Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver heads to India to sit down with the Dalai Lama to chat about uplifting topics like Tibetan persecution by the Chinese government, the over 100 Tibetans who have self-immolated in protest of Chinese oppression, and the controversy surrounding what will happen after the […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from John Oliver’s appearance on last night’s Daily Show, where he chats with Trevor Noah about comedy’s role in today’s political climate, why he hates most of the headlines about his Last Week Tonight segments, and how he feels about doing a weekly show instead of a daily one like Noah. “There’s […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver looks at the Republicans’ promise to replace Obamacare with something even better and why options like refundable tax credits, health savings accounts, block grants, and high-risk pools don’t solve the problems that the ACA fixed. “A tax credit that small helps cover your […]
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Here’s a clip from John Oliver’s visit to last night’s Late Night, where he and Seth Meyers both admit they took their wives’ Valentine’s Day gift suggestions at face value and decided to go the “thoughtful card” route rather than try to come up with a more creative, expensive gift. “Thoughtful card: That’s tangible affection […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver breaks down Donald Trump’s long relationship with false information and “alternative facts” thanks to his daily consumption of morning news shows and websites like Breitbart and Infowars. “Real people get hurt when you make policy based on false information. Billions will get spent […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with John Oliver about the return of his HBO show and the political mess the US is in right now thanks to our new president. “It feels like his inauguration day was 114 years ago,” Oliver says. “We have a long way to […]
Continue ReadingAhead of Last Week Tonight’s return to HBO this weekend, Rolling Stone sat down with John Oliver for a lengthy interview about comedy’s role in the Trump era, balancing his TV job with his newer job as a parent, how he chooses topics for long Last Week Tonight segments, and more. Here’s Oliver on the […]
Continue ReadingLast Week Tonight returns to HBO next month, and today the network released a very special promo for the show that also features some stars from other HBO series, including Kumail Nanjiani (“Sometimes we don’t want a British man yelling at us about how the world is ending for a whole hour”) and Larry David, […]
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