Tonight snatched the Emmy for outstanding scripted variety series, outshining Saturday Night Live in the process - but it's his speech that everyone is talking about today. The comedian's acceptance speech veered off-script in a poignant moment when he was cut short by music while honoring his late family dog.

John Oliver won the Emmy for 'Last Week Tonight' and was played off by the orchestra while in the middle of honoring his family's dog who died.