‘I am paying’

“The Studio” — both a love letter to the industry, and a searing send-up of its many hypocrisies, insecurities and moral failings — was named best comedy series.

Rogen, its co-creator, won best actor for his role as a floundering movie executive. The show also claimed writing and directing prizes Sunday.

It had earned nine statuettes last weekend at a separate ceremony for the more technical Emmy categories.

The best comedy actress Emmy again went to Jean Smart — her fourth for “Hacks.” Hannah Einbinder finally won best supporting actress as the long-suffering assistant to Smart’s late-night comedian.

Einbinder used her speech to describe the agency behind most of President Donald Trump’s recent immigration raids with an expletive — muted by broadcasting network CBS — before adding “Free Palestine.”

Television’s equivalent of the Oscars had promised to steer clear of politics.

In one of the night’s loudest moments, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” won finally won best variety talk series. A staple of late-night US television, the show will end in 2026.

CBS has denied the cancellation is related to parent company Paramount’s $16 million settlement with Trump. Colbert — a regular critic of the US president — had dubbed the payment “a big fat bribe.”

Emmys host Nate Bargatze spent much of the evening focused on his novel initiative to keep winners’ speeches short.

The comedian pledged to donate $100,000 of his own money to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

The catch? He deducted $1,000 for every second that a winner’s acceptance speech exceeds the allotted 45 seconds — and add money back on for speeches that run short.

“Don’t go crazy, because I am paying for this,” quipped Bargatze.

A money counter ran on-screen for much of the gala, but was quietly removed as the evening wore on. The show ended with Bargatze and others pledging large donations that more than covered any deductions.