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Tag: Last Week Tonight

Jordan Peele, Veep, Last Week Tonight win at the 2018 WGA Awards
Movies / News / TV

Jordan Peele, Veep, Last Week Tonight win at the 2018 WGA Awards

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 12, 2018February 12, 2018

It was another great night both for Jordan Peele and HBO as the awards season swung through the Writers Guild of America on Sunday night. …

John Oliver offers mea culpa on Trump, says F— 2016! in explosive finale to season three of HBO’s Last Week Tonight
News / TV

John Oliver offers mea culpa on Trump, says F— 2016! in explosive finale to season three of HBO’s Last Week Tonight

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 15, 2016

The third season of HBO’s Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ended not with a whimper, but with a bang. After a penultimate episode …

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver explores our massive debt-collection dilemma, then absolves $15 million of it in record TV giveaway
TV

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver explores our massive debt-collection dilemma, then absolves $15 million of it in record TV giveaway

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 6, 2016

“You get a car! You get a car!! You get a car!!! EVERYBODY GETS A CAR!!!!” I don’t even need to remind you those were …

Most-liked Instagrams for The Comic’s Comic in 2015
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Most-liked Instagrams for The Comic’s Comic in 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 30, 2015December 30, 20151

You can look back on a calendar year from many different perspectives and points of entry. Your memories flash in front of you. And then …

Meet Me In New York: Josh Gondelman
Interviews / Meet Me In New York

Meet Me In New York: Josh Gondelman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 13, 2015October 13, 2015

(Photo of Josh Gondelman by Mindy Tucker, August 2015) What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it …

Jon Stewart: The Godfather of Late-Night TV in 2015
TV

Jon Stewart: The Godfather of Late-Night TV in 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 9, 2015September 9, 2015

Jon Stewart’s talking head might not appear on our TVs four nights a week any longer, but his name and his influence is perhaps even …

Inside Amy Schumer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver among 74th annual Peabody Awards winners
TV / Uncategorized

Inside Amy Schumer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver among 74th annual Peabody Awards winners

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 16, 2015

Congratulations to Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer and HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, as they joined seven other TV series honored this morning …

John Oliver finds Edward Snowden and a way for anyone to care about NSA’s domestic surveillance
TV / Uncategorized / Video

John Oliver finds Edward Snowden and a way for anyone to care about NSA’s domestic surveillance

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 6, 2015

With all of the talk in the past week about satire, freedom of speech and comedians abusing or somehow not doing what they can with …

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver proves it belongs with all-star first-season finale salmon cannon salute
TV / Uncategorized

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver proves it belongs with all-star first-season finale salmon cannon salute

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 10, 2014November 10, 20141

TV networks may still use Nielsen ratings as their primary measuring stick for how successful their programs in gaining viewers and selling advertisements. But Last …

Prison isn’t funny, but prison rape is? Another blistering report from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV / Uncategorized

Prison isn’t funny, but prison rape is? Another blistering report from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 21, 20141

Say what you will about the legitimacy of rape jokes, but at least we all can agree that prison rape is hilarious, right ladies? Because …

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