, and featured young club members on stage, but it also overshadowed some winners' moments and became monotonous over the three-hour show.