After disgraced New York congressman George Santos hadfinally been kicked outof the House of Representatives on Dec. 1,Last Week Tonighthost John Oliver celebrated the occasion by suggesting Santos might find success on one of the reality franchises on Bravo. On Sunday night’s episode ofLast Week Tonight, Oliver could not hide …
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Forest and Bird, the conservation group committed to defending nature across New Zealand, had everything planned out for its 100th anniversary celebration. They would — as they do annually — open up the vote for the Bird of the Year, this time billed as Bird of the Century. There would …
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John Oliver joined Stephen Colbert on The Late Show to discuss his stand-up career, which he resumed during the WGA strike to “keep paying the staff” of Last Week Tonight. The comedian and TV host shared several stories, including one about a gig he did at the University of East …
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Late-night television will return to the airwaves (and/or streaming services) at the start of October following the end of the Writers Guild of America strike. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers are all set to resume their respective shows Oct. 2, while John Oliver will return with …
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“I want to make one thing clear off the bat: Not a fan. Not a fan of the podcast,” offered Jon Stewart. “Tried to get through the first one. Not a fan.” Yes, the seventh episode of Strike Force Five, a Spotify podcast featuring late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, …
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Jimmy Kimmel revealed he was just about to retire before the Writers Guild of America strike started, and Stephen Colbert explained how he came to be in possession of a former dictator’s pants on the first episode of Strike Force Five, their new podcast with fellow late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, …
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With late-night still locked down as the Hollywood strikes drag on, five hosts are passing the time with a new limited series podcast. Strike Force Five, scheduled to launch on Spotify on Aug. 30, forms its own television Avengers with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John …
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Last Week Tonight, the late-night program hosted by John Oliver, usually sticks to adding context to complicated news stories — breaking down bills, the implications of different political decisions, the fallout from structural failures. But this week, Oliver had to strip the show down to an elementary level to explain …
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John Oliver began the final Last Week Tonight episode of the season by summarizing the nonstop clown show Twitter has become ever since Elon Musk paid $44 billion for the site a few weeks ago. But because members of the media are some of Twitter’s most enthusiastic users, the story …
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It’s been mere days since the midterm elections and the country doesn’t even yet know which party will control the House of Representatives, so understandably John Oliver and his Last Week Tonight team didn’t tackle the elections in their main story — but Oliver did start the show by acknowledging …
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