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EXCLUSIVE: No, John Oliver’s lengthy rant about the UK election and Conservative Party woes is not about to be censored in Britain. Sky Comedy did not broadcast the latest episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in its usual Monday home, sparking fears it would not be made available to…

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…

A birthday dinner for Stephen Colbert turned into a humbling experience for John Oliver. While guesting Wednesday on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers recalled an outing the two had with Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon to celebrate Colbert’s 60th birthday. Before the…

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…

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…

Last Week Tonight host John Oliver almost indentured himself to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. A few months ago, he made Thomas an offer: if he would resign, Oliver would give him $1 million a year until one of them died, plus a new motor home. He gave Thomas 30 days to accept. Thomas…

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 dedicated his latest episode of Last Week Tonight to UFOs and started talking about the topic, making a crazy joke about Hugh Jackman. “Our main story tonight concerns UFOs,” Oliver said on the HBO late-night show. “They brought us great album art, classic movie moments, and, of course…