John Oliver Says ‘No One Was Funnier’ Than Norm Macdonald In Emmys Acceptance Speech

In last night’s Last Week Tonight episode, John Oliver took a jab at White House Press Secretary Jennifer Psaki, who at a recent press conference equated the unpredictable political process in Washington to certain fictional television shows.

In his usual form, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver wasted no time in catching up with Twitter’s latest laughing stock. This time, it was Connecticut senator Richard Blumenthal.

Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik.The Emmy winner took aim at the new host on his show Last Week Tonight over Bialik’s past controversial remarks about vaccines.Bialik, formerly of The Big Bang Theory, has replaced Mike Richards on the game show.

John Oliver isn’t impressed with the behind-the-scenes drama at “Jeopardy!”

John Oliver tackled voting rights as the core issue of his show Sunday night, and he had a clear message for Democrats and Republicans alike: The system is broken and Joe Biden needs to take concrete action toward fixing it.Granted, when it comes to Republicans, Oliver largely blamed them for the breakage in the first place.

Steven Canals revealed what his acceptance speech would’ve sounded like at the Emmy Awards if his groundbreaking series had been celebrated for its final season Sunday night.

The staff of John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” extended its obsession with Adam Driver on Sunday’s Emmys as show writer Chrissy Shackelford gave the actor a shout-out while accepting the award for writing in a variety talk series.“He knows what he did, and we know what we’d like him to do,” Shackelford said, no doubt baffling anyone who has not been following the HBO series’ ongoing fixation with the “Star Wars” actor over the last season.

2021 Emmy Awards. star Brett Goldstein won one of the first awards of the night for playing the foul-mouthed footballer in the Apple TV+ series, and took to the stage for a sweet speech that was bleeped several times. When ET's Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier caught up with Goldstein backstage, the 41-year-old British actor and writer was asked if he realized he'd dropped the F-bomb. «That does not sound like me,» he teased.

#privilege was an acceptance speech. Rude af.

Olivia Colman broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her late father in her emotional Emmy await acceptance speech on Sunday 19 September.The Crown actress picked up the gong for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. Actress Olivia and the rest of the cast in the UK attended a special ceremony on British soil due to travel restrictions between the UK and US.

John Oliver is over the moon about winning his sixth straight Emmy for his HBO series, «Last year I was completely alone when we won, so it's nice to at least look at your face and body,» Oliver told ET's Kevin Frazier following his big Emmy night on Sunday, referring to last year's mostly virtual ceremony.Oliver acknowledged that the past few years have given him prime comedic material for his show, though admitted that he would also be fine with less to comment on or call out. «I guess you

Stephen Colbert and the team enjoyed a big win at this year's Emmy Awards, and they accepted the honor with the help of a surprise guest. As Colbert and his crew of writers and producers took the stage on Sunday to accept the award for Outstanding Live Variety Special, former late-night talk show host and comedy icon Conan O'Brien walked up with the group and stood onstage as the audience laughed and Colbert hilariously refrained from addressing his presence.The host — who won the award for his

Larry King, Norm Macdonald, Michael K. Williams and no fewer than three cast members of The Mary Tyler Moore Show were among the stars remembered during this year’s Emmy In Memoriam segment, as the photos of those we lost scrolled by to the tune of Leon Bridges lovely “River.”

Lorne Michaels is opening up about the impact Norm Macdonald had not only on him as a trusting friend – but as a staple among the comedy and TV world.

So, really, who is coming back to the 47th season of Saturday Night Live? That was the most immediate, pressing question in the virtual Emmys press room tonight to Variety Sketch Show Emmy winner Lorne Michaels as many yearned to know whether Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Cecily Strong are coming back.

 just broke its own record.

Lorne Michaels is paying tribute to the late Norm Macdonald at the 2021 Emmy Awards on Sunday (September 19).

Jordan Moreau John Oliver and Lorne Michaels both paid tribute to late comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum Norm Macdonald at the 2021 Emmy Awards on Sunday night.“I do want to say, this is an award for late night comedy, no one was funnier in the last 20 years than Norm Macdonald on late night comedy.