John Oliver Reacts to HBO’s Possible New “Business Daddy” Paramount: “How the F*** Do I Get Out of This?”

John Oliver Reacts to HBO’s Possible New “Business Daddy” Paramount: “How the F*** Do I Get Out of This?”

John Oliver isn’t what you might say thrilled about getting a new “business daddy.”  That’s how he’s referred to whatever company happens to own HBO, home of his late-night show Last Week Tonight, over the years, from AT&T to Warner Bros. Discovery. On Sunday’s episode, he referenced last week’s news that Netflix had backed out…

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Critic’s Notebook: A Flat Nate Bargatze and a Lame Time-Saving Gag Upstage Worthy Winners at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards

Critic’s Notebook: A Flat Nate Bargatze and a Lame Time-Saving Gag Upstage Worthy Winners at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards

Given that I live in Los Angeles and work for an entertainment industry trade publication, I’m not supposed to admit this, but much of the country — not “most” but probably more than “some” — has a particular perception about Hollywood. Writers and directors and producers and movie stars, you sometimes hear, live in a…

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John Oliver Reacts to HBO’s Possible New “Business Daddy” Paramount: “How the F*** Do I Get Out of This?”

John Oliver Slams Trump Over Response to Protests Against Immigration Raids: “He Is Such a Dick”

John Oliver again criticized President Trump on Last Week Tonight, this time over the latter’s response to increasing protests against immigration raids across the country. “As you undoubtedly know, last weekend, ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] conducted sweeping raids across the country as part of an escalation ordered by Stephen Miller,” the White House…

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John Oliver Reacts to HBO’s Possible New “Business Daddy” Paramount: “How the F*** Do I Get Out of This?”

John Oliver Mocks Trump for Believing Edited Tattoo Photo Was Real, Says ABC News’ Terry Moran Was “in Hell” During Oval Office Interview 

John Oliver mocked President Trump for repeatedly insisting that a photo that appeared to be edited was real during an interview with ABC News last week. On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight (which was filmed prior to Trump revealing a plan to institute a tariff on movies produced outside the U.S.), Oliver showed a 90-second clip…

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John Oliver Reacts to HBO’s Possible New “Business Daddy” Paramount: “How the F*** Do I Get Out of This?”

John Oliver Mocks Trump Administration for Adding Atlantic Editor to Military Ops Group Chat: “Another Week of Chaos”

John Oliver mocked the Trump administration’s major gaffe last week, wherein U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz unknowingly added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine to a group text in which leaders discussed plans for an airstrike in the Middle East. “The Trump administration brought us yet another week of chaos,” he said on Sunday’s…

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