July 27, 2015
This week in "John Oliver Owns The Internet," the Last Week Tonight host does an amazing take down of mandatory minimums, fixed prison sentences for specific crimes.
July 16, 2015
This morning the 2015 Emmy Award Nominations were announced with plenty of comedy nominations, and it’s no surprise to see Amazon’s Transparent leading the pack with […]
July 13, 2015
Oh America, what are you doing? Public money helps builds sports stadiums, which then get loaded with extras like swimming pools and aquariums.
June 29, 2015
Stephen Colbert supports three things-- the troops, veterans, and lumber. To show his support, he put out a video today doing 20 pushups for the 101st Airborn, several of them using no hands. He says John Oliver challenged him to complete the task,and he now challenges fellow late night hosts James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel and either Karl Lagerfeld or the pope.
June 29, 2015
John Oliver is going to finally take us all the way to the end of the micro-video trend. Forget 20 minute videos, those went out years ago. Forget the instagram 15 second video, or the vine six second video. John Oliver has invented the one second video in celebration of the leap second.
June 25, 2015
The network plan to promote a heartfelt #JonVoyage to the legendary host and comedian.
June 15, 2015
After disgraced FIFA executive Jack Warner threatened to leak incriminating documents in a paid special, John Oliver paid for his own message on Trinidad's TV6 last week to plead for their release. Warner responded in another video, claiming TV6 disgraced their own people and dismissing Oliver as a "comedian fool," all while a dramatic score drowned him out.
June 15, 2015
Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. This week, Jeffrey visited Gotham, The Cellar, The PIT and UCB.
June 15, 2015
There are reports now that Sepp Blatter may go back on his word and not step down from FIFA.
June 14, 2015
Tom Shillue hasn't started his new gig as permanent host of Fox News' popular late night show "Red Eye" yet, but he's already making some waves.
June 10, 2015
In case you haven't heard, the United States has been swinging the mighty hammer of American justice at corruption in FIFA, soccer's international governing body.
June 1, 2015
John Oliver loves the World Cup, but he hates FIFA, calling them a "comically grotesque organization." Looking closely at the workings of FIFA is much like someone who loves sausage having to see how its actually made-- its not pretty. So last night on Last Week Tonight, Oliver gave us all a closer look at the inner workings of FIFA.
June 1, 2015
Last night on the East Coast, while the Peabody Awards were being handed out at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, the Broadcast TV Journalists Association gave out the Critics Choice Television awards in Beverly Hills. In the fifth annual event, the CCTA show was broadcast live on A&E last night from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Amy Schumer took home awards in both ceremonies.
May 18, 2015
John Oliver thinks the American diet might be a little too chicken centric. Popcorned chicken, fingered chicken, even mickey moused chicken. How many times can you say the word chicken in 18 minutes John. The answer is, too many times.
May 4, 2015
If there's flawed system going on in the corporate, political or entertainment world, the people running those systems must hate Sunday nights.
May 1, 2015
Friday continued Tribeca Film Festival’s 40th Anniversary salute to the British (+1 American) comedy sketch group Monty Python. The five surviving Pythons made their appearance at the New York Beacon Theater, filled with fans who had just watched their beloved (and arguably most popular) film “Monty Python and the Search of the Holy Grail.” The crowd were full of people who clearly loved the film, and knew more than a few lines by heart...plus me.
April 20, 2015
John Oliver takes on big topics, and this week he looks at the Turner Doomsday Video. You remember that video that was uncovered as CNN's final sign off.
April 16, 2015
Time Magazine has put out its annual "100 Most Influential" issue and four of those spots were reserved for performers who influence comedy in the world. The list that includes world and industrial leaders, performers, icons and pioneers also includes Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Chris Pratt and John Oliver who were selected and honored with short essays in the magazine.
April 14, 2015
How are your late nights!? Not funny enough!?
April 13, 2015
This past weekend HBO comedies "Silicon Valley" and "Veep" returned with season premieres.
April 8, 2015
HBO Now, which is HBO Go without the cable, is now available.
April 7, 2015
Some artists installed a 100-pound bust of NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden in Brooklyn's Prison Ship Martyrs Monument.
April 6, 2015
John Oliver pulled off an interview get on "Last Week Tonight" by traveling to Russia to talk to NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden.
March 31, 2015
"Last Week Tonight" ran a repeat this past weekend, but that doesn't mean that John Oliver has taken time off from the important issues.
March 30, 2015
Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. This week, Jeffrey reports from Comedy Juice, The Stand, The Red Carpet at Madison Square Garden, The Nightly Show studios, and more…
March 16, 2015
Last night on Last Week Tonight John Oliver took a closer look at the madness that is March and shamed the NCAA treatment of its players in the billion dollar industry that is college basketball.
March 9, 2015
Get your Monday morning dose of history with your favorite Sunday night anchorman, John Oliver.