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John Oliver takes aim at ‘logically inexplicable’ Qatar World Cup in blistering Last Week Tonight monologue

‘I won’t say that Qatar definitely got the World Cup through bribery, but I won’t say that they didn’t. And I will say that they did,’ comedian quipped

The Independent UK

"Last Week Tonight" versus The Crown

In last Sunday's scathing episode, John Oliver questions our defense of British royalty and all wealth worship

Salon

The Horne Section TV Show review: Alex Horne’s magpie-ish meta comedy delight

He’s the ‘Taskmaster’ lackey no more – this funny, self-aware show makes Alex Horne a star in his own right

The Independent UK

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John Oliver on British monarchy: ‘Like an appendix. We’ve long evolved past needing them’

The Last Week Tonight host goes in on the British royal family, from their vast private wealth to their refusal to reckon with their colonial history

The Guardian - US

John Oliver compares the royal family to ‘Mickey and Minnie at Disneyland’

The US talk show presenter was mocking the family on the latest episode of his show ‘Last Week Tonight’

The Independent UK

'About time': Chris Evans' fans approve his Sexiest Man Alive 2022 vote

Chris Evans — best known as a Marvel superhero, dog lover and Twitter politico — is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive this year, but he had to wrest the title away from John Oliver and Dwayne Johnson.

Los Angeles Times

‘Captain America’ star Chris Evans named People’s sexiest man alive

Captain America is the incredible hunk.

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'Absolutely yes': Internet reacts to Chris Evans named Sexiest Man Alive

Chris Evans has been voted an ‘incandescent supernova of hotness’ - but what does Twitter have to say?

Evening Standard

John Oliver in hysterics as Stephen Colbert jokes Liz Truss’s curtsy ‘killed the Queen’

‘The Queen looked at Liz Truss, thought, “You know what, I don’t want to do this anymore” and died. That’s what happened,’ Oliver responded

The Independent UK

John Oliver on Republicans and voting: ‘If I lose, it’s rigged, if I win, it’s fine’

The Last Week Tonight host examines election denialism, GOP attempts at election subversion and the fragility of American democracy

The Guardian - US

The real "problem" with Jon Stewart

As predicted, the "Daily Show" veteran got his mojo back. If only his show were on a platform more can see

Salon

The Horne Section TV Show review – this riotously fun sitcom is an utter delight

Taskmaster’s Little Alex Horne’s boundless energy and likability is captured in a charming show that sits somewhere between Flight of the Conchords and The Goodies

The Guardian - UK

Don Jr. mocks Pelosi attack with meme

Right-wingers are trying to turn an assault on an 82-year-old man into a joke

Salon

John Oliver on US bail: ‘Arbitrary, destructive and criminalizes poverty’

The Last Week Tonight host examines the broken cash bail system in the US and GOP efforts to discredit local reform efforts

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

John Oliver makes ‘absurd’ dig about Kristen Stewart on Last Week Tonight

Comedian roasted Hollywood star’s acting style in opening segment

The Guardian - US

John Oliver: ‘Some on the right have truly lost their minds about trans rights’

The Last Week Tonight host looks at the extraordinary legal attack on trans rights in the US and conservative disinformation around gender-affirming care.

The Guardian - US

John Oliver: local news crime coverage gives police ‘a huge lobbying platform’

The Last Week Tonight host looked at how daily crime beat stories can misrepresent crime rates, exacerbate inequities and act as police PR

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on stolen antiquities in western museums: ‘Abject callousness on display’

The Last Week Tonight host digs into the history of stolen artifacts and the market in dubiously sourced antiquities

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Hillsborough Board of Education votes to approve K-12 social studies curriculum revisions

The Hillsborough Board of Education in New Jersey voted on September 19, 2022, to approve a revised K-12 social studies curriculum. Board members announced they would delay voting on the curriculum until October, but decided to vote to pass the curriculum after hearing public comments from educators and parents. The…

Los Angeles Times

Brits slam Sky TV for censoring John Oliver’s ‘edgy’ jokes about the queen’s death

A TV network in the United Kingdom has come under fire for censoring a segment about the death of Queen Elizabeth II during the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.”

The Guardian - UK

Jokes about the Queen’s death cut from UK version of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Sky edited gags that were previously shown in the US

The Independent UK

John Oliver’s jokes about Queen cut from UK broadcast of Last Week Tonight

Comments were removed from the UK and Ireland versions of the show

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on ‘king of cop shows’ Law & Order: ‘Far from representing reality’

Last Week Tonight host digs into the discrepancy between the reality of law enforcement and the fantasy depicted in show and its many spin-offs

Evening Standard

Russell Howard: ‘A new PM to poke fun at? Bring it on’

The comedian speaks to Serena Kutchinsky about finding the funny in politics and loving the new ‘punk rock’ era of TikTok comedians

Daily Mirror

Adele storms Creative Arts Emmys as Beatles and James Corden also win big for Britain

John Oliver also represented the British flag at the prestigious awards show on Saturday night as a string of stars from the UK won awards for work on huge TV shows

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