John Oliver on big tech: ‘Ending a monopoly is almost always a good thing’ The Last Week Tonight host examined Google, Amazon and Apple and efforts to address ‘anti-competitive conduct’ The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022
John Oliver Has Offered To Buy The Loathsome Fitzroy Banana Statue That Sadly Had To Split WOT. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 7, 2022
‘Send us your banana’: Melbourne council denies John Oliver’s bid for infamous statue Yarra Council has denied US talk show host John Oliver's cheeky bid to purchase its banana statue, saying it's "not ready to part with it just yet". The New Daily · Jun 7, 2022
Comedian John Oliver offers to buy Melbourne’s ‘demonic’ banana statue Artwork by Adam Stone provoked a public backlash, culminating in its attempted decapitation and removal from a Fitzroy street The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2022
John Oliver on cops in schools: ‘Criminalizes the very essence of childhood’ The Last Week Tonight host breaks down how adding armed ‘resource officers’ overwhelmingly harms students The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2022
John Oliver on Subway franchisees: ‘Dream turned into a nightmare’ The Last Week Tonight criticised the sandwich store for its punishing practices that leave franchisees trapped and at a financial loss The Guardian - US · May 23, 2022
John Oliver on the power of US utility companies: ‘The only game in town’ The Last Week Tonight host digs into the profit motives of monopolistic utility companies and the regulators who are unwilling or unable to moderate them The Guardian - US · May 16, 2022
John Oliver hits out Alabama governor Kay Ivey over ‘trans youth ban’: ‘What the f*** is wrong with you?’ Comedian called banning of gender-affirming healthcare ‘right-wing virtue signalling’ The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
John Oliver: ‘Your basic rights could become crimes tomorrow’ The Last Week Tonight host urged action against the leaked supreme court abortion opinion and warned of what might be next The Guardian - US · May 9, 2022
John Oliver on environmental racism: ‘It’s clear we have a massive problem’ The Last Week Tonight host delves into how zoning laws and lax regulation in the US mean your zip code can determine your health The Guardian - US · May 2, 2022
John Oliver shares hilarious scouting report on Air Bud and it’s the best way to start your week Buddy never had the makings of a varsity athlete. USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 25, 2022
From Kim Kardashian to Amanda Knox: Famous names who have joined fight for Melissa Lucio and why With two days to go until Melissa Lucio will be executed in Texas for a crime she says she didn’t commit, a growing number of famous faces have joined the fight to save her life. Rachel Sharp writes The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022
John Oliver on police interrogations: ‘If they have decided you are guilty, you’re in big trouble’ The Last Week Tonight host explores issues with police interrogations, which often place extracting a confession over determining truth The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2022
John Oliver gets blackmail on Congress "Last Week Tonight" host revealed that he paid data brokers for lawmakers' "problematic" internet search histories Salon · Apr 11, 2022
The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2022 John Oliver on online data brokers: ‘What they can buy is pretty troubling’ The Last Week Tonight host discussed the ‘sprawling, unregulated ecosystem’ that allows for companies to use personal data to target consumers
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022 John Oliver mocks Madison Cawthorn’s false statements, from ‘key bumps’ to apple cobbler ‘Cawthorn’s record with the truth has always been unrelentingly bad,’ the comedian says
The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2022 John Oliver on next-day shipping: ‘Someone somewhere pays the price’ Last Week Tonight host discussed the ‘relentless pressure’ put on truckers and criticized the industry that treats them unfairly
The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2022 John Oliver: ‘Street drugs are an absolute mess right now’ The Last Week Tonight host discussed the substantial rise in overdose deaths and the infrastructural problems that face those with addiction
Chicago Tribune · Mar 26, 2022 A company in Illinois got fringe famous for creating ‘Lego’ meth labs — then it made a ‘Lego’ Zelenskyy to help Ukraine and sold out many times over NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Joe Trupia fell back into the seat of an old wooden school desk.
The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2022 John Oliver rips Ticketmaster and live music costs: ‘One of the most hated companies on earth’ The Last Week Tonight host explores why live music events cost so much and how ticket-selling companies profit off an opaque pricing and resale system.
The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2022 John Oliver on wrongful convictions: ‘Guilty until proven rich or lucky’ Last Week Tonight investigates the difficulties of appealing a wrongful conviction in the US criminal justice system, which often prizes finality over accuracy
Irish Mirror · Mar 2, 2022 RTE's David McCullagh becomes international sensation as Russian Ambassador interview goes global The grilling has since been picked up by international media, with one US chat show host devoting a segment to it
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022 John Oliver roasts CNN for airing Applebee’s ad during Ukraine invasion ‘This is so disturbing’
The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2022 John Oliver: sex work regulation in the US is ‘confusing and counter-productive’ The Last Week Tonight host discussed how US sex workers are often demonised, patronised or mistreated by the system
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022 Ukraine-Russia war: John Oliver calls Putin ‘an autocrat, a tyrant, a warmonger’ and a ‘huge b****’ ‘Last Week Tonight’ presenter also described the war in Ukraine as ‘completely indefensible’