John Oliver Thanks Emmys For Going Virtual As ‘Last Week Tonight’ Scoops Writing Award For Fifth Year In A Row

It was a busy week in news from the White House. So busy that John Oliver couldn't even properly address it all on Sunday's Last Week Tonight.

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Dino-Ray Ramos editorAt the top of tonight’s episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver quickly admitted that there is so much to unpack from this week that there is no time to talk about Trump’s taxes, the catostrophic debate or how Melania Trump basically said, as he put it “f*ck Christmas”.

John Oliver kicked off his main segment of Sunday's Last Week Tonight by addressing the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18 and President Trump's pick to replace her on the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett.

Emmys hiatus, John Oliver'sLast Week Tonightreturned on Sunday night to address the happenings of the week immediately following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

don’t represent a majority of the American people.“If, and almost certainly when, Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, the impact could be dire. In recent years, key cases have been decided by just one vote.

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Perhaps sensing that four-year champion Last Week Tonight With John Oliver would win once more this year, the 2020 Emmys introduced a couple of new elements into the presentation of the variety talk series award. Host and nominee Jimmy Kimmel explained that he and the other nominees in the category, appearing via video from various locations, each had a magic box that would be opened by remote control but only one box had an Emmy in it.

Will Thorne Staff WriterJohn Oliver won his fifth variety talk series Emmy in a row on Sunday night, and immediately afterwards questioned whether the ceremony should even be taking place this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.Host Jimmy Kimmel, who lost out to Oliver once again, jokingly asked asked the same question earlier on during his opening monologue.“I don’t have a sense of if people are enjoying this or not,” Oliver said in the virtual media center backstage after his win.

Before the 2020 Emmys ceremony kicks off on Sunday night, some of Hollywood's biggest stars will be swapping their red carpet walks for virtual drop-ins during ABC News Live's awards night preshow. Entitled "Countdown to the Emmys," the 90-minute virtual red carpet will begin streaming live at 3:30 p.m.

As the nation continues to grapple with the novel coronavirus pandemic, Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the72nd Emmy Awards Sunday night with things looking rather different. The late-night host, who famously hosted the Oscars the year they announced the wrongbest picture winner,emceed the event audience-free from Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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

2020 Emmy Awards were one for the books! On Sunday, the stars reunited virtually and in person to celebrate another year of TV magic. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the stars still impressed with their stylish looks.Whether in designer pieces or in comfortable and chic ensembles, here is a roundup of the looks from the 2020 Emmys.Traces Ellis Ross, who attended the actual awards show and presented during the night, looked fabulous and fierce in a tiered gold lamé halter gown by Alexandre Vauthier.

seems to be the message from the Television Academy for Sunday’s unprecedented virtual 2020 Emmy Awards  — hosted for the third time by late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel — in lieu of an in-person event at LA’s Microsoft Theater.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Emmys are taking place virtually, and will be broadcast live on September 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.Even though the ceremony will be held remotely, a bounty of incredible performers are nominated for awards, and red carpet looks are to be expected.

Oscars wrong-winner gaffe Saturday night — with Jason Bateman wrongly named for an award won by “This Is Us” guest star Ron Cephas Jones.In a voice-over announcement during the online creative arts Emmys — a precursor to Sunday’s main ceremony — Bateman was declared the winner for his guest appearance on HBO’s “The Outsider,” while the screen correctly displayed Jones’ name.Confused viewers on FXX then had to wait until after a commercial break for an on-screen message that read, “Our apologies,

in a video interview Thursday. “What’s the point?”“It’s unbelievable that our stories aren’t being told, and there’s one reason for that,” he added.