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election updates (sorry) Nov. 4, 2024

John Oliver Makes a Plea to the Nonvoting Left“I know that this isn’t inspiring to hear, but politics isn’t always inspiring.”

By Jason P. Frank
for all the dogs Sept. 15, 2024

They Tried to Play Off a Dead Dog at the EmmysJohn Oliver started to say something “silly,” but did he?

By Bethy Squires

2023 emmys in 2024 Jan. 15, 2024

Oh, Anthony Anderson’s Mama Is Actually Cutting People OffHe really put her to work.

By Jennifer Zhan
last night on late night Oct. 2, 2023

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.”

By Bethy Squires
podcast review Sept. 21, 2023

Strike Force Five Heralds Podcasting’s First True SupergroupThe late-night hosts have gathered to create a very historic — and uneven — audio experiment.

By Sean Malin
last night on late night Aug. 29, 2023

The Late-Night Dudes Are Doing a Daytime PodSeth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, and the Jimmys are podcasting to raise funds for their writing staffs.

By Jason P. Frank
my subreddits have unionized June 18, 2023

John Oliver Supports the Reddit Protests’ Use of His ImageReddit users have been protesting proposed changes to the site’s API.

By Bethy Squires
last night on late night Apr. 10, 2023

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
last night on late night Sept. 20, 2022

American Citizen John Oliver Just Wants His ‘Football’ ‘Matches’ BackPausing soccer for the queen’s death … that’s class warfare.

By Jason P. Frank
last night on late night Sept. 14, 2022

Guillermo and John Oliver Pour One Out for the QueenTequila DOES start with T …

By Alejandra Gularte
veggie tales Aug. 29, 2022

John Oliver Marries a CabbageFor artificial intelligence, duh!

By Wolfgang Ruth
last night on late night Aug. 8, 2022

John Oliver Kinda Feels Like HBO Is Being Burned Down ‘for the Insurance Money’“Hi there, new business daddy.”

By Rebecca Alter

last night on late night July 6, 2022

John Oliver Takes on the ‘Satanic’ Georgia GuidestonesYes, this story involves furries. The best ones always do.

By Bethy Squires
last night on late night Apr. 24, 2022

Watch John Oliver Unravel the Legal Arguments of Air BudHe’s not even that good at basketball.

By Bethy Squires
last night on late night Feb. 26, 2022

John Oliver Admits British Food SucksOh my God! He admit it!

By Alejandra Gularte
last night on late night Jan. 10, 2022

John Oliver Is So Freaking Over The Da Vinci CodeIt’s apple! Of course it’s apple.

By Bethy Squires
last night on late night Dec. 6, 2021

John Oliver Says ‘Remember Chex Quest?’“For six weeks in 1996, Chex cereal f- - -ed.”

By Bethy Squires
last night on late night Sept. 27, 2021

John Oliver Won’t Rest Until Jeopardy! Gets Its Shit Together“By the way, great job so far, guys.”

By Devon Ivie
emmys 2021 Sept. 20, 2021

Conan O’Brien Was the Troll the 2021 Emmys NeededWhat are they gonna do, take his show away?

By Bethy Squires
emmys 2021 Sept. 19, 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.”

By Bethy Squires
last night on late night Sept. 13, 2021

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
last night on late night Aug. 23, 2021

John Oliver’s Last Jeopardy! Laugh Is Kind of Like a Comedy Daily DoubleThat “smirking golf bag” is gone.

By Devon Ivie

last night on late night Aug. 16, 2021

John Oliver Would Like to Speak to Jeopardy!’s ManagerAbout, you know, the new host.

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Aug. 9, 2021

John Oliver Doesn’t Need a PowerPoint to Taunt Andrew CuomoOr even an “irrelevant montage of photos.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Aug. 2, 2021

John Oliver Couldn’t Help But Wonder, Is the Sex and the City Reboot Pure Trash?“What are you thinking? It’s never gonna work without Kim Cattrall.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night July 12, 2021

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
last week tonight June 28, 2021

Blessed Congregants, John Oliver’s Fake Church Now Has Fake Health Care“That gives you freedom from insurance, and us freedom from responsibility.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night June 14, 2021

John Oliver Raises Prison-Heat Awareness on Last Week Tonight For many with health conditions, a hot-cell summer can be deadly.

