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‘Late Night': John Oliver Literally Blew Up the Year 2020
John Oliver explains how his comedy will change after President Donald Trump leaves the White House.
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Danbury Mayor Accepts John Oliver's Sewage Renaming Offer, On One Condition
A Connecticut city won’t waste an opportunity to get a sizable donation from comedian John Oliver over a weekslong joke pertaining to the name of a sewage plant in the area. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said in a video posted on his Facebook page Sunday that the city would accept Oliver’s challenge. Boughton said the city would rename the...
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John Oliver: Name Sewage Plant for Me, I'll Give to Charity
Comedian John Oliver has upped the stakes in a tongue-in-cheek spat with a Connecticut city, offering to donate $55,000 to charity if officials follow through on a joke to rename its sewage treatment plant after him.
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Guilfoyle's Loud RNC Speech Makes Her the Comics' Favorite
Trevor Noah says Kimberly Guilfoyle’s GOP convention speech was so loud that Canada called the cops.
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Conn. City Fires Back at Comedian John Oliver by Naming Sewer Plant for Him
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is firing back at John Oliver a week after the comedian took some shots at Danbury on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight.” During a segment on his August 16 show on racial disparities in the jury selection process, Oliver mentioned issues that years ago accidentally left residents of Hartford and New Britain off jury pool…
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‘Tonight': John Oliver Explains What Defunding the Police Means
John Oliver discusses what it means to defund the police and how protesters removed a monument of a slave trader in Bristol, United Kingdom.
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‘Late Night': John Oliver Discovered ‘Tiger King' Star Joe Exotic
John Oliver saw something special in Joe Exotic before the popular show “Tiger King” came to Netflix.
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‘Late Night': John Oliver Spent 2 Days With Creepy Silent Mascots
John Oliver says the silent Japanese mascots never once broke character during the two days they spent together.
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Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen Help Raise Money for Vets
Sheryl Crow and Bruce Springsteen hit the stage together to help raise over $5.7 million at this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families.
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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart Headline Veterans' Fundraiser
Two New Jersey icons — Bruce Springsteen and Jon Stewart — will once again headline this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families. The comedy and musical event will also feature John Oliver, Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng. It will be held Nov. 4 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New...
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John Oliver's ‘A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo' Parody Book Among Most ‘Challenged' Works
Not everyone was amused by the John Oliver send-up of a picture book by the wife and daughter of Vice President Mike Pence. “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo,” in which the Pence’s family bunny turns out to be gay, was among the books most objected to in 2018 at the...
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Bill Murray Defends Dustin Hoffman Over Harassment Allegations
Appearing on the same stage where months earlier Dustin Hoffman faced repeated questions about alleged sexual harassment, Bill Murray praised the actor as a “really decent person.”
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Neil Rosen's Emmy Predictions
Neil Rosen shares his Emmy predictions. Watch the Emmys on Monday at 8 p.m. on NBC 4 New York.
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Michael Che and Colin Jost Ready For Their Emmy Close-Up
The current “Weekend Update” anchors need to find a way to distinguish themselves, beyond their usual patter (singing is probably a non-starter).
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2018 Emmys Watch: Five Things to Look For
The 70th edition of the TV awards show offers competitive races spanning comedy to drama. Here’s a quick guide.
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Blockbusters in Alaska Set to Close; 1 Store Left in US
Alaska’s last two Blockbuster video stores are calling it quits, leaving just one store open in the U.S. The stores in Anchorage and Fairbanks will close for rentals after Sunday night and reopen Tuesday for video liquidation sales through the end of August, said Kevin Daymude, general manager of Blockbuster Alaska.
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Emmy Nominations 2018: Here Are Five Takeaways
The Emmy Awards nominations announcement Thursday underscored that the fierce competition in drama (“Game of Thrones” scored a top 22 nominations) and comedy alike (“Saturday Night Live” notched 21 nods) is no laughing matter.
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Samantha Bee Stings Back
The “Full Frontal” comedian’s rejoinder to her one-time “superhero” guest Eric Schneiderman offered her most powerful segment yet – but underscored the perils of comedy that picks heroes.
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Sales Multiply for Pence and Oliver Rabbit Books
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo” has spent the past several days at No. 1 on Amazon.com. The book it spoofed, by the wife and daughter of Vice President Mike Pence, reached the top 10. The Pence book is a tribute to the family’s pet rabbit.
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‘Tonight': John Oliver Got Into a Hugging Match with Oprah and Lost
John Oliver rates his singing as Zazu for the live-action “Lion King,” shares his opinions on Barbra Streisand cloning her dogs and explains why she, Mariah Carey and Oprah Winfrey deserve lifetime high-maintenance passes.