John Oliver Gets Played Off During Emmys Speech While Honoring His Family’s Dead Dog: ‘F— You, There You Go!’

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Digital News Director John Oliver‘s “Last Week Tonight” won the Emmy for outstanding scripted variety series over “Saturday Night Live,” and the HBO host’s acceptance speech took a memorable turn when he started to get played off just as he was paying tribute to his family’s recently deceased dog. “In particular, I want to thank the silly odd dog,” Oliver said. “We have the most fantastic dog, and she was at our wedding and she got us through the pandemic.

She was with us for two pregnancies…” Oliver then got cut off by the orchestral music, to which he responded: “Perfect choice of music.” He then continued: “We had to say goodbye to her.

I feel like Sarah McLaughlin right now. She was an amazing dog.” As the music continued to swell to encourage Oliver to get off the stage, he playfully shouted: “Fuck you!

There you go.” “This isn’t just for her. This is for all dogs,” he continued as the audience clapped. “All dogs, you are all very good girls.