The host of this year’s Emmy Awards has vowed to donate $100,000 to charity – if winners keep their speeches short.

The American comedian, Nate Bargatze, who is said to be worth more than £56m, will host the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night.

Bargatze, 46, made the pledge to donate $100,000 (£73,000) to a US volunteering charity, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, after the prestigious television awards, if the ceremony’s winners do not waffle when collecting their trophy.

On Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, the comedian said that the amount would diminish every time a star went over the 45 seconds allocated for thank you speeches.

He said: “Everybody gets 45 seconds to do all the thank yous. So what I came up with is I’m going to donate $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club… that’s what the show’s starting at.

“When everybody uses their 45 seconds, if someone goes over, we take away $1,000 a second every time they go over.”

Speaking of cutting actors and actresses off mid-acceptance speech if they go over the time limit, he added: “I know people work hard for the Emmys and stuff so I feel bad.”