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Last Week Tonight’s Finale Had a Salmon Cannon

November 10, 2014

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By now, you’ve probably seen posted elsewhere around the Internet, this amazing clip from the finale of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver where he uses a salmon cannon (it’s exactly what it sounds like) to launch salmon all across the television landscape. Just because we didn’t post at 12:01AM and get the most Facebook interactions out of it, doesn’t mean we’re not going to post this hilarious bit.

Such recipients of salmon to the face include Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, JJ Abrams, Homer Simpson, Dwight Howard, Tom Hanks, and so much more.

If this doesn’t make sense to you yet, just watch and thoroughly enjoy, then have an overwhelming sense of sadness that there will be no new Last Week Tonight for the weeks to come.

John Oliver Shows Us What We’ve All Been Missing Out in State Legislatures and Why You Should Vote Tomorrow

November 3, 2014

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If you think reality TV stars are the only ones capable of making ridiculous .gif worthy meltdowns or awkward moments on TV, you obviously have not seen a bill try to get passed at the State level here in the U.S.

Last night, John Oliver showed on Last Week Tonight what sort of nonsense is going down in several state legislatures around the country and why the midterm elections that will be held tomorrow to decide who will get to hold the offices where people are punching pieces of paper and screaming.

Watch the segment here.

“Last Week Tonight” Knows What Home Depot Should Be Advertising

November 3, 2014

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Lowe’s is employing robots to help customers find their way through their hardware and home supplies store. It’s an added perk for sure when looking for the right type of bolts and screws, but the team at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver thinks that customer service at such places is much more dependent on the human element than simple knowledge of tools, gardening, etc.

So, with the help of Nick Offerman, H. Jon Benjamin, and Sarah Baker, Last Week Tonight made up this ad for Home Depot that shows that their sales representatives are best put to use when dealing with couples whose relationship is going off the rails.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver vs. Sugar

October 27, 2014

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Having taking on the awareness of Net Neutrality, drones, the lack of coverage of Supreme Court cases, and more, John Oliver’s target for this week is sugar or, more specifically, the amount of sugar that us consumers are unaware of in almost all of our food.

Of course, the Last Week Tonight team and Oliver do a bang up job of letting us all know what’s up, making us laugh, and encouraging action. Watch it all here.

John Oliver and Last Week Tonight Make Important Supreme Court Cases Palatable With Dogs and Fake Paws

October 20, 2014

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You’d be hard pressed to find anyone that actually sits and watches an entire hour of congressional hearings on C-SPAN. While the decisions that affect the course of politics happen in such chambers, it’s hard to make it good TV.

Cases that The U.S. Supreme Court takes on have an even more direct effect on our lives and cameras aren’t even allowed into their court room. However, you can hear audio of their discourse and, knowing that, the amazing Last Week Tonight team and John Oliver have done us all the huge favor of making an adorable mock-up of The Supreme Court with real dogs with fake paws.

In fact, there’s almost ten minutes of footage you can use so you or major news networks can put it over audio of cases in The Supreme Court. Welcome to your new favorite meme, Internet.

Aasif Mandvi Has a Little Trouble Making a Trailer For His Book “No Land’s Man”

October 19, 2014

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The release of The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi’s book No Land’s Man is just around the corner on Nov. 4th. Yet, Mandvi, in trying to make a promotional trailer for the book has had trouble getting people to help him promote it.

Just watch him look to Jack Black, John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac, Kumail Nanjiani and Connie Britton for help and see who Mandvi’s real friends are.

Then, you can pre-order No Land’s Man here.

This Year’s New York Comedy Festival Has a Damn Fine Line-Up

October 13, 2014

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Taking advantage of the endless wealth of comedy genius that resides in and around NYC as well as bringing plenty of the funniest people in the land, The NY Comedy Festival for 2014 isn’t something you should miss.

In the line-up thus far:

Bill Cosby, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, Louis C.K., John Oliver, Jim Gaffigan, Jon Stewart, Schtick or Treat, Kyle Kinane, Amy Poehler, Friends of the People, Seth Herzog, Tig Notaro, This Is Not Happening, Brian McCann, Dave Hill, Pete Holmes, Keith and the Girl, Sara Schaefer, Kabin, Nate Bargatze, Big Jay Oakerson, Letterman writers, Hannibal Buress, Marc Maron, Aparna Nancherla, James Adomian, Cameron Esposito, Deer Prom, Monroe Martin, Brent Morin, Nick Vatterott, Sean O’Connor, Eric Andre, Emily Heller, Maria Bamford, Nick Offerman, Jeff Ross, Murderfist, Guy Branum, Bob Odenkirk, Rachel Feinstein, and more.

