Last Week Tonight
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John Oliver Calls Out America for Hypocrisy on Transgender Rights (Video)
“We are weirdly comfortable celebrating transgender people, while simultaneously dehumanizing them,” the HBO host says
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John Oliver Reminds Viewers the Internet Is a Terrible Place for Women (Video)
“We all know the internet is an incredible tool, but like most tools it can be used as a weapon,” the HBO host says
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John Oliver Takes on US Torture Tactics With Big Assist From Dame Helen Mirren (Video)
HBO “Last Week Tonight” host manages to fit Bill Cosby, Rachel Dolezal and Bud Light Lime jokes in otherwise heavy segment
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John Oliver Eviscerates Bud Light Lime as Part of Promise to FIFA Sponsors (Video)
“Last Week Tonight” host says the beer “tastes like the Jolly Green Giant’s ejaculate”
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John Oliver Says Calling Him a Journalist Is ‘an Insult to the Current State of Journalism’ (Video)
“I’m a comedian,” HBO host clarifies
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John Oliver Blasts US for Lack of Paid Family Leave in Honor of Mothers’ Day (Video)
“So if a worker with no paid leave goes into labor at work, she better hope it’s on her lunch hour,” Oliver says
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GLAAD Media Awards Honor Kelly Ripa, Thomas Roberts, HBO and Sports Illustrated (Photos)
“Live With Kelly and Michael” co-host wins the Excellence in Media Award and MSNBC anchor receives Vito Russo Award during ceremony in New York
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John Oliver Rips Gap, Walmart, H&M Clothing Over Sweatshop Labor, Unsafe Working Conditions (Video)
“They have that fun ad where idiots in ill-fitting khakis swing dance, so we kind of forgot all about it,” the HBO host says
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John Oliver Crushes CNN’s Doomsday Clip With Martin Sheen’s Version (Video)
The “Last Week Tonight” host also calls Celine Dion “some sort of a French-Canadian space mermaid”
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Michael Bolton Joins John Oliver to Serenade IRS With Sympathetic Tribute Before Tax Day (Video)
The “Last Week Tonight” host reminded everyone that the agency isn’t evil — it’s just boring
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Edward Snowden Schools John Oliver on His ‘Embarrassingly Bad’ Password (Video)
“admiralalonzoghostpenis420YOLO” is an example of a password the NSA whistleblower thinks is “pretty good”
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Webby Awards Nominations: Jimmy Fallon, Ellen Degeneres, Jimmy Kimmel Among Contenders
Other nominees for the program’s 19th edition include Zach Galifianakis, Kevin Hart and Vice Media
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TV’s Late-Night Ratings Wars: ‘Tonight Show’ Wins Another Battle, Kimmel Viewers Come Close to Letterman’s
CBS’s “Late Show” edges ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” by a mere 39,000 total viewers
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John Oliver Tells Viewers to ‘Stop Being a D–k’ on April Fools’ Day (Video)
“Anyone who claims to be excited for April Fools Day is probably a sociopath,” the comedian told his HBO audience
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John Oliver Demolishes NCAA Rules That Prohibit Paying Student Athletes (Video)
The “Last Week Tonight” host created a new video game detailing the NCAA player experience, “March Sadness 2015”
