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John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ Beats ‘SNL’ To Win First Scripted Variety Series Emmy; Thanks HBO Lawyers “Who Are Angry With Us All Of The Time”
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver beat Saturday Night Live and A Black Lady Sketch Show to win the first ever Emmy for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series. John Oliver’s HBO show continued its Emm…
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver beat Saturday Night Live and A Black Lady Sketch Show to win the first ever Emmy for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series. Oliver, who was handed the award by Stephen Colbert, his Strike Force 5 co-host, and After Midnight host Taylor Tomlinson, started by thanking his staff, although pointed out that some of them were still in New York “burning down a bar there”. Oliver also joked that he promised his kids that he would bring them home Pokemon cards, so asked the room to help him procure some between the awards and LAX.
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