John Oliver has no issues speaking his mind.
While accepting Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’s trophy for Outstanding Variety Series at the 2025 Emmy Awards Sept. 14, the comedian playfully took aim at the show’s host Nate Bargatze, who had implemented a strategy of deducting money from his charitable donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for every speech that exceeded the 45 second allotment.
After John quickly thanked a short list of people—including his wife Kate Norley and their two sons—he alluded to how much money he added to the donation pot (which Nate had promised for short speeches) by shouting expletives that were bleeped during the CBS broadcast.
“F–k you Nate Bargatze, that is a lot of money for you,” John quipped from stage, “and you can add a f–k to the swear jar as well.”
While the moment was cause for laughter among the crowd, it’s certainly not John’s first run-in with bleeping from broadcast censorship. At last year’s ceremony, the audio from the talk show host’s speech was cut out during a heartfelt moment.
