John Oliver

John Oliver on dollar stores: ‘They treat workers with indifference or outright contempt’

The Last Week Tonight host dug into mismanagement and employee mistreatment of stores such as Dollar General and Dollar Tree

Adrian Horton

20, Nov, 2023 @4:20 PM

‘Puking’ pūteketeke crowned New Zealand bird of the century after John Oliver campaign

Annual competition inundated with a record number of votes after comedian took the Australasian crested grebe under his wing

Eva Corlett in Wellington

14, Nov, 2023 @11:44 PM

John Oliver on Israel-Hamas war: ‘Any conversation around this has to begin with empathy’

The Last Week Tonight host delves into the war between Israel and Hamas, focusing on the failures of leadership by Hamas and Benjamin Netanyahu

Adrian Horton

13, Nov, 2023 @5:02 PM

John Oliver backs ‘weird, puking’ pūteketeke as he takes New Zealand’s bird of century poll global

Last Week Tonight host throws his weight behind the threatened bird in New Zealand’s often controversial annual vote

Serena Solomon in Auckland

07, Nov, 2023 @12:39 AM

John Oliver on abortion rights: ‘A case where voting can have an immediate and lasting effect’

The Last Week Tonight host surveys the bleak state of US reproductive rights ahead of several key state elections

Adrian Horton

06, Nov, 2023 @4:25 PM

John Oliver on child labor in the chocolate industry: ‘It is worse than you may realize’

For Halloween, the Last Week Tonight host delves into the long-lived child labor practices in the world’s chocolate supply

Adrian Horton

30, Oct, 2023 @3:20 PM

John Oliver on management consulting firms: ‘They shouldn’t get to be invisible’

The Last Week Tonight host investigates the track record of one of the largest and most influential firms, McKinsey & Company.

Adrian Horton

23, Oct, 2023 @3:40 PM

John Oliver: ‘The immense suffering in Israel and Gaza has been sickening to watch’

The Last Week Tonight host touched on the violence in Israel and Gaza before a main segment on vulnerabilities in the US food safety system.

Adrian Horton

16, Oct, 2023 @3:51 PM

John Oliver on lax US homeschooling rules: ‘Parents don’t have to teach their kids anything’

The Last Week Tonight hosts looks into the most powerful lobbying group for homeschooling in the US, which has rolled back regulations in many states

Adrian Horton

09, Oct, 2023 @4:08 PM

John Oliver on the writers’ strike: ‘Furious that it took the studios 148 days to achieve a deal’

The Last Week Tonight host blasted studios for dragging out the writers’ strike and dove into the issue of grossly inadequate healthcare for US prisoners

Adrian Horton

02, Oct, 2023 @3:52 PM

Late-night comedy shows to return in early October after strike end

Colbert, Fallon, Meyers and Kimmel will return to the air next week while Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will air this Sunday

Adrian Horton

27, Sep, 2023 @4:12 PM

The week in audio: Strike Force Five; British Scandal; Intrigue: The Immortals – reviews

US talkshow hosts raise funds for striking staff via a rambly Zoom call; the podcast that takes on the murky British elite has a field day with Liz Truss; and Radio 4 asks if tech bros really can live for ever

Miranda Sawyer

09, Sep, 2023 @4:00 PM