On the latestLast Week Tonight, John Oliver returned to the topic of President Donald Trump’s planned border wall between the United States and Mexico, which he has been discussingsince the beginning of his 2016 campaign. Oliver played a clip of Trump outlining his reasoning behind its construction, and reminded viewers …
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John Oliver spends much of his time on the Last Week Tonight discussing the inequalities currently present in American systems. But on Sunday night — with the country still reeling from the killing of George Floyd — he devoted an entire segment to U.S. history and how whitewashed the teaching …
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Challenging the numerous headlines cementing newly elected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “Britain’s Donald Trump,” John Oliver examined the crucial differences between the two politicians on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. “Given that Britain’s new leader is a clownish figure with silly hair and a passing relationship with the truth, …
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John Oliver unpacked the most crucial details of the long-awaited Mueller report on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, continuing the saga he once-dubbed “Stupid Watergate.” He focused the segment on “two main factors that may have saved” President Trump: “incompetence when it comes to conspiracy with Russia and disobedience when it …
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John Oliver opened Sunday’s Last Week Tonight by recapping the White House’s week of President Trump criticisms –from the anonymous senior official’s New York Times op-ed that called Trump’s actions “detrimental to the health of our republic” to the slew of harsh quotes from various staffers featured in Bob Woodward’s …
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Two days after six women accused CBS chief Les Moonves of sexual harassment, John Oliver explored the legacy of the #MeToo movement and why sexual harassment continues to pervade the workplace. “While companies may have their own policies, from a legal standpoint, sexual harassment is considered a form of employment …
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When it comes to gene editing,John Oliver predicts things could go in two very different directions: one where humans live free of disease and another gone horribly wrong and the world is filled with grotesque creatures he calls “pig-Hitlers.” OnLast Week Tonight, Oliver focused the main segment on the implications …
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Update: The Red Hot Chili Peppersannounced they will perform at the 11th annualStand Up for Heroesevent on November 7th. The band will join a star-studded lineup of comedians including Hasan Minhaj, John Mulaney, Trevor Noah,John Oliver, Jon Stewart and Conan O’Brien. The event benefits injured service members and their families …
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