John Oliver Curses Out Emmy Awards on Live TV While Paying Tribute to Dead Dog

It's no secret John Oliver's bark usually has some bite.

But the Last Week Tonight With John Oliver host surprised viewers when he hilariously turned on the 2024 Emmy Awards producers on live TV while accepting his win for Outstanding Scripted Varity Show during the Sept. 15 ceremony at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. (See the full list of winners here.)

"Thank you so much. I'd like to thank HBO for not canceling us over the last decade," Oliver, who beat Saturday Night Live for the trophy, quipped on stage. "That was never a guarantee, I appreciate it."

Oliver went on to shout out his wife Kate Norley and their two sons—but accidentally fumbled his words in another LOL-worthy moment.

"And my kids, husband," he said of their first-born before breaking out in laughter. "His name is Hudson, ouch. That's gonna come back to haunt me."

But things took an unexpected turn when Oliver honored his family's late pet.

"I also wanna thank—this is gonna be very silly—our dog," he continued. "We had the most fantastic dog and she was at our wedding and she got us through the pandemic. She was with us through two pregnancies and..."

But when the Emmys producers began to cut his speech short by playing send-off music, he reacted with a bleeped, "F--k you! I feel like Sarah McLaughlan right now."

All jokes aside, Oliver added more seriously, "We had to say goodbye to her. She was an amazing dog and this isn't just for her, it's for all dogs. All dogs. You are very good girls and very good boys. You all deserve a treat. Play me off now!"

Keep reading to see every star who took home a trophy at the 2024 Emmys.

Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers

Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer

Jon Hamm, Fargo

Tom Hollander, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Andrew Scott, Ripley

Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country

Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry

Juno Temple, Fargo

Sofía Vergara, Griselda

Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Dakota Fanning, Ripley

Lily Gladstone, Under The Bridge

WINNER: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer

Aja Naomi King, Lessons in Chemistry

Diane Lane, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Nava Mau, Baby Reindeer

Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country

Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers

John Hawkes, True Detective: Night Country

Robert Downey Jr., The Sympathizer

WINNER: Lamorne Morris, Fargo

Tom Goodman-Hill, Baby Reindeer

Treat Williams, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Baby Reindeer

Fargo

Lessons in Chemistry

Ripley

True Detective: Night Country

WINNER: The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night With Seth Meyers

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

The Amazing Race

Top Chef

RuPaul’s Drag Race

WINNER: The Traitors

The Voice

The Crown

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Fallout

Shogun

The Gilded Age

Slow Horses

The Morning Show

3 Body Problem 

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Hacks

Only Murders In The Building

Palm Royale

Reservation Dogs

What We Do In The Shadows

Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age

Greta Lee, The Morning Show

Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show

Lesley Manville, The Crown

WINNER: Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown

Karen Pittman, The Morning Show

Holland Taylor, The Morning Show

Tadanobu Asano, Shogun

WINNER: Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Mark Duplass, The Morning Show

Jon Hamm, The Morning Show

Takehiro Hira, Shogun

Jack Lowden, Slow Horses

Jonathan Pryce, The Crown

Carol Burnett, Palm Royale

WINNER: Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building

Lionel Boyce, The Bear

Paul Rudd, Only Murders in the Building

Paul W. Downs, Hacks

Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

WINNER: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear

Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Idris Elba, Hijack

Hiroyuki Sanada, Shogun

Walton Goggins, Fallout

Dominic West, The Crown

Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Anna Sawai, Shogun

Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age

Imelda Staunton, The Crown

Maya Erskine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Maya Rudolph, Loot

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building

Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale

Matt Berry, What We Do In The Shadows

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Steve Martin, Only Murders In The Building

Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building

WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tie, Reservation Dogs

Watch the 2024 Emmys ceremony tonight, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC. And don't miss the Live From E!: Emmys red carpet pre-show starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, only on E!.