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After just missing the launch of Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign last weekend, John Oliver kicked off Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight by unpacking the week of Brat. The comedian roasted Jake Tapper over his confusion around Charli XCX‘s meme-worthy endorsement of Harris while promoting her…

Although Sunday presented plenty of political news to dive into, John Oliver is still trying to process the events of last week. This weekend’s episode of Last Week Tonight was prefaced with a disclaimer that it was filmed on Saturday, July 20, before Joe Biden announced he’s exiting the presidential…

As the UK general election heats up, John Oliver is taking a look at his country’s options… and a social media moment that lives in his head rent-free. On Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight, the comedian took aim at all political parties, including Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer for not having a…

As the 2024 presidential election draws closer, John Oliver is confronting viewers with the realities of what a second Donald Trump term could look like. On Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight, the comedian explained how Trump’s second time around “could be much, much worse” as he took a look at…

John Oliver poked fun at himself on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight on HBO. The late-night host devoted his show to talking about the ocean and the mining of Manganese nodules found on the seafloor. Oliver explained that the International Seabed Authority oversees the seabed in…

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Kenan Thompson, Michael Che and Colin Jost all have hosted the Primetime Emmys in the past 15 years, but the late-night community once again is feeling aggrieved by the TV Academy as it heads into the latest awards season. The central issue…

John Oliver opened Sunday’s Last Week Tonight by covering some trial that just wrapped up. "A New York businessman got into some legal trouble,” Oliver said, with great understatement, “which was undeniably fun to watch unfold live." Related Stories …

John Oliver trolled Donald Trump on Last Week Tonight after the former POTUS said he had created a new nickname for corn. The HBO late-night show host dedicated Sunday’s episode to corn and noted the way politicians pander to the corn farmers. “There is a long history of American politicians…

John Oliver took the first part of Last Week Tonight to talk about the Eurovision Song Contest and highlighted the act from Finland, known as Windows95man. The HBO late-night host said the Finland entrant was his “absolute favorite,” who appeared on stage singing “No Rules!” written by Henri…

John Oliver was back on Last Week Tonight after taking a week off and dinged Fox News over their coverage of college students protesting the war in Gaza. Oliver highlighted the coverage the student protests have been getting on cable news networks and highlighted a particular moment on Fox News as…

HBO is releasing the entire first season of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on YouTube. The premium cable network didn’t air a new episode of the weekly talk show on Sunday, April 28 but instead dropped all of Season 1 for viewers to watch for free. “There's no new episode this week! But we…

John Oliver took a left turn on Last Week Tonight and imagined a scenario where Stanley Tucci would be the host of the HBO late-night show. While discussing Medicaid and everything wrong with the system, Oliver said the purpose of the show was not to make viewers feel good, otherwise it would be…