‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Renewed At HBO For Three Seasons

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.

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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Dora and the Lost City of Gold won a leading three awards at the 2020 Imagen Awards, designed to recognize Latino talent. The TV series Little America and Law & Order: SVU earned two awards each at the virtual event, hosted by comedian Aida Rodriguez and live-streamed in partnership with The Young Turks.

HBO Max have ordered a Suicide Squad spin-off series focused on John Cena’s character, Peacemaker.The small screen venture will consist of eight episodes, with James Gunn – the brains behind the upcoming Suicide Squad sequel movie which features the new character played by Cena – writing and directing each one.More on HBO MaxThe news comes as executives at the streaming service have greenlit a spin-off of the upcoming The Batman as well as DC Comics ventures Doom Patrol, Harley Quinn, Titans,

James Gunn’s debut in the world of DC superhero filmmaking has yet to formally kick off, as “The Suicide Squad” isn’t going to be released until next August, but that doesn’t mean Warner Bros. isn’t psyched about what the filmmaker has been cooking up.

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Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorByron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has renewed its popular courtroom series Justice For All with Judge Cristina Perez for seven more seasons through fall 2027. It comes on the heels of last week’s seven-season renewal for America’s Court with Judge Ross.

Perhaps sensing that four-year champion Last Week Tonight With John Oliver would win once more this year, the 2020 Emmys introduced a couple of new elements into the presentation of the variety talk series award. Host and nominee Jimmy Kimmel explained that he and the other nominees in the category, appearing via video from various locations, each had a magic box that would be opened by remote control but only one box had an Emmy in it.

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.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Just ahead of the premiere of its Season 11 premiere this week, Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has picked up America’s Court With Judge Ross for seven more seasons, through fall 2027.Featuring former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kevin A. Ross, America’s Court With Judge Ross is a daily half-hour syndicated courtroom series with clearances in over 90 percent of U.S.