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 After winning the Emmy for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series, John Oliver quickly thanked his writers then moved onto what he felt should be the main focus of the evening: “Like Dave Chappelle, I would like to unexpectedly thank D.C. public schools, because I think it would be great if it started trending on Twitter for no reason tonight whatsoever.” 
 
 The crowd laughed, but Oliver was being serious. He continued: “If you’re tweeting about the Emmys at home, please use the hashtag #DCPublicSchools.” He then thanked Oprah because it felt appropriate, then asked to be played off. 
 
 Meanwhile, the hashtag took off, immediately trending just under #Emmys as the most discussed hashtag on all of Twitter. Such is the power of a John Oliver request for nonsense. 
 
 The hashtag started out simply enough, with most just addressing Last Week Tonight‘s big win, but then it kept going. It’s bleeding into every tweet about the Emmys. 
 
 #DCPublicSchools yeah, i'll do whatever John Oliver tells me to do. — Gabriel Virgen (@Gab_Virgen) September 18, 2017 

 Dave Chapelle used his turn as presenter at the 2017 Prime-Time Emmys to joke about what host Stephen Colbert had said is the most diverse group of Emmy nominees ever. 
 
 Taking the stage to present the Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Emmy with Melissa McCarthy, Chappelle said he was honored, as a winner along with McCarthy, to be at the ceremony. 
 
 “It is an honor to be amongst you all,” Chappelle said. “And I’m truly amazed how many Black people are here. I counted 11 on the monitor.” 
 
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 Colbert had earlier mentioned during his opening monologue that the Emmys had its most diverse group of nominees for the third year in the row. He mentioned several of the Emmys’ African American nominees, adding Bill Maher to the list in a reference to his controversial use of the n-word on “Real Time With Bill Maher” earlier this year. 
 
 As laughs rippled through the audience, Chappelle leaned into the microphone to add a quick caveat to his turn as an Emmys presenter. 
 
 “I should also tell you that I skipped rehearsal,” Chappelle admitted. 
 
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 “You can’t tell at all,” said McCarthy, quipping along with him. “This is going exactly how we planned it to go.” 
 
 Chappelle dispelled a little more of the magic of the Emmys in his last moments on stage before reading the nominees for the award. 
 
 “We’re dancing, Melissa. Now we’re going to read this teleprompter. Shout-out to DC Public Schools,” Chappelle said, referencing the fact he grew up in Washington D.C. 
 
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 Donald Glover took home the Emmy for Best Directing in a Comedy Series for his work on his FX Network show, “Atlanta,” for the episode “B.A.N.” “Silicon Valley” directors Jamie Babbit and Mike Judge and “Veep” directors Morgan Sackett, David Mandel and Dale Stern were also nominated for the Emmy.
– For anyone not watching Sunday night's Emmy Awards and wondering why the hashtag #DCPublicSchools is trending on Twitter, a quick explainer: Dave Chappelle first offered a shout-out to DC Public Schools while onstage to present the Emmy for outstanding directing in a comedy series. "Now we’re going to read this teleprompter. Shout-out to DC Public Schools," said the comedian, who grew up in Washington, DC, The Wrap reports. Later, when John Oliver accepted the award for the writing team of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, he referred back to that moment in a bid to make the hashtag go viral. "Like Dave Chappelle, I would like to unexpectedly thank DC Public Schools, because I think it would be great if it started trending on Twitter for no reason tonight whatsoever," Oliver said, and urged anyone tweeting about the Emmys to add the hashtag #DCPublicSchools. As UPROXX reports, the hashtag started trending almost immediately and was soon second only to #Emmys on the list of trending hashtags. "#DCpublicschools your wish is my command, @iamjohnoliver," reads one sample tweet. Others took action with their tweets: "Americas foundation is public schools not charter schools. Fund them!! Love you, thank you John Oliver and all your writers #DCPublicSchools." (Click to keep up with the night's winners.)