Latest John Oliver News
Emmy Awards: John Oliver Ends Snl's Winning Streak After Category Shift
John Oliver ended 'Saturday Night Live's six-year Emmy Award winning streak on Monday (15.01.24).The 46-year-old presenter's 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' had dominated the Talk Show category in recent years but a rule change...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 January 2024
Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Offered To Pay Jimmy Kimmel's Staff During Strike
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon offered to pay the wages of Jimmy Kimmel's talk show staff at the start of the writers strike.'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' has been off-air for four months after the Writer's Guild...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 01 September 2023
Jimmy Kimmel 'Was Intent On Retiring Before The Writers' Strike'
Jimmy Kimmel was "very intent on retiring" before the writers' strike.The 55-year-old comedian made the confession about his retirement plans on the first episode of the 'Strike Force Five' podcast, which he co-hosts with Stephen...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 31 August 2023
Jimmy Kimmel Launches Podcast To Support Striking Writers
Jimmy Kimmel is launching a new podcast to support out-of-work writers amid the ongoing strike.The 55-year-old comedian has joined forces with fellow TV stars Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and John Oliver to launch...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 August 2023
John Oliver Scoops Talk Show Emmy
John Oliver paid tribute to his staff as he picked up the Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series on Sunday (20.09.20).The 42-year-old presenter beat off competition from shows by the ceremony's host, Jimmy Kimmel,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 September 2020
Lady Gaga's Data Stolen By Hackers Amid Ransom Threat
Lady Gaga's personal data has been stolen by hackers.The 34-year-old pop singer and other A-list stars have fallen victim to a hacker group called REvil, which has been able to access an array of confidential...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14 May 2020
China Blocks John Oliver's Name On Social Media After Xi Jinping Sketch
Any new mentions of Oliver or the name of his show, ‘Last Week Tonight’, have been blocked on China’s version of Twitter following the broadcast of the 20-minute sketch on Sunday (June 17th).Oliver’s segment laid...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 June 2018
Marlon Bundo Is Number One: John Oliver's Book About Mike Pence's Gay Rabbit Outsells The Original
John Oliver has reached peak White House trolling with his latest venture, a children's book about Vice President Mike Pence's gay rabbit Marlon Bundo. It's an LGBTQ take on the politician's own book release, which...
By Holly Mosley in Books / Authors on 22 March 2018
Dustin Hoffman And John Oliver Lock Horns Over Questions Of Sexual Misconduct
With the uncovering of various incidents of sexual misconduct in Hollywood over the years still ongoing, Dustin Hoffman gets quizzed on his past behaviour by political commentator John Oliver on a Tribeca Film panel this...
By Holly Mosley in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 December 2017
John Oliver And Hbo Being Sued For Defamation By Coal Tycoon Robert E. Murray
British comedian John Oliver, along with broadcaster HBO and his team of writers for his US show ‘Last Week Tonight’, is being sued for defamation by coal industry tycoon Robert E. Murray.A lawsuit filed on...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 June 2017
John Oliver Not Entirely Sure He Won't Be Deported By President Trump
With the return of his HBO political comedy show ‘Last Week Tonight’ set to return to the screen next week, British-born host John Oliver has expressed a degree of nervousness about having to inevitably taken...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 February 2017
Donald Trump's Election Just Sums Up A Terrible Year According To John Oliver
If there was anyone who didn't mince their words regarding their feelings on Donald Trump being named the President-elect, it's John Oliver. The 'Last Week Tonight' show host has been particularly vocal about his lack...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14 November 2016
John Oliver Apologises For Donald Trump
In his last show before the high-stakes presidential election, comedian John Oliver accepted the blame for Donald Trump’s controversial candidacy by digging up some old archive footage of himself saying that the whole idea was...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 November 2016
John Oliver Calls Out David Cameron And Boris Johnson During Brexit Rant
British comedian John Oliver gave his thoughts on Britain's decision to leave the European Union last week, in an explicit rant on his HBO show ‘Last Week Tonight’. In his speech Oliver called out both...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 June 2016
Donald Trump Hits Back After John Oliver Snub
Oliver insisted in an interview on Friday (30Oct15) that he wasn't interested in having the Republican presidential candidate hopeful on his talk show because he doesn't "really care about him in any capacity"....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 November 2015
