Comedian Nate Bargatze is confronting his critics after his hosting stint at the 77th Emmy Awards earlier this month was met with negative reviews from the press. Bargatze was widely panned for his elaborate plan to shorten acceptance speeches. He promised a donation of $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of America, but that amount diminished for every speech over 45 seconds. Winners added money to the pot by delivering speeches 45 seconds or under. A money ticker was shown during many speeches as they went long and the total sum diminished in real time.

“A lot of reviews did not like that, but it came from a real place of heart,” Bargatze said on a new episode of the “Nateland” podcast. “Everybody at home loved it. It was fun and entertaining to see money go down and all that. I wasn’

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