May 30, 2022
Did John Oliver run out of things to talk about, and then pick whatever random thing he saw to be the topic?
Feels that way at first glance.
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Did John Oliver run out of things to talk about, and then pick whatever random thing he saw to be the topic?
Feels that way at first glance.
If we lose our capacity for outrage, things can still get worse.
When it comes to gun control, I know it can feel like everything’s been said before. In fact, even pointing out “everything’s been said before” has been said before. In fact, even pointing out the fact that “ ‘everything’s been said before’ has been said before” has been said before. But while the depressingly familiar numbness that you may be currently feeling can help you handle the pain in the short term, in the long term it can actually be a real problem because unless something hurts as much as it’s supposed to, nothing gets done about it.
And something has got to be done here, and not just about guns. The El Paso shooting is currently being investigated as a hate crime, and the shooter’s manifesto featured anti-immigrant language that may well be familiar to you from certain cable networks and certain presidents. Clearly white nationalism and anti-immigrant hysteria did not start with this president. But he certainly seems to have created an environment where those kinds of views can fester and indeed thrive.
The Last Week Tonight host warns that carelessness, not fraud, is the biggest threat to mail-in voters.
John Oliver turned his attention to the Trump campaign’s attempts to destabilize the upcoming election. But while Trump “is turbocharging efforts to mess with the vote,” as Oliver said on Sunday night’s episode of Last Week Tonight, there’s nothing new about Republican efforts to depress Democratic voter turnout, going so far as to hire off-duty policemen in 1981 to patrol largely Black and Hispanic precincts while wearing armbands and revolvers under the guise of ballot security. “Revolvers and armbands at a polling site is never a great look considering that the literal definition of an actual Nazi is someone with guns and armbands who threatens the safety of the Poles,” Oliver said.
The Last Week Tonight host shows how we're failing one of the most vulnerable populations.
John Oliver is launching a glorious stamp collection for a very good cause
John Oliver is launching a glorious stamp collection for a very good cause
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If you’re fed up with boring, regular postage stamps and you’re an avid Last Week Tonight fan, Sunday’s episode came with some splendid news — the show has launched its very own stamp collection, featuring the likes of Chiijohn and such fitting slogans as, “And now…a stamp.”
The reason? It all ties in with the theme of…
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John Oliver lambasts Fox News and Rush Limbaugh over coronavirus misinformation
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On Sunday, John Oliver launched his fifth Last Week Tonight segment on the coronavirus, this time turning his steely gaze on certain media treatment of the pandemic — and how it’s all feeding back to Donald Trump.
Over the course of a 20-minute teardown, Oliver plays clips from the likes of conservative radio host Rush…
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John Oliver's deep dive into One America News Network is scary, scary stuff
John Oliver’s deep dive into One America News Network is scary, scary stuff
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If someone were to mention a right-wing, American news organisation that occasionally dabbles in coronavirus misinformation, your first thought might well be Fox News.
But apparently, there’s one growing outlet that’s even more extreme.
Introducing One America News Network (OAN), something described by John Oliver as…
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Stephen Colbert and John Oliver video chat about life during social distancing
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Even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, there’s something oddly soothing about watching Stephen Colbert video chatting with John Oliver.
In the clip above from The Late Show, the two hosts discuss life under social distancing, their isolation outfits (Oliver is wearing sweatpants, while Colbert is in a suit with…
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