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  1. election updates (sorry)
    John Oliver Makes a Plea to the Nonvoting Left“I know that this isn’t inspiring to hear, but politics isn’t always inspiring.â€
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. for all the dogs
    They Tried to Play Off a Dead Dog at the EmmysJohn Oliver started to say something “silly,†but did he?
    By Bethy Squires
  3. last night on late night
    John Oliver Praises WGA During First Post-Strike Last Week Tonight“Hopefully, this might encourage others, from auto workers to Starbucks baristas to health-care providers.â€
    By Bethy Squires
  4. my subreddits have unionized
    John Oliver Supports the Reddit Protests’ Use of His ImageReddit users have been protesting proposed changes to the site’s API.
    By Bethy Squires
  5. last night on late night
    Calling All Youngs: John Oliver Made an Alt Episode Just for YouWhy watch a segment about property when our student loans still haven’t been canceled?
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. veggie tales
    John Oliver Marries a CabbageFor artificial intelligence, duh!
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  7. last night on late night
    John Oliver Takes on the ‘Satanic’ Georgia GuidestonesYes, this story involves furries. The best ones always do.
    By Bethy Squires
  8. last night on late night
    Watch John Oliver Unravel the Legal Arguments of Air BudHe’s not even that good at basketball.
    By Bethy Squires
  9. last night on late night
    John Oliver Is So Freaking Over The Da Vinci CodeIt’s apple! Of course it’s apple.
    By Bethy Squires
  10. last night on late night
    John Oliver Says ‘Remember Chex Quest?’“For six weeks in 1996, Chex cereal f- - -ed.â€
    By Bethy Squires
  11. emmys 2021
    John Oliver Shouts Out That Loser Conan O’Brien in Emmys Acceptance Speech“Like many of us in this room, I was kind of rooting for Conan, so this is bittersweet.â€
    By Bethy Squires
  12. last night on late night
    It’s Monday Morning, So Here’s John Oliver Talking Belarusian PoliticsIn which Last Week Tonight deploys the teddy-bear school of diplomacy.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. last night on late night
    John Oliver Would Like to Speak to Jeopardy!’s ManagerAbout, you know, the new host.
    By Devon Ivie
  14. last night on late night
    John Oliver Finally Settles How to Pluralize ‘Octopus’Octopodes? Octopi? Octomoms? Shut it all down until we get to the bottom of this.
    By Bethy Squires
  15. last week tonight
    Blessed Congregants, John Oliver’s Fake Church Now Has Fake Health Care“That gives you freedom from insurance, and us freedom from responsibility.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  16. last night on late night
    John Oliver Issues Challenge to His New Enemy, the Cheerios’ Twitter Account“You worthless, impotent, empty suit of a cereal brand.â€
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. last night on late night
    John Oliver Can Summon George Clooney With the Snap of His Fingers“I gave you that power in a limited capacity.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  18. roll clip!
    John Oliver, Leslie Jones, and More Have a Message for White People“Google it.â€
    By Zoe Haylock
  19. last night on late night
    Anti-Vaxxers Ruined John Oliver’s Cicada Mascot Debut“We emailed our mascot guy and we told him not to come in, because it was an absolutely stupid idea.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  20. last night on late night
    John Oliver Looks Forward to the Next Pandemic on Last Week TonightWait, he’s not looking forward in a fun way. You know what we mean.
    By Halle Kiefer
  21. last night on late night
    Adam Driver Does Not Consent to John Oliver’s ‘Sexual or Violent’ Kinks“Do you realize, over this past year, what you’ve asked me to do to you?â€
    By Devon Ivie
  22. last night on late night
    John Oliver Fires Missive at Jared Kushner, ‘America’s Most Laminated Prince’“You might want to strap in, Jared.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  23. last night on late night
    John Oliver Has Some Belated Thoughts on the ‘Upsetting’ Gilmore Girls Reboot“Not enough Paris.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  24. the highest honor
    Danbury, Connecticut Names Sewage Plant After John Oliver“Why? Because it’s full of crap, just like you, John.â€
    By Halle Kiefer
  25. last night on late night
    John Oliver Says Conspiracy Theories Turn Trump Into ‘the Flash on Cocaine’Especially when birtherism is involved.
    By Devon Ivie
  26. last night on late night
    John Oliver Wants CNN to Stop Being Such ‘F*cking Prudes’ About EverythingBut mostly about protests.
