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The _Late Night_ host took aim at the decision to move the Emmys to a Monday night in August to avoid football season conflicts (“keeping with the actor’s tradition of running away from jocks”); the head-scratching surrounding certain shows’ nomination categories (the past year featured “comedies that made you laugh and comedies that made you cry because they were dramas submitted as comedies”); and HBO’s dominance as the network with the most nominations (HBO is “the kid you grew up with who did way better than you expected”). Watch the speech above. ### See the Best Red Carpet Moments From the 2014 Emmys  Christina Hendricks arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  January Jones arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Laverne Cox arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt arrive to the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theater on August 25, 2014. Christopher Polk—Getty Images  Lena Headey arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  Peter Dinklage arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Aaron Paul arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Amy Poehler arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Sofía Vergara arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  Kit Harington arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Julia Roberts arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Lizzy Caplan attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images  Sarah Hyland arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Host Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Jason Merritt—Getty Images  Lena Dunham attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Buckner—Getty Images  Hayden Panettiere attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Jason Merritt—Getty Images  Teyonah Parris arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Danny Moloshok—Invision/AP  Jim Parsons arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Mayim Bialik arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  Rico Rodriguez arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  Minnie Driver from the Lifetime miniseries "Return to Zero" arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 25, 2014. Lucy Nicholson—Reuters  Keke Palmer arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Invision/AP  Actor Ricky Gervais arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 25, 2014. Lucy Nicholson—Reuters  Melissa Mcknight, left, and Matt LeBlanc arrive at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  Julianna Margulies arrives to the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theater on August 25, 2014. Christopher Polk—Getty Images  Melissa McCarthy arrives to the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theater on August 25, 2014. Kevork Djansezian—NBC/Getty Images  Mason Vale Cotto arrives on the red carpet for the 66th Emmy Awards, August 25, 2014 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Frederic J. Brown—AFP/Getty Images  Mario Lopez arrives on the red carpet for the 66th Emmy Awards, August 25, 2014 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Frederic J. Brown—AFP/Getty Images  Aubrey Anderson-Emmons arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Danny Moloshok—Invision/AP  Lucy Liu attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Jason Merritt—Getty Images  Camila Alves, left, and Matthew McConaughey arrive at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  Kate Mara arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  Sarah Silverman attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images  William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman arrive for the 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA. 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