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[11/10/14 - 06:29 AM]
"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" Will Return for Its Second Season on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015
Taped in New York a few hours before it debuts on HBO, the show features a mix of Oliver's topical commentary on the previous week's events, pre-taped pieces and an interview.
[via press release from HBO]

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER CONCLUDES ITS FIRST SEASON NOV. 9 ON HBO

Presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER concludes its first season SUNDAY, NOV. 9 (11:15-11:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. This weeks' topics included the construction of Turkey's presidential palace, the .NYC web domain, the salmon cannon, and state lotteries.

Other HBO playdates: Nov. 9 (1:55 a.m.), 10 (5:15 p.m., 3:30 a.m.), 12 (midnight) and 13 (5:30 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Nov. 10 (7:30 p.m.), 14 (6:30 p.m.) and 16 (6:30 p.m.)

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER will return for its second season on SUNDAY, FEB. 8, 2015.

The show is the only weekly news-oriented comedy series to be presented on Sunday night. Taped in New York a few hours before it debuts on HBO, the show features a mix of Oliver's topical commentary on the previous week's events, pre-taped pieces and an interview.

According to a GQ article, Oliver excels at making "blackhearted satirical cracks, whistling through the studio air like ninja stars," while TIME magazine has written that Oliver reports the news "with all of the bemused incredulousness it deserves." The Washington Post observed that "the Oliver twist on the news... could vault 'Last Week' to the top of the crowded ranks of TV shows making merry at the expense of the news and the news media."

An Emmy(R)- and Writers Guild Award-winning writer, John Oliver was previously a correspondent for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," joining the show in 2006. He first came to prominence as a cutting-edge political stand-up performer in the UK with a string of TV appearances and sold-out solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival. Oliver won the Breakout Award at the Aspen Comedy Festival in 2007 and went on to write and star in the Comedy Central stand-up special "John Oliver: Terrifying Times," followed by the series "John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show," which he has hosted for four seasons. With longtime collaborator Andy Zaltzman, Oliver co-writes and co-presents the popular weekly satirical podcast The Bugle, which currently receives more than 500,000 downloads a month.

Oliver's tenure as guest host on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in summer 2013 prompted critical raves. The New York Times called him "clever and winning," while TV Guide proclaimed, "John Oliver shines." The Los Angeles Times described him as "instantly memorable," and said, "John Oliver has proven himself funny in many venues."

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER is produced for HBO by Avalon Television; executive producers, John Oliver, Tim Carvell, James Taylor and Jon Thoday; produced by Liz Stanton.





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