John Oliver Gets Played Off While Honoring Family's Late Dog During Emmy Awards 2024 Acceptance Speech

John 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.

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“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. I feel like Sarah McLaughlin right now. She was an amazing dog.”

“F–k you! There you go,” he playfully added as the music started getting louder.

“This isn’t just for her. This is for all dogs,” John concluded. “All dogs, you are all very good girls. You are very good boys. You all deserve a treat. Play me off now! Thanks so much.”

John also won the Emmy this year for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.

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