John Oliver: "Congratulations On Your White Penis"
John Oliver used Monday's Last Week Tonight to give his two cents on the subject of online harassment and revenge porn. John Oliver targeted online harassment during Monday's Last Week Tonight"If you have one of...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 June 2015
John Oliver On Why The U.s Bail System Is Just Plain Wrong
John Oliver turned his attention to the U.S bail system on Sunday's Last Week Tonight, explaining how it disproportionately hurts the poor. Oliver said some people might admit guilty just to stay out of jail...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 June 2015
John Oliver Defends Irs As "The Anus Of The Country"
Wait, what? John Oliver defended the IRS on Last Week Tonight. Kind of looks wrong doesn't it? But, yep, the British comedian used his monologue on Sunday's show to explain why we shouldn't be so...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 April 2015
John Oliver Rips Apart For-profit Policing, Twitter Explodes
John Oliver turned his attention to for-profit policing on Sunday's Last Week Tonight, specifically the municipalities that target low-income black residents with fines and court fees to balance the books.John Oliver went after for-profit policing...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 March 2015
John Oliver Riffs On The Pointlessness Of Daylight Saving Time
John Oliver, the host of HBO's Last Week Tonight, directed his ire at the pointlessness of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday's show, breaking down why the practice is ridiculous and shouldn't even be a thing...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 March 2015
John Oliver Goes After Elected State Judges On 'Last Week Tonight'
John Oliver focused his ire on elected state judges during Sunday's Last Week Tonight. It's one of the most unique aspects of US democracy, though Oliver argued that it forced judges to take tough stances...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 February 2015
John Oliver Returns With Savage Takedown Of Pharmaceutical Companies
John Oliver returned on Last Week Tonight on Sunday night (February 8) and let loose with an epic 17-minute takedown of the powerful pharmaceutical companies. As Uproxx put it, Oliver tackled "the underinformed-but-attractive drug reps...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 February 2015
John Oliver Goes After Ferguson Cops, "The Police Are Not Soldiers"
John Oliver delivered a scathing takedown of the on-going turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri, reminding authorities, "Police are not soldiers". On August 9, unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed.John Oliver's takedown has gone viralOn...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 August 2014
John Oliver Rallies The Internet Trolls To Give The Fcc Hell
John Oliver is using his position as satirical-sideways-swiper for good, it would seem. His latest target is the FCC and ‘net neutrality’, and he addressed them in a rousing, 13-minute-long segment from his new-ish HBO...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 June 2014
John Oliver Goes Solo With 'Last Week Tonight', So How Did It Go?
John Oliver has gotten off the mark with his new solo show Last Week Tonight on HBO, which didn't stray too far from the concept and structure of Jon Stewart's The Daily Show. The reviews...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 April 2014
Once A "Little-known British Standup", John Oliver Hits Hbo With 'Last Week Tonight'
John Oliver’s ascendance has been startling. He only moved to New York 8 years ago, and between becoming best friends with Ricky Gervais, starring as Prof. Ian Duncan on NBC's ‘Community’ and ‘corresponding’ on Comedy...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 April 2014
John Oliver, With Gervais Seal Of Approval, Hits Tvs On Hbo In Late April
John Oliver went from working the stand up scene in the U.K to being recommended by Ricky Gervais to U.S giant Jon Stewart. He then hosted The Daily Show in place of Stewart to critical...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 February 2014
John Oliver To Unveil "Tonight Show Last Week" On Hbo In April
John Oliver’s new HBO show has finally been made official with the announcement of a title and a release date. Oliver fans rejoice! The former “Daily Show” correspondent will begin “The Tonight Show Last Week...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 February 2014
Trailer For 'Community' Season Five Hits The Web [Video]
Community will at last be back on our screens in the new year and to celebrate the long-awaited return of the Greendale Seven (whose numbers have admittedly declined since the start of the show) an...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 December 2013
John Oliver's Comedy Star Continues To Rise With Hbo Series In 2014
John Oliver has been rewarded for his successful stint as Jon Stewart's temporary replacement this summer on The Daily Show with his own topical series on HBO beginning in 2014, the network announced on Thursday...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 November 2013
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