John Oliver Gets Played Off While Honoring Family's Late Dog During Emmy Awards 2024 Acceptance Speech
justjared.comJohn Oliver was the subject of the music playing during his acceptance speech at the 2024 Emmy Awards on Sunday (September 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
The 47-year-old Last Week Tonight host took the stage with his team after winning Outstanding Scripted Variety Series for the HBO talk show.
During his speech, he paid tribute to his family’s dog, who recently passed away, and the music started playing him off as he was going over his time limit. Keep reading to find out more… “In particular, I want to thank the silly odd dog,” John said, via Variety. “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…” As the music started playing, he said, “Perfect choice of music,” before continuing, “We had to say goodbye to her.
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