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John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ Scoops Fifth Consecutive Emmy Win, Says Late-Night Shows “Very Fortunate” To Be Able To Air During Pandemic
Peter White Television EditorLast Week Tonight with John Oliver scooped its fifth consecutive Emmy Award in the Variety category Sunday, with the Brit comedian saying the hard work of staff on all late night shows made them possible during the pandemic.Clad in a Liverpool FC hoodie, Oliver beat The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in the Outstanding Variety Talk Series category.In fact, Oliver has won every year, apart from 2015 when The Daily Show with Jon Stewart won, since the Outstanding Variety Series was separated into two categories. “Thank you so much to the Academy for sending what is technically a small bomb to my house.
