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Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
the sports section
Apr. 8, 2016
The Yankees Respond to John Oliver’s Trolling
They put up a message on the scoreboard that read, “Thanks, John Oliver. Everyone is welcome at Yankee Stadium.”
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
Apr. 7, 2016
John Oliver Continues to Troll Yankees
Another game, another batch of funny costumes behind home plate.
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
Apr. 5, 2016
John Oliver’s Yankees Tix Went to Ninja Turtles
Striking a blow against snobbery.
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
Apr. 4, 2016
John Oliver Giving Yankees Seats to Riffraff
His HBO show bought tickets to the team’s opening homestand.
By
Joe DeLessio
last week tonight this morning
Nov. 9, 2015
Watch John Oliver Call Out Redskins’ Attempt to Defend Their Name
At least Redskins isn’t as bad as “Dick Balls,” right? Right??
By
Elaine Godfrey
last week tonight with john oliver
Sept. 14, 2015
John Oliver Rewrites Miranda Warning and Makes Dennis Quaid, TV Cops Read It
“We now have a system where the most vulnerable people are potentially being charged for access to a hideously broken system.”
By
Jaime Fuller
Aug. 24, 2015
John Oliver Talks LGBT Discrimination
“It is long past time where gay people have the same rights that straight people have.”
By
Jaime Fuller
last week tonight with john oliver
July 20, 2015
John Oliver Food-Waste-Shames America
Last night on
Last Week Tonight.
By
Jaime Fuller
last week tonight with john oliver
July 13, 2015
John Oliver Says Public Cash for Stadiums Is Bad
“I’m not saying we shouldn’t have giant aquariums in ballparks full of terrified fish … But we should not be using public money to pay for them.”
By
Jaime Fuller
last week tonight with john oliver
June 22, 2015
John Oliver Advises Taking Confederate Flag Down
“I believe the first time the Confederate flag was used in a racist way was the exact second they finished sewing the very first one.”
By
Jaime Fuller
last week tonight with john oliver
June 15, 2015
John Oliver Doesn’t Think the Plot of
24
Is a Good Argument for Torture
“Just because Kiefer Sutherland does something on-camera, does not mean it’s a great idea.”
By
Jaime Fuller
last week tonight with john oliver
June 8, 2015
John Oliver Imagines Robert Durst’s Children’s Book,
Good-bye, Jail
“Good-bye, money. Good-bye, bail. I killed them all, but good-bye, jail.”
By
Jaime Fuller
spy games
Apr. 6, 2015
John Oliver Asks Edward Snowden If the NSA Can See Americans’ Dick Pics
The answer is usually “yes.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and often
June 12, 2014
Eric Cantor Falling Right Into a ‘Golden Safety Net,’ Says John Oliver
No tears for the congressman.
By
Jenna Marotta