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Both John Oliver and Hannah Einbinder swore during their acceptance speeches at the 2025 EmmysAs a result, they were both bleeped out, causing viewers to miss a portion of their speechOliver won for Outstanding Variety Series, and Einbinder won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Curious what you missed during some of the 2025 Emmy Awards speeches?
Both Hannah Einbinder and John Oliver were bleeped during their acceptance speeches amid the Sept. 14 CBS broadcast, leaving many viewers wondering what the stars said to earn the censoring.
Einbinder’s win came before Oliver’s, as she won her first Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Ava in Hacks.
The actress, 30, thanked the creators of the hit HBO comedy for “changing my life in every conceivable way, but not just by giving me a great gig, but by being my friends and being my family,” and also gave a shoutout to her costar Jean Smart, who she said is “like the sun.”
She ended her speech with three last shoutouts, one of which included an expletive, so it was censored. “Finally, go Girds, f— ICE and free Palestine. Thank you.”
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder attend the HBO Max Primetime Emmy Awards Afterparty.
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Later on in the night, Oliver, 48, was censored during his acceptance speech for Outstanding Variety Series for Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.
“F— you, Nate Bargatze, that is a lot of money for you,” he said, referring to the show’s host’s bit about how lengthy acceptance speeches would mean a smaller donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
“And you can add a f— to the swear jar as well,” the late-night host added.
Last Week Tonight won big at this year’s show, collecting a win for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series as well, and senior writer Daniel O’Brien accepted the award as he made some timely comments.
“We share this category with all writers of late-night political comedy, while that is still a type of show that’s allowed to exist,” he said, in reference to the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
John Oliver accepts the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series award for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” onstage during the 76th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on September 15, 2024.
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The other late-night show to win big at the Emmys was The Late Show, and Colbert, 61, was greeted with a standing ovation as he accepted his first-ever win on the heels of controversy.
In his emotional and powerful speech, Colbert surprisingly thanked CBS — which is responsible for cancelling The Late Show — as he expressed his hope that late-night will continue “long after we’re no longer doing the show.”
“Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. In September of 2025, my friends, I have never loved my country more desperately,” Colbert continued. “God bless America. Stay strong, be brave and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!”
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