Fans reacted with praise to the sketch on social media. “ Good cold open that calls back Nate Bargatze’s funniest SNL sketch,” one fan wrote. “They should just do an SNL sketch to open every awards show,” said another.

Host Nate Bargatze says the 2025 Emmys will avoid political jokes, and that was the plan even before Charlie Kirk's death: 'I want it to be a fun, silly night that everybody can have kind of an escape.

The 77th Emmy Awards airs Sunday, September 14 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific on CBS, channel 13, or streaming on Paramount+.