LOS ANGELES -- Nate Bargatze, the host of this year's Emmy Awards , kicked off the ceremony Sunday with a string of jokes poking fun at the television industry.

The show opened with a sketch where "Saturday Night Live" stars Mikey Day, Bowen Yang and James Austin Johnson joined Bargatze, who played television inventor Philo T. Farnsworth. The audience was warm to Bargatze's jokes as he, while playing Farnsworth, opined on what the future of TV will be like.

Bowen Yang, from left, James Austin Johnson, and Nate Bargatze perform onstage during the 77th Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Content Services

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