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Comedian Nate Nargatze told Entertainment Weekly Sunday that he never had plans to reference the Charlie Kirk assassination or politics ahead of the 2025 Emmy Awards.

"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," Bargatze said in an EW interview previewing the award show that will air Sunday.

The first-time Emmy host continued, "I think a lot of people are watching, I know they watch my stand-up for that reason, so I just don't wanna break that trust that I have in them, and just make the night be a fun night."

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