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It has been a whirlwind week for me John Oliver my name making headlines for comedy chaos Emmy intrigue and late night banter First off at the 2025 Emmy Awards the streak stayed alive as I took home another Emmy for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series thanks to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The buzz is less about the trophy and more about my short and furiously bleeped acceptance speech In a bit of live TV censorship that had viewers instantly flocking to social media CBS twice beeped out my comments causing all sorts of speculation online According to AOL and News18 my speech was aimed at Emmys host Nate Bargatze referencing his promise to dock $1000 from a Boys and Girls Club donation for every second a speech ran overtime I jokingly quipped F you Nate Bargatze that is a lot of money for you and you can add a F to the swear jar which the network helpfully muted The bleeped roast went viral with X formerly Twitter users demanding to know the uncensored version and wondering if there was a political angle though this time it was truly all in comedic fun The bleep bonanza was such a talking point it made headlines and trended in the comedy world and beyond

Beyond Emmy mayhem Ive been busy with truly biographically notable appearances and projects I dropped in on Jimmy Kimmel Live a few days ago joking about being taller than expected and recapping the Emmy experience including the TSA adventure of carting gold statues across the country and congratulating Stephen Colbert on his win There I talked about keeping speeches short for charity gave a shoutout to fellow hosts Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel and revealed that my monthly Beacon Theater double act residency with Seth Meyers New Yorks must see comedy ticket continues through at least December according to MSGs official schedule That show features us doing solo standup then tagteaming a Q and A session which remains a hot ticket and a playground for improv Some business insiders have speculated about contract talks and future HBO plans but nothing concrete or confirmed has surfaced in the last week

The show lives on every Sunday new episodes of Last Week Tonight keep rolling analytics from HBO Max suggest it remains a streaming powerhouse regularly topping the mostwatched list Fresh episodes continue to blend news with satire with the most recent covering headline events and making waves with both humor and substance

As for social media the Emmy bleep moment continues attracting memes jokes and plenty of tape rewinds while my onair barbs about Nate Bargatze have become a trending punchline among comedy fans Theres no evidence of any major controversy only the kind of viral chaos I thrive on The only speculation surrounds whether the censored speech hinted at deeper industry jabs or political commentary but every reliable report confirms it was strictly roast level

To sum up life lately has been equally comedy and controversy with another Emmy win a bleepstorm at the Emmys kimmel banter an ongoing soldout residency with Seth Meyers and a steady social media footprint all keeping me in the public eye and the late night rumor mill

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