"If life was fair, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America would owe Nate Bargatze a lot of money right now. The Emmys host kicked off the 77th annual TV awards ceremony on Sunday night with a contest for the charity; it aimed to prevent the live broadcast from running into overtime due to long-winded acceptance speeches. He started with a pledge of $100,000 to the nonprofit after-school group,"
"As Bargatze closed out the show, he stood alongside some actual boys and girls from the Boys & Girls Club and declined to reveal the final tally. The number, I'll be honest with you, was embarrassing, he said, before revealing that he and CBS, which broadcast the ceremony, would give $350,000 to the organization anyway. Boo! The system was obviously rigged. It's almost like the comedian never intended for those needy kids to go home with absolutely nothing."
"When it comes to adding tension to a narrative, no technique is as tried and true as the ticking clock. In addition to adding some laughs to the evening's black-tie back-slapping session, the Boys & Girls Club gimmick did raise the stakes for an award show format that can easily succumb to tedium, but it came at the cost of somewhat upstaging the honorees."
Nate Bargatze opened the 77th Emmys with a charity contest aimed at shortening acceptance speeches. He pledged $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and promised to add $1,000 for every second winners stayed under 45 seconds, while subtracting $1,000 for every second over the limit. The fundraiser fluctuated and reached negative $60,000 during The Studio's best comedy win. Bargatze closed alongside Boys & Girls Club children and declined to reveal the final tally, then announced that he and CBS would give $350,000. The gimmick added tension and laughs but partially upstaged honorees.
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