John Oliver wasn’t allowed to finish tribute to his dead dog at Emmys

nme.com:

Emmys last night (September 15).As he accepted the award for Outstanding Scripting for a Variety Series for his show Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, he paid tribute to the production team and his family, before he went off on a ramble about his dog at the Peacock Theater.“I also want to thank, and this is going to be very silly, our dog,” he said. “We had the most fantastic dog.

She was at our wedding, she got us through a pandemic, and was with us for two pregnancies.”As orchestral music rang out for Oliver to wrap up, he said: “Perfect choice of music!

Because we had to say goodbye to her.“She was an amazing dog. This isn’t just for her, this is for all dogs. You’re all very good girls, very good boys, you all deserve a treat.

Play me off now!”Last Week Tonight has now won over 30 Emmy Awards since it first aired in 2014, 16 of which have been awarded to Oliver.His wasn’t the only amusing moment at last night’s ceremony.