last week tonight
John Oliver Blasts J.D. Vance for “Scolding People for Enjoying Stuff” in Campaign Speech
John Oliver says Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance should stop “scolding people for enjoying stuff” while on the campaign trail. “The Trump campaign continued trying to counter enthusiasm for the Democrats’ new ticket, with J.D. Vance — a man who virtually looks like he got stuck 10 percent of the way to transforming into […]
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John Oliver Wants to Believe the J.D. Vance Sofa Rumor: “I’ve Never Seen Someone With More Couch-F***er Energy”
John Oliver spent several minutes of his Last Week Tonight opening segment talking about the 2024 presidential race, but he devoted a good chunk of that time addressing the baseless rumor that J.D. Vance once had sex with a couch. As you would expect, Oliver is no fan of Republican candidate Donald Trump’s running mate […]
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John Oliver Is Giddy About Getting His Own Cake Bear: “It Looks Like It’s Wearing a John Oliver Halloween Mask”
John Oliver couldn’t contain his excitement over getting his “John Oliver Cake Bear” on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. If you haven’t been following, here’s a recap and an update of what’s been going on. Basically, Deising’s Bakery and Restaurant in Kingston, New York, wanted some cooking equipment from a closed-down Red Lobster, so they left […]
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New York Bakery Makes John Oliver Cake Bear After ‘Last Week Tonight’ Plea
John Oliver’s request has been granted. On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, the HBO show’s host asked a bakery in Kingston, New York, to put his face on a bear-shaped cake in exchange for some new cooking equipment. The establishment in question, Deising’s Bakery & Restaurant, has risen to the occasion, putting an edible photo of […]
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John Oliver Addresses the “Weirder” 2024 Commencements, From Robot Speakers to Awful Name Pronunciations
John Oliver addressed the past week in commencement gaffes on Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight. Noting that ceremonies in general have been “a little chaotic this year, both because of the continuing protest over Gaza, but also for weirder reasons,” he kicked off the segment by showing footage from the Thomas Jefferson University College […]
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John Oliver Hoped Finland’s Partially Nude Windows95man (and His Giant Denim Egg) Had Won Eurovision
John Oliver had a favorite performer in this year’s Eurovision contest. On HBO’s Last Week Tonight, the host opened the show by addressing the annual international music competition, which crowned its latest winner this weekend. “The Eurovision Song Contest took place amid a slew of controversies, from calls for boycotts over Israel’s participation to the […]
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‘Last Week Tonight’: Past Seasons Will Be Available for Free on YouTube
Last Week Tonight fans hankering for their John Oliver fix this week won’t have a new episode to satiate them, but the show is making up for that by offering the first season for free on YouTube. The show’s official X (formerly Twitter) account posted the news Friday. “There’s no new episode this week!” the […]
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John Oliver Takes Shots at Donald Trump’s “Cash Grabs,” From Mugshot T-Shirts to Truth Social Stock
John Oliver took shots at Donald Trump’s “cash grabs,” including mugshot T-shirts (which read “Not Guilty”), branded cologne, a Bible, mini speakers with Trump’s likeness, and gold-colored earpods and sneakers, on Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight. The HBO late night host started the segment by noting that Trump has “had a rough run in […]
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John Oliver Offers Clarence Thomas $1M Annually to Retire From SCOTUS
John Oliver closed Last Week Tonight’s 11th season premiere by making Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas a lucrative offer to quit his job, or as the host declared, “get the fuck off” the court. “We have a special offer for you tonight: We are prepared to offer you $1 million a year for the rest […]
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‘Last Week Tonight’ Switches Categories, Still Wins Emmy
Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver each came into Monday’s Emmy Awards on a long winning streak. Thanks to being thrown into a new category together, at least one of those streaks was bound to end. SNL’s six-year streak fell as Last Week Tonight took home the Emmy in the newly […]
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John Oliver Jokes He Doesn’t Need Movies Anymore Thanks to 17-Minute Viral Hamster Maze Video
John Oliver is celebrating the end of the actors strike — sort of. On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, he noted that the 118-day strike had come to an end after SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers last week (the deal still has to be ratified by the […]
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‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver Says He’s “Furious” at Studios for Prolonging the Writers Strike
John Oliver had a lot of news to catch up on in Sunday’s Last Week Tonight — five months, in fact. During the first 15 minutes or so of his first show back since the Writers Guild of America strike ended, he blazed through the biggest news stories that happened during the 148-day strike. “I’d […]
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