    By Devon Ivie
  27. last night on late night
    John Oliver’s Favorite Conspiracy Theory Has Nothing to Do With COVID-19You bet it’s about Princess Diana.
    By Devon Ivie
  28. it’s not tv it’s hbo
    HBO Darling John Oliver Thinks HBO Max Is a Piping Load of ‘Ash Heap’He discussed the Gone With the Wind debacle.
    By Devon Ivie
  29. last night on late night
    John Oliver Insists People ‘Won’t Succumb to the Purge’ If We Defund the Police“It’s about moving away from a narrow conception of public safety.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  30. last night on late night
    John Oliver Recaps the Year of America’s ‘Brutality Bingo’“That misconduct is in and of itself built on a legacy of white supremacy.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  31. last night on late night
    John Oliver Will Give You 30 Seconds to Be ‘Selfishly Angry’ About Coronavirus“You’ve got to get that out of your system.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  32. roll clip!
    John Oliver Outlines the Horror of the U.S. Government’s Response to Coronavirus“I don’t want to be alarmist here, but I don’t want to minimize what we could be facing.â€
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  33. last night on late night
    John Oliver Tackles Medicare for All in Season PremiereFor those of us who are not Beyonce.
    By Charu Sinha
  34. last night on late night
    John Oliver Is Ready for Another Battle With Coal Company CEO Bob MurrayHBO lost over $200,000 from Murray’s first lawsuit, but it’s ready to do it all again.
    By Megh Wright
  35. last night on late night
    Only a Fool Would Challenge the Pumpkin Spice LatteThe spice cares not for our mortal qualms.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  36. last night on late night
    John Oliver Breaks Down Why It’s Time to Impeach President Trump“Every asshole succeeds until finally they don’t.â€
    By Megh Wright
  37. climate change
    Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn But Not Bill Nye on Last Week TonightThe science guy stopped by John Oliver’s HBO show to ask how fun he has to make learning about climate change before you start caring.
    By Halle Kiefer
  38. last night on late night
    John Oliver Sums Up Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation: ‘Borderline Pathological’“Here’s the thing, it worked.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  39. last night on late night
    John Oliver Found a Way to Make Bitcoin Interesting: A Keegan-Michael Key SketchKey is your new bitcoin financial adviser.
    By Hunter Harris
  40. John Oliver Recaps the Painful Marathon That Is the Trump Presidency on […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight season finale, where John Oliver reviews Donald Trump’s first year in office and breaks down […]
    By Megh Wright
  41. last night on late night
    John Oliver Revisits Joe Arpaio’s Absurd To Catch a Predator KnockoffJoe Arpaio created clownish sting operations for three episodes of Smile … You’re Under Arrest!
    By Hunter Harris
  42. last night on late night
    John Oliver Has an Unconventional Suggestion for the Brexit NegotiationsIt involves Lord Buckethead, the intergalactic space lord who ran to unseat Theresa May.
    By Hunter Harris
  43. feuds
    The FCC Insists That John Oliver’s Audience Did Not Crash Its Comments SectionThe FCC would very much like to be excluded from this narrative.
    By Hunter Harris
  44. last night on late night
    John Oliver Calls Out Sean Spicer’s Holocaust Comments“That’s not just wrong, that’s $200 question on Jeopardy wrong.â€
    By Emma Barrie
  45. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Found a Way to Sneak Some Facts into Trump’s Daily […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver breaks down Donald Trump’s long relationship with false information and […]
    By Megh Wright
  46. vulture lists
    The 10 Best Last Week Tonight Segments to Rewatch Right NowJohn Oliver might teach you a thing or two about the Trump era.
    By Kenny Herzog
  47. last night on late night
    John Oliver Suggests You Sit Back and Enjoy the Descent of the American Empire“If you’re at the tipping point of an empire, enjoy the descent.â€
    By Halle Kiefer
  48. John Oliver Talks Parenthood, Jon Stewart, and Hosting ‘Last Week Tonight’ […]Ahead 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 […]
    By Megh Wright
  49. last week tonight
    John Oliver Wants Last Week Tonight to Focus on More Than Donald Trump“I think we’re very anxious to not make it all Trump all the time.â€
    By Tolly Wright
  50. roll clip!
    Watch the Kings of HBO, Larry David and John Oliver, Pal Around TogetherIt’s not small talk. It’s medium talk.
    By Devon Ivie
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