‘Last Week Tonight’ Wins Sixth Consecutive Late Night Emmy – Deadline

Last week tonight with John Oliver continued his Emmy streak with his sixth straight victory in the Outstanding Variety Talk Series category. The rhythm of the HBO series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel Live !, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Conan to win the prize.

Oliver said, “I think, like a lot of us in the play, I was supportive of Conan, so it’s bittersweet. Thank you, Conan for 30 years of inspiring comedy writers.

The Briton also thanked his producers and HBO as well as his staff, which he said was the first time he had seen some in 18 months.

He also paid tribute to Norm Macdonald, who passed away earlier this month. “It’s an award for late night comedy, no one has been funnier in the past 20 years than Norm Macdonald on late night comedy, so if you have time next week, do this. that I did and spend some time watching YouTube clips of Norm and Conan, because it doesn’t get better than that.

Oliver has won this category every year since the Outstanding Variety Series was split into two categories, except in 2015 when The Daily Show with Jon Stewart won.

Last week tonight also won the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series earlier on the show.

Last week he also won the award for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camera Work and Video Control at the Creative Arts Emmys and was nominated for a total of seven awards this year, including Outstanding Sound Mixing, Editing and Editing. ‘outstanding images for variety programming, outstanding production design for a variety series. , Reality or competition series and Exceptional achievement for a variety series.

Many were backing Conan O’Brien, whose eponymous series, which ended in June, landed a surprise nomination after the former host of Tonight’s show left late at night after 28 years.

Jimmy Kimmel this week told Howard Stern he hopes Conan wins.

“We would love to win the Emmy. I just know we’re not gonna win the Emmy so I think that would be a good thing [if Conan wins]. Especially among comedians and his peers, he is considered one of the greatest, ”Kimmel added. “I think [an Emmy win is] certainly deserved. I know the Emmys aren’t a lifelong achievement type situation, but I think Conan – not only was he really funny and very consistent, which is difficult – he stuck to his guns. “

O’Brien even joked about Oliver’s success on the Conan O’Brien needs a friend podcast in 2019. O’Brien called his winning streak “ridiculous,” Oliver replied: “It’s objectively ridiculous, it’s indefensible.”