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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…

John Oliver took a left turn on Last Week Tonight and imagined a scenario where Stanley Tucci would be the host of the HBO late-night show. While discussing Medicaid and everything wrong with the system, Oliver said the purpose of the show was not to make viewers feel good, otherwise it would be…

John Oliver spotlighted Simu Liu and John Boyega on Last Week Tonight for their beginnings as stock photo models. In the last segment of the HBO show, Oliver talked about stock photos, noting that that’s how the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Star Wars: The Force Awakens stars got…

John Oliver roasted Donald Trump on Last Week Tonight for his “cash grab” schemes as the former POTUS makes another run for the White House. “This year, more than ever, everything Trump does is going to be a cash grab,” Oliver said on the HBO late-night show. “This year has been one of the few times…

John Oliver dinged Kate Middleton for her Photoshop fail and got a cameo from Jersey Shore’s Snooki on Last Week Tonight. At the top of the show, Oliver took a swipe at the drama in England over Kensington Palace’s release of a statement in which the Princess of Wales admitted to editing a photo of…

John Oliver took a subtle swipe at Deadline's coverage of Last Week Tonight in the latest episode of his HBO show. The British comedian mocked this very publication in a segment about medicine, doctors and state medical boards. We were the latest television target after Oliver slammed Dancing wit…

John Oliver has some ideas for DC co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran as to who should be their next Batman. On the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, Oliver discussed the Supreme Court agreeing to take on Donald Trump’s immunity case and whether ex-presidents can be prosecuted. The HBO late-night…

Oppenheimer continued its atomic charge toward Oscar glory by winning the marquee film prize at the Producers Guild Awards, which were handed out tonight in Hollywood. Producer-director Christopher Nolan's box office and awards-season juggernaut went home with the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding…

Tom Sandoval of Vanderpump Rules continues to be the punchline of jokes for late-night shows and John Oliver took a swipe at the Bravo star on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight. Oliver took on the scam known as “pig butchering,” which is when scammers fatten up their victims with the promise of…

On Mondays while HBO’s Last Week Tonight is in season, host/executive producer John Oliver takes to X to post the main story segment from the previous night’s episode as it becomes available on YouTube. This Monday, following Last Week Tonight‘s Season 11 premiere last night, Oliver went on X to…

John Oliver started a new season of Last Week Tonight on HBO with a million-dollar offer to Clarence Thomas. On the Season 11 premiere of the late-night talk show, Oliver discussed the U.S. Supreme Court, saying that it’s reached “a breaking point,” citing several ways it could be fixed like…

Fresh off his big wins at the Emmys for Last Week Tonight, John Oliver is building more buzz for the 2024 premiere of his HBO talk show, taunting Disney. Now that Steamboat Willie’s version of Mickey Mouse is in the public domain, Oliver is freely using the character. Ahead of Oliver’s late-night…