"Bargatze explained at the beginning of the show that he was going to personally donate $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of America ... if people kept their acceptance speeches concise. "Every second you go over 45 seconds, we will deduct $1,000 away from the Boys & Girls Club," he said. "That is tough. It is brutal. What are you going to do, though, you know? I can't change it. This is the game I made up, and these are the rules.""
"Last Week Tonight won twice and while accepting, both John Oliver and head writer Dan O'Brien speed ran their thanks. "Fuck you, Nate Bargatze, that is a lot of money for you," Oliver said at the end of his speech, adding, "and you can add a 'fuck' to the swear jar as well." The show seemed to pause the clock for youngest male to win an acting Emmy Owen Cooper, thank God."
Nate Bargatze pledged $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of America tied to a timing stunt at the 2025 Emmys. He set a 45-second limit for acceptance speeches, deducting $1,000 from the donation for every second over 45 and adding $1,000 for every second under 45. Some winners kept speeches terse, generating small additions, while others ran long and reduced the donation. John Oliver and Dan O'Brien delivered rapid thanks; Seth Rogen's brief speech added $6,000. The stunt drew mixed reactions as lengthy speeches persisted and the gimmick stretched through the show.
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