John Oliver began his main story on ‘Last Week Tonight‘ by addressing one of his favorite subjects: weird mascots. This time it was Reddy Kilowatt, a character made of electrical outlets, lightbulbs, and bolts of electricity who for decades told people that the energy industry has their best interests at …
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John Oliver examined the conditions that have allowed COVID-19 to ravage prisons and jails across the United States — and called for a wave of inmate releases to prevent swaths of unnecessary deaths — on Last Week Tonight Sunday. Prisons and jails have been hotbeds for the virus for months, …
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Following his extensive coverage on the Russia investigation, or “Stupid Watergate,” John Oliver delved into President Trump’s political “sequel,” the Ukraine scandal, on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. The comedian dubbed the political dustup “Stupid Watergate II: The Stupidest Watergate.” Oliver started off by summarizing the story: On a phone call …
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