John Oliver's Sewage Plant Renaming Donation Hinges on Single Condition From Mayor

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 EditorLast Week Tonight with John Oliver scooped its fifth consecutive Emmy Award in the Variety category Sunday, with the Brit comedian saying the hard work of staff on all late night shows made them possible during the pandemic.Clad in a Liverpool FC hoodie, Oliver beat The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in the Outstanding Variety Talk Series category.In fact, Oliver has won every

Peter White Television EditorLast Week Tonight with John Oliver continued its dominance in the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series category.The HBO comedy show beat TBS’ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers, CBS’ Late Show with Stephen Colbert to win the award for the fifth year in a row.The British comedian accepted the award on behalf of his team using one of his son’s “creepy” toys in lieu of an actual Emmy.“I’d like to thank my writers, obviously, who work

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEarlier this summer, Paramount Pictures partnered with New Republic on “Mission Impossible: 7” and eight other movies.New Republic, led by veteran producers Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer, announced  that it had closed a co-financing deal that included “The Tomorrow War,” “Infinite,” Michael B.

Jamie Oliver and wife Jools have both shared heartfelt messages in honour of their eldest son Buddy's tenth birthday on Tuesday.GALLERY: 10 of Jamie and Jools Oliver's cutest family photosThe celebrity chef posted two photos of the birthday boy wearing his homemade paper crown [a birthday tradition in the Oliver household], while Jools uploaded a series of never-before-seen throwback pictures from their son's childhood.Sharing his pride, the doting dad gushed: "Happy 10th birthday my dear Buddy

Will Thorne Staff WriterJohn Oliver will be bringing his biting satire to HBO for at least three more years.The premium cabler has announced it has renewed “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” for three more seasons, taking the British comedian’s run through 10 seasons and through the year 2023.News of the pickup comes around two weeks after Oliver aired his last episode on the Republican National Convention and the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Also Read: John Oliver Will Get His Danbury Sewage Plant After All - and a Porta-Potty (Video)“We’re all extremely happy to be able to continue to do our show on HBO for another three years, or until the end of the world, whichever comes first,” said Oliver.“Last Week Tonight” has been a hit since its debut in 2014, winning the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series for the last four years.

Peter White Television EditorJohn Oliver is sticking with HBO for another three years after the premium cable network renewed Last Week Tonight through 2023.It seems ‘Business Daddy’, Oliver’s pet-name for WarnerMedia parent company AT&T, is happy to stay in business with the Brit comedian.The show, which is produced by Avalon Television and Oliver’s Sixteen String Jack Productions, is currently in its seventh season, having recently aired its 200th episode.

Even at 82, the actor is still attending protests and unabashedly supporting progressive movements – just last year she was arrested at a climate change demonstration and she recently spoke of the importance of respecting people’s pronouns.And a resurfaced video confirms this is nothing new: Fonda has been an ally for as long as she’s been in the public eye.

admitted he was just joking.Also Read: John Oliver Rips 'America's Most-Laminated Prince' Jared Kushner for 'Infuriating' Reaction to NBA Strike (Video)Oliver revisited the subject on the August 30 episode, first congratulating Danbury for a truly good insult, then mocking it for not following through. “You had the first good idea in your city’s history and you chickened out on the follow-through.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn what could be the greatest — and most hilariously friendly — feud of 2020, John Oliver has been putting the city of Danbury, Connecticut on blast for the past couple of weeks on Last Week Tonight. During one episode while unpacking the racial disparities when it came to jury selection process in Connecticut, the host said “If you’re going to forget a town in Connecticut, why not forget Danbury? Because, and this is true, f*** Danbury!” There was really

Jane Fonda fell in love on more than one occasion in her life, but when she hit her 80s, she decided to close up shop.“I’m not dating anymore, but I did up until a couple of years ago,” she told Extra in May 2018. “I’m 80.

John Oliver on Sunday used the entirety ofLast Week Tonight to discuss the incendiary rhetoric from Donald Trump and others during the Republican National Convention, which the host tied to the deadly shooting during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last week.

not applaud was Jared Kushner’s “infuriating” reaction to the protest.“And they did this without union approval, so they were putting a lot on the line here, their income and maybe even their careers, which is what makes it so infuriating that when Jared Kushner was asked for his response to the strike, this is what fell out of his mouth,” Oliver said, before rolling a clip of Donald Trump’s son-in-law giving his thoughts on the strike.Also Read: John Oliver Gets Sewer Plant Named After Him,

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterLast Week Tonight With John Oliver wasted no time in diving right into two major stories that happened last week: the RNC and the events of Kenosha, Wisconsin.First off, John Oliver pointed out the main theme of the RNC was “telling lies in front of flags” as it was four days of “full-throated denial of objective reality.”  RNC speakers painted a misleading portrait of Biden saying that he would be controlled by environmental extremists and that there

John Oliver, as the star insulted the town in a rant on his U.S. late-night show.Danbury’s Mayor Mark Boughton announced the dubious accolade in a video posted on his Facebook page on Sunday (August 23, 2020), responding to a bizarre rant Oliver embarked on about the town on his HBO show, Last Week Tonight.“We are going to rename it the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant,” the Republican mayor said of the City of Danbury Sewer Plant.

Local officials in Danbury, Connecticut have named a sewage plant after comedian John Oliver, as the star insulted the town in a rant on his U.S.

It was supposed to be the Democratic Convention – so why were so many “Never Trump” Republicans participating? That’s what comedian John Oliver wanted to know during Sunday’s edition of “Last Week Tonight.” The host questioned the Democratic National Committee’s strategy of inviting Republican critics of President Trump -- such as John Kasich, Meg Whitman and Colin Powell -- to address voters during the party’s four-night nominating event last week.

Comedian John Oliver has long used his “Last Week Tonight” platform to mock government agencies and public officials. Now the tables have turned.