It’ll be a mix of headlining shows, showcases, benefits, album recordings, special shows, and more.

So clear out your calendar for Wed. Nov. 5th-Sun. Nov. 9th if you can, in any way, go to any/all of these shows.

John Oliver Attempts To Explain Professional English Soccer to David Letterman

October 1, 2014

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While Americans seem to show some interest for soccer during the World Cup, there is still a lack of interest in the game that the world calls football for the other 4 years of time when the World Cup isn’t happening.

John Oliver got some insight into why that might be based on his explanation of the English Premier League as well as the other subsequent soccer leagues in England to David Letterman on The Late Show.

John Oliver and Last Week Tonight Bring You Up To Speed on Drone Strikes

September 29, 2014

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Just in case you weren’t aware of the status of drone strikes and how they’re carried out these days, John Oliver and the crack team at Last Week Tonight not only will fill you in on what the situation is, but present to you, and lighten some tension from what you’ll learn about drones, the funniest drone fail they could find.

Watch the segment here.

John Oliver Gives a In Depth Analysis of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s Recent Address

September 22, 2014

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Last Week Tonight and John Oliver do another bang up job breaking down what might be a confounding news story.

In this case, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gave an address regarding the recent controversies surrounding NFL players and rampant incidents of domestic abuse.

Oliver shows how Goodell makes an address like a politician trying to not upset his constituency, but also avoiding making any promises. Watch it here.

John Oliver Continues His Streak of Informing and Being Hysterical with His Segment on the Upcoming Vote for Scottish Independence

September 15, 2014

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This week on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver got to delve into something that hits a closer to home for him as it deals with the fate of Great Britain.

After hundreds of years, Scotland is now voting on its independence from Great Britain and Oliver expertly and hilariously presents both sides.

Watch, learn, laugh, and repeat right here.

The Geckos That John Oliver Had Us Rally Behind Passed Away While in Space

September 8, 2014

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When Russia had lost contact with a space vessel they had sent up with geckoes for the sole purpose of seeing how they would mate in space, John Oliver and Last Week Tonight made a rally cry to go get those geckoes.

Joy was had when they reestablished contact, but, alas, when Russia was looking in the vessel upon landing, they found that the geckoes had died.

So, of course, Oliver had a very fitting tribute to the space sex geckoes on Last Week Tonight complete with duet with A Great Big World.

John Oliver Looks Over Some of Last Week Tonight’s YouTube Comments

September 1, 2014

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Even though there has been plenty written on how great/hilarious/informative/effective/etc. Last Week Tonight has been, YouTube is of course a den where haters and trolls of all shapes and sizes of usernames can make themselves heard in a capacity of some kind which include digs on John Oliver and his show.

Watch it here and note the transparency that Oliver observes on his satirical news show versus real news.

John Oliver Destroys a Piñata, Literally

August 25, 2014

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Outside of a digging deep into an issue that’s far too overlooked or explaining a controversial, divisive one, Oliver had the week off on Last Week Tonight and decided, in his absence, to leave us a video where he takes on a piñata.

Verbally and physically, piñatas, or at least the one he takes to with a colorful blunt force object, may never be the same.

For This Week, Last Week Tonight, Like You Probably Hoped, Covers What Has Been Going on Ferguson, MO

August 18, 2014

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As your various social media feeds have been most likely filled with some sort of pictures or articles about what looks like a war zone in Ferguson, MO over the killing of the unarmed Michael Brown, one would hope that such a biting, satirical comedy news program as Last Week with John Oliver would cover this story to hopefully ease some of the confusion and bring levity, of any degree, to the matter.

Well, last night, Oliver did just that in his main segment. Watch it here.

John Oliver’s #GoGetThoseGeckos Changes to #WeGotThoseGeckos

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The geckos that Russia sent into space to observe while mating, then lost contact with have been found. John Oliver issued a call to arms for the whole world to urge Russia to #GoGetThoseGeckos on Last Week Tonight and now those geckos have apparently been found.

#WeGotThoseGeckos is now official as you can hear from Oliver himself, even though how responsible the hashtag was for their recovery is up for debate.

