John Oliver's show "Last Week Tonight" took home the Emmy on Sept. 15 for scripted variety series and the host used a little profanity in his speech — but it was for a good cause. Oliver began his speech by thanking his family — wife Kate Norley and their two children — and HBO before moving on to thank another member of his family.

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” won outstanding scripted variety series at the 76th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday which prompted Oliver to dedicate the award to – checks notes – his dead dog.