Who is Nate Bargatze? What to know about the host of the 2025 Emmy Awards

Updated: 3:55 PM CDT Sep 9, 2025

Updated: 3:55 PM CDT Sep 9, 2025

Comedian Nate Bargatze will be hosting the 77th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, but many people are unfamiliar with the comedian’s work.Bargatze is currently one of the highest-grossing comedians after his latest tour sold more than 1.2 million tickets.Bargatze has hosted "Saturday Night Live" twice, appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" 14 times and has also appeared on Conan and Seth Meyers' respective shows. Bargatze told CBS that he is honored to host the Emmys, and this is a dream of his. "I'm used to performing in front of live people, not an audience like this of all the people that you know," he said. "So, it will be fun to get in there, get on stage, get that first joke, hear that first laugh and then just get running and just really make your own of it."

Comedian Nate Bargatze will be hosting the 77th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, but many people are unfamiliar with the comedian’s work.

Bargatze is currently one of the highest-grossing comedians after his latest tour sold more than 1.2 million tickets.

Bargatze has hosted "Saturday Night Live" twice, appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" 14 times and has also appeared on Conan and Seth Meyers' respective shows.

Bargatze told CBS that he is honored to host the Emmys, and this is a dream of his.

"I'm used to performing in front of live people, not an audience like this of all the people that you know," he said. "So, it will be fun to get in there, get on stage, get that first joke, hear that first laugh and then just get running and just really make your own of it."

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