'I know there's heartbreaking stuff that's been happening right now, but I want this night to be an escape and I think that's why I was brought on.'

Nate Bargatze opened the 77th Emmy Awards with a hilarious sketch about the majesty and stupidity of television alongside several 'SNL' stars.

Nate's comments come days after the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.“We create a world where the finest artists craft stories of staggering beauty that millions of people will watch on their phones while they’re sitting on the toilet,” Bargatze said.Bargatze, a 46-year-old stand-up comic from Tennessee known for his friendly style, was not a typical host. The gig left some wondering how Bargatze would approach it.Bargatze joked that 77th award ceremony is “not a big one, like 75 or 80, but it’s the one that gave me.”“A lot of people are wondering, like, why am I hosting?” Bargatze said. “I’m a stand up comedian. I’ve not…

Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze kicked off the 77th Emmy Awards Sunday with a comedy sketch that poked fun at the television industry, noting it's “a world where the finest artists craft stories of staggering beauty that millions of people will...

Comedian Nate Bargatze told Entertainment Weekly on Sunday that he did not plan on making jokes about politics or the assassination of Charlie Kirk at the Emmys.

Nate Bargatze opened the Emmys by playing the inventor of television in a sketch with 'SNL' stars. He joked CBS is the Caucasian Broadcast System.