John Oliver Wants Us To Save Space Geckos That Are Trying to Get It On

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Russia’s been up to a lot lately, but, for the lack of its homophobia or relevance to Ukraine, you might have overlooked Russia losing contact with a space vessel that was housing mating geckos for observation.

That’s why John Oliver on Last Week Tonight (as well as a plenty of celebrities like Julia Louis Dreyfus and Patrick Stewart) says that the least humanity can do is to tell Russia to “Go get those geckos!”

John Oliver Apparently Making Thai Government Feel Uneasy

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has been blazing quite a trail ever since its premiere on HBO, not pulling any punches with any of its segments or jokes. As a result, POM Wonderful, a marketing company responsible for an ad for Oregon’s healthcare website, the FCC’s Tom Wheeler, and more have actually and very publicly responded to Oliver’s jabs at them.

The latest in this group reportedly happens to be the Thai government that doesn’t at all appreciate John Oliver’s jabs at Thailand’s Crown Prince. Vice reports that the junta that’s currently in power is “paranoid” about a segment that lambasted the Crown Prince.

Do note that there are laws in place in Thailand where you could go to jail for any such mockery of the royal family.

Last Week Tonight Finds That Warren G Harding Will Now Be Noted For Steamy Letters Sent to His Mistress

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For the longest time, Warren G. Harding was a president whose name kids would memorize in order to be able to recite the names of every single U.S. president. None of his policies and his short term are remembered very much, but now that’s all changed with the discovery of some smutty letters, rich in detail, that he sent to his dear mistress.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver investigates further and finds he even nicknamed his penis in the letters.

John Oliver Summarizes Your Annual Fireworks Watching for the 4th of July on Last Week Tonight

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As they took the week off, John Oliver opted against predicting what would happens news wise on Last Week Tonight and instead detailed the experience we all share in going to watch light bursting in the sky for the 4th of July.

Before The Hobby Lobby SCOTUS Decision, John Oliver Had This To Say

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On last week’s episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver offered his two cents on the Hobby Lobby’s attempt to go against a contraception mandate on the grounds of freedom of religion.

Per usual, Oliver’s got some hilariously damning things to say. Give it a watch here.

Last Week Tonight Digs Into Dr. Oz’s Senate Hearing

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One of America’s most popular doctors, Dr. Oz, was recently at a Senate hearing over his recent showcasing of dietary supplements on his incredibly influential daytime show. John Oliver and Last Week Tonight dug a little deeper into what’s wrong with that and made it sharply funny as well, which has really been their niché. Educating the public as they get to do longer segments on HBO and then getting to do much bigger jokes, gags, and bits, again, because they get 30 min. as opposed to 22.

Watch the segment here and make sure you check your dietary supplements twice, if you do that sort of thing, even after they’re recommended by Dr. Oz.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Responds to John Oliver’s Net Neutrality Segment

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John Oliver is definitely affecting change as the FCC’s Tom Wheeler had to address, in an official capacity, Oliver’s jokes about him during a segment on net neutrality on Last Week Tonight. In the segment, Oliver suggested that Wheeler is like a dingo in that you shouldn’t leave a dingo with your baby just like you shouldn’t leave Wheeler as the chairman of the FCC having be a former lobbyist for cable and wireless companies.

Wheeler felt it prudent during some sort of hearing that he should address the issue of his identity as a human or a dingo. Unlike Donald Rumsfield avoiding Louis C.K.’s lizard question, Wheeler earned himself another segment on Last Week Tonight with making an official statement.

John Oliver Goes All the Way to Cambridge to Chat with Stephen Hawking

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John Oliver did indeed interview the legendary Stephen Hawking on Last Week Tonight. Their discourse consisted of AI, the fate of the planet, and imaginary time, but Oliver seemed pretty concerned to see what the theoretical chances are to get with Charlize Theron. Turns out Hawking or his “sentient computer” are pretty good in engaging in a witty repartee with Oliver.

Watch the extended interview here.

Stephen Hawking Will Be John Oliver’s Next Guest on Last Week Tonight

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Stephen Hawking Will Be John Oliver’s Next Guest on Last Week Tonight

John Oliver has been on a streak with pretty much everything on Last Week Tonight. So, naturally, we can’t for tomorrow night when he’s interviewing one of the smartest people on the planet, Stephen Hawking.

It should prove to thoroughly enlightening, but like Colbert interviewing Pussy Riot via a translator, it’ll be fascinating to see how Oliver pulls this chat off.