Last Week Tonight

• John Oliver sued by health-care exec for ‘out of context’ toilet hygiene segment

  The doctor's lawyers claim Oliver made 'false accusations' that 'were designed to spark outrage.'

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  Apr 3, 2025
  
• Coronavirus prompts ‘Late Show,’ ‘Tonight Show’ to drop studio audiences

  The global pandemic has prompted 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' and 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' among many other talk shows to take safety precautions.

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  Mar 12, 2020
  
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• John Oliver says he’s limiting Trump coverage, mocks Trudeau’s ‘ridiculous’ India trip

  John Oliver told reporters that he's put a stopwatch on Donald Trump.

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  Jul 26, 2018
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• John Oliver says NRA TV is like a ‘deranged letter from a serial killer’

  “If the NRA is a ferocious bear charging at you, NRA TV is that bear’s ridiculous hat,” John Oliver said.

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  Mar 5, 2018
• Global Calgary anchors’ solar eclipse discussion featured on ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’

  A discussion Global Calgary anchors Amber Schinkel, Scott Fee and Leslie Horton had about the eclipse on Friday was shown briefly during a video montage on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver."

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  Aug 21, 2017
• John Oliver says Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner aren’t ‘moderating influences’ on Donald Trump

  “Is Ivanka really the moderating influence that people claim? And what in Jared’s background justifies such a gigantic White House portfolio?” John Oliver asked.

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  Apr 24, 2017
• John Oliver criticizes Donald Trump’s Syria bombing

  “Right now we have a president who feeds off praise, and he just got a lot of it for bombing someone, and that should make everyone very, very worried,” John Oliver said.

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  Apr 10, 2017
• John Oliver slams Donald Trump and ‘mismanaged s**tshow’ RNC

  'Believing something to be true is the same as it being true — that was the theme of the RNC," says John Oliver.

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  Jul 25, 2016
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• John Oliver pays off $15 million in medical debt, makes TV history

  John Oliver's $15 million medical-debt payout beats Oprah Winfrey for the largest giveaway in TV history.

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  Jun 6, 2016
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• John Oliver pokes fun at Chechen strongman’s lost cat Instagram post. It didn’t go over well.

  Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov didn't take kindly to comedian John Oliver making fun of him for posting about his lost cat on Instagram.

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  May 24, 2016