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Alec Baldwin defends his tweet complaining about late-night shows becoming “grand juries”
In a series of tweets and on Megyn Kelly Today, Baldwin said that the sexual harassment allegations against Dustin Hoffman...
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Posted Wednesday 12/06/17 at 2:18PM EST
Alec Baldwin complains that John Oliver and Stephen Colbert have turned their shows into “grand juries”
“Talk shows were once promotional pit stops for some blithe chit chat about movies, etc.
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John Oliver and Stephen Colbert are leading the way in asking celebrities uncomfortable questions about sexual misconduct
The Last Week Tonight host’s “squirm-inducing” questioning of Dustin Hoffman last night isn’t the only case of a late-night host...
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Posted Tuesday 12/05/17 at 3:06PM EST
Samantha Bee and John Oliver’s shows are neighbors, so she engraved a note to him under his desk
Full Frontal and Last Week Tonight film in the same studio.
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Posted Monday 12/04/17 at 9:35PM EST
John Oliver and Dustin Hoffman got into a heated argument over sexual harassment
The Last Week Tonight host was moderating a film panel on the 20th anniversary of Wag the Dog tonight when...
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Posted Thursday 11/30/17 at 6:27AM EST
Did John Oliver take a veiled shot at SNL by saying “it’s easy to do bad comedy” about President Trump?
Appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday, the Last Week Tonight host slammed comedy that hews closely to...
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Posted Tuesday 11/21/17 at 9:19PM EST
John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight is taped at CBS — did he and/or his staffers know about Charlie Rose’s off-air behavior?
For years, Oliver’s HBO show highlighted Rose’s weird sexual banter on CBS This Morning in recurring “And Now” segments.
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CBS, PBS, Bloomberg TV suspend Charlie Rose following misconduct allegations
"Charlie Rose is suspended immediately while we look into this matter," said CBS in a statement following this afternoon's revelation...
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Posted Monday 11/13/17 at 7:57AM EST
John Oliver’s final Last Week Tonight tackles Louis CK, Trump and features a brief Tom Hanks cameo
Oliver did a “lightning quick recap” of the week, where he briefly acknowledged the Louis CK controversy in an episode...
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Posted Monday 11/06/17 at 9:32AM EST
John Oliver takes shots at the Entourage movie and Amazon’s Goliath
The Last Week Tonight host delved last night into the subject of economic development and the tax incentives TV shows...
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Posted Monday 10/30/17 at 9:37PM EDT
Jimmy Kimmel really seems like a “reluctant progressive hero”
Through his serious monologues, Kimmel has “proven himself to be perhaps late night’s best avatar for viewers at home who...
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Posted Monday 10/16/17 at 3:52PM EDT
Wyatt Cenac to star in an HBO comedic docuseries from producer John Oliver
The Daily Show alums are reuniting for 10-episode series that will send Cenac out in the world to examine social...
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Posted Monday 10/16/17 at 6:18AM EDT
Alyssa Milano launches a #MeToo Twitter hashtag to bring awareness to sexual assault
“If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet,” the actress tweeted Sunday.
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Posted Monday 10/09/17 at 3:47PM EDT
John Oliver becomes the first late-night host to use his show to denounce Harvey Weinstein
Late-night hosts were strangely silent on their shows when the sex harassment allegations against the film mogul surfaced last Thursday.
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Posted Monday 9/25/17 at 1:26PM EDT
Jimmy Kimmel made a political impact by avoiding the “smarty-pants” approach of other talk show hosts
Other talk show hosts frequently tackle politics.