Did you hear that…?
Yeah, that’s the sound of someone’s name not being mentioned even once during this year’s Emmys telecast.
Despite more than a few political overtones throughout the night, President Trump’s name wasn’t uttered once by any of the award winners or presenters — and John Oliver, whose HBO talk show Last Week Tonight won tonight for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, thinks that was intended to keep viewers from hitting the bottle.
“In the drinking game, I think we’re just trying to keep America sober,” Oliver joked backstage after his win. “Everyone needs...
Yeah, that’s the sound of someone’s name not being mentioned even once during this year’s Emmys telecast.
Despite more than a few political overtones throughout the night, President Trump’s name wasn’t uttered once by any of the award winners or presenters — and John Oliver, whose HBO talk show Last Week Tonight won tonight for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, thinks that was intended to keep viewers from hitting the bottle.
“In the drinking game, I think we’re just trying to keep America sober,” Oliver joked backstage after his win. “Everyone needs...
- 9/18/2018
- TVLine.com
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