Jordan Peele, Veep, Last Week Tonight win at the 2018 WGA Awards
by 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. …
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John Oliver offers mea culpa on Trump, says F— 2016! in explosive finale to season three of HBO’s Last Week Tonight
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
“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
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
(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
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
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 …
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John Oliver finds Edward Snowden and a way for anyone to care about NSA’s domestic surveillance
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 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
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 …