The winners at the 2024 Emmy Awards proved to be a varied bunch, at least when it came to categories that didn't include the go-to winner The Bear . (Shout out to Hacks ' Jean Smart for blocking that sweep.) But I think we can all agree that the night's true victors were those who watched John Oliver 's A+ speech after Last Week Tonight 's win for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series, which hit sitcom-levels of awkwardness, and included a bleeped-out F-bomb.
Things started off normally enough, beginning with the HBO series being named as the winner in the category, the same way things have gone for the last nine years. The show has won 30 Emmys to date, and it's easy to believe that streak will continue during the 2025 TV season and beyond, up until the show wraps its run. Stephen Colbert Explains Why He Never Bought Into Late Night Wars, Still Can't Help But Take Fun Shot At John Oliver Speaking of endings, for an appropriately awkward segue, John Oliver's Emmy speech included a shout-out (or a bark-out, as it were) to the late pet that he shared with wife Kate Norley and their children.
Here's how this particlar part of the speech went, which included the band's initial attempt to play him off just as the mournful portion of his speech began. In particular, I want to thank the silly odd dog. We had the most fantastic dog, and she was at our wedding, she got us through the pandemic.
She was with us through two pregnancies, and...
[as the orchestra starts playing]...
Perfect cho.