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Washington DC
fromSFGATE
4 days ago

John Oliver launches his own fix for Trump's face on national park pass

John Oliver offers free designs to cover Trump's image on the controversial 2026 national park pass.
Television
fromInsideHook
4 months ago

Bob Ross Art Helps John Oliver Raise Funds for Public Broadcasting

John Oliver's auction raised $1.54 million, with a Bob Ross painting selling for over $1 million to benefit the Public Media Bridge Fund.
Arts
fromARTnews.com
4 months ago

Bob Ross Painting Breaks Record at John Oliver's Public Media Benefit Auction

Bob Ross's Cabin at Sunset sold for about $1,044,000, setting a new auction record and raising significant funds for public broadcasting and free speech.
Media industry
fromFast Company
4 months ago

John Oliver's PBS auction leverages his own brand power for good

Last Week Tonight is auctioning show artifacts to raise funds for public television threatened by federal budget cuts that could close many stations.
Television
fromConsequence
4 months ago

John Oliver Auctions Off Bidet Signed by GWAR's Blothar to Benefit Public Media

GWAR's singer praised public broadcasting on John Oliver's show; a Blöthar-signed bidet is being auctioned to benefit public media, with bids over $2,500.
Media industry
fromDefector
5 months ago

Good Thing Nobody In Charge Of A Newspaper Wanted To Make Olivia Reingold A Video Star | Defector

Olivia Reingold posted a deleted Instagram parody of John Oliver that was poorly received; Washington Post executives reportedly sought to hire her for opinion content.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

John Oliver: Everyone knew the administration had it in for Kimmel'

A person getting shot is tragic and a person getting shot for their ideas is horrifying, that is true no matter what their ideas are, he said. But Oliver quickly added: I also recognise that for many, especially those who were the target of Kirk's ideas, it has been hard to stay quiet. Kimmel's remarks last week were focused on how the right was trying to use the death of Kirk to score political points.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months ago

Trump DHS Gives Absolutely Stunning Clap-Back To John Oliver On Bizarre Darth Vader Video

DHS employed a Star Wars-themed video to promote its immigration policies, which was ridiculed for its moral implications by John Oliver.
#minor-league-baseball
fromFortune
8 months ago
National Basketball Association

Record minor-league baseball crowd takes in home opener rebrand inspired by HBO comedy host John Oliver

fromFortune
8 months ago
National Basketball Association

Record minor-league baseball crowd takes in home opener rebrand inspired by HBO comedy host John Oliver

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Major League Baseball
fromESPN.com
9 months ago

The Moon Mammoths? MiLB team to adopt alternate identity following 'Last Week Tonight' contest

The Erie SeaWolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after a segment on HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
9 months ago

John Oliver Aghast at How AI Slop Is Devouring the Web

John Oliver critiques AI-generated content for contributing to misinformation and low-quality digital interactions.
The proliferation of AI tools leads to an overwhelming amount of cheap online content that complicates truth verification.
fromVulture
10 months ago

Even John Oliver Wants Doctor Odyssey Renewed

How is ABC renewing shows called The Rookie or Will Trent, whose premise is apparently just 'despite being dyslexic, he's become a special agent in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation... What!'
Boston Bruins
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
10 months ago

John Oliver Scorches Trump's Threats to the Free Press' in Fiery 28-Minute Rant

John Oliver criticizes Trump's threats to press freedom, warning of the dangers of a submissive media landscape in a democratic society.
fromNew York Post
10 months ago

John Oliver slams 'SNL' UK version as a 'terrible idea' for this 1 reason: 'It's a cult'

"It just sounds like a bad - we have had sketch comedy before, and it just feels like 'Saturday Night Live' is such a unique group. It's a cult."
London politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

John Oliver on Trump deportations: usually blatantly racist and always cruel'

John Oliver criticizes the Trump administration's approach to deportations, highlighting misleading social media messaging and a lack of legitimate criminal justification.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

John Oliver on RFK Jr: A man who is clearly in way over his worm-riddled head'

John Oliver humorously reflects on Pope Francis's death and critiques the detrimental effects of HHS budget cuts under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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