This year’s Emmys host, comedian Nate Bargatze, introduced a bold incentive to keep acceptance speeches short: a promised $100,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club. It’s a refreshing twist on the usual walk-off music, tying charitable giving to speech length.

In a lighthearted twist on tradition, Emmys host Nate Bargatze introduced a running counter during acceptance speeches, playfully cautioning winners not to linger. “Don’t go crazy though cause like, I am paying for this,” he quipped, bringing levity and time management together in one memorable moment.