John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ Scoops Fifth Consecutive Emmy Win, Says Late-Night Shows “Very Fortunate” To Be Able To Air During Pandemic

ongoing “feud” with the town of Danbury, Conn. — a town which the “Last Week Tonight” host has described as a “sad, empty void where hope goes to die” — Oliver challenged their local leaders to prove just how seriously they’re taking his insults during Sunday’s episode of his show.And where’s perhaps the most humiliating place to see your name memorialized, according to the British comedian? A sewage treatment plant.“Congratulations, Mr.

It's official. Every time residents of Danbury, Connecticut, flush, they will be sending their special deliveries to the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant.

It was a busy week in news from the White House. So busy that John Oliver couldn't even properly address it all on Sunday's Last Week Tonight.

Also Read: 'SNL': Michael Che Says 'There's a Lot Funny About' Trump Getting COVID-19 (Video)“So far, the White House has handled this situation terribly. First, the news only came out after reporters discovered that one of Trump’s closest aides, Hope Hicks, who traveled with him to the debate, had tested positive, prompting the obvious question of when the president learned he’d been exposed and what he’d done about it.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorAt the top of tonight’s episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver quickly admitted that there is so much to unpack from this week that there is no time to talk about Trump’s taxes, the catostrophic debate or how Melania Trump basically said, as he put it “f*ck Christmas”.

Chrissy Teigen revealed last night that she and her husband, John Legend, lost their baby boy just weeks after announcing they were expecting their third child together. Teigen shared the solemn announcement on Instagram late Wednesday with a heartbreaking message detailing her and Legend's grief.

BTS achieved another milestone this week. The septet not only returned to the top spot of Billboard Hot 100 with their latest track Dynamite but BTS scored the #1 spot on Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl.

Peter White Television EditorSam Jay is getting a weekly late-night show on HBO.The Saturday Night Live writer will host the currently untitled show starting in 2021.

Naya Rivera’s sister, Nickayla Rivera, spoke out about reports that she is living with the late Glee star’s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey.“In the darkest time of my life, the only thing that is important is my friends & family.

John Oliver kicked off his main segment of Sunday's Last Week Tonight by addressing the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18 and President Trump's pick to replace her on the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett.

Emmys hiatus, John Oliver'sLast Week Tonightreturned on Sunday night to address the happenings of the week immediately following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

don’t represent a majority of the American people.“If, and almost certainly when, Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, the impact could be dire. In recent years, key cases have been decided by just one vote.

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It was previously reported that BTS is painting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon purple for an entire week. Starting from September 28, a slew of activities have been planned with Bangtan Boys in mind for the whole week, up to October 2.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong gave an unusual acceptance speech as the HBO dramedy won thebest drama prize at the Emmy Awards on Sunday. The British writer-producer gave a series of "un-thank yous" to a number of individuals during the course of his speech, which was interrupted briefly by the ring of a telephone in the background.

Julia Garner just picked up her second Emmy in just two years!

Will Thorne Staff WriterJohn Oliver won his fifth variety talk series Emmy in a row on Sunday night, and immediately afterwards questioned whether the ceremony should even be taking place this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.Host Jimmy Kimmel, who lost out to Oliver once again, jokingly asked asked the same question earlier on during his opening monologue.“I don’t have a sense of if people are enjoying this or not,” Oliver said in the virtual media center backstage after his win.

Peter White Television Editor“Don’t give up on love” – that was the message from RuPaul, whose long-running reality series Drag Race sashayed away with its third consecutive major Emmy win.RuPaul’s Drag Race beat The Masked Singer, Nailed It!, Top Chef and The Voice to win the Outstanding Competition Program at tonight’s Emmys.“We love making television, it’s an honor to make television. All the kids get to tell their stories on our show, it’s beautiful.