By Zoe Haylock
last night on late night May 31, 2021

John Oliver Issues Challenge to His New Enemy, the Cheerios’ Twitter Account“You worthless, impotent, empty suit of a cereal brand.”

By Halle Kiefer
last night on late night May 24, 2021

John Oliver Can Summon George Clooney With the Snap of His Fingers“I gave you that power in a limited capacity.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night May 17, 2021

John Oliver Has No Problem Accusing Israel of ‘War Crimes’“There is a massive imbalance when it comes to the two sides’ weaponry and capabilities.”

By Devon Ivie
roll clip! May 10, 2021

John Oliver, Leslie Jones, and More Have a Message for White People“Google it.”

By Zoe Haylock

last night on late night May 3, 2021

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.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Apr. 12, 2021

John Oliver Has the Last Laugh About Prince Philip“It’s a tragedy if you don’t know a single thing about him.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Apr. 5, 2021

John Oliver Isn’t Worried About the Hot Duke Pulling Out of Bridgerton“It is actually perfectly in his character to start something he doesn’t finish.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Mar. 22, 2021

John Oliver Knows the Atlanta Spa Shootings Are ‘Very Much American’“Anti-Asian racism has long been a fact of American life.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Mar. 1, 2021

Last Week Tonight Covers the Police-Raid Culture That Killed Breonna TaylorAnd calls out Governor Andrew Cuomo.

By Zoe Haylock
last night on late night Feb. 22, 2021

John Oliver Dissects the ‘Amazing’ Ted Cruz Cancún Saga“Because the first rule of fatherhood is throw your daughters under the bus at the first opportunity.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Feb. 15, 2021

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
last night on late night Feb. 10, 2021

John Oliver Begrudgingly Shares the Exact Birthday As John Cena“I’m not just one step closer to death, I’m about 20 steps closer to death than he is.”

By Devon Ivie
chat room Feb. 4, 2021

John Oliver Is Taking Last Week Tonight’s Mascot Budget ‘to My Grave’“If HBO ever finds out how much we spent on this stuff, we’re toast.”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Dec. 9, 2020

John Oliver Cuts Hiatus Short to Fetishize and Bribe the Pringles CorporationAnd the company loves it.

By Devon Ivie

last night on late night Nov. 16, 2020

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?”

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Nov. 9, 2020

John Oliver Calls Donald Trump’s Election Loss a ‘Reverse 9/11’“It was a really good day! Never forget.”

By Megh Wright
last night on late night Nov. 2, 2020

John Oliver Recaps 8 Months of Trump’s ‘Staggering’ COVID-19 ‘Incompetence’One last blitz before Election Day.

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Oct. 26, 2020

John Oliver Calls Trump’s Debate Performance ‘Still Absolutely Appalling’“Unless you set the bar at ‘nobody caught fire,’ Trump will always find a way to disappoint.”

By Devon Ivie
not shitty news Oct. 19, 2020

John Oliver Christens the John Oliver Memorial Sewer PlantWell played, Danbury.

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Oct. 19, 2020

John Oliver Wants You to Spare No Thoughts for ‘Totally Complicit’ Melania TrumpAnd her tacky Christmas decorations.

By Devon Ivie
the highest honor Oct. 9, 2020

It Looks Like John Oliver Is Getting That Sewage Plant Named After Him After AllThe Danbury City Council has voted overwhelmingly to rename their sewage plant after the late night host.

By Halle Kiefer
last night on late night Oct. 5, 2020

John Oliver Has No Sympathy for Trump’s ‘Utterly Inevitable’ COVID Diagnosis“So many of the decisions that Trump and those around him made this week look absolutely appalling in hindsight.”

By Devon Ivie