If sense of humor is genetic, then Nate Bargatze ’s got great genes.

Bargatze was not at his peak hosting Sunday’s Emmy Awards , but even a bad Bargatze is better than most stand-up comedians on their best night. His material was hit and miss , relying a bit too much on a fun fundraiser wrinkle. One unrelated joke was very miss — as in, most of us completely missed it.

“I have a blue jean tux on for some reason,” Bargatze said at a throwaway point about midway into the show and between awards presentations. “We had, like, a joke. There’s a cummerbund, and I forgot what it — I don’t know.”

If sense of humor is genetic, then Nate Bargatze ’s got great genes.

Bargatze was not at his peak hosting Sunday’s Emmy Awards , but even a bad Bargatze is better than most stand-up comedi

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