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Nate Bargatze has been enlisted to serve as host of the 77th Emmy Awards, taking place Sept. 14 in Los Angeles.
The comedian — who has twice served as host of well-received Saturday Night Live episodes in recent years — will make his major awards show hosting debut with the ceremony, which arrives a year after Rolling Stone called the 2024 Emmys a “basic blah-bath.”
“It’s a huge honor to be asked to host such an iconic awards show and I’m beyond excited to work with CBS to create a night that can be enjoyed by families around the world,” Bargatze said in a statement.
Father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy were the co-hosts of the 2024 Emmys, with the ceremony itself “Pretty standard for the Emmys, always the least glam, least magnetic of the Hollywood awards shows,” as Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield wrote in his recap of the show. Bargatze and CBS hope to turn the show’s reputation around with his recruitment.
“Nate is one of the hottest comics in the business with a remarkable and hilarious brand of comedy that deeply resonates with multi-generational audiences around the globe,” Television Academy chair Cris Abrego said in a statement. “We are thrilled to be able to leverage his one-of-a-kind perspective to entertain TV fans watching this year’s Emmy telecast.”
The Golden Globes previously announced that Nikki Glaser will return as host of that show following an acclaimed 2024 ceremony, while the Academy Awards will, thankfully, call on Conan O’Brien again.
